Reviewer Recognition

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Peer review service for CorayNova journals is normally voluntary, unless a separate written arrangement has been approved. Reviewer recognition must be accurate, proportionate, transparent, and consistent with confidentiality and peer review integrity.

• Core Principle

Reviewer recognition acknowledges the time, expertise, and care contributed by reviewers. Recognition must not influence reviewer independence, reviewer recommendations, editorial decisions, or author treatment. Recognition must not disclose confidential manuscript information, author identities, reviewer identities where protected, review content, editorial decisions, or editorial correspondence unless the journal's approved open review policy expressly permits disclosure.

• Recognition Options

Recognition Type
CorayNova Position
Conditions

Reviewer certificate
May be provided for completed review assignments where platform records support verification.
The certificate should not disclose confidential manuscript details unless permitted by journal policy.

Platform review record
May be retained in the CorayNova Journals Platform or journal records.
Records are maintained according to journal workflow, publisher requirements, legal obligations, and operational needs.

Annual acknowledgement
May be published with reviewer consent and where the journal chooses to provide annual acknowledgement.
Acknowledgement should not link reviewers to specific manuscripts unless an approved open review model permits it.

Thank-you communication
May be sent by the journal or Editorial Office.
Must remain professional and must not imply influence over future editorial decisions.

Third-party reviewer recognition service
May be supported where the journal or platform has enabled a compatible service.
Use only where supported and consistent with confidentiality and journal policy; not all journals are promised to participate.

• APC Discounts, Waivers, and Financial Benefits

CorayNova values reviewers’ contributions and encourages its journals to recognise their service through benefits tailored to each journal’s policies. These may include APC discounts, waivers, vouchers, credits, or other forms of recognition and support. Benefits vary by journal and are not guaranteed uniformly across CorayNova; their availability, eligibility criteria, and terms are governed by the relevant journal’s published policy. Reviewers are encouraged to consult that policy for details of the benefits available to them.

All reviewer benefits must be transparently described and must not influence review content, reviewer recommendations, editorial decisions, author treatment, or the independence of peer review.

• Responsible Use of Recognition

1. Reviewers may use certificates or acknowledgements to document service where doing so does not disclose confidential manuscript information.

2. Reviewers must not publish the manuscript title, author identity, review report, recommendation, decision, or editorial correspondence unless the journal's approved open review policy allows it.

3. Reviewers should not imply that recognition represents endorsement by CorayNova, guaranteed future invitations, editorial appointment, journal affiliation beyond the review service performed, or influence over editorial decisions.

4. Recognition does not remove confidentiality duties after the review is completed.

• Reviewer Conduct and Loss of Eligibility

Concern
Possible CorayNova Response

Breach of confidentiality
Record the incident, withdraw the review assignment, stop future invitations, notify relevant journal editors, and initiate publication ethics procedures where necessary.

Undisclosed competing interests
Review the assignment, seek editorial assessment, restrict future review invitations, and record the concern.

Misuse of unpublished material
Escalate through editorial and publisher-level ethics routes and restrict future reviewer activity.

Improper comments or discriminatory language
Request correction, disregard the report, stop future invitations, and record the concern.

Manipulated reviewer identity or false contact information
Reject the reviewer record, notify relevant editors, and initiate integrity checks where necessary.

• Contacts

Questions about reviewer certificates, review records, annual acknowledgement, or reviewer recognition should be directed through the CorayNova Journals Platform or to editorial@coraynova.com. Technical issues with the platform should be directed to support@coraynova.com.

Recognition Type	CorayNova Position	Conditions
Reviewer certificate	May be provided for completed review assignments where platform records support verification.	The certificate should not disclose confidential manuscript details unless permitted by journal policy.
Platform review record	May be retained in the CorayNova Journals Platform or journal records.	Records are maintained according to journal workflow, publisher requirements, legal obligations, and operational needs.
Annual acknowledgement	May be published with reviewer consent and where the journal chooses to provide annual acknowledgement.	Acknowledgement should not link reviewers to specific manuscripts unless an approved open review model permits it.
Thank-you communication	May be sent by the journal or Editorial Office.	Must remain professional and must not imply influence over future editorial decisions.
Third-party reviewer recognition service	May be supported where the journal or platform has enabled a compatible service.	Use only where supported and consistent with confidentiality and journal policy; not all journals are promised to participate.

Concern	Possible CorayNova Response
Breach of confidentiality	Record the incident, withdraw the review assignment, stop future invitations, notify relevant journal editors, and initiate publication ethics procedures where necessary.
Undisclosed competing interests	Review the assignment, seek editorial assessment, restrict future review invitations, and record the concern.
Misuse of unpublished material	Escalate through editorial and publisher-level ethics routes and restrict future reviewer activity.
Improper comments or discriminatory language	Request correction, disregard the report, stop future invitations, and record the concern.
Manipulated reviewer identity or false contact information	Reject the reviewer record, notify relevant editors, and initiate integrity checks where necessary.