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Editors, authors, and reviewers are essential to keep confidential all details of the editorial and peer review process on submitted manuscripts. Unless otherwise declared as a part of open peer review, the peer review process is confidential and conducted anonymously; identities of reviewers are not released. Reviewers should preserve the confidentiality of manuscripts. If a reviewer needs to request advice from colleagues while assessing a manuscript, the reviewer have to consult with the editor and should ensure that confidentiality is maintained and that the names of any such colleagues are provided to the journal with the final report. In spite of whether a submitted manuscript is finally published, correspondence with the journal, referees' reports and other confidential material should not be published, disclosed, or otherwise publicised without prior written consent. Reviewers should be aware that it is our policy to keep their names confidential and that we do our utmost to ensure this confidentiality. We cannot, however, guarantee to maintain this confidentiality in the face of a successful legal action to disclose identity. |
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