List of Standard Questions Applicable for Article Review

Please explicitly identify the considerations that authors should undertake to effectively address these questions. It is recommended to number each suggestion to enable the author(s) to respond with greater ease and clarity.

Reviewer Guidelines for Full-Length Research Articles

1. Does the title accurately reflect the article’s content?

2. Does the abstract effectively capture the main findings?

3. Is the background references up to date a and adequate context for the topic?

4. Are the objectives of the study clearly defined and logically introduced?

5. Are the methods sufficiently detailed to allow for replicability and reproducibility?

6. Are the statistical analyses and sampling methods robust and scientifically appropriate?

7. Is the results presentation clear, with tables and figures optimally used to represent the data?

8. Are additional analyses (e.g., confidence intervals, effect sizes) necessary for completeness?

9. Do the conclusions align with the results, and are they well-supported by the data?

10. Have the limitations of the study been adequately addressed?

11. If the article reports on code, software, or raw data, are they accurate and compliant with FAIR principles?

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