Reviewer Recruitment

Manuscripts submitted to HSSR are reviewed by at least two experts. Reviewers are asked to evaluate the quality of the manuscript and to provide a recommendation to the external editor on whether a manuscript can be accepted, requires revisions or should be rejected. The reviewer, as an editorial member, of Ideas Spread plays an essential role in the peer review process. Whether a submitted paper is published, mostly depends on the evaluation of reviewer. Therefore, we sincerely welcome specialists and scholars to join us.

The Requirements of Reviewers

  • Reviewers should possess a doctoral degree in relevant field of the journal;
  • Hold a teaching or research position at a university or academic institution;
  • All the submitted papers are written in English, so reviewers must be fluent in English;
  • Reviewers have enough time to finish the review task and include feed back in the appointed time;
  • Accept or decline any invitations quickly, based on the manuscript title and abstract;
  • Suggest alternative reviewers if an invitation must be declined;
  • Request an extension in case more time is required to email related journal editor;
  • Reviewers are required to follow the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)’s COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers

How do you Become a Reviewer of Ideas Spread?

This is a voluntary job, no payment★. If you are interested in the reviewer position of Humanities and Social Science Research (HSSR) and meet all the requirements above, please download and fulfill the application form, and then contact the journal editor for submitting your application. The editorial board will assess your qualification based on your application form and give you feedback as soon as possible. After that, you will be added into our editorial board. It is noteworthy that we will recognize our most extraordinary reviewer to be the Honorary Editor-in-Chief.

1. Complete the application form.  Download Here
2. Send your application form to hssr@ideasspread.org

Prospective reviewers may also be interested in the Publons Academy, which provides training in how to conduct peer review.

For further guidance about writing a critical review, please refer to the following documents:

  1. COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers. Committee on Publication Ethics.
  2. Writing a journal article review. Australian National University: Canberra, Australia, 2010.
  3. Golash-Boza, T. How to write a peer review for an academic journal: Six steps from start to finish.

Your participation as a reviewer is key to maintaining the high quality and impact of HSSR. Peer review is the foundation of scholarly communication- help advance this important field through your expertise!

For questions about the reviewer role or application process, please contact us.