Rules of reviewing manuscripts

Submitted papers will be reviewed. The editorial office will choose the reviewer guided by the subject of the submitted article. A reviewer is a person, whose competences in a given field are certified by scientific achievements. He/she is independent of the author of the reviewed paper and independent of the editorial office.

A reviewer may refuse to draw up a review if:

•  he/she thinks that the subject of the article is beyond his/her substantive knowledge,
•  he/she doesn’t have the time to draw up a review,
• there is a conflict of interests with the editorial office or the author of the reviewed paper.

A review should contain the following:

•  a conclusion on the overall evaluation of the paper,
•  a substantive evaluation of the paper,
•  an opinion on whether writing on the given subject is justified,
• an evaluation of the correctness of the statistical methods used,
•  final remarks.

The recommendations of the reviewer will be presented to the author in writing. The reviewing process is confidential.