For Reviewers

Reviewer Guidelines

 Peer Review

The submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editor’s screening process. After an initial screening editor decides whether to send or not the manuscript for review.

Confidentiality and data protection

 Any manuscripts received for review are confidential documents and must be treated as such; they must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editorial board members.

Constructive feedback

Reviews should be conducted objectively and observations formulated clearly with supporting arguments so that authors can use them for improving the manuscript. Personal criticism of the authors is inappropriate.

Citation and Plagiarism Awareness

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that is an observation, derivation or argument that has been reported in previous publications should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also notify the editors of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other manuscript (published or unpublished) of which they have personal knowledge.

Conflicts of Interest

Any invited referee who has conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors or institutions connected to the manuscript and the work described therein should immediately notify the editors to declare their conflicts of interest and decline the invitation to review so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.

Use of Unpublished Material

 Unpublished material disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the authors. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for the reviewer’s personal advantage