Peer review

Peer review is the basis of a scientific journal. The editor cannot publish the author’s research without its evaluation by a subject matter expert. The relationship between editor, reviewer and author is based on trust, so it is important that all participants behave responsibly and ethically. The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) has developed a guide for reviewers to evaluate and review a scientific article.

Main ethical grounds for reviewers:

Review only those manuscripts that can be appreciated.

Respect the confidentiality of reviews and do not disclose any details of the manuscript or review during or after the review to anyone in the editorial staff of the journal.
Do not tag information obtained during peer review for your own benefit or the benefit of other individuals or organizations, harming others, or discrediting others.
Report all possible conflicts of interest and seek advice from the journal if you are unsure whether a conflict of interest situation is being drawn up.
Do not allow the content of the review to be influenced by the origin, nationality, religious affiliation, political or other views of the authors, commercial considerations.
Write a review objectively and constructively, refraining from hostile comments.

As researchers, you yourself need conscientious peer reviews, so do your peer review in good faith. We encourage all professionals to read the full text of the document and use the guidelines when reviewing articles for scientific journals. If you have ethical doubts about a peer-reviewed article (duplicate publication, plagiarism of an idea or text, unreliable results), be sure to tell the editor who sent you the review request.