This page collects frequently asked questions regarding peer review duties, system operation, ethical norms, review standards and related policies. All answers comply with our journal editorial regulations and open science principles.

If your question is not listed below, please feel free to contact our editorial office for professional support.

Q1: How can I become an official reviewer?

A: You may submit your academic profile, research field, ORCID ID and published papers via our reviewer registration entrance. After editorial qualification verification, you will be included in our official reviewer database.

Q2: Can I refuse the review invitation?

A: Yes. If you are busy, unfamiliar with the topic or have conflicts of interest, you may directly decline the invitation in the system and give brief reasons.

Q3: What is the standard time limit for completing a review?

A: Normally reviewers are required to finish evaluation within 14 working days. You may apply for reasonable time extension in advance if necessary.

Q4: What key points should be covered in a review report?

A: Research novelty, theoretical rationality, experimental reliability, literature sufficiency, language expression, logical structure and academic application value shall be evaluated comprehensively.

Q5: What review decisions can I choose?

A: Major Revision, Minor Revision, Accept without Revision, Reject. Please attach detailed modification suggestions or rejection reasons.

Q6: Is anonymous review adopted in our journals?

A: We adopt single-blind peer review by default. Reviewers’ identities are kept confidential to authors; meanwhile we support open signed reviews voluntarily.

Q7: When must I take the initiative to avoid reviewing?

A: Including but not limited to: same research institution, close academic cooperation, teacher-student relationship, direct competitive relationship, personal emotional bias and other interests-related situations.

Q8: Can I share the submitted manuscript with others?

A: Absolutely not. All unreleased manuscripts are confidential. It is forbidden to forward, cite, copy or use the contents for personal research before official publication.

Q9: How to modify submitted review comments?

A: Before the editor finalizes the review, you can log into the reviewer center to edit and resubmit your opinions. Once confirmed, modification is no longer supported.

Q10: Why do I not receive review invitation emails?

A: Please check spam mailbox first, or log in to the reviewer backend to check pending tasks. You may also update your latest email address in personal information.

Q11: Will my review comments be published publicly?

A: After the article is officially accepted and published, review reports, author responses and editorial decisions will be displayed together with the paper to realize transparent open review.

Q12: How to display my real name in published reviews?

A: Tick the voluntary signature option when submitting the review report, and your name and academic information will be presented publicly.

Q13: What benefits can active reviewers obtain?

A: We issue official reviewer certification, record academic service achievements, and select outstanding reviewers every year to issue honorary certificates.

Further Consultation

For more questions about reviewer work, please contact our reviewer management team:
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