Information For Readers

Duties of Reviewers

1. Reviewers will assist the editor in making editorial decisions and the author, via the communication with the editorial team, in improving the quality of the paper.
2. Reviewers must not show or discuss the manuscripts under consideration to others. No unpublished materials, information or ideas disclosed in a submitted manuscript or can be used for reviewers’ own research or for personal advantage.
3. Reviews should be conducted clearly and objectively.
4. Reviewers should also bring to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under review and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
5. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive or collaborative connections with any of the authors or institutions connected to the papers.