Reviewer expectations
Reviewers should assess relevance, originality, methodological or analytical rigor, clarity, evidence, limitations, and contribution to practice or scholarship. Reviews should be specific, respectful, and useful to both editors and authors.
Review workflow
Invitation and conflict check.
Confirm subject-matter fit, availability, and any potential conflicts before accepting an assignment.
Confirm subject-matter fit, availability, and any potential conflicts before accepting an assignment.
Access the blinded manuscript.
Reviewer access is assignment-specific and should not expose author identities in the reviewer workspace.
Reviewer access is assignment-specific and should not expose author identities in the reviewer workspace.
Complete the review.
Provide structured ratings, comments for authors, and confidential comments to the editor when needed.
Provide structured ratings, comments for authors, and confidential comments to the editor when needed.
Submit a recommendation.
Recommendations inform but do not replace the editor's independent decision.
Recommendations inform but do not replace the editor's independent decision.
Confidentiality
Unpublished manuscripts, reviewer materials, and editorial correspondence are confidential. Reviewers should not share or reuse unpublished content outside the review process.
Reviewer invitations will link directly to the secure IJATL-branded portal. Do not upload manuscript content to unrelated third-party services unless journal policy explicitly permits it.