Peer Review Policy
Peer Review Policy
I - The JTC Peer Review Policy
The main goal of establishing the peer review journal management system in the JTC is to ensure that we produce high quality research papers to be shared to the world. The Peer Review Policy of the JTC is the heart of the journal management system of the Philippine Coleopterological Network (PhilColNet) in developing this scholarly publication. Our highly qualified reviewers play a significant role in maintaining the high quality standards of JTC and each manuscript are reviewed following the procedure outlined below.
II - Manuscript Evaluation
All new submissions will be screened by the editor-in-chief and/or associate editor-in-chief for completeness and adherence to the author guidelines. Manuscripts that do not adhere to the author technical guidelines will be rejected immediately and will be sent back to the corresponding author/s. Those that pass will undergo plagiarism check. Manuscripts with over 20% plagiarized materials excluding references will be rejected outright and returned to the author. Manuscript with 20% and below plagiarized materials excluding references will then be temporarily accepted for peer review process. Two senior editors will be invited to review the manuscript. Authors are encouraged to have their manuscript grammar and plagiarism checked before submitting to the JTC.
III - Type of Peer Review System
The JTC follows the Double-Blind peer review process where both the referee and the author of the manuscript remain anonymous throughout the review process.
IV - Selection of Reviewers
The reviewers of the JTC are selected based on their tract record and their respective fields of interests. We also welcome suggestions of preferred reviewers from the corresponding author.
V - Reviewer Report
Reviewers will be asked to evaluate the manuscript for originality and significance of contribution, interest to scientists or practitioners, relevance to international community, validity of literature, adequacy of methodology, analysis, and interpretation, and organization. Each reviewer will fill-out the Reviewer Report Form which objectively summarizes their comments, suggestions, and opinions on the manuscript. They will also sign the Non-disclosure & Conflict of Interest form. Reviewers are not expected to correct or copy edit the manuscript. Language or grammatical editing is not part of the peer review process. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL COLEOPTEROLOGY uses Grammarly software to check the technical writing of the manuscript.
I - The JTC Peer Review Policy
The main goal of establishing the peer review journal management system in the JTC is to ensure that we produce high quality research papers to be shared to the world. The Peer Review Policy of the JTC is the heart of the journal management system of the Philippine Coleopterological Network (PhilColNet) in developing this scholarly publication. Our highly qualified reviewers play a significant role in maintaining the high quality standards of JTC and each manuscript are reviewed following the procedure outlined below.
II - Manuscript Evaluation
All new submissions will be screened by the editor-in-chief and/or associate editor-in-chief for completeness and adherence to the author guidelines. Manuscripts that do not adhere to the author technical guidelines will be rejected immediately and will be sent back to the corresponding author/s. Those that pass will undergo plagiarism check. Manuscripts with over 20% plagiarized materials excluding references will be rejected outright and returned to the author. Manuscript with 20% and below plagiarized materials excluding references will then be temporarily accepted for peer review process. Two senior editors will be invited to review the manuscript. Authors are encouraged to have their manuscript grammar and plagiarism checked before submitting to the JTC.
III - Type of Peer Review System
The JTC follows the Double-Blind peer review process where both the referee and the author of the manuscript remain anonymous throughout the review process.
IV - Selection of Reviewers
The reviewers of the JTC are selected based on their tract record and their respective fields of interests. We also welcome suggestions of preferred reviewers from the corresponding author.
V - Reviewer Report
Reviewers will be asked to evaluate the manuscript for originality and significance of contribution, interest to scientists or practitioners, relevance to international community, validity of literature, adequacy of methodology, analysis, and interpretation, and organization. Each reviewer will fill-out the Reviewer Report Form which objectively summarizes their comments, suggestions, and opinions on the manuscript. They will also sign the Non-disclosure & Conflict of Interest form. Reviewers are not expected to correct or copy edit the manuscript. Language or grammatical editing is not part of the peer review process. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL COLEOPTEROLOGY uses Grammarly software to check the technical writing of the manuscript.