Reviewer responsibilities

Peer reviewing

Peer reviewing is intended to help the Director to make a decision about the publication of the manuscript submitted to the journal and also collaborate with the authors so that they can improve the quality of their writing.

Peer reviewers who do not feel qualified for either reviewing the manuscript or doing it on time must notify the Director and excuse themselves from the peer review process.

Confidentiality

Submitted manuscripts must be dealt with confidentially. They must not be sent, neither shown, nor discussed with other individuals, except for those assigned by the Director in special cases.

Ideas and data obtained during peer reviewing must be confidential and, by no means, used for personal advantage.

Objectivity standards  

Peer reviewing must be objective and impartial. It must not contain any critique to authors on a personal basis. Peer reviewers must support their observations, comments, and opinions about the manuscript respectively, clearly, and well-founded.

Conflicts of interests

Peer reviewers must declare possible conflicts of interests (co-authoring, friendship, rivalry, or any other type of relationship with tan author, authors or institutions) related to manuscripts assigned for revision.