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Peer review
Process:
- Submission:
- we will let you know within 24 hours of submission if a manuscript is suitable for peer review
- Peer review: we aim for a first editorial decision within 3 weeks of manuscript submission
- the in-house Editor liaises with Associate Editors, as required
- Single-blind external peer review
- At least 2 sets of comments from invited external peer reviewers
- Editor/AE makes a decision and responds to authors.
- Revised manuscript submitted (track changes plus response to peer review comments):
- Editor liaises with Associate Editors and/or peer reviewers, as required
- Final decision within 5 days of receipt of revised manuscript
- Editor contacts authors with decision plus any other requirements before publication.