The International Journal of Frontiers in Medical Research (IJFMR) has a structured double blind peer-review process for evaluation of the submitted manuscripts. The purpose of the process is to evaluate the scientific quality, originality, methodological soundness, relevance and ethical standards of research submitted.
After submission, each manuscript undergoes an initial assessment by the Editor-in-Chief or an assigned editor. The editorial team considers:
Manuscripts that are outside the Journal's scope or do not meet basic academic, submission, or ethical requirements may be declined at this stage without external peer review.
IJFMR employs the double blind peer review system where authors and reviewers do not know each other's identity.
The process is designed to ensure manuscripts are judged mostly based on scientific merit, methodology, originality, relevance, and contribution to the field.
The authors should delete identifying details from the main article when necessary. Author(s) and addresses for correspondence could be placed on a separate title page.
The reviewers are selected based on the subject area and methodology of the manuscript. They are expected to keep confidentiality, report on any conflict of interest and to give objective and constructive comments.
Reviewers assess manuscripts according to relevant scientific and scholarly considerations, including:
Reviewers may recommend:
The recommendations are based on the review of the article. The editorial decision in the end is taken by the editorial team, based on the reviews as well as the quality and suitability of the manuscript.
If revisions are called for, authors should consider the comments of reviewers and respond to each substantive comment in a clear manner.
The revised manuscript must contain the required changes and can be sent again to the original reviewers for another review. Revised manuscripts should be submitted within the period of time specified by the Journal.
The editor then reviews the manuscript following the peer review and, if necessary, revision, and considers the recommendations of the reviewers and makes a final decision.
Possible outcomes include:
Editorial decisions are taken based upon scientific quality, relevance to the Journal, methodological soundness, ethical compliance and suitability for publication of the manuscript.
Once accepted, the manuscript continues to be handled by the Journal's publication process that may involve:
At this stage authors can be contacted for clarification or corrections.
The periods of peer-review may vary between subjects, availability of reviewers, complexity of the manuscript, revision needs, and editorial workload. The Journal aims to have papers published within a reasonable time, but also with adequate time allowed for suitable scientific review.
If further time is needed at any point in the review process, authors will receive a request to contact them.
Peer review is a vital component of responsible scientific publishing, IJFMR believes. The Journal is a review journal which is fair, confidential, constructive and academic with special focus on the quality, integrity and scientific validity of the published research.
Scientists, researchers, academics, and professionals engaged in scientific and other interdisciplinary areas are invited to publish their scientific discoveries with IJSF. The Journal facilitates academic communication by offering a means of exchange for scientific research and knowledge which contribute to the advancement of the scientific community.
