Peer review policy
All manuscripts are considered to be confidential and are reviewed by at least two members of the Editorial Board, or experts in their field to ensure integrity and accuracy of the results and information. Each manuscript receives two simultaneous reviews. When a manuscript is submitted to the submission website, it is given a manuscript number and is assigned to one of the editors. Each reviewer makes a specific recommendation to the Editor for the manuscript, based on the following aspects that are applicable: 1) importance of the research, originality and novelty of the work, 2) appropriateness of the approach and experimental design, 3) soundness of conclusions and interpretations, 4) relevance of discussion, clarity of presentation, organization of the article, and 5) demonstration of reproducibility. The corresponding author is notified, an average of 4 weeks after submission, of the Editor’s decision to accept, reject, or require revision. When a manuscript is returned to the corresponding author for revision, it should be returned to the Editor within two weeks; otherwise, it may be considered withdrawn.