Review Procedure

Each paper is subject to a review. By submitting a manuscript to the Editorial Board, authors agree to the review process.
All submitted manuscripts are checked to determine whether they fit the scope of the journal, follow the ethical policies and are properly prepared. Manuscripts with insufficient originality or lack of significant message, as well as if they are not prepared as per journals instructions will be rejected or returned to the authors for revision and resubmission.

The manuscripts which are found suitable for publication are sent "double blind review": reviewers do not know the personal data of the authors; authors do not know the personal data of the reviewer. Submitted manuscripts are sent to two external experts working in the relevant field. External review involves Ukrainian and foreign doctors of science specializing in the same scientific field as the authors of the article. On behalf of the editorial board, a letter is sent to such a scientist requesting a review. The letter is accompanied by an anonymous article and a standard review form.

The comments and suggestions received from reviewers are conveyed to the corresponding author. If required, the author is requested to provide a point by point response to reviewers’ comments and submit a revised version of the manuscript. This process is repeated till reviewers and editors are satisfied with the manuscript.
Based on the comments and advice of reviewers the Editorial Board takes a decision to accept, reject or forward the manuscript to alternative reviewer. The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief.
Once accepted, the manuscript will undergo professional copy-editing, English editing, proofreading by the authors, final corrections, pagination and publication.