Reviewer Register

Join the peer review community for depression research.

• Primary areas of depression and therapy expertise
• Institutional affiliation and role
• Keywords for methods or populations you can review
• Recent publications or clinical experience
• ORCID identifier if available
• Availability and preferred review timelines

Registered reviewers help shape evidence based care and receive recognition for service. The editorial office uses profiles to match manuscripts accurately.

Complete profiles help match reviewers with suitable manuscripts.

• List depression and therapy expertise areas
• Provide clinical or research affiliation
• Share recent publications or experience
• Include ORCID identifier if available
• Specify preferred review topics
• Describe statistical or methods strengths
• State availability for review timelines
• Disclose conflicts of interest
• Provide contact information for invitations
• Indicate interest in special issues
• Share language proficiencies if relevant
• Confirm adherence to review ethics

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.

Clear structure helps authors respond effectively to feedback.

• Summarize the main contribution of the paper
• List major issues that affect validity
• Identify minor revisions for clarity
• Comment on clinical relevance and impact
• Evaluate statistical and methodological rigor
• Check adherence to reporting standards
• Note any ethical or consent concerns
• Provide actionable recommendations
• Maintain respectful and professional tone
• Submit reviews within the agreed timeline

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