Reviewer Guidelines

When considering an invitation to review for Annals of Clinical and Medical Research (ACMR), please ask yourself the following questions:

  • Is the manuscript relevant to clinical medicine, translational healthcare, or evidence-based medical practice? Only accept if you have appropriate subject expertise.
  • Do you have any potential conflict of interest with the authors or content? If so, please disclose it to the editor at the time of response.
  • Do you have sufficient time to complete the review within the given deadline?

 

How to Conduct a Peer Review for ACMR

Your review report should provide a clear and critical evaluation of the manuscript. It should include detailed comments rather than brief statements.

 

ACMR recommends the following structure for reviewer reports:

  • Summary
  • Major concerns
  • Minor concerns

Reviewers are expected to provide constructive feedback aimed at improving scientific quality, methodological rigor, and clinical relevance.

Confidential comments intended for the editor should be clearly marked in the review system.

 

Key Aspects to Evaluate

Reviewers should consider the following points:

  • Are the research questions clinically relevant and clearly defined?
  • Is the study design appropriate for clinical or healthcare research?
  • Is the methodology scientifically sound and reproducible?
  • Are ethical approvals and patient consent (if applicable) properly addressed?
  • Are statistical analyses appropriate and correctly interpreted?
  • Are results clearly presented and clinically meaningful?
  • Do figures and tables accurately represent the data?
  • Are conclusions supported by the results?
  • Are relevant clinical studies appropriately cited?
  • Are limitations in clinical interpretation acknowledged?
  • Is the abstract an accurate representation of the study?

Reviewers should also consider the potential clinical impact and translational value of the work.

 

Review Submission

Please submit your review within the assigned timeframe. If delays occur, inform the editorial office promptly.

At the end of the review, please select one of the following:

  • Accepted
  • Minor Revision
  • Major Revision
  • Reject
  • Unable to Review

 

Confidentiality

All manuscripts under review in ACMR are strictly confidential. They must not be shared or discussed outside the peer review process.

Consultation with colleagues is allowed only with prior permission from the editorial office and must be disclosed in the review report.

 

Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers must decline invitations if:

  • They have financial or commercial interests in the manuscript
  • They have personal or professional relationships with the authors
  • They are unable to provide an objective evaluation of the work

 

Applying to Review

ACMR welcomes qualified researchers in clinical medicine and healthcare sciences to join its reviewer pool. Selection is based on subject expertise and publication record.

 

Interested researchers may register through the journal system for consideration in future peer review assignments.