Policy on the Selection and Engagement of Peer Reviewers
First: Criteria for Selecting Reviewers
- The reviewer must have a solid understanding of the research area and be familiar with its specific details.
- The reviewer should possess demonstrable experience and competence in their respective academic field.
- The reviewer must hold an academic rank of Assistant Professor or higher.
- The reviewer must have previous academic experience or be currently engaged in academic work.
- The reviewer is expected to maintain professionalism in all aspects of their role.
- The reviewer must be thoroughly familiar with the principles and ethics of academic peer review.
- The reviewer must demonstrate neutrality, objectivity, and integrity in conducting reviews.
Second: General Rights of Reviewers
- Reviewers are entitled to receive a compensation for their effort and time.
- Reviewers have the right to accept or decline a manuscript based on clear and justified reasons.
- Reviewers may decline to review a manuscript without the need to provide justification.
- Reviewers are eligible to publish in the journal.
- Reviewers may request an official certificate of service from the journal after completing one year of collaboration.
Third: Responsibilities of Reviewers
- Ensuring the originality, academic rigor, and quality of the submitted manuscript.
- Identifying strengths and weaknesses of the research and providing constructive feedback where appropriate.
- Avoiding arbitrary or hasty judgments and maintaining a structured evaluation approach.
- Maintaining strict confidentiality throughout the review process.
- Adhering to the timeframe allocated for the peer review.
- Ensuring that evaluations are conducted objectively and free from personal bias.
- Providing any relevant comments or suggestions deemed necessary for the improvement of the manuscript.
Fourth: Ethical Standards for Reviewers
- Reviewers must uphold academic integrity, impartiality, objectivity, and honesty, and must not be influenced by personal relationships or interests.
- Reviewers must avoid both haste and unnecessary delay in responding, as both can compromise the quality of the review.
- Review reports should be written in a clear, direct, and grammatically sound language, free from ambiguity and errors.
- Reviewers must immediately decline any assignments they are unable to complete.
- Reviewers must comply with the journal’s peer review policies and guidelines.
- Reviewers must respect the intellectual property rights of the authors and refrain from any misuse of the submitted material.