Reviewer Resources
Tools and guidance for providing effective, constructive peer review.
Supporting Quality Reviews
JCAP provides resources to help reviewers deliver thorough, fair, and constructive evaluations.
Access guidelines, evaluation criteria, and support for your review responsibilities.
Effective reviews provide structured feedback addressing key manuscript dimensions. Organize your assessment to cover scientific validity, methodological rigor, presentation clarity, and ethical compliance.
Summary Assessment
Brief overview of the manuscript's strengths, weaknesses, and overall contribution to child psychiatry.
Major Issues
Significant concerns requiring author attention, including methodological problems or gaps in analysis.
Minor Issues
Smaller suggestions for improvement including clarity, presentation, and minor corrections.
Recommendation
Clear recommendation for editorial decision with supporting rationale.
When reviewing for JCAP, consider these dimensions to ensure comprehensive assessment of manuscripts in child and adolescent psychiatry.
- Scientific validity and originality of the research question
- Appropriateness of study design for the research objectives
- Quality of data collection and analysis methods
- Soundness of conclusions based on presented results
- Ethics compliance including consent and approval documentation
- Clarity and organization of manuscript presentation
Effective reviews provide specific, actionable feedback that helps authors improve their work. Identify problems clearly and suggest solutions where possible. Maintain respectful, professional tone even when recommending rejection.
Support available: Contact the handling editor or editorial office with questions about review expectations, ethics concerns, or need for additional guidance.
Questions About Reviewing?
Contact the editorial office for guidance on review expectations or specific manuscripts.
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