The peer-review process is one of the most important stages in academic publishing. Peer review assists the Editorial Board in making informed decisions regarding submitted articles and provides authors with feedback that contributes to the improvement and refinement of their work.
Upon receiving an invitation to review an article, the reviewer must accept or decline the invitation within one week.
If the reviewer is unable to complete the review within the specified timeframe, or if the article falls outside their area of expertise or research interests, he/she must notify the journal as soon as possible so that another reviewer can be appointed.
Upon accepting the review invitation, the reviewer must submit the review report within 30 days of receiving the article.
Reviewers must conduct the review with complete impartiality and objectivity, in accordance with accepted scholarly and methodological standards. They should provide a clear and constructive assessment of the article and avoid personal criticism or offensive comments about the author(s).
The review must be conducted using the journal’s review form and should include detailed and constructive comments on the article.
Reviewers must notify the Editor-in-Chief of any suspected plagiarism, inappropriate similarity, or substantial overlap between the submitted article and any previously published work.
Reviewers should also identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the author(s), where appropriate.
If a reviewer identifies any conflict of interest involving the author(s), their institutions, or the content of the article, he/she must immediately notify the Editor-in-Chief and decline the review invitation.
Reviewers must treat all submitted articles as strictly confidential and must not disclose, share, or discuss the manuscript or its contents with any third party.
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