Parent Category: Instructions
- Reviewers must treat the paper as confidential. The paper should not be retained or copied.
- Reviewers should not cite the paper, refer to the work, disseminate or divulge the information in the manuscript to any third party before the paper is published.
- Reviewers should refrain from using information in the paper for the advancement of own research.
- Reviewers should adopt a positive and impartial attitude towards the paper under review with the aim of promoting accurate scientific communication.
- If reviewers suspect misconduct in the manuscript being reviewed, please notify the editor in confidence, and should not share own concern with other parties.
- If reviewers cannot review the paper, please return it immediately to the editor, with explanation.
- If reviewers know they cannot finish the review within the given time (usually 3 weeks), please inform the editor as soon as possible so she can determine whether a longer time period is needed or a new reviewer should be chosen.
- Reviewers’ recommendation are gratefully received by the editor, however, since editorial decisions are usually based on evaluations derived from several sources, reviewers should not expect the editor to honour every recommendation.
- Papers are often sent back to reviewers to make certain that the changes have been made. If reviewer wishes to see the corrected paper, he/she should indicate this to the editor.
- A reviewer must not discuss a paper with its author and unintentionally make him/her believe that his/her paper will be accepted. This is because the other reviewer and the editor may have different opinions.
- Reviewers are not requested to correct mistakes in grammar, but any help in clarifying meaning is appreciated.
- The responsibility for acceptance and rejection of the paper lies with the editor.
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