Bord & Policies / Peer review process
- Summary of manuscripts on each stages as every Friday
- B1：Reviewed by the 2 reviewers
- C1：Revised by the author
- D1：Follow-up reviews by the previous 2 reviewers
- B2：Reviewed by another 2 reviewers
- C2：Revising by the author
- D2：Follow-up reviews by 2 new reviewers
- E：Accepting the manuscript
- Stages of manuscript processing
- A perfect manuscript：B1→E （An acceptance letter is sent by editor-in-chief）
- A lousy manuscript：B1→E （A rejection letter is sent by editor-in-chief）
- One reviewer requests revision, but other reviewer does not: B1→B2
- Each manuscript that is not rejected should be marked with the following dates:
- A：The date shown: The date when the manuscript is received
- B1：Tthe date shown: The date when the manuscript is sent to 2 reviewers
- C1：The date shown: The date when the manuscript is sent back to the author
- D1：The date shown: The date when the manuscript is sent for follow-up review
- B2：The date shown: The date when the manuscript is sent to the new reviewers
- C2：The date shown : The date when the manuscript is sent back to the author
- D2：The date shown: The date when the manuscript is sent for follow-up review
- E：The date shown: The date manuscript is accepted: Calculating how many days it takes from the date when manuscript is received to the date when the manuscript is accepted.
