Reviewer Responsibilities

Reviewers play a critical role in maintaining the scientific quality, integrity, and credibility of the journal. All reviewers are expected to conduct reviews professionally, objectively, and confidentially.

The responsibilities of reviewers include:

• Evaluating the originality, significance, and scientific contribution of submitted manuscripts.
• Assessing the technical quality, methodology, analysis, and validity of the research.
• Providing constructive, clear, and unbiased comments that help authors improve their work.
• Identifying ethical concerns, including plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated data, or unethical research practices.
• Reviewing manuscripts objectively without personal criticism toward the authors.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality regarding all submitted manuscripts and review materials.
• Declining review assignments when a conflict of interest exists.
• Completing the review process within the assigned review period.
• Informing the editorial office if additional time is required for review completion.
• Recommending one of the editorial decisions:
  • Accept Submission
  • Minor Revisions
  • Major Revisions
  • Reject Submission
• Reporting relevant published or submitted work that has not been properly cited by the authors.
• Avoiding the use of confidential manuscript content for personal research or professional advantage.
• Refraining from uploading unpublished manuscripts or confidential data to public AI systems or third-party platforms.

Reviewers are encouraged to support the journal’s commitment to academic integrity, ethical publishing standards, and high-quality scientific communication.