Workflow after Submission

After the online submission of a manuscript along necessary documents, the manuscript undergoes the following workflow:

1. Initial Submission Screening

• Process:
  The editors evaluate the submission for:
• Relevance to the journal’s scope.
• Overall quality.
• Timeline: 2 weeks.
• Outcome:
• Articles failing to journal’s scope, and guidelines or relevance are rejected.
• Eligible submissions proceed to the next stage.

Hyperlink for journal’s scope and submission guidelines

 

2. Plagiarism and Ethical Compliance Check

• Process:
  The assistant editors and operational & technical support team ensures plagiarism and ethical compliance:
• Plagiarism and Artificial Intelligence (AI) checks.
• Verification of ethics approval.
• Registration of clinical trials in appropriate registries.
• Assurance of patient consent and confidentiality.
• Disclosure of conflicts of interest.
• Completeness of required documents
• Timeline: 2 weeks.
• Outcome:
• Articles failing plagiarism or ethical compliance checks are rejected or returned for revision.
• Compliant articles advance to peer review.

 

3. Peer Review

• Process:
  The manuscript is sent to two subject-matter experts for evaluation in a double-blind review process. Reviewers assess:
• Originality and significance.
• Study design and methodology.
• Quality of results and discussion.
• Timeline: Minimum 4 weeks (depending on reviewer availability and feedback).
• Outcome:
• Accepted: With or without minor revisions.
• Rejected: Due to significant flaws or irrelevance.
• Returned for Revisions: Major or minor changes required before re-evaluation.

4. Statistical Review

• Process:
  A biostatistician reviews the statistical analysis for accuracy, relevance, and adherence to reporting standards.
• Timeline: 2 weeks.
• Outcome:
• Manuscripts with inadequate statistical methods may require re-analysis or clarification.

 

5. Formatting and Referencing Review

• Process:
  The assistant editors and operational & technical support team ensure compliance with journal-specific formatting and referencing policies, including:
• Verification of high-quality images, tables, and figures.
• Language and grammar refinement through copyediting.
• Correct citation and referencing style.
• Timeline: 2 weeks.
• Outcome:
• Articles not meeting these standards are returned to authors for correction.

 

6. Final Editorial Decision

• Process:
  The Chief Editor or Associate Chief Editor make the final decision after all revisions and reviews.
• Timeline: 2 weeks.
• Outcome:
• Manuscripts meeting all criteria are accepted.
• Manuscripts failing to meet standards are rejected.

 

7. Pre-Publication Proofing

• Process:
  operational & technical support team sent the accepted manuscripts to authors for proofing to ensure:
• Content accuracy.
• Correct figures, tables, and author details.
• Minor formatting adjustments.
• Timeline: 2 weeks.
• Outcome:
• Final approval for publication is granted.

 

8. Publication and Final Fees

• Process:
• Once all filters are passed, the manuscript is scheduled for publication.
• Authors are charged a publication fee of Rs. 20,000 (twenty thousand rupees).
• A provisional timeline and issue details are provided.
• Timeline: 2 weeks.

 

Summary of Timelines

S. No.	Filter/Process	Timeline
1	Initial Submission Screening	2 weeks
2	Plagiarism and Ethical Compliance Check	2 weeks
3	Peer Review	4 weeks
4	Statistical Review	2 weeks
5	Formatting and Referencing Review	2 weeks
6	Final Editorial Decision	2 weeks
7	Pre-Publication Proofing	2 weeks
8	Publication (Online/Print)	2 weeks