Information for Reviewers
Reviewing a manuscript written by a fellow scientist is a privilege. However, it is a time-consuming responsibility. Hence, Health Research Journal’s Editorial Board, authors, and audiences appreciate your willingness to accept this responsibility and your dedication. Health Research Journal adheres to a double-blind peer-review process that is rapid, fair, and ensures a high quality of articles published. In so doing, Health Research Journal needs reviewers who can provide insightful and helpful comments on submitted manuscripts with a turnaround time of about 6 weeks. Maintaining Health Research Journal as a scientific journal of high quality depends on reviewers with a high level of expertise and an ability to be objective, fair, and insightful in their evaluation of manuscripts. We hope that the information provided here will help making your work easier.
Purpose and Rewards of Reviewers
Health Research Journal reviewers’ opinions of manuscripts are invaluable in helping Editor in Chief and Editorial Board in making their decisions. Peer-reviewing will help you keep up with the field and get new understandings that will improve the quality and value of your own studies.
In appreciation of your invaluable service to the Health Research Journal, your name will be included in a list we publish on the webpage of reviewers who have reviewed for the Health Research Journal. Also, reviewers who consistently exhibit excellent reviews and respond promptly to the editorial requests are considered for invitation to the Editorial Board.
Reviewers’ Responsibilities
If Health Research Journal’s Editor in Chief has invited you to review a manuscript, please consider the following:
What should be Checked While Reviewing a Manuscript?