Reviewer Guidelines
The journal sincerely appreciates the valuable contribution of reviewers in maintaining the quality, integrity, and scholarly standards of published research. Reviewers play an essential role in the peer-review process by providing timely, objective, constructive, and confidential evaluations of submitted manuscripts.
The following guidelines are intended to help reviewers complete the peer-review process smoothly and efficiently through the journal’s online system.
- When you receive an email invitation to review, log in to the journal system and open the manuscript assigned to you. Read the Title and Abstract, then click “Accept Review” if you agree to review the manuscript, or “Decline Review Request” if you are unable to accept the task.
- After accepting the review and reviewing the reviewer guidelines, proceed to the next step to download the manuscript and any additional files provided by the editor, and read them carefully.
- Open the review form in the journal’s online system and enter your comments for the author and editor. Your comments should be objective, constructive, and confidential.
- If you prefer to provide your feedback as a separate document, upload the file in the “Reviewer Files” section. Ensure that the file does not contain any identifying information if the journal uses a blind review process.
- Choose the most appropriate recommendation from the list, such as:
a. Accept Submission
b. Revisions Required
c. Resubmit for Review
d. Resubmit Elsewhere
e. Decline Submission - After confirming that all required fields are completed, click “Submit Review” to send your evaluation and complete the process.
Please do not share the manuscript or review details with others, and avoid contacting the author directly unless the journal’s review process specifically permits such communication.
