Editorial Process

SCREENING

Upon receipt of the manuscript, the Editorial Coordinator shall review the submission, check if it has met all submission requirements.  The Editorial Coordinator shall communicate with the author/s should there be any clarifications or incomplete requirements. 

INITIAL EDITORIAL ASSESSMENT

Once submission requirements are satisfactorily met, the Editor-in-Chief to decide whether it shall be considered for publication and proceed to peer review.

Authors shall be notified through e-mail that their manuscript either (a) shall be sent to referees for peer-review or (b) has been declined without review.

PAYMENT OF SUBMISSION FEES

All manuscripts that shall be to peer review shall be required to settle the Submission Fee in order to proceed.

PEER REVIEW

The JAFES implements a strict double blind peer review policy. Each manuscript is referred to two (2) peer reviewers who are deemed as subject experts.

A third reviewer may be needed in case there is discordance in the peer reviewer recommendation.

The manuscript is routinely referred to a statistician/method expert to check appropriateness and validity of data analysis and conclusions. In addition, the manuscript is also referred to the radiologists or pathologists for review if there are diagnostic imaging studies or microscopic images, respectively.

For manuscripts that are reviewed, authors can expect an initial decision within forty five (45) days after submission. There may be instances when decisions can take longer than 45 days, in such cases, the Editorial Coordinator shall inform the authors.

FINAL EDITORIAL DECISION

The Editor-in-Chief shall make the final decision for publication.

Editorial decisions shall be one of the following:

    • Acceptance without further revision
    • Acceptance with minor revisions
    • Major manuscript revision and resubmission
    • Not accepted for publication 

COPYEDITING AND PRODUCTION

Accepted manuscripts are subject to copyediting and editorial modifications to bring them in conformity with the style of the journal.