Form letter H: To reviewer's institution
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This form letter is used in the following decision tree:
8. Reviewer bias or competitive harmful acts by reviewers
Form letter H: To reviewer’s institution
[letterhead of the journal editorial office or the editor’s general contact information]
[date]
[title of article, date of publication]
[institutional address name or title of executive]
Dear [executive],
Concern has been raised about the publication of the article listed above, in connection with which a reviewer employed at your institution, [reviewer name], provided peer referee services. As I am sure you are aware, the [scientific/medical] community depends on the objective review and principled behaviour of reviewers.
[The substance of the complaint is that {description}, which if true, would violate our publishing policies.]
OR
[Attached you will find a copy of the communication which raises the concern noted.]
I have separately written to [reviewer name] and have asked for a timely and substantive response to the allegations.
[To date no such response has been forthcoming.]
OR
[I have received a response from the author [the substance of which is ______ / OR a copy of which is enclosed]. As the allegations are matters of which your institution will have significant concerns, I am asking your institution to initiate the appropriate investigation and to keep me informed about your progress.
Sincerely yours,
[editor name]
[editor-in-chief]
Copy: [reviewer]