Peer review policy

Submissions are first checked by the editorial office for scope, completeness and similarity.

Manuscripts that pass this check are sent to at least two independent reviewers in a double-blind process, so authors and reviewers are not identified to each other.

Reviewers comment on originality, methods, analysis, ethics, clarity and relevance, and recommend acceptance, revision or rejection.

The Editor-in-Chief takes the final decision and communicates it with the reviewers' comments.

Authors are usually given four weeks to return a revised manuscript with a point-by-point response.

Accepted articles are copy-edited and proofs are shared with the corresponding author before publication.