For reviewers

Reviewers are what make CONTINUUM Publishing work. Thank you for helping to keep it fair and rigorous.

How reviewing works here

Review in AEX CONTINUUM is open: articles are public while they are reviewed, and your report is published with the article, signed or under an anonymous label, as the authors chose. There is no editor to please or overrule: an article is labelled Peer reviewed when its reports say it is sound (see the peer-review policy).

Before you accept

Accept only if the topic is within your expertise and you can report within 28 days.
Decline if you have a conflict of interest: recent collaboration, shared institution, or a personal relationship with an author.
Do not upload unpublished data or manuscripts to external AI services (AI-use policy).

What to assess

Soundness — are the methods appropriate, the claims supported, the comparisons fair?
Reproducibility — are details, variance reporting, code and data sufficient?
Clarity — is the work well organised and are limitations stated?
Ethics — are risks, data provenance and competing interests handled responsibly?

Do not assess novelty, expected impact or whether the results are positive. These are for readers to judge over time.

Writing your report

Summarise the work in your own words, list strengths and concerns, and finish with one of three outcomes. Be specific, constructive and courteous; your report is public.

Approved — sound; any remaining comments are minor.
Approved with reservations — valuable, but weaknesses should be addressed.
Not approved — fundamental flaws undermine the conclusions.

Authors may publish a revised version and reply to your report. You can then update your assessment of the new version.

Recognition

Every report receives its own DOI and can be added to your ORCID profile. Reviewing activity is listed on your AEX CONTINUUM profile.

To volunteer, write to hello@continuum.example with your areas of expertise and ORCID iD.