IJOE provides resources to help reviewers deliver thorough, fair, and timely evaluations of occupational health manuscripts.

• Assess exposure measurement validity
• Check clarity of outcome definitions
• Evaluate confounder control and bias mitigation
• Review data availability statements
• Provide constructive, prioritized feedback
• Assess clarity of exposure and outcome definitions.
• Verify methodological rigor and appropriate statistical analysis.
• Check adherence to reporting guidelines such as STROBE or CONSORT.
• Comment on occupational relevance and translational impact.
• Review data availability and reproducibility statements.
• Confirm ethics approvals and worker consent disclosures.
• Provide constructive feedback and prioritize major issues.
• Assess whether confounders and biases are addressed.
• Evaluate exposure measurement validity and calibration.
• Recommend clarifications for cohort selection or job classification.
• Check consistency between tables, figures, and text.
• Evaluate whether conclusions overstate policy implications.
• Suggest improvements to data presentation and figure clarity.
• Assess whether intervention descriptions are sufficient for replication.
• Review whether subgroup analyses are pre specified or exploratory.
• Comment on data privacy protections and access restrictions.
• Check whether exposure limits and standards are cited correctly.
• Assess clarity of intervention descriptions and feasibility.

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.