Reviewer Duties

  • The reviewer who, in his/her opinion, is not qualified to assess the manuscript, or has not enough time for prompt reviewing, must inform the editor of the journal.
  • A manuscript received for review should be treated as a confidential document. 
  • Reviewer is obliged to give an objective and reasoned assessment to study results. Personal criticism of the author is unacceptable.  
  • Information or ideas obtained during reviewing and related to possible advantages must be confidential.
  • Reviewers can not consider the manuscript in the case of the conflict of interests.