Editorial Policy

1.    Review Policy: The journal adopts double-blind review system. After submission, the editorial department will conduct a preliminary review of the manuscript. The editorial department will reject the manuscripts which are insufficient in originality, having serious scientific or technical mistakes, lacking valuable information, or not in the scope of the journal. Manuscripts which have passed the preliminary review will be anonymously sent to two or more peer reviewers. Authors must respond to reviewers' every comment and submit the revised version in time. This process would be repeated until reviewers and editors are satisfied with the manuscript. The Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor-in-Chief will preside over the editorial meeting for final review and final decision, and the editorial department shall impartially select manuscripts on the basis of academic quality and the review comment.

2.    Timing: If the submitted manuscript does not meet the requirements of this journal, it will be returned to authors for revision. Generally, the revised manuscript should be returned within 2 weeks, or it may be rejected. If there is no reply for more than 1 months from the editorial department, it shall be regarded as a rejection. However, please confirm with the editorial department before submitting your manuscript to another journal.

3.    Special Issues and Columns: The review process for special issues and columns follows the same procedure as the regular issues, including identical review and editorial processes, with the editor-in-chief making the final acceptance decision. The editor-in-chief is responsible for all content, including special issues and columns. For special issues or columns, authoritative experts in the field may be invited to serve as guest consultants, overseeing theme proposal, manuscript solicitation, peer review organization, and addressing any publication issues or columns under the editor-in-chief's supervision to ensure fairness in the review process.

4.    Submissions by EBMs/Editors/Guest Consultants: Submissions by Editorial Board Members (EBMs)/Editors/Guest consultants must adhere to the journal's review and editorial procedures, ensuring independence from the involved individuals and their research groups. They cannot participate in reviews of manuscripts whose authors they have conflicts of interest with.

5.    Correction and Retraction: After publishing, if there appears to be an unintended scientific mistake in the article which would not lead to significant impacts on the results and conclusion, the editorial department will publish corrections in the journal as soon as possible, and detailing the changes made to the original article. If severe scientific errors are found in published articles, or the article is suspected of academic misconduct, such as plagiarism and data falsification, the editorial department will issue a statement to inform readers of the risks, initiate an investigation and announce the final result, or even retract article with a retraction statement if necessary.

6.    Appeal and Post-publication Discussions: If authors have objections against the review comments, they can file an appeal. Authors should write an "Appeal Letter" stating the manuscript serial number and send it to the editorial department. The letter needs to provide detailed reasons for the appeal, including a comprehensive and reasonable explanation responding to the review comments, and it must be stamped by the author's institution for validation. The editorial department will decide whether to accept the appeal as appropriate. We warmly welcome authors and readers to participate in discussions on our published articles. Comments can be sent to the editorial department, who will handle them promptly and provide feedback as necessary. Furthermore, the journal actively encourages readers and authors to engage in mutual supervision and offer feedback on pertinent information, aiming to cultivate a vibrant and positive academic environment. Appeal and post-publication discussions shall be sent to dljs@263.net.