Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology (EJCO) - Peer Review Process

A manuscript will be reviewed for possible publication with the understanding that it is being submitted to the Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology alone then and has not been published anywhere, simultaneously submitted, or already accepted for publication elsewhere.

The journal expects that authors would make one of them to correspond with the Journal for all questions related to the manuscript. All papers received are acknowledged. On submission, one of the editors will review the submitted manuscript initially for suitability for formal review. Manuscripts with insufficient originality, serious scientific or technical flaws, or lack of a significant message are rejected before proceeding for formal peer-review.

Manuscripts that are unlikely to be of interest to the Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology readers are also liable to be rejected at this stage.

Manuscripts that are found suitable for publication in Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology are sent to two or more expert reviewers. During submission, the authors are requested to provide names of two or three qualified reviewers who have had experience in the subject of the submitted manuscript, as guiding information. The reviewers should not have any conflict of interest as the contributor/s. However, the selection of these reviewers is at the sole discretion of the editor.

The journal performs a double-blind review process, wherein the reviewers and authors are unaware of each other's identity. Every manuscript is also assigned to a member of the editorial team, who based on the comments from the reviewers takes a final decision on the manuscript. The comments and decisions (acceptance/ rejection/ concerns in the manuscript) received from reviewers are sent to the corresponding author. On revision decision, 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 respond to all comments of editors about the manuscript.

Manuscripts accepted for publication are copy-edited for grammar, punctuation, print style, and format. Page proofs are sent to the corresponding author. The corresponding author is expected to return the corrected proofs within two days. The whole process of submission of the manuscript to a final decision with sending and receiving proofs is completed through the online website.