Peer review

All research articles, and most other article types, submitted to the journals of Kerman University of Medical Sciences undergo a thorough peer review process. This usually involves review by two independent peer reviewers but due to the some slight differences in journals’ policies, for an individual journal’s peer review policy, please see the journal website.

Peer review policy

The journal’s Editor is responsible for deciding whether a submitted manuscript is suitable for peer review and if an editor is on the author list or has any other competing interest regarding a specific submission, another member of the editorial board will be assigned to take this responsibility. Submissions felt to be suitable for consideration will be sent for peer review by appropriate independent experts. Editors will make a decision based on the reviewers’ reports and these reports along with the editorial decision on the submitted manuscript are sent to the corresponding author. Authors should note that even in light of one positive report, the manuscript might be rejected due to the concerns raised by another reviewer.

All journals published by Kerman University of Medical Sciences follow a closed double-blind peer review process. The authors and the reviewers will be treated anonymously.