Reviewer Benefits

Recognition for expert peer review service.

• Annual reviewer acknowledgments and certificates
• Opportunities to join editorial initiatives
• Access to reviewer training resources
• Visibility within the mental health research community

Reviewers help maintain clinical rigor and ensure that depression research informs practice and policy. Your service contributes directly to improved patient outcomes.

Service provides recognition and professional development.

• Reviewer acknowledgments and certificates
• Opportunities for editorial advancement
• Access to reviewer training materials
• Recognition in journal communications
• Networking with editors and researchers
• Contribution to evidence based care standards
• Professional visibility in the field
• Opportunities to review innovative interventions
• Mentorship from senior editors
• Expanded research collaborations
• Priority invitations to special issues
• Feedback on review performance

High quality reviews improve mental health evidence and outcomes.

• Summarize strengths and weaknesses clearly
• Recommend specific revisions when needed
• Assess applicability to clinical practice
• Note data transparency issues
• Evaluate measurement validity
• Highlight overinterpretation risks
• Check clarity of interventions described
• Review adherence and attrition reporting
• Provide respectful and constructive tone
• Flag ethical concerns if identified

Complete, well structured submissions move through review more efficiently and reduce follow up questions.

Review service supports professional advancement and community visibility.

• Review certificates for promotion or tenure dossiers
• Recognition in annual reviewer acknowledgments
• Opportunities to develop editorial skills
• Networking with editors and research leaders
• Experience evaluating innovative therapies
• Contribution to clinical standards of care
• Exposure to emerging methods and measures
• Enhanced visibility in the field
• Pathways to editorial roles
• Opportunities for mentorship and collaboration

These small checks help keep manuscripts and communications consistent.

• Keep terminology consistent across sections
• Confirm that tables match reported results
• Use clear headings that guide reviewers
• Provide concise summaries of key findings
• Check that ethics statements are visible
• Align figures with outcome descriptions
• Include clinical implications in discussion
• Verify that all links are current

Quality checks reduce revision cycles and accelerate review.

• Use plain language for complex findings
• Avoid unnecessary jargon or acronyms
• Ensure methods are described in sequence
• Clarify participant flow and attrition
• Report baseline characteristics clearly
• State limitations and generalizability
• Include acknowledgments where needed
• Double check citation formatting

Clear scope alignment improves editorial screening outcomes.

• Confirm scope alignment before submission
• Summarize key takeaways for clinicians
• Highlight novelty in the cover letter
• Provide complete author contact details
• Indicate any supplemental material
• Note any clinical trial registrations
• Share funding statements explicitly
• Check spelling of assessment instruments

These final reminders help keep submissions consistent and reduce delays during editorial checks and production workflows.

• Confirm contact details and institutional affiliations
• Verify that all required statements are present
• Check formatting against journal instructions