3. Peer-review process and responsibilities of reviewers

1. All reviewing judgments shall be objective;
2. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate;
3. Reviewed articles shall be treated confidentially;
4. Reviewers shall have no conflict of interest with respect to reviewed articles;
5. Reviewers shall point out relevant published work which is not yet cited;
6. Editors publishing in their own journal must not exploit their position (the process of peer review must be handled independently of the author);
7. Reviewers shall assess the manuscript in a timely manner;
8. For further information concerning the responsibilities of reviewers see the Reviewing Procedure Flowchart.