Peer Review Policy 

Advances of Mathematics (China) employs a single-blind peer review process. This policy is aligned with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.

1. Initial Editorial Screening

· Upon receipt, each manuscript undergoes an preliminary assessment by the Editorial Office within 3 days for:

o Relevance to the journal's scope

o Compliance with author guidelines (e.g., completeness of author’s information, manuscript formatting, etc.)

o Plagiarism and similarity screening.

o Overall clarity of presentation

· Submissions that do not meet the journal's minimum quality standards may be returned to the author(s) for correction or rejected at this stage.

2. Editorial Evaluation

· Each manuscript that passes the initial editorial screening will be assigned a manuscript ID and sent to one handling editor from the Editorial Board for editorial evaluation within 30 days. The handling editor may

o Reject the manuscript;

o Ask the author to revise the manuscript prior to peer review;

o Initiate the peer review step, i.e., suggest reviewers to review the manuscript, and review the manuscript by him/herself if necessary;

o Suggest one other editor to handle this step.

3. Peer Review

· Manuscripts that pass the editorial evaluation are sent to at least two (2) independent reviewers with recognized expertise in the relevant field.

· A single-blind peer review system is applied:

o Reviewers know the identity of the authors.

o Authors do not know the identity of the reviewers.

· Invited reviewers are asked to confirm their availability within 14 days. If no response is received, alternative reviewers will be invited.

· Reviewers who accept the invitation are expected to submit their reports within 90 days. The due date may be extended based on the request of the reviewers.

4. Editorial Decision

· Based on the reviewers' reports, the handling Editor may suggest one of the following decisions:

o Accept: The manuscript is accepted for publication.

o Revision: The manuscript requires modifications. The revised manuscript will be re-evaluated by the original reviewers if the revision is substantial.

o Reject: The manuscript does not meet the journal's standards for publication.

· The final editorial decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief upon the handling Editor’s suggestion.

5. Revision, Resubmission

· Authors receiving a revision decision must submit a detailed, point-by-point response to each reviewer's comment.

· The revised manuscript must be submitted within 60 days. Extensions may be granted upon request by contacting the editorial office at shuxuejinzhan@math.pku.edu.cn.