SJSI

Guide to Reviewers

Reviewers must follow COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers.

 

Responsibilities

  • Provide unbiased, constructive, and timely feedback.
  • Maintain confidentiality of manuscripts.
  • Disclose conflicts of interest.
  • Evaluate the manuscript’s novelty, quality, methodology, and scholarly relevance.

 

Criteria for Review

  • Relevance to the journal
  • Contribution to existing knowledge
  • Rigorous methodology
  • Ethical soundness
  • Logical structure and coherence
  • Proper referencing and citation ethics