• A reviewer of an article published in a scientific journal is an independent researcher dealing with the scientific area which is the subject of a publication (in justified cases it is acceptable to derogate from this rule).
• There is no conflict of interest between the author of an article and a reviewer, which is considered to include direct personal relationships (consanguinity, legal ties, conflict), professional subordination relations, direct scientific cooperation in the last two years.
• An article is reviewed by two independent reviewers.
• A review shall be regarded as negative if in at least one of the following three criteria of the assessment an article has got a failing grade:

-test methods used,

-level of knowledge,

-selection and use of subject literature.

• The condition for accepting the article for publication is obtaining two positive reviews.
• In justified cases an article may be referred to the third review if two earlier reviews in at least one of the following assessment criteria: 

-test methods used, 

-level of knowledge, 

-selection and use of subject literature included extreme grades (fail – very good).

• The family names of reviewers of an article included in a scientific journal are not known to the persons concerned (an author).
• A list of reviewers of a journal is published in the last issue of the journal in a given year.