Step 1 — Review Invitation

A reviewer receives an invitation containing basic information about the manuscript. The reviewer should evaluate their expertise, availability, and possible conflicts of interest before accepting the invitation.

Step 2 — Manuscript Access

After accepting the invitation, the reviewer accesses the manuscript, reviewing instructions, and relevant supplementary materials through the journal's editorial system.

Step 3 — Detailed Evaluation

The reviewer evaluates the manuscript according to the journal's review criteria, including originality, methodology, results, discussion, references, ethical compliance, and overall scientific contribution.

Step 4 — Review Report

The reviewer prepares a clear and constructive report. Major concerns, minor concerns, required revisions, and recommendations should be identified separately whenever possible.

Step 5 — Recommendation

The reviewer provides an overall recommendation, such as Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject, according to the available options in the editorial system.

Step 6 — Submission of Review

The completed review should be submitted through the journal's online system within the requested timeframe.

Estimated Review Period

The initial peer-review process generally takes approximately 6–8 weeks, depending on reviewer availability, manuscript complexity, review response time, revision requirements, and the need to appoint additional reviewers.

Review Timeline Notice:
The 6–8 week period is an estimated timeframe and does not constitute a guarantee. Reviewers are encouraged to communicate with the editor if additional time is required.