Reviewer Guidelines

PEER REVIEWER WORKFLOW

Reviewers are expected to complete the peer-review process through the journal's Open Journal Systems (OJS 3) platform. The following steps should be followed:

Step 1. Log in to the OJS 3 System
Log in to the journal's OJS platform using your registered reviewer account. If you have difficulty accessing your account, please contact the Editorial Office.

Step 2. Review the Assigned Manuscript
From the reviewer dashboard, select the assigned manuscript and review the available information, including the manuscript title, abstract, keywords, submission details, and review deadline.

Step 3. Accept or Decline the Review Invitation
Before accepting the assignment, please check whether:

the manuscript is within your area of expertise;
you have sufficient time to complete the review within the specified deadline; and
you have any personal, professional, or financial competing interests.

If you are unable to provide an objective review or have a conflict of interest, please decline the invitation and, where appropriate, provide a brief explanation to the editor.

Step 4. Download and Read the Manuscript
After accepting the review invitation, download and carefully read the manuscript and any supplementary files provided by the authors. Reviewers should assess the manuscript objectively and maintain confidentiality throughout the review process.

Step 5. Evaluate the Manuscript Using the Review Guidelines
Evaluate the manuscript according to the journal's reviewer guidelines and review form. Particular attention should be given to:

originality and relevance of the manuscript;
clarity of the research objectives and research questions;
appropriateness of the study design and methodology;
adequacy of the sample and data collection procedures;
appropriateness of statistical or qualitative analysis, where applicable;
ethical considerations and ethical approval, where applicable;
clarity and consistency of the results;
whether the discussion is supported by the findings and relevant literature;
quality and adequacy of references;
adherence to the applicable reporting guideline and completed checklist; and
overall clarity, organization, and scientific contribution of the manuscript.

Step 6. Check the Applicable Reporting Guideline
Our publication expects authors to follow appropriate reporting guidelines while preparing their manuscripts and to provide a checklist for the relevant guideline. Reviewers are encouraged to use the completed checklist provided in the review task.

Please first check whether the minimum information required by the applicable reporting guideline is present in the manuscript. If the checklist has been incorrectly completed or the manuscript does not contain the information required by the checklist, please identify the missing information in your review comments.

A reporting guideline is not intended to directly determine the scientific quality of a study or the appropriateness of the research method. Rather, it provides a framework for identifying whether essential information has been adequately and transparently reported.

Step 7. Provide Comments to the Authors
Enter constructive comments in the Comments for the Author section. Comments should be fair, specific, objective, and aimed at helping authors improve the manuscript.

Criticism should be impartial and should not be based solely on differences in academic opinion. Reviewers should distinguish between major issues that affect the validity or interpretation of the study and minor issues such as clarity, grammar, formatting, or typographical errors.

Please do not include personal, offensive, discriminatory, or inappropriate comments.

Step 8. Provide Confidential Comments to the Editor
Where appropriate, reviewers may provide additional confidential comments to the editor in the designated section. Information concerning suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, undisclosed conflicts of interest, ethical concerns, or other publication-ethics issues should be communicated confidentially to the Editorial Office.

Step 9. Select the Recommendation
After completing the evaluation, select the recommendation available in the OJS review form, such as:

Accept Submission;
Revisions Required;
Resubmit for Review;
Resubmit Elsewhere;
Decline Submission; or
See Comments.

The recommendation should be consistent with the comments provided in the review.

Step 10. Submit the Review
Before submitting, please check that all required review fields have been completed and that your comments are clear and constructive. Click Submit Review to the Editor to finalize the review.

Once submitted, the review cannot normally be changed unless the Editorial Office requests a revision or clarification.