Referees responsibilities
•⁠ ⁠Referees are guided by academic impartiality and scholarship in their evaluation of manuscripts.
•⁠ ⁠Referees will evaluate the submitted work fairly, impartially and constructively and send the evaluation report with their opinion. They do not share the data related to the study with third parties and do not use it in their own studies.
•⁠ ⁠Reviewers will tell if they believe they cannot provide a fair and impartial review.
•⁠ ⁠Reviewers should disclose to the editor any conflict of interest that may bias their opinion of the manuscript and refrain from reviewing the manuscript if such a situation exists.
•⁠ ⁠Reviewers are obliged to inform the editor if they do not consider themselves competent or if they are unable to complete the review in the time allotted.
•⁠ ⁠Reviewers should refuse to review a manuscript if it is too similar to a manuscript they are preparing or reviewing.
•⁠ ⁠If reviewers do not have expertise in the subject matter of the manuscript, or are only able to evaluate part of the manuscript, they should explain this to the editor.
•⁠ ⁠Reviewers are obliged to inform the editor if they notice text recycling, also known as self-plagiarism, in manuscripts sent to them for review.
•⁠ ⁠Reviewers should not use information in the manuscript that is in their own field of interest before the manuscript is published.
Reviewers during evaluation;
•⁠ ⁠Keep the study and their reviews confidential.
•⁠ ⁠Ensure that their evaluations are purely scientific and are not influenced favourably or unfavourably by personal, financial or intellectual bias.
•⁠ ⁠Avoid personal comments and unwarranted accusations against the author.
•⁠ ⁠They should not suggest that their work be cited in order to increase the number of references for themselves or their colleagues. They should provide scientific justification for their suggestions regarding references.
Reviewers after evaluation;
•⁠ ⁠Maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript and the review process.
•⁠ ⁠They should endeavour to respond to requests from the journal for revision and re-evaluation.