Before you accept or decline an invitation to review, please please note the following questions:
- Is the article requested to be reviewed under your expertise? If you receive a manuscript that covers topics that are not appropriate areas of your expertise, please notify the editor or recommend an alternative reviewer.
- Do you have the time to review this paper? Who must complete the review process within two weeks? If you agree and require a more extended period, notify the editor or suggest an alternative reviewer.
- Is there any potential conflict of interest? Meanwhile, conflicts of interest will not disqualify you as a reviewer; disclose all conflicts of interest to the editor before reviewing.
Review Evaluation
Your review result will help the editor decide whether to publish the articles in our journal. The peer reviewer is responsible for critiquing by reading and evaluating manuscripts in the field of expertise, then giving constructive advice and honest feedback to the author of the article submitted. Peer reviewers discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the article, how to increase the strength and quality of the paper, and evaluate the relevance and authenticity of the manuscript.
We are conducting a review.
1. Title, abstract, and keywords.
The article's title should be concise and informative and describe the article’s content. The abstract should briefly describe the paper's contents: the research objectives, the methods, the results achieved, and the principal conclusions. The keywords should be specific and reflect what is essential about the article.
2. Problem Formulation.
Problem recognition and its significance, Clear problem identification and Appropriate research questions, Coverage of problem complexity, and Well-defined objectives
3. Research Methodology.
A concise explanation of research methodology is prevalent; Reasons to choose particular methods are well described; Research design is accurate; Sample design is appropriate; Data collection process is proper; Data analysis methods are relevant and state-of-the-art.
4. Research Findings.
Empirical and theoretical benefits; Economic benefits; Existence of new findings.
5. Reference
References are thoroughly covered in the article; the Recency of contacts provided is strong; Citations and referencing are employed correctly and truthfully.
6. Article’s Presentation and Systematic Order.
Framework and The flow of article presentation, Readability, Grammar, and Writing style.
7. Overall Evaluation
The reviewer gives comments on how to improve the papers. In the end, the reviewer needs to make a recommendation to the editor. The suggestions are as follows:
- Rejected
- Major revision*
- Minor revision*
- Accepted
*Note about revision. If the correction is required, please indicate to the editor whether or not you would be happy to review the revised article.
THE DECISION
The editor will have the final decision on whether to accept or reject the article. The editor may request the author to revise the report before making the final decision.
STEPS FOR SUBMITTING THE REVIEW
Dear Reviewer, please follow the following steps while submitting your review reports;
- Accept to review
- Download the manuscript (supplementary files, if any),
- Submit your review report
- Upload the review report
- Choose your decision and click the button submit.
The next author is required to respond to the review results from reviewers who have been sent and decided by the Editor. Editor's decisions are usually the result of Reviewer recommendations. In OJS, the decisions to be received by the Author are as follows:
- Accept Submission, meaning that the reviewer recommends that the script be properly accepted without any improvement.
- Revision Required, meaning that reviewers recommend that the script needs minor repairs without having to review.
- Resubmit for Review, meaning that reviewers recommend scripts need to be reviewed again by reviewers. This is because too many revisions are needed.
- Decline Submission, meaning that the reviewer recommends that the text be rejected. Usually related to the quality of the text.
The period of review of the manuscript is 2 weeks. If the reviewer has not completed his review assignment in accordance with the stipulated time, the section editor or editorial secretariat will remind the reviewer 2 days before the due date of the review.
Rating reviews are carried out by the section editor or editorial secretariat using the five-point quality scale (1 - 5). The basis of the reviewer's work assessment is based on the timeliness and results of recommendations for the manuscript review decision.
Reviewers and writers are provided with an information link to the provisions of the blind review script when uploading files on the journal site.
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