Guidelines for the Reviewers

The main objective of peer-review is to improve the quality of submitted articles. It is an essential component of a journal's publication process for maintaining high-quality standards. At least two potential reviewers review the manuscript submitted to Journal of Drug Designing & Bioinformatics (JDDB). Reviewers are requested to assess the quality of the manuscripts and provide recommendations to the editor on the manuscript for accepting, rejecting or revisions. JDDB requested to provide authentic, sincere and positive review comments and criticism for each manuscript in order to improve the quality of the submitted articles. We are determined to recognize reviewers' efforts.

 

The Advantages of Volunteer Reviewers

 

When reviewing for JDDB, the reviewer will:

·       Receive a thanks mail and reviewer certificate

·       Be included in the annual reviewer acknowledgement list.

·       Receive reviewer award annually based on outstanding performance

·       Be endorsed and verify your review on Publoan profile.

·       The reviewer is eligible for a full waiver based on satisfactory performance 

      of sincere reviewing

·       Develop scholarly, research, and teaching abilities.

 

Confidentiality

Reviewers must maintain their confidentiality regarding the manuscript's content. They must be aware of revealing their identity to the authors. After submitting the review report, the reviewer will be notified by email of the other reviewers' reports. The review reports and authors' responses will not be published on the journal website. Reviewers can evaluate the manuscript independently and must complete the review report form.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers should notify the journal editor if they have a conflict of interest that could bias the review and influence the report.

 

Review Process

JDDB employs a double-blind review system until the review process is completed. Each reviewer will be invited to review the manuscript via email or the Journal management system. A title and abstract of the manuscript will be sent at the time of invitation. After accepting the review invitation, the reviewer will receive a full manuscript through email or access by the Journal management system.

 

Responsibilities of Reviewers

1.      Reviewers are discouraged to mention their citation of their work and their colleagues if it is not necessary to improve the quality of the manuscript under review.

 

2.    The reviewer must be strict about plagiarism of the article and must notify the editorial office immediately if anything catches their eyes.

 

3.      A reviewer is requested to submit his or her review report within 10 days of accepting the invitation from the editorial office. If they require additional time, they must contact the editorial office.

 

4.      While reviewing the manuscript, reviewers should not be biased or partial.

 

5.      Criticism should not be presented mindlessly and offensive remarks are not acceptable.

 

6.      The reviewer's comments cannot be influenced by the reviewer's ethnicity, national origin, language, race, religion, or place of birth.

Evaluation of review report

 

The review report includes:

A summary: A summary is a brief paragraph that summarizes the manuscript's main scientific contribution, aim, and objectives.

 

General comments: Comments on each section of the manuscript (title, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusion and underlining areas of strength and weakness) must be described clearly in order to response by the authors.

 

Specific comments: Reviewer can express their specific comments to the editor for improving the quality of the manuscript

 

 

For further guidance, please refer to the following documents:

 

COPE with Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers. Committee on Publication Ethics. Available online.

Current Science Publishing invites interested reviewers to join our journal.

 

Please send us your CV along with your research interest to the Journal office.

Managing Editor

Current Science Publishing

managing-editor@currentsci.com