Reviewers Guidelines

Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, confidential, and timely assessments of manuscripts.

Reviews should consider:

• Originality
• Relevance
• Methodological quality
• Clarity
• Contribution to knowledge
• References
• Presentation
• Ethical concerns

Reviewer Ethics

Reviewers should:

• Maintain confidentiality
• Declare conflicts of interest
• Avoid inappropriate use of manuscript information
• Provide objective assessments
• Avoid personal criticism
• Respect intellectual property