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After initial review by the editor or sometimes by an editorial board member, manuscripts without sufficient priority for publication will be editorially rejected within 7 days. Those qualifying for peer review will be sent to at least two expert reviewers for unbiased, independent and critical assessment. Reviewers are asked to provide an overall recommendation supported by detailed comments on the quality and originality of the science as well as the applicability and impact of the reported results and conclusions. In addition, the scientific validity of statistical analysis and data of clinical trial articles will be evaluated by reviewers. Peer reviewers’ identities are kept confidential, but authors’ information will be provided to the reviewers. The editors endeavor to reach decisions on these papers within four weeks from the original submission date. We allow authors two weeks for general revision and one month for major revision. Accepted papers will be published in print within four months of acceptance.
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