Official Journal of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy
Peer Review Policy on the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Reviewer Policy Statement
The practice of peer review is to ensure that good science is published. It is an objective process at the heart of good scholarly publishing and is carried out on all reputable scientific journals. Our referees therefore play a vital role in maintaining the high standards of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (IJHE) and all manuscripts are peer reviewed following the procedure outlined below.
Special issues and/or conference proceedings may have different peer review procedures involving, for example, Guest Editors, conference organisers or scientific committees. Authors contributing to these projects may receive full details of the peer review process on request from the editorial office.
Initial manuscript evaluation
The Editors first evaluate all manuscripts. It is rare, but it is entirely feasible for an exceptional manuscript to be accepted at this stage. Those rejected at this stage are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, have poor grammar or English language, or are outside the aims and scope of the journal. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to at least 2 experts for review.
Type of Peer Review
This journal employs single blind review, where the reviewer remains anonymous throughout the process
How the reviewer is selected
Reviewers are matched to the paper according to their expertise. Our database is constantly being updated. We welcome suggestions for reviewers from the author though these recommendations may or may not be used.
Reviewer reports
Reviewers are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript:
• Is original
• Is methodologically sound
• Follows appropriate ethical guidelines
• Has results which are clearly presented and support the conclusions
• Correctly references previous relevant work
Reviewers are not expected to correct or copyedit manuscripts. Language correction is not part of the peer review process.
Final report
A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript will be sent to the author along with any recommendations made by the reviewers, and may include verbatim comments by the reviewers.
Editor's Decision is final
Reviewers advise the editors, who are responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article.
Becoming a Reviewer for IJHE
If you are not currently a reviewer for IJHE but would like to be added to the list of reviewers for this title, please contact the Assistant Editor Dr. E. Caglan Kumbur at eck132@psu.edu or kumbur@iahe.org. The benefits of reviewing for IJHE include the opportunity to see and evaluate the latest work in your research area at an early stage, and to be acknowledged in an annual statement in IJHE if you have reviewed a manuscript in the preceding 12 months. You may also be able to cite your work for IJHE as part of your professional development requirements for various Professional Societies and Organisations. If you agree to review for IJHE, you will be given 30 days free access to Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.
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