A good manuscript review for the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing [Editorial]

[Extract] As noted in a previous editorial, making a journal successful is a team effort with contributions from authors, editors and reviewers.1 Reviewers play an important role in assuring and improving the quality of manuscripts submitted to the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. The function of a peer review process is considered an integral part of scholarly communication helping to ensure validity, increase accuracy and enhance content prior to publication.2 A peer review should evaluate the novelty, quality and value of the manuscript for the scientific community and the readers of the journal. Reviewers are asked to place the manuscript in proper perspective.3 Peer review requires dedicated time and the effort of reviewers, and their reviews help the editors decide which manuscripts to accept or to reject. Peer reviews also often markedly improve a manuscript. We believe it is timely and useful for the editorial team to define what we regard as a constructive peer review for the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing