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Associate Editor
Associate Editors are the highest layer of the peer reviewer roles. These individuals support a higher level of review and provide recommended editorial decisions to the editors. Associate editors also have access to the completed review evaluations from the first round of peer review to provide a more well-rounded evaluation for the journal leadership. Associate Editors are expected to complete 3-5 timely and quality reviews per year. Example of a Quality Associate Editor Evaluation
Editorial Review Board Member
Editorial Review Board Members are the full-time reviewers for the first round of the peer review. Once an individual is an Editorial Review Board Member, their name appears on the journal webpage. These members are expected to complete 3-5 timely and quality reviews per year. If these individuals provide timely and quality word, Editor(s)-in-Chief can promote them to an Associate Editor level. Example of a Quality Editorial Review Board Evaluation
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
Ad-Hoc Reviewers support with the first layer of the peer review on an as-needed basis, oftentimes supporting with manuscripts in more niche areas. Due to some journals having an abundance of ad-hoc reviewers, these individuals’ names do not formally appear on the webpage. Upon the completion of 2-3 quality and timely reviews for the journal, an editor can assess the Ad-Hoc Reviewer’s work and potentially promote them to be an Editorial Review Board member.
Editorial Board

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief
J. Paulo Davim, University of Aveiro, Portugal ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5659-3111
Associate Editors
Dimitrios Manolakos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Han Huang, The University of Queensland, Australia
L. López de Lacallle, University of the Basque Country, Spain
Leonid Burstein, Kinnert Academic College, Israel
Liangchi Zhang, University of New South Wales, Australia
Mark Jackson, Kansas State University, United States
Patricio Franco, Technical University of Cartagena, Spain
Uday Dixit, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Editorial Review Board
Aitzol Lamikiz, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain
Alfonso Ngan, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Altino Loureiro, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Ana-Eva Jiménez-Ballesta, Technical University of Cartagena, Spain
Angelos Markopoulos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3754-5202
António Completo, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Bekir Yilbas, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Fabrizio Quadrini, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Filipe Teixeira-Dias, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Fusaomi Nagata, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Inderdeep Singh, Indian Institute of Technology Roorke, India
Jack Zhou, Drexel University, United States
Jamal Ahmad, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3537-0311
Jing Shi, University of Cincinnati, United States
Jingwei Zhao, University of Wollongong, Australia
Jinyang Xu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7364-9837
Jiwang Yan, Keio University, Japan
Jorge Ferreira, University of Aveiro, Portugal
José Cirne, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Juan Campos Rubio, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Kapil Gupta, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Kayaroganam Palanikumar, Sri Sairam Institute of Technology, India ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1883-5105
Kevin Chou, University of Louisville, United States
Lidia Gurau, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
Loredana Santo, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Maki Habib, The American University in Cairo, Egypt ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8088-8043
Manish Roy, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, India
Meng Ni, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Murali Sundaram, University of Cincinnati, United States
Nourredine Boubekry, University of North Texas, United States
Paulo Martins, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Prasanta Sahoo, Jadavpur University, India ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1538-0646
R. Rao, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SV NIT), India
Ramon Quiza, University of Matanzas, Cuba
Robertt Valente, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Rui Moreira, University of Aveiro, Portugal
S. Basavarajappa, University B.D.T. College of Engineering, India
S. K. Shukla, Banaras Hindu University, India
S. R. Karnik, KLE Technological University, India
Sergiu-Dan Stan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Shuting Lei, Kansas State University, United States
Teresa Duarte, University of Porto, Portugal
Vinayak Gaitonde, KLE Technological University, India ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2572-8079
Vishal Sharma, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, India
Xiaohong Zhang, Seagate Technology LLC, United States
Xipeng Xu, Huaqiao University, China
Zhengyi Jiang, University of Wollongong, Australia
Peer Review

The peer review process is the driving force behind all IGI Global books and journals. All IGI Global reviewers maintain the highest ethical standards and each manuscript undergoes a rigorous double-blind peer review process, which is backed by our full membership to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The full publishing process and peer review are conducted within the IGI Global eEditorial Discovery® online submission system and on average takes 30 days. Learn More

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Review for This Journal
To apply to become a reviewer for an IGI Global journal, you must complete the ad hoc reviewer application form. As an ad hoc reviewer, you have the valuable opportunity to review some of the most advanced scholarly research manuscripts in the field and the overall success of the journal is dependent on your reviews. As such, ad hoc reviewers are appointed to serve for one year and upon completion of this term, ad hoc reviewers will have the potential to be promoted to a full editorial review board member based on the timeliness and quality of the reviews received. Learn More
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Ethics and Malpractice
IGI Global book and journal editors and authors are provided written guidelines and checklists that must be followed to maintain the high value that IGI Global places on the work it publishes. IGI Global reviewers are an important component of the scholarly process and therefore are instructed to provide comprehensive, detailed appraisals of work that they are reviewing to assist the author in improving the quality and usability of the presented research. It is the policy of IGI Global to maintain high ethical standards in all publications. These standards pertain to all books, journals, chapters, and articles accepted for publication. View Full Ethics and Malpractice Statement
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J. Paulo Davim, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering (IJMMME)
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