Reviewers Guidelines
TGC follows a rapid, double-blinded peer review process where authors and reviewers details are kept confidential. Once the article is submitted to the corresponding journal, it will be assigned to editorial board members of that journal who will check with the editor whether the manuscript is within the scope of the journal and invite reviewers depending on their area of expertise and knowledge. Once the reviewer’s comments are received, they will be notified to the authors, who will make modifications accordingly. After submission of the revised manuscript by the authors, the manuscript will be sent back to editorial board members to check the amendments, and a final decision will be taken for acceptance by the handling editor.
Instructions for the Reviewer:
- Reviewers should respect the privacy and confidentiality of the authors and do not disclose the manuscript information.
- Reviewers should not use the content and information for their own benefit or share it with any other individual or organization.
- Reviewers must agree to review the assigned manuscript only if they have expertise in the subject area adequate for an accurate assessment and can give a constructive report.
- Ensure that all authors have an equal opportunity to publish and that their origin, ethnicity, race, religion, gender or political beliefs do not influence the peer review process.
- Reviews should be based on the materiality, integrity, scientific strength, potential interest, completeness, clarity and ethics of the manuscript.
- Reviewers should inform the author if they are involved in the submitted work in any manner and decline to review the manuscript.
- Reviewers should inform the Editor if the manuscript has already been already reviewed by them for any other journal or publication group and seek guidance on whether to carry it further or not.
- Reviewers should notify the Editor instantly if they find any partial or whole information in the manuscript that is plagiarized or infringed.
- Reviewers must notify the Editor if they have any concerns about the study, ethical aspects or misconduct in the manuscript.
- Reviewers should not attempt to communicate with the authors regarding the manuscript without the permission from the Editor.
Important Notes
Please acknowledge immediately whether you can serve as a Reviewer or not. If you do not have the content or subject expertise to handle the review process completely, reject it.
Reviewers are given week days to submit their review reports.
The editor will make a complete decision on the manuscript even if at least two reviews were received within the timeframe, regardless of the third Reviewer’s report.
Contact the Editor for any additional required documents in support of the submitted manuscript.
Please, keep a copy of the review comments document for your future reference in case a revision is submitted by the author.
Kindly respond immediately with the required information and review comments whenever the Editor contacts you for the post-review process regarding the reviewed manuscript. Please be conscious of the journal’s policies, regulations and guidelines.