Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2020 Sep-Oct;86(5):519-525. doi: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_119_19.
Despite an interest in the editorial process at biomedical journals, not much information is available on this topic.
To study the characteristics of the submissions to the Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology (IJDVL) and analyze the editorial and peer-review process and factors influencing the final outcome.
Retrospective review of the manuscripts submitted to the IJDVL from January 1, 2016, to June 30, 2016.
The IJDVL received 639 manuscripts during the study period, most being Case reports (35%), Research articles (30%), and Letters to editor (20%). The proportion of submissions from Indian (53%) and foreign (47%) authors was comparable. About 55% (n = 353/639) of the submissions were editorially rejected. Some of the common reasons for editorial rejection included "sub-optimal images," "no novelty," "incomplete information or results," and "incorrect diagnosis or interpretation of results." The acceptance rate during this period was 19%. The median number of days to reach the final decision was 14 days for editorial rejection, 146 days for acceptance, and 85 days for rejection after external peer-review. The acceptance rates were higher for submissions from Indian authors [odds ratio (OR) 1.96], those submitted as Letters (OR 2.06), or in the area of tropical infections (OR 2.17). Submissions as research articles (expB = 1.23), those from Indian authors (expB = 1.15), final decision being acceptance (expB = 1.56), and those requiring preliminary author revisions (expB = 3.34), external re-reviews (expB = 2.22), and repeated author re-revisions (expB = 2.34) were associated with longer times to reach final decision.
A relatively short study period of 6 months.
The IJDVL attracts submissions both from India and abroad. Articles submitted in the Letters category or related to tropical infections were most likely to be accepted. There is scope for improving the time taken for editorial processing of manuscripts.
尽管人们对生物医学期刊的编辑过程很感兴趣，但关于这个主题的信息并不多。
研究印度皮肤病学、性病学和麻风病杂志（IJDVL）投稿的特点，并分析编辑和同行评审过程以及影响最终结果的因素。
回顾性分析 2016 年 1 月 1 日至 6 月 30 日期间向 IJDVL 提交的手稿。
在研究期间，IJDVL 收到了 639 份手稿，其中病例报告（35%）、研究文章（30%）和给编辑的信（20%）最多。来自印度（53%）和国外（47%）作者的投稿比例相当。约 55%（n=353/639）的投稿被编辑拒绝。编辑拒绝的常见原因包括“图像质量不佳”、“无新颖性”、“信息或结果不完整”和“诊断或结果解释不正确”。在此期间，接受率为 19%。编辑拒绝的中位决策时间为 14 天，接受的中位决策时间为 146 天，外部同行评审后的拒绝中位决策时间为 85 天。来自印度作者的投稿[比值比（OR）1.96]、作为信件提交的投稿[比值比（OR）2.06]或热带感染领域的投稿[比值比（OR）2.17]的接受率较高。作为研究文章提交的稿件[expB=1.23]、来自印度作者的稿件[expB=1.15]、最终决定接受[expB=1.56]、需要作者初步修订[expB=3.34]、外部重新评审[expB=2.22]和作者重复修订[expB=2.34]与最终决策的时间延长有关。
研究时间相对较短，仅为 6 个月。
IJDVL 吸引了来自印度和国外的投稿。在信件类别中提交的或与热带感染相关的文章最有可能被接受。有提高稿件编辑处理时间的空间。
