Reviewers Guidelines

Reviewer Guidelines

Introduction

Thank you for agreeing to review manuscripts for the Journal of Intelligent Systems and Future Computing (JISFC).

Peer review plays a vital role in maintaining the quality, integrity, and credibility of scholarly publishing. Reviewers are expected to provide fair, objective, timely, and constructive evaluations that assist editors in making informed decisions and help authors improve their work.

JISFC follows a double-anonymous peer-review model in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed throughout the review process.

The journal adheres to the ethical principles and best practices recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Before Accepting a Review Invitation

Before accepting a review request, reviewers should consider whether they:

  • Have appropriate expertise in the subject area;

  • Can complete the review within the requested timeframe;

  • Have any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest;

  • Can maintain confidentiality throughout the review process.

Reviewers who cannot complete the review should decline the invitation promptly.

If possible, reviewers may suggest alternative qualified reviewers.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts received for review are confidential documents.

Reviewers must not:

  • Share manuscripts with unauthorized individuals;

  • Discuss manuscript content with others without editorial approval;

  • Use unpublished information for personal advantage;

  • Retain or distribute manuscript files after the review process;

  • Upload manuscripts or related files to public or private generative artificial intelligence tools.

Any request to involve a colleague in the review process requires prior approval from the handling editor.

Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers should decline review invitations if they have conflicts of interest that could influence their assessment.

Examples include:

  • Recent collaboration with the authors;

  • Shared institutional affiliation;

  • Personal relationships;

  • Financial interests related to the research;

  • Direct academic competition.

If reviewers are uncertain whether a conflict exists, they should contact the editorial office before accepting the review assignment.

Email: editor@jisfc.com

Ethical Responsibilities

Reviewers should notify the editors if they identify potential concerns related to:

  • Plagiarism or duplicate publication;

  • Data fabrication or falsification;

  • Image manipulation;

  • Citation manipulation;

  • Ethical approval deficiencies;

  • Authorship disputes;

  • Undisclosed conflicts of interest;

  • Inappropriate use of artificial intelligence tools.

Concerns should be communicated confidentially through the editorial system.

Reviewers should not contact the authors directly.

Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools

To protect confidentiality and intellectual property, reviewers must not upload manuscripts, data, figures, tables, supplementary materials, or reviewer comments to generative artificial intelligence platforms.

AI tools must not be used to generate reviewer reports or make editorial recommendations.

Reviewers remain fully responsible for the content, quality, and accuracy of their evaluations.

Evaluation Criteria

Reviewers are asked to assess manuscripts based on the following criteria:

Relevance and Scope

  • Is the manuscript relevant to the aims and scope of JISFC?

  • Does the work contribute to the field of intelligent systems or future computing?

Originality and Significance

  • Does the manuscript present novel findings or ideas?

  • Does it advance current knowledge?

Methodology

  • Is the research design appropriate?

  • Are methods described clearly and sufficiently?

  • Are analyses statistically and technically sound?

Results and Interpretation

  • Are the results presented clearly?

  • Are the conclusions supported by the data?

  • Are limitations adequately discussed?

Presentation Quality

  • Is the manuscript well organized and clearly written?

  • Are tables and figures appropriate and informative?

  • Is the abstract accurate and concise?

References

  • Are the references relevant, current, and balanced?

  • Are important studies cited appropriately?

  • Is there evidence of excessive self-citation?

Ethics and Transparency

  • Are ethics approval and informed consent statements included when required?

  • Are funding sources disclosed?

  • Is a Conflict of Interest Statement included?

  • Is a Data Availability Statement provided?

  • Is an Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Statement included where applicable?

Reviewer Recommendations

At the conclusion of the review, reviewers should recommend one of the following decisions:

  • Accept;

  • Minor Revision;

  • Major Revision;

  • Reject.

Reviewers should provide constructive comments that:

  • Clearly explain strengths and weaknesses;

  • Identify specific areas for improvement;

  • Avoid personal criticism;

  • Support recommendations with evidence.

Confidential comments to editors may be submitted separately.

Review Timelines

Reviewers are requested to:

  • Accept or decline review invitations within 7 days;

  • Submit completed reviews within 14–21 days.

If additional time is needed, reviewers should contact the editorial office promptly.

Recognition of Reviewers

JISFC values the contributions of reviewers and may provide:

  • Certificates of review;

  • Annual reviewer acknowledgments;

  • Recognition through reviewer-profile services, where applicable.

Reviewer confidentiality will be maintained unless reviewers explicitly agree to disclosure.

Contact Information

Editorial Office

Journal of Intelligent Systems and Future Computing (JISFC)

Calandstraat 45D

3016 CA Rotterdam

Netherlands

Email: editor@jisfc.com

Website: https://jisfc.com

Journal Homepage: https://jisfc.com/index.php/jisfc/index