Peer-Review Process

Psychology of Motivation, Behavior, and Health follows a double-blind peer-review process to ensure objectivity and fairness. In this process:

• Authors do not know the identity of the reviewers.

• Reviewers do not know the identity of the authors.

Each manuscript undergoes an initial editorial screening to assess scope alignment, formatting, and originality. Manuscripts passing the initial screening are assigned to two or three expert reviewers who evaluate the work based on its scientific rigor, methodological soundness, originality, clarity, and contribution to the field.

Reviewers provide detailed comments and recommendations within four to six weeks. Based on the reviewers’ feedback, the editorial team makes one of the following decisions: accept, accept with minor revisions, revise and resubmit, or reject.

The editorial board is committed to transparency, timeliness, and constructive feedback to support authors in improving the quality and impact of their work.