Review model
Double-anonymous peer review with at least two external reviewers for research and review articles, at least one of them based outside the authors’ country. Quantitative papers receive statistical review.
From submission to publication
- Technical check3 days
Scope, formatting, ethics approval, consent statement, data availability statement and similarity check. - Editor screening7 days
The Editor-in-Chief or a Section Editor decides whether to send the paper for review or decline it. - Peer review21 to 30 days
Two independent reviewers, at least one outside the authors’ country, with statistical review for quantitative papers. - Decisionafter the reviews
Accept, minor revision, major revision or reject. The editor writes a decision summary, not only forwarded reports. - Revisionminor 14 days, major 45 days
Authors reply point by point. Major revisions return to the reviewers. - Production14 to 21 days
Copyediting, typesetting, proofs to the authors, and publication.
Our targets
- First decision within 45 days of submission
- Publication within 3 weeks of acceptance
Possible decisions
- Accept
- Minor revision
- Major revision
- Reject
For reviewers
Reviewers are invited by email and can accept or decline with one click. The review form asks for scores on each criterion, comments for the authors and confidential comments for the editor. Reviews are kept confidential, and reviewers must declare any conflict of interest and must not use unpublished material for their own work.