In collaboration with Scientific Association of Iranian Medicinal Plants

Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, all articles are reviewed by double-blind peer review, open access journal, and in the final review process, the plagiarism diagnostic software of the similarity finder is used to identify the originality of the articles (Hamyab).


To review the articles, first you need to register in the portal and enter your username and password.

Then, proceed as follows to review the articles electronically.

There are three options on the referee's page:

  1. New articles for review
  2. Articles under review
  3.  Refereed articles

If you accept the articles sent by the editor for review, these articles will be displayed in the article under the review option.

Reviewed articles are displayed in the third option. In this case, it is necessary to complete and submit the judgment form online.

It is also possible to send your opinions as a separate file.

 


Reviewers' Responsibilities

If you have been invited by the Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Editor-in-Chief to review a manuscript, please consider the following:

  1. Reviewing manuscript critically but constructively and preparing detailed comments about the manuscript to help authors improve their works
  2. Reviewing multiple versions of a manuscript as necessary
  3. Providing all required information within established deadlines
  4. Making recommendations to the editor regarding the suitability of the manuscript for publication in the journal
  5. Declaring to the editor any potential conflicts of interest concerning the authors or the content of a manuscript they are asked to review
  6. Reporting possible research misconduct
  7. Suggesting alternative reviewers in case they cannot review the manuscript for any reasons
  8. Treating the manuscript as a confidential document
  9. Not making any use of the work described in the manuscript
  10. Not communicating directly with authors
  11. Not identifying themselves to authors
  12. Not passing on the assigned manuscript to another reviewer
  13. Ensuring that the manuscript is of high quality and original work
  14. Informing the editor if he/she finds the assigned manuscript is under consideration in any other publication to his/her knowledge
  15. Writing review report in English only

 What Should Be Checked While Reviewing a Manuscript?

  1. Novelty
  2. Originality
  3. Scientific reliability
  4. Valuable contribution to the science
  5. Adding new aspects to the existing field of study
  6. Ethical aspects
  7. Structure of the article submitted and its relevance to authors’ guidelines
  8. References provided to substantiate the content
  9. Grammar, punctuation and spelling
  10. Scientific misconduct

 

  The referee's list of Iranian Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Journal in 1401


Web of Science Reviewer Recognition Services (formerly Publons)

Web of Science Reviewer Recognition Services (formerly Publons) works with reviewers and publishers to give credit for peer review. In order to improve the activities peer review records of this journal, dear Reviewers, please send the link of your Web of Science profile page to the editor of the journal. If you are not a member of this database, please register in the database through the link below and send the address (URL) of your profile in this database.

Web of Science registration link (publons)

In addition, please forward the review completion email, which will be sent to you after the reviewing manuscript, to reviews@webofscience.com