● Accept review assignments only within appropriate expertise and available time.

● Treat manuscripts and review materials as confidential.

● authors not Do contact directly.

● actual, Declare potential or perceived conflicts of interest promptly.

● ideas Do not use unpublished, data or arguments for personal advantage.

● Assess the manuscript objectively, respectfully and with evidence-based comments.

● Flag suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated data/citations or ethical concerns to the editor confidentially.

● Do not require citation of the reviewer’s own work unless genuinely necessary.

● Do not upload confidential manuscripts to public generative-AI systems or other services that may retain content.

● Return a clear recommendation with separate confidential comments to the editor where necessary.