Reviewers of the journal are Bulgarian and foreign scholars, experts in the relevant scientific subject. They are required to notify the editor in cases where they are not qualified to review a scientific paper or are unable to review a paper accurately enough.
Reviewers are required to declare any possible conflict of interest that could affect their review.
The deadline for reviewing a manuscript is one month after the reviewer’s acceptance.
The reviewer is required to evaluate the submitted manuscript in accordance to the scholar criteria. He/she shall clearly express his/her opinion and support it with objective arguments and constructive criticism.
The reviewer is obliged to ensure the correctness of citations. He/she must promptly inform the Editorial Board in cases of incorrect citation or of noticed duplication of parts of the material with an already published article.
Reviewers are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence in the preparation of their reviews. However, the use of specialized software tools for plagiarism detection is allowed.
Any manuscript to be peer-reviewed must be treated as a confidential document. It is not permissible for the reviewer to discuss it or show it to third parties, except when authorized by the journal editor, or to use ideas and information contained in it for his/her own interest.
If the evaluations of the two reviewers differ significantly, the manuscript might be sent to a third anonymous reviewer. The final decision to publish a submitted manuscript is made by the Еditorial Board. Once made, the final decision cannot be changed unless, in the case of a positive decision, serious fraud is detected in the accepted paper.
Reviewers are required to declare any possible conflict of interest that could affect their review.
The deadline for reviewing a manuscript is one month after the reviewer’s acceptance.
The reviewer is required to evaluate the submitted manuscript in accordance to the scholar criteria. He/she shall clearly express his/her opinion and support it with objective arguments and constructive criticism.
The reviewer is obliged to ensure the correctness of citations. He/she must promptly inform the Editorial Board in cases of incorrect citation or of noticed duplication of parts of the material with an already published article.
Reviewers are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence in the preparation of their reviews. However, the use of specialized software tools for plagiarism detection is allowed.
Any manuscript to be peer-reviewed must be treated as a confidential document. It is not permissible for the reviewer to discuss it or show it to third parties, except when authorized by the journal editor, or to use ideas and information contained in it for his/her own interest.
If the evaluations of the two reviewers differ significantly, the manuscript might be sent to a third anonymous reviewer. The final decision to publish a submitted manuscript is made by the Еditorial Board. Once made, the final decision cannot be changed unless, in the case of a positive decision, serious fraud is detected in the accepted paper.