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eer review seems to have had its origins in 18th century England to combat plagiarism (1). But today, the objectives of peer review are to provide evaluations of the quality of scientific or editorial material submitted. Peer review provides a check on the validity of manuscripts and sets standards for scientific merit. Peer review should help editors in making deci-sions about the manuscripts by offering second and third opinions. It lifts the quality of published articles to a higher standard. Readers have greater respect for and confidence in peer-reviewed publications. The first ques-tion I was asked by a prospective author invited for JCHIMP, volume 1 #1, was ‘Is it a peer review journal?’. Peer review should not only address the scientific merit and integrity of the article but also the appropriatenes