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article. If reviewers suspect misconduct, they should notify the editor in
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officially notified by the journal that they may do so. Reviewers can download this highly-recommended editorial from
Plos.org (Bourne PE,
Korngreen A (2006) Ten Simple Rules for Reviewers. PLoS Comput Biol 2(9): e110) Ten concise rules for reviewers are: Rule 1: Do Not Accept a Review Assignment
unless You Can Accomplish the Task in the Requested Timeframe—Learn to Say No. Rule 2: Avoid Conflict of Interest Rule 3: Write Reviews You Would Be Satisfied
with as an Author. Rule 4: As a Reviewer You Are Part of the
Authoring Process Rule 5: Be Sure to Enjoy and to Learn from the
Reviewing Process Rule 6: Develop a Method of Reviewing That Works for You. Rule 7: Spend Your Precious Time on Papers
Worthy of a Good Review. Rule 8: Maintain the Anonymity of the Review
Process if the Journal Requires It. Rule 9: Write Clearly, Succinctly, and in a
Neutral Tone, but Be Decisive. Rule 10: Make Use of the “Comments to Editors” To review you have to register through following link: |