Peer Review Process
除了邀請文獻回顧外,其餘投稿文章均會請專家學者協助審稿。審稿方式與一般學術期刊審稿方式相同。
In addition to invited reviews, all submitted manuscripts will be sent to peer reviewers, unless they are either out of scope or below threshold for the journal. They will generally be reviewed by two experts with the aim of reaching a first decision as soon as possible. Reviewers do not have to sign their reports but are welcome to do so. They are asked to declare any competing interests.
Reviewers are asked whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, how interesting it is and whether the quality of the writing is acceptable. Where possible, the final decision is made on the basis that the peer reviewers are in accordance with one another, or that at least there is no strong dissenting view. In cases where there is strong disagreement either among peer reviewers or between the authors and peer reviewers, advice is sought from a member of the journal's Editorial Board. The journal allows a maximum of two revisions of any manuscript. All appeals should be directed to the Biology Editor. The ultimate responsibility for editorial decisions lies with the Editor-in-Chief.
Reviewers are also asked to indicate which articles they consider to be especially interesting or significant. These articles may be given greater prominence and greater external publicity, and the authors may be asked if they would prefer to have the manuscript published in MC Transaction on Biotechnology
Once an article is accepted, it is published in MC Transaction on Biotechnology immediately as a provisional PDF file. The paper will subsequently be published in both fully browseable web form, and as a formatted PDF.
Authors will be able to check the progress of their paper through the submission system at any time by logging into My OJS , their personalized section of the site.
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