Standardized Acceptance Factor Average (SAFA): Conceptual Framework
Mohammad Samaun Safa · The International Journal of Business & Management · 2011
This paper discusses the SAFA framework that facilitates the process of decision making - acceptance or rejection of an article for possible publication. Generally, such decision is made based on the reviewers' opinion in a complex way which is often very difficult to make because of associated human errors. Since all the assigned reviewers do not evaluate an article from the similar point of view and level of skills, there always may be a chance of biasness. If it is possible to minimize this bias as well as the impact of human error, a decision can be made with high efficiency. In this paper we intend to focus on the SAFA framework that proposes a way to minimize the above said bias and human error as well in evaluating an academic article for publication.