Peer Review Process

All works are reviewed by specialists from outside the authors' mother organisation, adhering to the principle of mutual anonymity, the so-called double-blind-review process.

The submitted article undergoes a formal assessment process and post initial assessment it is submitted for conceptual assessment (REVIEW FORM ERS_SEiR.pdf) which takes between 2 to 12 weeks. During the selection of a reviewer there cannot be the conflict of interests which is understood as relations occurring between the reviewer and the author:
a) direct personal relations (blood relation, legal relationships, conflict),
b) relation of work subordination,
c) direct scientific cooperation within previous two years proceeding the preparation of a review.
The author may indicate the name of potential reviewer, however, the Editorial Office reserves the right to make a decision regarding such selection.

The review has a written form (review form) and ends with a clear conclusion:
• accept without changes
• accept after changes suggested by reviewer
• rate manuscript once again major changes and another review
• reject


The Editor reserves the right to reject a paper which is not consistent with the journal profile; does not meet the requirements imposed on scientific papers; has received negative scientific reviews; does not follow the instructions on submitting and preparing articles; has not been corrected in accordance with the directions of the Editor or the reviewers; bears attributes of plagiarism. The final decision on accepting a paper for publication or rejecting it is always taken by the Editor-in-Chief.


Decision of the Editorial Office is final. The Editorial Office does not return the manuscripts.

Names of reviewers of individual publications/issues are not disclosed; once a year the journal publically announces the list of cooperating reviewers.