Reviewer Guidelines

Upholding Ethical Standards, Safeguarding Academic Quality

📜 Foundation of Academic Ethics

Reviewer Responsibilities & Ethical Standards

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Professional Matching & Timely Response: Only accept review invitations that closely match your research expertise. If unable to participate, please decline via the system within 3 business days and recommend 1-2 alternative reviewers.

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Conflict of Interest Declaration: If you have a teacher-student, collaborative, competitive, or financial relationship with the author, you must immediately disclose this to the editorial office and recuse yourself.

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Confidentiality Obligation: Manuscripts and review content are confidential and must not be publicly disclosed, shared, or used before publication. Uploading manuscripts for personal research is strictly prohibited.

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Objectivity & Constructiveness: Reviews should be based on academic merit, avoiding bias. Provide specific suggestions for improvement for any deficiencies.

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AI Use Compliance: AI tools may be used for language checking, but uploading full texts to AI training platforms is prohibited. Review conclusions must be independently formed.

💡 StarNexus Science Press follows COPE ethical guidelines for peer review. All reviewers are expected to adhere to these standards.

⚙️ Online Review System

📋 OJS Review Process

All review tasks are completed through StarNexus Science Press official OJS platform. Please follow these steps:

Log in to the system: Access via the link in your invitation email or visit reviewer.starnexuspress.com to log in to your OJS account.

Respond to invitation: Accept or decline the review invitation in Dashboard → My Tasks.

Download manuscript: Navigate to the review page to download the full manuscript and supplementary materials.

Complete review form: Provide comments for the author and editor, select your final recommendation (Accept/Minor Revision/Major Revision/Reject).

Submit review: Upload annotated files (optional) and submit your review.

🕒 The recommended review period is 14 days. Contact the managing editor if an extension is needed.

📌 High-Quality Review Standards

🔍 Key Review Evaluation Criteria

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Title & Abstract: Accurately reflects the core research; abstract structure is complete.

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Introduction & Literature: Clearly presents background, recent advances, and research gaps.

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Research Methods: Scientific design, reproducible, ethically compliant.

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Results & Data: Figures are clear, statistical methods appropriate, no selective reporting.

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Discussion & Conclusion: Interprets findings in context of literature, acknowledges limitations, conclusions are reasonable.

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Language & Format: Writing is fluent and conforms to journal format requirements.

🌟 Review comments should be specific and actionable, citing line numbers and providing modification suggestions.

💎 2026 Reviewer Reward Program

StarNexus Science Press values every reviewer's contribution. Starting in 2026, we implement the following incentive programs:

🏅 Personal Brand Building: Public acknowledgment on the website; apply for "Outstanding Reviewer" digital certificates.
📚 Resource Access Privileges: Free access to all publisher subscription libraries during and one month after the review period.
🌟 Academic Star Points: Earn points per review, redeemable for international conference registration fees.
📜 Digital Certificates: Automatic generation of DOI-linked reviewer certificates for each review.

🔔 View points and benefits in the OJS system under "Reviewer Reward Center".

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Forgot password? — Click "Forgot Password" on the login page to reset, or contact info@starnexus.press.

Can I decline a review? — Yes, please decline via the system and provide a reason.

How to request an extension? — Click "Request Extension" on the review page.

Can I modify my review after submission? — Modifications are not allowed. Please contact the managing editor.

✍️ Apply to Become a Reviewer