Editors Guidelines
Standards and responsibilities for IJGP editorial board members managing primary care research manuscripts.
Editorial Excellence Standards
IJGP editors ensure publication quality through fair evaluation, expert reviewer selection, and constructive feedback for family medicine authors.
Editorial board members manage assigned family medicine manuscripts through the peer review process, making informed decisions that maintain journal quality standards.
Reviewer Selection
Identify and invite qualified reviewers with expertise matching manuscript topics in primary care and general practice.
Review Oversight
Monitor review progress, send reminders, and ensure timely completion of evaluations for family medicine submissions.
Decision Synthesis
Evaluate reviewer recommendations and make fair editorial decisions based on scientific merit and clinical significance.
- Evaluate manuscripts objectively based on scientific merit, not author identity or affiliation
- Recuse from decisions involving conflicts of interest with primary care authors
- Maintain strict confidentiality of unpublished manuscript content
- Report suspected misconduct through appropriate channels
Timely handling: Editors should aim to complete initial assessment within one week and final decisions within six weeks for family medicine submissions.
Editorial decisions include accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject. Decisions should be clearly communicated with constructive reasoning helping authors understand outcomes.
The editorial office provides support for handling unusual situations, technical questions, and policy guidance. Contact the Editor-in-Chief for complex cases.
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