IJLI provides resources to help reviewers deliver thorough, fair, and timely evaluations of limnology manuscripts.

Resources are designed to support consistent decisions across diverse freshwater topics.

• Assess study design, sampling frequency, and spatial coverage
• Check clarity of methods, instrumentation, and QA/QC steps
• Evaluate confounder control and bias mitigation
• Review data availability statements and repository links
• Provide constructive, prioritized feedback

If questions arise during review, contact the editorial office for guidance on policies or reporting standards. Editors can clarify expectations for specialized methods or program evaluations.

Sample review structures and decision templates are available to help reviewers organize feedback. These examples emphasize balanced, evidence based commentary that supports authors.

Review prompts cover study design, data integrity, and freshwater relevance so feedback remains focused and comparable across submissions. Using prompts reduces omissions and improves consistency.

Prompts can also help align comments with monitoring or management needs.

Prompts are updated as reporting standards evolve.

Updated prompts clarify expectations for new methods.

Prompts support fair assessments.

Prompts streamline evaluation.

Reviewers may prioritize sections such as methods, data reporting, and policy implications depending on study type. Explicit focus helps authors understand which revisions are most critical.

This clarity also helps editors synthesize decisions.

Focused reviews make revision cycles more efficient.

Clear focus supports consistency across reviews.

Focus notes help align review expectations.

Focused guidance improves revision quality.

Focused reviews support fairness.

Focus improves decision clarity.

Focus supports consistency.

IJLI is committed to rigorous, transparent publishing in limnology and freshwater science. We emphasize reproducible field and laboratory methods, clear reporting of water quality and ecological outcomes, and ethical compliance across all article types.

The editorial office supports authors, editors, and reviewers with clear guidance and responsive communication. For questions about scope or workflow, contact [email protected].

We encourage continuous improvement in reporting practices and share updates that help the community maintain high standards in freshwater ecology, hydrology, and environmental stewardship.