Review Within Your Expertise
Accept assignments that match your subject-matter, methodological, or professional expertise.
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Reviewer Responsibilities
Reviewers serve authors, editors, readers, and the scholarly record through independent, ethical, and constructive assessment.
Declare Conflicts
Disclose relationships or interests that could affect, or reasonably appear to affect, impartial assessment.
Protect Confidentiality
Treat manuscripts, data, correspondence, and review materials as confidential until the journal authorizes disclosure.
Assess the Work Fairly
Evaluate the manuscript on scholarly merit, methodological quality, evidence, interpretation, and journal fit.
Provide Constructive Feedback
Explain major concerns clearly, separate major and minor comments, and maintain respectful professional language.
Respect Intellectual Property
Do not appropriate unpublished ideas, methods, data, arguments, or other material encountered through peer review.
Meet Accepted Commitments
Complete accepted assignments within the stated review period or contact the editor promptly when circumstances change.
Follow Journal Policies
Use the approved NEJSR peer-review, confidentiality, conflict-of-interest, and artificial intelligence policies.