Reviewer Guidelines
Reviewers of Sciences du Nord Nature Science and Technology Journal must adhere to the following guidelines:
- All manuscripts are reviewed in fairness based on the intellectual content of the paper regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenship or political values of the authors.
- Any observed conflict of interest during the review process must be communicated to the editor.
- All information pertaining to the manuscript is kept confidential.
- Any information that may be the reason for a publication rejection must be communicated to the Editor.
- The duty of confidentiality in the assessment of a manuscript must be maintained by expert reviewers, and this extends to reviewers' colleagues who may be asked (with the editor's permission) to give opinions on specific sections.
- Submitted manuscripts should not be retained or copied.
- Reviewers and editors should not make any use of the data, arguments, or interpretations unless they have the authors' permission.
- Reviewers should provide speedy, accurate, courteous, unbiased, and justifiable reports.
- Reviewers assigned to an article will comment on the following items:
- The importance, originality, and timeliness of the study
- Strengths and weaknesses of the study design and data analysis for research papers or the analysis and commentary for essays
- Writing, organization, and presentation
- The degree to which the findings justify the conclusion
- The relevance, usefulness, and comprehensibility of the article for the Journal's target audience.