IJOE provides tools and guidance to help editors manage occupational and environmental health submissions efficiently.

Resources focus on standardized review workflows, ethical compliance, and reporting quality.

• Confirm scope fit and hazard relevance early
• Match reviewers to exposure or intervention expertise
• Verify ethics approvals and consent documentation
• Request clarity on exposure metrics and control measures
• Monitor review timelines and follow up promptly
• Encourage consistent decision letters and clear revision guidance.
• Ensure reviewer expertise matches the manuscript topic and industry context.
• Confirm ethics approvals and worker consent documentation.
• Monitor turnaround times and communicate delays promptly.
• Promote data transparency and reproducibility statements.
• Document conflicts of interest and recuse when needed.
• Coordinate with guest editors to align on scope fit.
• Verify exposure assessment methods and reporting quality.
• Ensure statistical review for complex exposure modeling.
• Request data access statements for sensitive worker datasets.
• Encourage adherence to STROBE, CONSORT, PRISMA, or CARE as applicable.
• Check that hazard classifications and exposure limits are cited correctly.
• Ensure reporting of control measures and intervention fidelity.
• Confirm that occupational outcomes are clearly defined and coded.
• Escalate potential integrity concerns to the editorial office.
• Verify that policy implications are supported by evidence.
• Encourage inclusion of exposure response analyses when appropriate.

IJOE is committed to rigorous, transparent publishing in occupational and environmental medicine. We emphasize reproducible exposure assessment, clear reporting of workplace and environmental context, 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 worker health, environmental safety, and preventive medicine.