REVIEWER GUIDELINES
THE RIGHT REVIEWER
Are you the right reviewer for a particular paper. Below are questions to ask yourself prior to reviewing a scientific paper to determine if this is the right paper for you to review.
- The reviewer is sufficiently knowledgeable about the article topic.
- The reviewer is at least passingly interested in the article topic
- The reviewer is free of any conflict of interest.
REVIEWER CONSIDERATIONS
Points to consider when reviewing a paper and writing your review.
General
How novel is the paper?
Will it add to the current body of literature?
Does it make an impact on the field?
Introduction
Did the authors address the full context of their topic?
Is the background literature and study rationale clearly articulated?
Do the hypotheses follow logically from previous work?
Methods
Is the study design well thought out?
Is the study design adequate to test the hypothesis?
Is the statistical analysis sound and justified?
Could I replicate the results using the information in the Methods and the description of the analysis?
Results
Are there inconsistencies in the portrayal of facts and observations?
Conclusion
Are the conclusions supported by the results or are they overstated on incongruent with the results.
References
Do they support the paper?
Are the applicable to the paper?
Any other references to add that would support the paper.
REVIEW FORMAT
Your review should be organized in the format below. Associate each comment with a line number in the different sections. If no comment, then right NA for the section.
First paragraph – Summary of the paper in one to three sentences.
Second paragraph – overall assessment of the paper- its strengths and weakness
Introduction
Major issues
Minor issues
Methods
Major issues
Minor issues
Results
Major issues
Minor issues
Discussion
Major issues
Minor issues
Conclusion
Major issues
Minor issues
References
Major issues
Minor issues