Table 4.

Reviewers' responsibilities to the readers

• Ensure that published articles adhere to journal standards, as well as to standards of scientific practice

• Protect readers from incorrect or flawed research

• Identify missed references or erroneous citations (including misquoting or misinterpreting an author's findings)

Adapted with permission from Jordan K, Pederick R. Guidelines for reviewers [cited 2009 Jul 18]. Available from: http://people.bath.ac.uk/liskmj/living-spring/journal/reviewgd.htm.³⁰