Peer Review Policy

Reviewer Responsibilities

• Reviewers must adhere to the timeframe given by the editor(s) for completing the reviews. Requests for extension to review the manuscripts are at the discretion of the editor(s).
• Reviewers must notify JHSMR of any conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
• Reviewers must keep information pertaining to the manuscript confidential and not used for personal advantage.
• Reviewers must not discuss their views with others unless authorized by the editor(s).
• Reviewers must bring to the editor’s/editors’ attention any information that may be reason to reject publication of a manuscript.
• Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. This includes any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation.
• Reviewers should alert the editor(s) of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
• Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts only for their intellectual content.
• Reviewers assists the editor(s) in the editorial decisions and through editorial communications with the author(s), may assist in the improvement of the paper.
• Reviewers should be objective in their reviews and express their views clearly with supporting arguments. Personal criticisms should be avoided.