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The research articles submitted to the Indian Research Journal of Extension Education will be assigned a unique identification number.

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The Chief Editor or Chief Managing Editor determines whether the manuscript aligns with the Aims and Scope of the Journal and decides if it should proceed through the standard review process.

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If the article aligns with the Aims and Scope of the Indian Research Journal of Extension Education, it is assigned to reviewers for a double-blind, high-quality, and impartial peer review process.

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The reviewers are encouraged to submit detailed and constructive comments on the manuscript to the Chief Editor within 1 to 2 weeks of its initial submission.

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Based on the reviewers’ feedback, the Chief Editor decides whether the manuscript will be accepted without revisions, accepted with minor or major revisions, or rejected.The Chief Editor’s decision on the manuscript is promptly communicated to the authors online.

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Once the article is re-uploaded on https://irjee.org after revision by the corresponding author, it will be subjected to Editorial Review. If the Editorial Board is satisfied with the revised version of the article, then it will be processed for publication. And suppose the article is not revised satisfactorily. In that case, the article will be returned to the corresponding author for further revision (s) until and unless it meets the standard and format of the Journal.

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Accepted manuscripts that are subjected to minor or major modifications are expected to be accordingly revised and resubmitted by the authors in a timely manner.

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The Chief Managing Editor of the journal shall furnish the Editorial Board Members of fully accepted papers with galley proofs for the correction of printing errors.

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The Editorial Board Members are encouraged to return the proof within three calendar days of submittal to expedite manuscript publication in the approaching Journal Issue.

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When the final version of the manuscript is accepted for publication, a final version of the article will be issued and sent to the corresponding author(s). Authors are requested not to propose further changes to the final accepted version of the manuscript.

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Once the manuscript is published, The Society of Extension Education shall not be held responsible for errors that are the result of authors’ oversights.

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There are no submission charges however; authors are required to pay the Society of Extension Education, Agra membership fee for publishing their articles. All the authors must be the member of the Society. Authors are required to make payment only after their manuscript has been accepted for publication. The operation of the journal is only financed through the membership fees for Society of Extension Education Agra and The Article Processing Charges (APC) received from authors Rs. 3000.00 only. The APC is required to meet the maintenance of the journal. All articles published by the journal are freely accessible over the internet.

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Please note that notifications regarding article rejection or withdrawal will not be sent via email. Authors are advised to check the status at https://irjee.org/login. or https://seea.org.in/login.