Publication Ethics of Reviewers

In receipt of the review invitation from the editorial office, the reviewers/peer review experts should make timely responses at the appointed time, and, in particular, do not take undue delay if unable to act as review experts.
The reviewers/peer review experts should give timely comments or suggestions on the reviewed papers according to their areas of expertise. If professionally unfamiliar with the article or only able to assess sections of the article, the reviewers/peer review experts need to inform the editorial office promptly for instructions.
The reviewers/peer review experts should respect the author’s original ideas with objective and constructive comments, and should not perform injurious, defamatory, or derogatory views of the author due to the reason of nationality, religion, gender, or other factors.
During the peer review process, the principle of confidentiality should be complied with, and the content or information of the manuscript shall not be disclosed to those unrelated.