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Manuscript
reviewers for AOCV are not only essential in helping to publish accurate,
informative, and inventive articles geared toward the interests of the
researchers, but also are a great help for making a decision to publish a
manuscript or not. Items to
be considered before accepting to review an article: · Before you
commit, make sure you have sufficient time to meet the four weeks’ deadline
for completing the job. · In case of
declining a review, feel free to provide the contact information of
alternative reviewer. · By accepting
for review, it is essential to treat the received materials as confidential
documents, i.e. not to share them with anyone without prior authorization
from the editor. · Since the
reviewers serve as mentors to authors, helping to revise an article until
each is suitable for publication. Both complimentary and critical comments
are vital to the process. The goal is to help authors to identify the
strengths of their manuscripts as well as the weaknesses. The
review report · Since your
overall opinion and general observations of the article is essential, your
comments should be courteous and constructive, and should not include any
personal remarks or personal details including your name. · Providing
insight into any deficiencies is important. Please explain and support your
judgement so that both editors and authors are able to fully understand the
reasoning behind your comments. However, indicate whether your comments are
your own opinion or are reflected by the data. Checklist · Start out by
summarizing the article in your own words. This shows the editor you have
read and understood the research. · Give your main
impressions of the article, including whether it is novel and interesting,
whether it has a sufficient impact and adds to the knowledge base. · List the
manuscript’s strengths and its weaknesses. Clearly state the objectives,
contributions, and limitations of the manuscript. · Any suggestion
that the author includes citations to your (or your associates’) work must be
for genuine scientific reasons and not with the intention of increasing your
citation count or enhancing the visibility of your work (or that of your associates). · Point out any
journal-specific points – does it adhere to the journal’s standards? · In case of
suspecting plagiarism, fraud or other ethical concerns, raise your suspicions
as much detail as possible with the editor. · Give specific
comments and suggestions, including about the layout and format, title,
abstract, introduction, graphical abstracts and/or highlights, method,
statistical errors, results, conclusion/discussion, language and references. · Express your
overall reaction by providing a list of specific comments, article’s strong
points. What needs clarification or more detail? Is it well written? · Ensure that
the article focuses on its stated objective. · Check that
sufficient research and evidence to support the author’s claims has been provided. · Confirm that
the information provided in the article is current, accurate, and consistent. · Cite
quotations, give page numbers, and make direct reference to the specific
areas of the paper on which you are commenting. · Offer comments
on tables, figures, and diagrams. Is the article too lengthy? Does it contain
too many figures? · Are the
figures relevant to the discussion in the text? · Control AOCV
overall style, all tables, figures, and diagrams require captions. Your
recommendation When
making a final recommendation on a manuscript, please choose one of the
following options: · Reject
(explain the reasons in the report) · Accept without
revision (include why you feel it is appropriate for publication) · Revise –
either major or minor (explain the revision that is required, and indicate to
the editor whether or not you would be happy to review the revised article) The
final decision Please
note that the editor ultimately decides whether to accept or reject the
article. The editor will weigh all views and may call for a third opinion or
ask the author for a revised paper before making a decision. The online
editorial system provides reviewers with a notification of the final
decision, if the journal has opted in to this function. If this is not
applicable for the journal, you can contact the editor to find out whether
the article was accepted or rejected. |
