FOR REVIEWERS
- A reviewer should inform the editorial team as soon as possible about any risk of conflict of interest involving the paper received for review and of any other reason why the reviewer would wish to withdraw from the review process.
- Throughout the process of manuscript review and evaluation, reviewers are obliged to observe the strictest confidentiality.
- Reviewers shall evaluate the manuscripts objectively, refraining from any subjective or personal comments. A review, the purpose of which is to support the author in improving their manuscript, should include a clearly stated explanation of the recommendation.
- Reviewers should point out where the manuscript under review lacks pertinent references or bibliographical information. Whenever possible, reviewers are obliged to inform the editorial team if the manuscript or its part is similar to any other work which has already been published.
- Reviewers may not use the manuscripts under review for any purpose other than the review itself. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
- Reviewers consent to their full names being published once a year on the journal’s website.
Article acceptance criteria:
- originality of approach in the light of recent research
- significance of the research problem
- the relevance of methodology and its application
- use of relevant archival materials
- text structure
- soundness of argumentation and clarity of exposition
- writing style and linguistic correctness