Journal editing: Managing the peer review process for timely publication of articles

Publication lag in biomedical journals varies due to the periodical's publishing model

“…[1][2][3] In the production of a scientific article, time lags occur at various stages from obtaining raw results, completion of manuscript, work received by editors, acceptance by journal, to the final publication.…”

Must We All Be Beholden to Peer Review? On the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Law Review Model for Rhetorical Scholarship

“…There is no simple solution to the tremendous time allocation needed for peer review. 46 Deadlines for review will convince some reviewers to move quickly, but not all. Incentives could be offered to motivate reviewers to move quicker, but deadlines may also force reviewers bad at time management to offer cursory review.…”

Biomedical journal editing: elements of success

“…Timeliness of online and print publication of journal issues and its separate articles is greatly valued by most leading indexing/archiving databases. Quality and rate of submissions, availability of qualified and responsible reviewers, time spent on correspondence between editors, reviewers, and authors, use of electronic editorial management software, and publishing/funding agency may all have implications for the publication schedule ( 37 - 39 ). As a message for journals striving to tackle delays in publishing, evidence based on the peer review in Croatian Medical Journal suggested that timeliness of a small journal publication can be reached by investing more on education of local reviewers, particularly female experts ( 40 ).…”