Editorial Governance

Insolvation operates through an editor-led, policy-governed, double-blind peer review workflow designed to protect academic independence, transparency, and research integrity.

Editorial structure

Editorial office: coordinates submission checks, author communication, production, metadata, and policy administration.
Editors: assess scope, originality, review readiness, reviewer reports, revisions, and final editorial decisions.
Peer reviewers: provide independent expert assessment under confidentiality and conflict-of-interest duties.
Advisory and subject experts: may support journal development, thematic direction, and field coverage without overriding manuscript-level editorial independence.

Editorial independence

Acceptance, rejection, revision, desk decision, reviewer selection, and publication scheduling are based on scholarly merit, scope fit, originality, evidence, citation integrity, ethical compliance, and contribution to insolvency and restructuring scholarship.

Payment firewall

Article Processing Charge payment status, waiver requests, author funding, institutional wealth, sponsorship, advertising, or commercial interest must not influence editorial assessment. Payment and waiver handling is administratively separated from editors and peer reviewers. Editors and reviewers are not required to know whether an author has paid, will pay, or has requested a waiver.

Conflicts of interest

Editors and reviewers must disclose conflicts that could reasonably affect impartiality. Where a material conflict exists, the affected person should not handle that manuscript.

Complaints and appeals

Authors may raise reasoned appeals or complaints through the official contact route. Appeals are considered on process integrity, policy compliance, and evidence of material error; they do not guarantee reversal of an editorial decision.

Editorial Governance