Reviewers' Responsibilities

Reviewers are responsible for:

  • deciding whether or not the manuscript falls within the scope of the journal;
  • evaluating submitted manuscripts objectively;
  • writing a fair, clear, detailed, and comprehensive review following our review forms;
  • reviewing the manuscript in two weeks;
  • keeping their identities anonymous in order to be in line with our single-blinded review process policy;
  • protecting authors’ confidentiality and handling submitted manuscripts without revealing its data to anyone outside the review process;
  • reporting to the journal and the Editor any potential misconduct by the manuscript authors; and
  • reporting to the journal if there is any potential conflict of interest.