Manuscript Reviewing Guidelines

Reviewing manuscripts is voluntary and no formal compensation is given. The reviewers of the manuscripts submitted to the Journals published by the “STRATI” must have Ph. D. The reviewers should review the Paper in due time, maximum two weeks are permitted and must provide helpful suggestions and comments for the Author(s) and the Editor(s). The flat statements by the reviewers should be avoided.

Reviewers are eligible for the Journal(s) Editor’s letter of recommendation when you are evaluated for promotion, tenure or post-tenure review of tenured faculty at your college/university/institute.

Reviewers should use the following format for ranking of the manuscripts.

 Reviewer’s Ranking Table

Sr. No.Issue reviewedScore
  1Significant problems addressed 
  2Abstract up to the mark 
  3Introduction relevant and based on literature soundness 
  4Objectives clarified and relevant 
  5Review of literature attempted and added to the existing literature 
  6Writing style relevant and reader friendly 
  7Conceptual and theoretical soundness 
  8Sound and appropriate analysis 
  9Conclusion, logical, crisp and focused 
  10Policy relevance, contemporary and useful 

Note: Scoring from 1 to 5 (1=strongly agree, 2=agree, 3=disagree, 4=strongly disagree, 5=n/a – not applicable)

Manuscript Number:

Manuscript title:

Reviewer’s comments and recommendations:

Accepted/Minor revision needed/major revision needed/rejected:

Reviewer’s identity: