Editorial Policy

Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers must recuse themselves if they have a conflict of interest. This may include financial connections, personal relationships, or academic rivalries that could affect impartiality. Reviewers would normally be ineligible if they have collaborated with the author in the last three years or work at the same institution.

Selection Process

Additionally authors may provide a list of individuals and organisations that they do not wish to act as reviewers.

Eligibility

For scholarly content reviewers would typically be recognised as active researchers in the field. This would typically require them to have a PhD or demonstrate an equivalent track record via professional qualifications (e.g. CEng), appointments, or recommendations from colleagues. They would usually have a record as the first or corresponding on several recent relevant publications.

For technical content reviewers need to be experts in their field. This would typically require them to at least hold a MSc plus three year’s relevant professional experience, a PhD, or demonstrate an equivalent track record via professional qualifications (e.g. CEng), appointments, or recommendations from colleagues. They must be able to prove an awareness of contemporary best practice through relevant publications or employment.