Reviewers’ Profile and Responsibilities

A reviewer is expected to evaluate manuscripts in accordance with COPE principles.

Reviewers must meet the following requirements:

• Hold no conflicts of interest with any of the authors of the reviewed manuscript.
• Should not have been published in the recent three years with the authors of the reviewed manuscript.
  
• Hold a PhD.
• Have appropriate experience and a publication record in the submitted manuscript’s field.
• Have an official academic affiliation (or if they are retired from an academic institution, they have the right to participate in academic evaluation procedures).
• Should not be affiliated with the author’s institution.

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