Welcome to International Journal of Geriatric Orthopedics (IJGO)
Scholarly Evaluation & Integrity
Reviewer Guidelines & Academic Resources
Peer review is the cornerstone of academic excellence at the International Journal of Geriatric Orthopedics (IJGO). We rely on the clinical insight, methodological rigor, and professional integrity of expert reviewers to safeguard scientific quality and advance evidence-based orthogeriatric medicine.
Peer Review Model & Evaluation Criteria
IJGO operates a rigorous Double-Blind Peer Review process in which both the reviewers and the authors remain anonymous throughout evaluation. Reviewers are expected to provide objective, balanced, and constructive assessments within 14 to 21 days of accepting a review invitation.
Clinical Relevance & Originality
Does the study address a critical gap in geriatric orthopaedic care, fragility fracture management, or mobility rehabilitation? Is the research question original and clinically meaningful?
Study Design & Methodology
Are the study methodology, sample size calculations, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and control groups methodologically sound and clearly reproducible?
Ethical Compliance & Vulnerability
Was Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC/IRB) approval obtained? Were informed consent procedures appropriately adapted for cognitively impaired or frail elderly patients?
Statistical Rigor & Analysis
Are statistical tests appropriate for the study type? Are confidence intervals, p-values, Kaplan-Meier curves, or multivariable adjustments accurately interpreted?
Constructive Discussion
Does the discussion place findings in context with published global and Indian literature? Are study limitations honestly discussed without overgeneralizing conclusions?
Clarity, Tone & Organization
Is the manuscript clearly written, well-organized, and compliant with reporting guidelines? Are illustrations, clinical photographs, and tables informative and necessary?
Review Recommendations Framework:
Reviewers submit their evaluations with one of the following recommendations to the Editor-in-Chief:
Accept
Manuscript is ready for publication with no revisions required.
Minor Revision
Requires textual clarifications, reference updates, or minor data reformatting.
Major Revision
Requires additional data, re-analysis, extensive rewriting, or re-review.
Reject
Methodologically flawed, out of journal scope, or lacks sufficient originality.
Conflicts of Interest & Confidentiality
In strict adherence to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) recommendations, reviewers are bound by mandatory ethical principles:
Absolute Manuscript Confidentiality
Manuscripts received for review are privileged, confidential documents. Reviewers must not share, discuss, copy, or distribute any part of an unpublished submission with colleagues, students, or external parties. Reviewers are strictly prohibited from uploading manuscripts into generative AI systems or third-party cloud tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, large language models), as doing so violates author copyright, data security, and peer-review confidentiality.
Declaration of Competing Interests:
- Institutional or Personal Ties: Reviewers must immediately decline an invitation if they share an institution, research group, or personal relationship with any of the authors.
- Collaborations & Co-authorship: Reviewers must recuse themselves if they have collaborated, co-authored papers, or shared active grants with the authors within the past 3 years.
- Financial & Commercial Conflicts: Reviewers must disclose any financial associations, consultancies, or patent interests involving medical devices, implants, or drugs discussed in the manuscript.
- Direct Scientific Competition: Reviewers should decline if reviewing the manuscript places them in direct commercial or scientific conflict with their own ongoing work.
Become a Reviewer for IJGO
IJGO invites active clinical researchers, academic orthopaedic surgeons, geriatricians, physiatrists, and allied musculoskeletal health professionals to join our peer review pool. Serving as a reviewer offers early insight into emerging research, hones critical evaluation skills, and contributes directly to the advancement of geriatric medicine.
Apply to Join the Reviewer Board
Interested specialists should submit their brief curriculum vitae, institutional affiliation, ORCID iD, and 3 to 5 subspecialty keywords (e.g., hip fracture registries, bone health, sarcopenia, perioperative co-management).
Reviewer Recognition & Credits: IJGO deeply values our reviewers’ service. Reviewers receive formal Certificates of Peer Review Service, annual recognition in the final issue of each volume, and verifiable credit on academic review platforms.
Reviewer Resources & Reporting Standards
To maintain standard reporting rigor, reviewers are encouraged to benchmark submissions against recognized international guidelines from the EQUATOR Network:
COPE Ethical Guidelines
Comprehensive guidance on peer-review ethics, handling suspect data, conflict management, and editorial communication.
EQUATOR Network Standards
Checklists for diverse study designs: CONSORT (clinical trials), STROBE (observational studies), and PRISMA (systematic reviews).
ICMJE Recommendations
International standards on authorship, scientific conduct, peer review confidentiality, and medical publishing ethics.
Reviewer Support & Editorial Inquiries
If you encounter technical issues during manuscript review, require an extension on your review deadline, or need editorial guidance, please contact:
editorgosiindia@gmail.com