In either case, you will need to evaluate the author's responses to your original criticisms. The Review Adopt a positive, impartial, but critical attitude toward the manuscript under review, with the aim of promoting effective, accurate, and relevant communication. Adherence to Instructions to Authors With increased citations of websites, kindly try to access the given URL as part of your review. If you cannot access it this should be noted. You are not required to correct deficiencies of style, syntax, or grammar, but any help you can give in clarifying meaning will be appreciated.
Accepted manuscripts are copy edited.
It is the copy editor's function to correct problems in these areas and to ensure that the manuscripts conform to ASM style. Examples include use of scientific jargon, misspellings of chemical names, use of outmoded terminology, and use of misspelled, incorrect, or outdated scientific names of organisms. If it will assist the author, you may mark the text of the manuscript. However, use restraint. Your criticisms, arguments, and suggestions concerning the paper will be most useful to the editor and to the author if they are carefully documented.