Tools for High Quality Reviews
JCD equips reviewers with clear guidance and resources to deliver rigorous, timely feedback on chronic disease research.
Resources for Consistent Feedback
Structured guidance helps reviewers focus on clinical relevance, methodology, and ethical compliance.
Resources are updated regularly to reflect new reporting guidelines, regulatory expectations, and emerging chronic disease evidence. Reviewers receive updates when standards change to ensure consistent evaluation. If you need additional support, the editorial office can connect you with methodologists or statisticians as needed for clarity.
- Reviewer checklists for methods and reporting.
- Conflict of interest disclosure guidance.
- Templates for structured review comments.
- Ethics and consent verification prompts.
Quality Criteria
Reference points for evaluating study design, bias, and statistical analysis in chronic disease research.
Reporting Standards
Links to reporting guidelines help reviewers assess completeness and transparency by study type.
Build Review Skills
Resources support reviewer development across clinical and methodological domains.
- Guidance on assessing randomized and observational studies.
- Checklists for bias, confounding, and validity.
- Examples of clear, actionable reviewer comments.
- Tips for balancing clinical relevance with statistical rigor.
Protect the Review Process
Reviewers are expected to maintain confidentiality and disclose conflicts.
Conflict Checks
Guidance helps reviewers identify financial, professional, or personal conflicts before accepting assignments.
Secure Handling
Manuscripts and data must remain confidential. Sharing or using unpublished content is prohibited.
Reviewer Communication
Clear communication improves review quality and reduces editorial delays.
- Guidance on writing constructive, respectful reviews.
- Examples of major vs minor issue classification.
- Timeline reminders to support the 21 day decision goal.
- Escalation steps for ethical concerns or misconduct.
These resources help reviewers deliver consistent feedback and support editors in maintaining high quality chronic disease evidence.
Make Clear Recommendations
Structured guidance helps reviewers provide recommendations that editors can act on quickly.
Major vs Minor Issues
Reviewers are encouraged to separate critical methodological concerns from minor clarity or formatting items to reduce confusion for authors.
Ethical Flags
Resources outline when to flag missing ethics approvals, consent statements, or data transparency gaps for editorial review.
By applying these resources, reviewers support fair decisions and help JCD maintain a consistent standard for chronic disease research quality.
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Deliver Confident Reviews
Use JCD reviewer tools to provide fair, timely, and clinically meaningful feedback. Thank you for your contributions. Your reviews matter every day.
