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1. The unpublished
manuscript is a privileged document. Please protect it from any
form of exploitation. Assessors are expected not to cite a manuscript
or refer to the work it describes before it has been published and
to refrain from using the information it contains for the advancement
of their own research. |
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2. An assessor should consciously
adopt positive, impartial attitude towards the manuscript under
review. Your position should be that of the author’s ally,
with the aim of promoting effective and accurate scientific communication. |
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3. If you believe that you cannot
judge a given article impartially please return the manuscript immediately
to the editor with that explanation. |
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4. Reviews should be completed
expeditiously, within 2–3 weeks. If you know that you cannot
finish the review within the time specified, please inform the editor
to determine what action should be taken. |
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5. An assessor should not discuss a paper with its
author. |
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6. Please do not make any specific
statement about the acceptability of a paper in your comments for
transmission to the author, but advise the editor on the sheet provided. |
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7. In your review, please consider
the following aspects of the manuscript as far as they are applicable:
• Importance of the question or subject studied.
• Originality of the work.
• Appropriateness of approach or experimental design.
• Adequacy of experimental techniques (including statistics
where appropriate).
• Soundness of conclusions and interpretation.
• Relevance of discussion.
• Clarity of writing and soundness of organisation of the
paper.
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8. In comments intended for the
author’s eyes, criticism should be presented dispassionately
and abrasive remarks avoided. |
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9. Suggested revisions should
be distinguished between revisions considered essential and those
judged merely desirable. |
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10. Your criticisms, arguments
and suggestions about the paper will be most useful to the editor
if they are documented carefully. |
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11. You are not asked to correct
deficiencies of style or mistakes in grammar, but any help can offer
to the editor in this regard will be appreciated. |
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12. An assessor’s recommendations
are received gratefully by the editor, but as editorial decisions
are based usually on evaluations derived from several sources, an
assessor should not expect the editor to honour his or her every
recommendation |
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* These guidelines were prepared
by the Editorial Board of Indian Heart Journal.
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