Editorial Board Guidelines & Membership Application
FJMRI relies on a global community of distinguished scholars. This manual outlines role-specific duties for our Editor-in-Chief, Advisory Board, and Reviewer Editors, along with step-by-step instructions for scholars seeking to join our board.
Governance & Responsibilities
Role-Specific Guidelines & Expectations
Every editorial tier serves a vital mission in maintaining the scientific rigor and international reputation of FJMRI.
Editor-in-Chief (EiC)
Ultimate scholarly custodian and editorial decision authority
- Strategic Scholarly Vision: Defines editorial scope, thematic priority areas, and special issue calendars.
- Final Gate Decisions: Reviews recommended outcomes from handling editors and authorizes final manuscript acceptances or rejections.
- COPE Ethical Oversight: Adjudicates severe allegations of plagiarism, duplicate submission, data fabrication, or authorship disputes.
- Appeals Adjudication: Serves as the final court of review for author appeals against editorial rejections.
- Board Stewardship: Evaluates and approves new appointments to the Advisory and Reviewer Boards.
Advisory Board & Associate Editors
Subject matter champions steering discipline-specific quality
- Special Issue Leadership: Propose, curate, and guest-edit themed special issues covering emerging scientific breakthroughs.
- Complex Case Arbitration: Provide second-opinion assessments when external reviewers submit split or conflicting recommendations.
- Ambassadorial Representation: Represent FJMRI at international symposiums, university seminars, and global research networks.
- Reviewer Mentorship: Help recruit, vet, and mentor early-career researchers into the peer-review roster.
- Editorial Policy Evolution: Participate in annual editorial policy reviews and indexation strategy sessions.
Reviewer Board & Review Editors
Independent domain experts conducting rigorous double-blind evaluations
- Timely Evaluations: Complete allocated double-blind reviews within 4 to 5 days to preserve our rapid decision cycle.
- Actionable Feedback: Provide respectful, constructive, point-by-point technical remarks highlighting methodology, citations, and clarity.
- Ethical Screening: Alert the editor immediately to suspected plagiarism, undisclosed AI authorship, or data irregularities.
- Conflict Recusal: Promptly decline invitations if any institutional, collaborative, or personal conflict of interest exists.
- Confidentiality: Treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential privileged documents before public release.
Scholarly Ethics
Universal Board Code of Conduct
All board members operate under strict international COPE guidelines.
Strict Impartiality
Decisions must be based solely on intellectual and scientific merit, without bias toward author nationality, institution, gender, or seniority.
Absolute Confidentiality
Unpublished manuscripts must never be discussed, distributed, cited, or incorporated into the editor's or reviewer's own personal research.
No Coercive Citations
Editors and reviewers must never demand that an author cite their own publications as a condition for acceptance.
Conflict Disclosure
Mandatory recusal from evaluating manuscripts written by recent collaborators, departmental colleagues, or immediate co-authors within 3 years.
Join Academic Leadership
How to Apply for Board Membership
We welcome qualified scholars, faculty members, and senior researchers to join our global academic community.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements
Terminal Academic Degree
Ph.D., Doctorate, or equivalent terminal qualification in your disciplinary field from a recognized institution.
Publication Record
Minimum of 5+ peer-reviewed articles published in indexed international scholarly journals.
Institutional Affiliation
Active academic or research appointment at a university, government research lab, or accredited institute.
Verified Scholarly IDs
Active and hyperlinked ORCID iD, Google Scholar profile, or Scopus Author ID demonstrating citation metrics.
4-Step Application Procedure
Complete online submission; approvals are processed within 3 to 5 business days.
Register Account
Create an author/scholar account on the FJMRI portal using your official institutional email address.
Submit Board Application
Access the online application form. Select your target position (Reviewer / Advisory Editor) and specify your primary domain and subcategories.
Attach CV & Profiles
Upload your academic Curriculum Vitae (PDF format, max 1MB) and provide your faculty webpage URL and ORCID iD.
Editorial Induction
Upon scrutiny and approval by the Editor-in-Chief, your profile is published on the official board directory and an appointment certificate is issued.