Guidelines for Article Quality – For Reviewers & Editors
Editors and reviewers should assess submitted manuscripts based on the following criteria to ensure scientific quality, ethical integrity, and relevance.
- Originality
The manuscript should present novel findings, original insights, or a meaningful contribution to existing knowledge.
Authors must not include retracted authors or works inappropriately.
Verification of retracted authors and articles should be conducted using Crossref Retraction Watch metadata:
https://www.crossref.org/documentation/retrieve-metadata/retraction-watch/ - Relevance
The topic must align with the journal’s scope, aims, and readership.
The study should address a relevant problem or research gap within the field. - Clear Research Question
The research objective, hypothesis, or question should be clearly stated, well defined, and adequately justified. - Methodological Soundness
The study design, methods, and procedures must be appropriate, rigorous, and scientifically valid for the research question. - Sample Size Justification
The sample size should be adequate and supported by justification (e.g., power analysis, prior studies, or methodological rationale). - Statistical Validity
Statistical analyses should be appropriate, correctly applied, and sufficiently described to allow verification and reproducibility. - Data Transparency
Data sources, datasets, methodologies, and procedures should be clearly described to enable replication or validation of results. - Ethical Compliance
Manuscripts involving human or animal subjects must include:
Institutional Review Board (IRB) / Ethics Committee approval
Informed consent statements (where applicable)
Conflict of interest disclosures - Plagiarism Check
The similarity index must be within acceptable limits (e.g., ≤ 20%), excluding references and appropriately quoted content.
Any overlap must be justified and properly cited. - Structure & Organization
The manuscript should follow a logical and standard structure, including:
– Abstract
– Introduction
– Materials and Methods
– Results
– Discussion
– Conclusion - Clarity of Writing
The content should be clear, concise, coherent, and free from unnecessary jargon.
Language quality should meet academic publishing standards. - Figures & Tables
Figures and tables must be accurate, clearly labeled, properly referenced, and add value to the interpretation of results. - References & Citations
References must be:
Relevant and up to date
Properly formatted according to journal style
Free of retracted or withdrawn articles, unless explicitly acknowledged and scientifically justified
Retraction status should be verified via Crossref Retraction Watch:
https://www.crossref.org/documentation/retrieve-metadata/retraction-watch/ - Discussion & Limitations
Results should be interpreted objectively.
Study limitations must be clearly acknowledged.
Future research directions should be suggested where appropriate. - Contribution & Impact
The manuscript should demonstrate significant contribution to the field and merit inclusion in the scientific record.
Articles Published
- Public Health 1710
- Management 429
- Medicine 138
- Academic Research 638
- Multidisciplinary Health Research 154