Review Guidelines for Reviewers
Review Guidelines for Reviewers
Reviewers play an essential role in maintaining the scholarly rigor and ethical standards of Swami Vivekananda University Press. Our peer-review system is designed to be constructive, unbiased, and supportive of academic excellence. All reviews follow a double-blind process, ensuring confidentiality for both reviewers and authors.
- Responsibilities of Reviewers
Reviewers are expected to:
- Provide an honest and objective assessment of the manuscript.
- Highlight the strengths of the work and offer constructive suggestions for improvement.
- Identify gaps in methodology, clarity, structure, or scholarly context.
- Evaluate originality, relevance, and contribution to the field.
- Flag any ethical concerns, including plagiarism, data manipulation, or misrepresentation.
- Submit reviews within the stipulated timeline or inform the editor if more time is needed.
- Review Structure
Reviewers should structure their reports clearly, covering:
- Overall assessment of the manuscript’s quality and relevance.
- Detailed comments addressing methodology, arguments, evidence, and clarity.
- Recommendations: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject.
- Ethical Expectations
Reviewers must adhere to strict ethical standards:
- Maintain confidentiality—do not share or discuss manuscript content.
- Declare any potential conflict of interest immediately.
- Avoid using information from manuscripts for personal research or advantage.
- Evaluation Criteria
Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on:
- Originality and intellectual contribution
- Coherence of structure and clarity of writing
- Strength of argument and conceptual depth
- Accuracy, reliability, and integrity of data
- Relevance to academic and public discourse
- Proper citations, referencing, and scholarly grounding
- Licensing
All accepted works will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) License, and reviewers are requested to ensure that authors follow guidelines compatible with open-access dissemination.