Editorial Expectations for Reviewers

Standards and expectations for reviewers in maintaining academic excellence.

Editorial Expectations for Reviewers

The editorial expectations for reviewers are grounded in fairness, respect, and intellectual responsibility. Reviewers are expected to engage critically yet constructively with the work they evaluate, keeping in mind the author's effort and potential for contribution.

Critical Engagement

Reviewers should engage critically yet constructively with the work they evaluate, keeping in mind the author's effort and potential for contribution.

Evaluation Standards

Detailed Assessment

Thorough and reasoned evaluations

Evidence-Based

Support assessments with evidence

Scholarly Tone

Professional and objective language

Academic Mentorship

View review as educational process

Constructive Approach

They should provide detailed, reasoned, and evidence-based evaluations that assist the editorial team in reaching informed decisions. The tone of review reports should be scholarly, objective, and courteous. GRII values reviewers who view peer review as a form of academic mentorship as well as evaluation.

Enhancement Suggestions

Reviewers are encouraged to suggest new ideas, frameworks, or references that might enhance the paper's quality while preserving the author's original perspective. Through this process, reviewers contribute not only to the advancement of the journal but also to the broader mission of sustaining rigorous and ethical scholarship.

Academic Mentorship

GRII values reviewers who view peer review as a form of academic mentorship as well as evaluation.

Key Expectations

Fairness

Impartial and unbiased assessment

Respect

Respectful treatment of authors

Intellectual Responsibility

Commitment to academic excellence