The peer review process starts once a paper is submitted through the electronic platform of the journal: CHSJ My Account.
After submission, the paper is first formally checked for content, ethical statements, and format by one of the editors, and if it meets the criteria for submission, it is next sent for double-blind evaluation by independent experts in the respective fields. Processing of the initial article takes usually 1-2 weeks.
Reviewers are selected from, but not limited to, our International Scientific Board and Advisory Editorial Board. After the submission process, the corresponding author is also invited to suggest two experts in the research area of the paper, as reviewers, with full names, postal and e-mail addresses; however, the final selection of the reviewers depends entirely on the decision of the Editors. The editorial team also ensures that a reviewer cannot be an author or a person who has been acknowledged in the respective manuscript. The reviewers may approve the manuscript for publication in the current form, may request additional data/experiments to be included, or may reject the manuscript; in the latter case, detailed observations will be delivered to the corresponding author. Once the peer-review report is received, the assigned editor will forward the response to the authors, who will be advised to either update their manuscript with a revised version and a cover letter explaining the modifications, or to search for a more suitable journal in their respective area of interest. The review process leading to a first decision typically varies between 1 to 3 months.
The Current Health Sciences Journal is published quarterly, both in print and as an electronic journal, and a subscription is required for receiving the printed copies of the journal (any applicable shipping costs are not included): https://www.chsjournal.org/subscription/.
Average time from submission to publication is between 3-6 months.
At Current Health Sciences Journal, the average rejection rate through the review process is over 70%.