Reviewing for JFB provides professional recognition and keeps you informed about emerging fertility biomarker research.

Reviewers contribute to evidence that guides clinical practice and policy decisions.

• Reviewer certificates on request
• Priority consideration for editorial roles
• Opportunities to review special issue submissions
• Professional development through peer review practice
• Assess clarity of diagnostic criteria and outcome definitions.
• Verify methodological rigor and appropriate statistical analysis.
• Check adherence to reporting guidelines such as CONSORT or STROBE.
• Comment on clinical relevance and translational impact.
• Review data availability and reproducibility statements.
• Confirm ethics approvals and patient consent disclosures.
• Provide constructive feedback and prioritize major issues.
• Assess whether confounders and biases are addressed.
• Evaluate imaging or laboratory reporting completeness.
• Recommend clarifications for cohort selection or outcomes.
• Check consistency between tables, figures, and text.
• Evaluate whether conclusions overstate clinical implications.
• Suggest improvements to data presentation and figure clarity.
• Assess whether intervention descriptions are sufficient for replication.
• Assess clarity of assay methods and biomarker validation steps.
• Check completeness of treatment protocol descriptions.
• Evaluate reporting of outcome definitions and follow up intervals.
• Review adequacy of biomarker testing methods and validation.
• Confirm consistency between laboratory findings and conclusions.
• Assess relevance of outcomes to guideline recommendations.
• Recommend clarifications on biomarker interpretation.
• Comment on patient reported outcome reporting when present.

JFB is committed to rigorous, transparent publishing in fertility biomarker research and reproductive medicine. We emphasize reproducible laboratory methods, clear reporting of diagnostic criteria, 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 biomarker validation, reproductive outcomes, and translational fertility science.