Editorial Process

Article processing duration approximately (2-3 months)

ARTICLE PROCESSING

TIME PERIOD

Manuscript acknowledgement and similarity checking

1 day

Preliminary and pre-review scrutiny

2 days

Redressing as per assessor’s comments

5-7 days

Statistical analysis

2 days

Redressing as per statistician’s comments

5-7 days

Peer review (selection of 2-4 reviewers of repute in the relevant filed)

14 days

Scrutiny of reviewer’s comment by the editor

1 days

Comments communicated to author for revision of the article

12 - 15 days

Checking of the revised manuscript by the editor ensuring revision as per comments communicated

2 days

Review of revised article (if needed)

5 days

Re-revision to author

5-7 days

Assessment of the manuscript by the Editorial Board deciding acceptance / rejection

2 days

Rectification (if needed)

3 - 5 days

Bibliographical checking

2 days

Accepted articles subjected to comprehensive substantive editing by the editor

3 days

Galley-proof preparation

2 days

Proof reading/proof finalization

2 days