- Two independent reviewers from outside the author’s place of work are appointed to assess each publication.
- The rule is observed that authors and reviewers do not know each other’s identity (so-called double-blind process). Until the article is published, all contact between the author and the reviewer shall be made only through the editorial team.
- The reviewer declares no conflict of interests, stating that the following do not occur between the reviewer and the author:
a) direct personal relationships (kinship, legal relations, conflict),
b) relations of professional subordination,
c) immediate scientific cooperation within the last two years preceding the preparation of the review.
- The reviewer is required to keep confidential all details of the reviewed article.
- The reviewer is not allowed to use the unpublished article.
- Reviews are confidential and are shared only with those involved in the editorial process.
- The review must have a written form and it must end with an explicit conclusion indicating whether the paper should be admitted or rejected for publication – reviewer’s form.
- The author receives two reviews for consultation and they give their written opinion on the reviewers’ remarks.
- The list of reviewers of papers published and rejected in a given year is published once a year, in last issue and on the Internet website.
Review form [download file]
Reviewer’s statement [download file]