Tanwĩr: A Journal of Arts and Humanities aims at publishing research and academic articles in various areas of English Language studies, including Literature, Cultural Studies, Applied Linguistics, and Translation in addition to interdisciplinary studies as relevant. It also publishes Special Issues on particular subjects.

The journal aspires to be one of the leading forums for expert review and research articles in the field. Indeed, one main objective of the journal is to be a platform that provides an opportunity for promising researchers and authors without compromising quality.  With this in mind, the journal's primary focus is to mentor and nurture young authors/scholars. Above all, Tanwĩr: A Journal of Arts and Humanities is privileged to publish research by prominent and experienced academics in various research fields to complement the significance of the journal.

Tanwĩr: A Journal of Arts and Humanities publishes original research articles, review articles, and case studies. The journal follows a rigorous peer review process to ensure that only high-quality research is published. It gives importance to the role of peer review as it is the only method of ensuring that the article contains the desired and useful information it.

Tanwĩr: A Journal of Arts and Humanities has an Esteemed Reviewer’s panel of senior academics. The main objective of our Editors and Reviewers is to follow the peer-review process to maintain the standards of the journals and helps the author to improve the quality of research. 

The peer review process can take several weeks, depending on the complexity of the research and the availability of the peer reviewers. Once the research paper has been accepted for publication, it is proofread before being published in the journal.

The peer review process of the journal is guided by several important aspects, including quality, relevance, integrity, transparency and confidentiality.

The Peer Review Process:

The peer review is the process of reviewing the author’s work by other specialized academics.

The main objective of the process is to identify quality research for publication. It also contributes to the improvement of the quality of the research papers that are appropriate to be published. Peer reviewers give suggestions or recommendations to the authors on how to make research papers better, and also find and correct any errors before forwarding them for publication.

Tanwĩr: A Journal of Arts and Humanities uses the Double-Blind type of Peer Review in which the reviewers do not know the names of the authors and the authors don’t know who reviewed the research paper.

Overview of the Peer Review Process

The peer review process of Tanwĩr: A Journal of Arts and Humanities abides by the following structured process:

1. The process starts with the submission of a research paper by the author through a website. The author must ensure that the research paper complies with the submission guidelines of the journal. 
2. Once the research paper is submitted, the journal's editorial team checks if the research paper meets the journal's scope and quality standards. The research paper is also checked for plagiarism and ethical issues. Research papers that do not meet the standards are rejected at this stage.
3. The research paper is assigned to two reviewers in the relevant field. The reviewers are blinded to the author's identity to ensure that the review process is objective.
4. The reviewers read the research paper carefully to provide their feedback using a special form provided by the editorial team of the journal. They also have a section in the form to provide additional comments to the author and the editor.
5. The author submits the revised research paper with all the recommendations made by the reviewer. The author needs to follow the format of the journal to submit the revised research paper. 
6. After receiving the revised research paper, the editorial team makes a decision based on the reviewers' comments and recommendations. The possible decisions include acceptance, rejection, minor modification or major revision and re-submission.
7. In case of re-submission, the research paper is reviewed again by the original reviewers, who provide feedback on the revised research paper.
8. The editorial team makes the final decision based on the revised research paper and the reviewers' comments.
9. The final version of the research paper is then published online and made available to the journal's readership.

Acceptance

If the editor finds the article well enough for acceptance in its final form, an acceptance letter is issued to the author.

Rejection

During this stage, a research paper may be rejected at any point for the following reasons:

• if the Editor found evidence of unethical research that prevents further consideration or publication
• if errors are identified in the methods, applications, or interpretations in the research paper
• if the standards established for the journal are not fulfilled by the research paper
• if the author does not revise the article carefully and is unable to address the concerns raised by the reviewers or editor during the review process