Reviewer Guidelines

Reviewers are expected to evaluate manuscripts professionally, independently, and constructively.

Review criteria include:

• Relevance to CESJ's scope.
• Originality and practical significance.
• Clarity of community problems and objectives.
• Suitability of engagement methods.
• Adequacy of implementation evidence.
• Quality of outcome evaluation.
• Community participation and empowerment.
• Ethical compliance.
• Sustainability and transferability.
• Quality of writing and references.

Reviews should identify strengths, limitations, necessary revisions, and significant methodological concerns.

Personal criticism, discriminatory comments, and unsupported judgments are unacceptable.

Reviewers must not request irrelevant citations merely to increase their own citation counts or benefit particular publications.