出版社：Richards College of Business, University of West Georgia
摘要：This article focuses on the ethical responsibilities of manuscript reviewers and is intended to help guide them through the ethical landmines of the review process. The goal of this article is to provide guidelines that will lead to authors receiving fair appraisals of their manuscripts and to promote the integrity of academic journals in their treatment of authors. In it, an ethical framework is proposed to guide reviewers in their decision making and comments to authors. This framework is incorporated into a “contract” between journal editors and their reviewers. The formal acceptance of such a contract by a reviewer prior to the review process makes it explicit upfront what is ethically expected. The ethical treatment of authors by reviewers (and editors) is an important part of the overall manuscript review process and contributes to the quality of published research.
