Editors Guidelines
Clear guidance for consistent neonatal editorial decisions.
Support for high quality editorial decisions
Editors ensure manuscripts meet neonatal scope, ethical standards, and methodological rigor.
These guidelines support fair, timely, and transparent decisions.
Scope assessment
Confirm neonatal relevance and clinical impact early.
Reviewer selection
Choose reviewers with appropriate neonatal expertise.
Decision quality
Provide clear decision letters and next steps.
Ethics oversight
Escalate integrity concerns to the editorial office.
Timeline control
Monitor review timelines to avoid delays for authors.
- Document conflicts of interest and recuse when necessary.
- Summarize key reviewer points in decision letters.
- Encourage data transparency and reporting standards.
- Maintain professional, constructive communication.
- Use templates to keep decisions consistent.
Questions about editorial workflow can be sent to [email protected].
These editor guidance considerations help avoid delays, support compliance, and keep neonatal manuscripts ready for rapid publication.
Plan approvals and documentation early so editorial checks can move smoothly and authors remain on schedule.
Clear coordination across teams reduces rework and strengthens trust in the final record.
Workflow clarity
Define roles, responsibilities, and expected response times for editor guidance tasks across all contributors.
Documentation readiness
Organize approvals, forms, and supporting files before final submission to avoid last minute delays.
Stakeholder alignment
Align coauthors, departments, and institutions on editor guidance decisions and approval pathways.
Timeline control
Build buffer time for reviews, approvals, and compliance checks tied to editor guidance.
Quality assurance
Confirm key elements are consistent across the manuscript, metadata, and supplementary files.
Communication cadence
Maintain clear updates with the editorial office and respond quickly to editor guidance requests.
Compliance tracking
Record required disclosures and policy statements to keep editor guidance documentation complete.
Version control
Keep a clear version history so revisions and editor guidance changes are traceable.
- Confirm the responsible contact for editor guidance coordination.
- Validate that required statements are included and up to date.
- Double check consistency between forms and manuscript text.
- Record timelines and key dates to avoid delays.
- Retain documentation for institutional or funder reporting.
- Keep a change log for editor guidance updates during revision.
- Review policy alignment before final submission.
- Ask questions early if any requirements are unclear.
Quick editor guidance reminders help keep expectations clear for all contributors.
Clarity
Keep requirements concise and easy to follow.
Completeness
Confirm the most important steps are visible to authors.
Communication
Provide a clear path for questions and support.
Review readiness
Check that the submission is complete before upload.
- Confirm information is current and accurate.
- Use consistent terminology throughout the page.
- Ensure key actions are visible to authors.
- Recheck links and contact details.
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