Expertise Fit
Editors prioritize topic and methods alignment for each manuscript.
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Register as a JOC Reviewer
JOC invites qualified reviewers across orthopedics, rheumatology, rehabilitation, and translational musculoskeletal research.
Detailed reviewer profiles help editors assign manuscripts efficiently and maintain high review relevance.
Complete registration data supports fair workload planning and quality-focused reviewer matching.
Profile Requirements
Information to Include
Comprehensive profiles improve onboarding speed and assignment precision.
- Primary and secondary expertise areas relevant to submitted manuscript types.
- Methodological strengths including trials, observational analysis, and synthesis methods.
- Current institutional affiliation and publication background summary.
- ORCID or professional identifier for profile validation.
- Conflict disclosure and realistic review availability declaration.
Early-career reviewers are welcome when technical competence and publication familiarity are clearly shown.
Editorial onboarding includes quality expectations, confidentiality, and communication guidance.
Assignment Model
How JOC Selects Reviewers
Assignments are based on expertise fit, neutrality, and turnaround reliability.
Conflict Screening
Potential conflicts are assessed before assignment confirmation.
Turnaround Reliability
Consistent completion history supports priority assignment selection.
Review Quality
Constructive, evidence-based prior reviews strengthen reviewer trust.
Detailed reviewer profiles enable better expertise matching for submissions.
Availability transparency supports realistic planning and turnaround reliability.
Conflict declarations should be complete at registration and assignment acceptance.
Methodological competencies improve fit for technically complex manuscripts.
Professional identifiers strengthen profile trust and evaluation consistency.
Detailed reviewer profiles enable better expertise matching for submissions.
Availability transparency supports realistic planning and turnaround reliability.
Conflict declarations should be complete at registration and assignment acceptance.
Methodological competencies improve fit for technically complex manuscripts.
Professional identifiers strengthen profile trust and evaluation consistency.
Detailed reviewer profiles enable better expertise matching for submissions.
Availability transparency supports realistic planning and turnaround reliability.
Conflict declarations should be complete at registration and assignment acceptance.
Methodological competencies improve fit for technically complex manuscripts.
Professional identifiers strengthen profile trust and evaluation consistency.
Detailed reviewer profiles enable better expertise matching for submissions.
Availability transparency supports realistic planning and turnaround reliability.
Conflict declarations should be complete at registration and assignment acceptance.
Methodological competencies improve fit for technically complex manuscripts.
Professional identifiers strengthen profile trust and evaluation consistency.
Register for JOC Peer Review
Submit your expertise profile and availability for reviewer onboarding.
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