Originality / Plagiarism

Assess whether the work is original, not overly similar to existing literature (similarity threshold as per journal). Check for self-plagiarism.

Scope & Relevance

The manuscript should align with the journal’s scope: informatics, technology, digital media, communication arts, etc. It should add theoretical or empirical contribution.

Methodology / Soundness

Review the appropriateness of methodology, clarity of experiments or empirical studies, adequacy of data analysis. Are the methods justified and well described?

Structure & Format

Check whether the manuscript follows the required structure: abstract, keywords, introduction, related work, methods, results, discussion, conclusion. Use of figures and tables; whether they’re embedded appropriately. References: proper APA style in-text and in the reference list. Manuscript length does not exceed 15 pages. Template usage respected.

Clarity of Writing

The manuscript should be understandable; clear writing, good grammar, appropriate language (English). Figures/tables should be clear. The data presented should support the conclusions.

Contribution

What new knowledge or insight this paper brings. Is it significant? Are limitations acknowledged? Are contributions clearly stated?

Ethics

Ethical considerations, data availability, any ethical implications of the work, declaration of AI use or competing interests if applicable.