Internet Journal of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Reviewer Guidelines

1.1 The reviewer can use the URLs given in the review request mail to indicate whether the review task will be accepted or declined. The URL can be used to access the login page, and manuscript and to record reviews and recommendations if accepted. Login credentials will be provided by a separate email.

1.2 The author would have uploaded the submission as a file, which the reviewer can download from the journal's website by clicking on the file name. The supplementary files refer to materials the author may have uploaded, in addition to the submission, such as data sets, research instruments, or source texts.

1.3 After accepting the review, detailed guidelines can be read in step 2. In step 3 ‘Download & Review’, the file/s can be downloaded

1.4 The review comments can be inserted in the review text boxes: one for the editor and author, and one visible to the editor only.

1.5 Reviewer files can also be uploaded using the ‘upload file’ tab, which can be an annotated version of the submission or some relevant data or other materials that will assist the editor and/or author. The reviewer can select a recommendation for the submission from the dropdown menu: Accept Submission, Revisions Required, Resubmit for Review, Resubmit Elsewhere, Decline Submission, and See Comments, and finally click on the ‘Submit Review’ tab.