Peer-review procedure

The peer-review procedure complies with the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education published in the document Good Practices in Peer Review Procedures in Science.

Manuscripts submitted for publication in the journal "Lekarz Wojskowy" are evaluated in terms of both their scientific content and formal requirements.
It is assumed that all co-authors agree to the publication of the submitted paper, and that the signature of the corresponding author confirms the consent of all other co-authors.

Manuscripts submitted for publication are first assessed with respect to their formal requirements by the Editorial Secretary and the Managing Editor. Incomplete papers or those that do not meet the above-mentioned requirements are returned to the authors for correction. Articles that meet all formal requirements undergo further evaluation.
Each manuscript is registered under a specific number and submitted for review to independent reviewers – recognized experts in the field to which the article relates, who have no conflict of interest with the authors.

The Editorial Office of the journal Lekarz Wojskowy applies the double-blind review model, meaning that the identity of the reviewers is not disclosed to the authors and the reviewers do not know the identity of the authors or the other reviewers. At the same time, in order to ensure transparency of the procedure, in the fourth (final) issue of the quarterly in a given year and in the electronic version of the journal, the Editorial Office publishes a list of all reviewers who evaluated manuscripts in the previous year.

The peer-review procedure takes a maximum of 6 weeks. Reviewers are obliged to provide a substantive justification for their evaluation of the submitted paper and to express an unambiguous opinion by selecting one of the following options:

- the paper is ready for publication without any corrections;

- the paper may be published after minor corrections have been introduced in accordance with the reviewer’s recommendations, without the need for a repeated review;

- the paper may be published after revision in accordance with the reviewer’s comments and after a repeated review;

- the paper should not be published.

After obtaining positive opinions from the reviewers, the manuscript is accepted for publication. In the case of divergent opinions, the Editorial Office requests an opinion from a third reviewer. The entire editorial process does not exceed 3 months.