Reviewer Guidelines
General guidance for reviewers of Journal of Public Health International to ensure fair, high-quality public health reviews.
Help Strengthen Public Health Evidence
Thank you for serving as a reviewer. Your evaluation improves rigor, clarity, and real-world impact.
Please provide an impartial review and clear recommendations.
- Impartiality: Evaluate manuscripts on merit and relevance.
- Confidentiality: Treat submissions and data as confidential.
- Conflicts of interest: Declare conflicts and decline if needed.
- Timeliness: Accept only if you can meet the review window.
- Constructive tone: Provide clear, actionable feedback.
Title & Abstract
Clear, concise, and aligned with the study and public health relevance.
Introduction
Context, objectives, and significance are well articulated.
Methods
Appropriate design, sampling, measures, and statistical analysis.
Results
Findings are clear, consistent, and supported by data.
Discussion
Interpretation is balanced, limitations stated, and implications clear.
Ethics & Reporting
Ethics approval, consent, and transparency are documented.
Accept or Minor Revision
Only minor clarity or formatting adjustments required.
Major Revision
Substantial methodological or reporting improvements needed.
Reject with Guidance
Out of scope, insufficient rigor, or ethical concerns.
- Short summary of the manuscript and its contribution.
- Major issues that must be addressed for publication.
- Minor issues (clarity, grammar, formatting, references).
- Ethics and data transparency concerns, if any.
Support Quality Public Health Research
Thank you for contributing your expertise to JPHI.
Last updated: January 2026
