For Reviewer

How to Become a Reviewer

The Academic International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (AIJSSH) welcomes qualified scholars and researchers to join its pool of peer reviewers. Reviewers play a critical role in safeguarding the quality, credibility, and scholarly integrity of the journal.

Eligibility Criteria

Prospective reviewers should:

  • Hold a doctoral degree or be an established researcher in a relevant field of the social sciences or humanities

  • Demonstrate recognized academic expertise, evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals

  • Have research interests aligned with the aims and scope of AIJSSH

  • Be committed to conducting ethical, objective, and timely peer reviews

Reviewer Registration Process

Researchers who wish to serve as reviewers must register through the journal’s online submission system.

To register:

  1. Visit the reviewer registration page:
    https://aijssh.aipublishers.org/index.php/aijssh/user/register

  2. Complete the registration form with accurate personal and academic information.

  3. During registration, select the option:
    “Yes, I would like to be contacted with requests to review submissions to this journal.”

  4. Clearly indicate your Reviewing Interests, specifying your academic fields, research expertise, and methodological competencies. This information is essential for assigning appropriate manuscripts.

  5. Submit the registration form and ensure that your profile information remains up to date.

Reviewer Selection

  • Reviewers are selected by the Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editors based on academic expertise and stated reviewing interests.

  • Review invitations are issued according to manuscript relevance and reviewer availability.

  • Reviewers may accept or decline invitations depending on expertise, workload, or potential conflicts of interest.

Reviewer Guidelines

1. Reviewer Responsibilities and Ethics

Reviewers are expected to:

  • Provide objective, constructive, and timely feedback on assigned manuscripts

  • Focus their evaluations on the scientific quality, originality, clarity, and relevance of the work

  • Treat all manuscripts as strictly confidential and refrain from using any information obtained during the review process for personal or professional advantage

  • Deliver feedback that is respectful, professional, and intended to improve the manuscript’s scholarly quality

2. Evaluation Criteria

Reviewers should assess manuscripts based on the following criteria:

  • Originality: Does the study offer new insights, perspectives, or knowledge?

  • Methodological rigor: Are the research design, methods, and analysis appropriate and clearly explained?

  • Relevance: Is the manuscript aligned with the journal’s scope and relevant to the discipline?

  • Clarity and structure: Is the manuscript well organized, clearly written, and logically presented?

  • References: Are the citations accurate, current, and relevant to the study?

3. Confidentiality Guidelines

  • All manuscripts under review are confidential documents and must not be shared with any third party without explicit permission from the editor.

  • Reviewers must not contact the authors directly regarding the manuscript at any stage of the review process.

4. Conflict of Interest Declaration

  • Reviewers must decline to review any manuscript in which they have a personal, professional, or financial conflict of interest.

  • Potential conflicts include, but are not limited to, employment at the same institution as the authors, recent collaboration on related research, or any relationship that may compromise impartial judgment.

Recognition of Reviewers

AIJSSH acknowledges the valuable contribution of its reviewers by:

  • Providing official reviewer certificates upon request

  • Offering formal acknowledgment of reviewer service (with reviewer consent)

  • Supporting reviewers’ academic and professional service records