reviewer guidelines

reviewer guidelines

The International Journal of Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems welcomes qualified researchers, academics, engineers, and professionals to contribute to the peer review of scholarly work in robotics and intelligent systems. Reviewers play an important role in maintaining the quality, originality, technical accuracy, and academic integrity of published research.

1. Reviewer Responsibilities

Reviewers are expected to:

  • Evaluate manuscripts objectively and independently.
  • Assess the originality and significance of the research.
  • Examine the technical and methodological quality.
  • Provide clear, constructive, and professional comments.
  • Maintain confidentiality throughout the review process.
  • Declare any potential conflict of interest.
  • Complete reviews within the requested timeframe.

2. Reviewer Expertise

Reviewers should accept manuscripts only when the subject is within their area of expertise.

Relevant areas may include:

  • Robotics and Automation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Intelligent Systems
  • Autonomous Robots
  • Machine Learning
  • Robot Perception
  • Computer Vision
  • Human–Robot Interaction
  • Robot Navigation and Control
  • Embedded Robotic Systems
  • Industrial Robotics
  • Mobile and Service Robotics
  • Mechatronics
  • Intelligent Control
  • Multi-Robot Systems

3. Confidentiality

Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential.

Reviewers should not:

  • Share manuscripts with unauthorized individuals.
  • Discuss unpublished research with third parties.
  • Use unpublished information for personal or professional benefit.
  • Disclose the identities of authors or other reviewers where the review process is anonymous.

4. Evaluation Criteria

Reviewers should consider the following aspects when evaluating a manuscript:

Originality

  • Does the manuscript present original research?
  • Is the contribution sufficiently novel?
  • Does it advance existing knowledge?

Technical Quality

  • Are the methodology and technical approach appropriate?
  • Are experiments, simulations, or analyses adequately described?
  • Are the results technically valid?

Results and Discussion

  • Are the results clearly presented?
  • Are the conclusions supported by the evidence?
  • Does the discussion appropriately address the research objectives?

Presentation

  • Is the manuscript logically organized?
  • Are figures and tables clear and relevant?
  • Are references appropriate and sufficiently comprehensive?

Relevance

  • Does the manuscript fit the scope of the International Journal of Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems?

5. Ethical Considerations

Reviewers should notify the editorial team if they identify possible:

  • Plagiarism.
  • Duplicate or redundant publication.
  • Fabrication or falsification of data.
  • Manipulation of results or images.
  • Serious ethical concerns.
  • Undisclosed conflicts of interest.
  • Inappropriate citation practices.

Concerns should be communicated confidentially to the editor rather than presented as unsupported accusations to the authors.

6. Conflict of Interest

Reviewers should disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest.

A reviewer should decline an assignment when a personal, professional, institutional, financial, competitive, or collaborative relationship could compromise impartiality.

7. Reviewer Comments

Reviewer comments should be:

  • Clear and specific.
  • Constructive and respectful.
  • Based on academic and technical considerations.
  • Helpful to the authors.
  • Free from personal criticism or inappropriate language.

Reviewers should distinguish between major issues that affect the validity of the research and minor issues that can be corrected during revision.

8. Recommendation

After evaluating the manuscript, reviewers may recommend:

  • Accept
  • Accept with Minor Revisions
  • Major Revisions Required
  • Revise and Resubmit
  • Reject

The final publication decision remains the responsibility of the journal's editorial team.

9. Review of Revised Manuscripts

When a manuscript is revised, reviewers may be invited to evaluate the revised version.

Reviewers should determine whether the authors have adequately addressed the previous comments and whether the revised manuscript meets the required academic and technical standards.

10. Use of Artificial Intelligence

Reviewers should protect the confidentiality of manuscripts when using AI-assisted tools.

Unpublished manuscript content, confidential data, figures, or research materials should not be entered into external AI systems when this could compromise confidentiality, copyright, or intellectual property.

AI tools should not replace the reviewer's independent scholarly judgment.