Your task as a peer reviewer is to judge, critically and constructively, the content of the manuscript. You help determine whether the manuscript is appropriate for the Journal of Inorganic Materials. You decide whether the topic is handled substantively and accurately, with appropriate scope and in sufficient detail. The topic should not be too broad or general. Your questions to the author, constructive comments, and suggestions are meant both to challenge the author to improve the text where necessary and to guide the author in presenting the material as clearly and concisely as possible. The ultimate goal is an article of practical benefit to the readers of Journal of Inorganic Materials.
As a reviewer, you must remain unbiased in your critical appraisal of the material in a paper. Your comments to the author should be professional and courteous in tone.
In your narrative review (ie, the written review, in contrast with the ratings given on the evaluation sheet), you should not include an opinion for or against publication. If you notice that the material under your review is not original or is duplicative, we ask that you alert the Deputy Editor to this fact as soon as possible.
We ask that you keep in mind that your ethical responsibility as a reviewer is not to make use of material under your review prior to publication.