For Reviewers

Reviewer Guidelines

Finesse Publishing relies on expert peer reviewers to maintain the scholarly quality, integrity, and credibility of its journals.

Log in to the relevant journal’s submission system to access your assigned manuscript.
If you have forgotten your password, use the “Forgot your password?” option.
Please respond promptly to review invitations. If declining, you may suggest alternative qualified reviewers where appropriate.

Before accepting a review assignment, please consider:

Expertise: Accept only if the manuscript falls within your area of expertise.
Conflicts of Interest: Immediately disclose any potential conflicts of interest to the editor.
Availability: Accept the review only if you can complete it within the requested deadline.
Familiarity: If you are new to peer review or require guidance, contact the relevant journal’s editorial office.

Manuscripts should be evaluated based on:

Novelty and Significance: Originality and contribution to the relevant field.
Literature Review: Adequacy, relevance, and scholarly framing.
Research Design and Methods: Appropriateness, rigor, and technical soundness.
Results and Interpretation: Clarity, validity, and consistency with the conclusions.
Presentation and Style: Logical organization, clarity of language, and compliance with journal requirements.

High-priority manuscripts typically:

Address significant questions or challenges within the journal’s scope.
Provide a strong theoretical, methodological, or empirical contribution.
Demonstrate appropriate methodological rigor.
Offer clear academic, professional, policy, or societal relevance where applicable.

Reviewers are expected to:

Provide constructive and specific feedback.
Suggest improvements to the manuscript, including tables, figures, analysis, and clarity where appropriate.
Identify strengths as well as areas requiring improvement.
Use respectful and professional language.
Avoid personal criticism.
Avoid unnecessary citation requests or requests intended primarily to increase citations to the reviewer’s own work.

Reviewers may provide confidential comments to the editors concerning:

Suspected plagiarism, duplicate submission, or other research-integrity concerns.
Data fabrication, falsification, or other potential misconduct.
Concerns regarding ethical approval for human or animal research.
Suspected citation manipulation.
Conflicts of interest.
The need for additional specialist review.

Reviewers may select one of the following recommendations:

Reject – The manuscript is not suitable for publication.
Major Revisions Required – Substantial revisions are required before further consideration.
Minor Revisions Required – Limited revisions are required before the manuscript can be considered for acceptance.
Accept – The manuscript is suitable for publication in its current form.

The final editorial decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or delegated editor. Editors may seek additional reviews when necessary.

Reviewers must:

Treat manuscripts and associated materials as confidential.
Not share, distribute, or discuss manuscript content without editorial permission.
Not use unpublished information or ideas for personal or professional advantage.
Report suspected research misconduct to the editor.
Disclose relevant conflicts of interest.
Avoid requesting citations to their own work unless those citations are scientifically justified.
Not upload confidential manuscript material to publicly accessible generative AI systems or external services that could compromise confidentiality.

Finesse Publishing values the contributions of its peer reviewers. Depending on the individual journal, recognition may include:

Annual acknowledgement of reviewers.
Reviewer certificates upon request.
Integration with recognized reviewer-credit services where available.
Opportunity to record appropriate reviewing activity through ORCID where supported.

Reviewers must continue to maintain confidentiality after the editorial decision has been made.
Reviewers may be notified of the final editorial decision according to the practices of the individual journal.

Thank you for supporting the quality and integrity of journals published by Finesse Publishing.