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Peer Review

Reviewer Guidelines

Peer reviewers play a vital role in maintaining the quality, integrity, and credibility of scholarly publishing. Sentriva Publishers values the expertise of its reviewers and is committed to a fair, confidential, and rigorous peer-review process across all journals.

Ethical Peer Review

Reviewers are expected to maintain confidentiality, declare any competing interests, and provide objective, constructive, and timely evaluations.

1. Ethical Responsibilities & Confidentiality

All manuscripts submitted to Sentriva are treated as confidential documents. Reviewers must not disclose, share, or discuss any parts of an unpublished manuscript with outside parties.

Conflict of Interest Protocol:

If you realize a conflict of interest exists—such as having co-authored work with the submitters within the past 3 years, sharing institutional affiliations, or holding competitive financial positions—you must declare it immediately to the Editorial Board and recuse yourself from the peer-review process.

2. Core Evaluation Criteria

When analyzing a submission, please consider the following key aspects during your review:

  • Originality & Novelty: Does the research offer new insights, data, or technical advancements that contribute to existing scientific knowledge?
  • Methodological Rigor: Is the study design sound? Are the sample sizes, datasets, controls, and statistical methods described in sufficient detail to enable replication?
  • Data Integrity & Conclusions: Do the raw data, images, and tables fully support the conclusions drawn by the authors?
  • Clarity & Language: Is the manuscript easy to follow and written in clear, well-structured English? Are definitions and abbreviations clearly introduced?

3. Constructive Review Reports

Sentriva maintains a supportive and constructive peer review culture. Your feedback should identify areas for improvement while offering clear, actionable suggestions to help the authors improve their work.

Avoid overly broad or subjective feedback like "the paper is bad" or "the research is weak." Instead, point out specific sentences or data points (e.g., *"The analysis on page 4 requires further clarification regarding variable X..."*). Aggressive, dismissive, or offensive language will not be shared with authors.

4. Formulating Recommendations

At the conclusion of your review report, you will select one of the following standard recommendations:

Recommendation Option Description
Accept As Is The paper is scientifically sound, requires no further revisions, and is ready for immediate production formatting.
Minor Revisions The study is solid but requires minor clarifications, stylistic edits, or contextual expansions before formal acceptance.
Major Revisions The core data shows promise, but the paper requires new experimental controls, rewritten methodologies, or substantial revision. Requires re-review.
Reject The work has fundamental, unresolvable methodology flaws, exhibits severe plagiarism, or lacks the necessary scientific validity.
Review Timeline
Invitation Response: Within 3 Days
Review Window: 14-21 Days
Review Model: Double-Blind
Publication Ethics

Learn more about our publication ethics, editorial policies, and ethical responsibilities for authors, reviewers, and editors.

Ethics Policy