All research articles are peer reviewed double-blind: reviewers do not know who the authors are, and authors do not know who the reviewers are.
- The editor first checks scope, quality, anonymisation and similarity before sending a manuscript to review.
- Manuscripts are reviewed by independent experts who declare that they have no conflict of interest.
- The editor makes the decision based on the reports and explains it to the authors in writing.
- Revised manuscripts may be returned to the same reviewers.
- Reviewer reports are not published. A confidential record of the review, including reviewer identities, is kept for the journal and for indexing bodies that require it.