The peer review process followed by Polyolefins Journal is a single-blind process with undisclosed identity of the reviewers. 

Reviewers responsibilities

• Peer reviewers are responsible to review the manuscript within the time specified by the editors. Please only agree if you can carry out a proper assessment based of your experties in timely manner.

• Peer reviewers should indicate if they have a conflict of interest in the material that they are being requested to review. They are asked to decline invitations for peer review where any situations might prevent them producing fair peer review.

• Peer reviewers are encouraged to consider ethical issues raised by the research they are reviewing. They should express their views clearly with supporting arguments, with no personal criticism of the authors.

• The identity of peer reviewers is concealed from the authors. Peer reviewers should treat submitted material confidential until it has been published. POJ asks peer reviewers to delete submitted manuscripts after they have reviewed them.

• The reviewers are asked to complete a Questioner Form in addition to their comment.

For more information please read the COPE- peer reviewers' guidelines.