SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY

Manuscripts should be submitted online at http://bjr.edmgr.com

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Online submission will expedite the peer-review process. You will also be able to check the status of your submission online.

The BJR Editorial Administrator will be pleased to update authors on the status of their manuscript. Each paper is allocated a reference number, which should be quoted in any communication with the BJR in connection with that paper.

Submission of a paper is intended to imply that it presents original unpublished work, not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

PEER-REVIEW PROCESS

All submitted manuscripts will undergo peer-review. Each manuscript is normally allocated to two reviewers from a constantly updated database containing over 800 reviewers. Reviewers receive manuscripts with blind title pages to ensure an unbiased review.

Reviewers are asked to provide detailed constructive criticism for transmission to the authors. BJR requests that reviewers return their reports within 3 weeks of agreeing to review a paper. All efforts are taken to provide fair and thorough reviews as speedily as possible.

Having appraised the reviewers' reports, the Editors will make a final decision on each manuscript.

Categories of decision

Accept

Probable acceptance following minor revision

Possible acceptance following major revision

Reject

When revisions are requested, all points raised by the reviewers must be answered by the authors on a separate sheet, returned with their revised manuscript. However, if the authors disagree with specific reviewers' recommendations, authors are free to explain their reasoning when resubmitting their paper.

Authors should also be aware that manuscripts may be returned without external review when the Honorary or Deputy Editor deems that the paper is of insufficient general interest for the broad readership of the BJR, or that the scientific quality is such that it is unlikely to receive favourable reviews. Editorial rejection is done to speed up the editorial process and to allow the authors' papers to be promptly submitted and reviewed elsewhere.

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