Criteria and Responsibilities
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Review Request and Peer-Review Model
Review Request: Review requests are sent via email through the Journal Management System. Upon receiving an invitation, reviewers are requested to respond within one week by either accepting or declining the review request. Before accepting an invitation, reviewers should ensure that they:
- possess appropriate expertise relevant to the manuscript;
- have sufficient time to complete the review within the requested timeframe;
- have no conflicts of interest that could influence the objectivity of their review.
Once the invitation is accepted, reviewers are generally expected to submit their review within two weeks, resulting in a total review period of approximately three weeks from the date the invitation is sent. If additional time is required, reviewers are encouraged to contact the Editorial Office as early as possible.
Peer-Review Model: JKI operates a double-blind peer-review process. The identities of both authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout the review process to ensure fairness, objectivity, and impartiality.
Reviewer Qualifications
To maintain high standards of scientific rigor and expertise, prospective reviewers for JKI must meet the following qualification requirements:
- Hold an academic or professional background relevant to nursing, healthcare, or related biomedical/health sciences fields.
- Have a proven publication record in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
- Possess a minimum h-index of 2 in Scopus to ensure active contribution and credibility in academic research.
Reviewer Responsibilities
Reviewers are expected to provide constructive, objective, and evidence-based evaluations that assist both the editors and authors in improving manuscript quality. Specifically, reviewers are expected to:
- declare any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest before accepting the review invitation;
- promptly inform the Editorial Office if any bias or circumstances may affect their impartiality;
- maintain strict confidentiality regarding all manuscript content and associated review materials;
- refrain from using generative AI tools to evaluate, summarize, or generate review comments;
- evaluate manuscripts according to appropriate reporting guidelines whenever applicable (e.g., CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, COREQ, SRQR, CARE, TREND, etc.);
- provide constructive, respectful, and specific comments supported by scientific reasoning;
- submit reviews within the agreed timeframe.