Reviewer Guidelines

Reviewer plays an essential role in the peer review process. Efforts of reviewers are the key for the objectives of a fair and timely review process for all of our manuscripts and the publications of only papers of the highest quality. We greatly appreciate reviewers for their help with meeting these important objectives.

Fairness of Review

Reviewers shall regard a submitted manuscript as a privileged and confidential document and not meant to be public, and so should not use, share or disclose unpublished information in a manuscript except with the permission of the authors. The review process shall ensure that all authors have equal opportunity for publication of their papers.

Type of Peer Review

SGCE employs double blind peer review, where the referee remains anonymous throughout the process. To keep reviewer confidentiality, we never disclose the names of reviewers to authors.

Instructions for Reviewers

The Editor will solicit you with the title and an abstract of the submission via email. Please acknowledge by email whether you can serve as reviewer. Please, let the Editor know soon. Once you agree to review the submission, the Editor will send you a file by email. Reviews should be completed preferably in 3 weeks.

Please, download and edit the Review Form and email it to the Editor with your review. Your review will be sent in a report to authors, usually verbatim. Please provide sound, constructive reviews, expressing your criticisms with civility. Please remember to acknowledge whatever is good in the manuscript. Please, keep a copy of the review documents for your use in case a revision is submitted by the authors. Reviewers have 1 weeks to review a major revision.

Deadlines for Regular Review
♦   Reviewers are given 3 weeks to review the submission.
♦   Reviewers are given 1 weeks to review the major revision.
♦   If you need more time, please let the Editor know when you expect to complete the review.

Call for Papers

Professionals in all areas covered by SGCE are invited to be the reviewer of the Journal. You are welcome to contact with the editor at ijsgce@vip.163.com with your fields of expertise.

The Editor will contact you via email with the title and an abstract of the manuscript to be reviewed. Once you agree to review the manuscript, the Editor will send you the full paper and comment form. Reviews should be completed preferably in 3 weeks.

The papers which is contributed from SGCE reviewers and accepted after peer review will be published with priority.


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