Review Aims and Ethics

Since the journal's mission since its inception more than 20 years ago has been to assist scholars in the region for whom English is a second language, the peer review process has traditionally not been primarily directed towards acceptance or rejection, but towards aiding in the improvement of articles for publication. Certainly, with the advent of stricter publishing and review requirements and with the advent of increasing use of AI, the original mission of the journal will continue to evolve (please see our AI policy).

The referees used by Prajñā Vihāra's for peer reviews are drawn from its editorial consultants and from other experts in various areas of philosophy and religious studies. The referees treat an assigned manuscript with utmost confidentially during the peer review process; and it is a part of their responsibility to inform the Editorial Board when a legal violation by the author is suspected.  The evaluation of a manuscript is based solely on its academic merit and not on race, gender, sexuality, or religious and/or political orientation of the author.