Reviewers Page

Reviewing a manuscript written by a fellow scientist is a privilege. However, it is a time-consuming responsibility. Hence, Applied Entomology and Phytopathology's Editorial Board, authors, and audiences appreciate your willingness to accept this responsibility and your dedication. Applied Entomology and Phytopathology adheres to a double-blind (peer-review) process that is rapid and fair, and also ensures a high quality of articles published. In so doing, Applied Entomology and Phytopathology needs reviewers who can provide insightful and helpful comments on submitted manuscripts within 2-4 weeks after the time they accepted to review. Maintaining Applied Entomology and Phytopathology as a scientific journal of high quality depends on reviewers with a high level of expertise and an ability to be objective, fair, and insightful in their evaluation of manuscripts.

Reviewers' Responsibilities

If you have been invited by Applied Entomology and Phytopathology 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 with respect to the authors or the content of a manuscript they are asked to review

6. Reporting possible research misconducts

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 existed 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

Registering the refereeing of the "Applied Entomology and Phytopathology" publication in the Reviewer Database Web of Science (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 journal of "Applied Entomology and Phytopathology", 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)

Guide for Reviewers to Register reviewed articles

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

Reviewers for Vol. 89 (1&2), 2021

Reviewers for Vol. 88 (1 & 2), 2020-21

Reviewers for Vol. 87 (2), 2020

F. Afshari, A. Ahangaran, A. Ahoon Manesh, R. Arbabtafti, B. Asgari, A. Bagheri, E. Ebrahimi, S.R. Fani, Y. Fathipour, A. Ghsemi, N. Hassanzadeh Rastgari, R. Karami Osboo, M. Karimi Hasani, R. Kolyaei, M. Mirabolfathy, F. Nazari, F. Padasht Dehkaee, R. Pourrahim, A. Sabaninezhad, R. Saberi Riseh, M.R. Safarnejad, A. Sahragard, E. Sedaghati, F. Shafaghi, S. Shahrokhi, K. Sharifi, D. B. Tafaghodinia, M.V. Taghadosi

Reviewers for Vol. 87 (1), 2019

Dr. S. Aghajanzadeh, Dr. A. Ahoonmanesh, Dr. Sh. Aramideh, Dr. N. Ayoubi, Dr. M. Bakhshi, Dr. A. Dizadji, Dr. Y. Fathipour, Dr. S. Gharoni, Dr. M. Ghazavi, Dr. M. Hajizadeh, Dr. A. Hosseini Gharalari, Dr. J. Karimzadeh Esfahani, Dr. A. Khiri, Dr. Gh. Khodakaramian, Dr. A.A. Kihanian, Eng. M.R. Malekzadeh, Dr. Sh. Naeimi, Dr. F. Padasht-Dehkaei, Dr. R. Pourrahim, Dr. A. Saeidizadeh, Dr. M.R. Safarnejad, Dr. H.R. Sasanfar, Dr. K. Sharifi, Dr. A. Sheikhigarjan, Dr. Kh. Talebi Jahromi

 Reviewers for Vol. 86 (2), 2019

Dr. F. Afshari, Dr. A. Ahonmanesh, Dr. M. Aldaghi, Dr. H. Barari, Dr. S. A. Dalili, Dr. H. Farazmand, Dr. SH. Farzadfar, Dr. F. Ghaderi, Dr. A. Ghasemi, Dr. M. Ghazavi, Dr. A. Hosseini Garalri, Dr. R. Karamiosboo, Dr. M. R. Lak, Dr. H. Maddadi, Dr. SH. Manzari, Dr. A. R.  Marefat, Dr. A. Marouf, Dr. B. Naseri, Dr. F. Nazari, Dr. S. E. Razavi, Dr. M. R. Safarnejad, Dr. M. A. Samih, Dr. M. Shikholeslami Al Agha, Dr. J. Shirazi, Dr. M. Ziaaddini

Reviewers for Vol. 86 (1), 2018

Dr. M. A. Aghajani, Dr. A. Ahangaran, Dr. A. Ahoonmanesh, Dr. M. Amirmaafi, Dr. M. R. Attaran, Dr. N. Ayoubi, Dr. K. Bananej, Dr. M. Basirat, Dr. R. Deihim Fard, Dr. A. Dizaji, Eng. A. Ghasemi, Dr. M. Hajian Shahri, Dr. M. Hassanpour, Dr. K. Jafari, Dr. R. Karami Osboo, Eng. H. Kazemi, Eng. R. Kolyaei, Dr. M. Mirabolfathy, Dr. K. Mohammadpour, Dr. M. Razavi, Dr. M. Rezabeigi, Dr. M. H. Roozitalab, Dr. M. R. Safarnejad, Dr. F. Sanjarian, Dr. M. E. Sehhati Sabet, Dr. Kh. Talebi Jahromi, Dr. Z. Tanhamaafi, Dr. M. Yazdanian, Dr. M. Ziaee