Peer Reviewer Guidelines
Purpose of Peer Review
The peer review process is central to JPMedAI’s mission to maintain scientific integrity, relevance, and quality. Reviewers play a critical role in ensuring that published work is accurate, methodologically sound, ethically conducted, and valuable to the precision medicine and AI community.
Reviewer Responsibilities
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Confidentiality: Treat all materials received as strictly confidential.
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Objectivity: Provide fair, unbiased, and evidence-based feedback.
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Timeliness: Submit the review within the agreed timeframe (typically 14–21 days).
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Constructive Feedback: Highlight strengths, identify weaknesses, and suggest specific improvements.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure: Notify the editor immediately if any conflict exists (e.g., personal, financial, academic).
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Ethics Concerns: Flag any suspicion of plagiarism, data manipulation, duplicate publication, or ethical misconduct.
Criteria for Evaluation
Reviewers are asked to comment on:
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Originality and contribution to the field
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Methodological soundness and reproducibility
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Clarity and organisation of the manuscript
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Relevance to precision medicine and AI in healthcare
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Appropriate interpretation of results and conclusions
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Compliance with ethical and reporting guidelines
Review Process Summary
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Double-blind review (identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed)
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At least two independent reviews per manuscript
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Final editorial decision made by an Associate Editor or Editor-in-Chief, based on reviewer reports and editorial judgment
