Peer Review Policy

Peer Review Policy

Clinical Research in Internal Medicine

Clinical Research in Internal Medicine follows a rigorous, transparent, and independent peer-review process to ensure the scientific quality and integrity of published articles.

Type of Peer Review

The journal follows a double-blind peer review model, where the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other.

Reviewer Selection

  • Each manuscript is reviewed by a minimum of two independent reviewers.

  • Reviewers are selected based on subject expertise and absence of conflicts of interest.

Reviewer Responsibilities

Reviewers are expected to:

  • Provide objective, unbiased, and constructive evaluations

  • Assess scientific validity, originality, methodology, ethics, and clinical relevance

  • Maintain strict confidentiality of manuscripts

  • Declare any conflict of interest before accepting review assignments

Editorial Decisions

Based on reviewer reports, manuscripts may be:

  • Accepted

  • Accepted with minor revisions

  • Returned for major revisions

  • Rejected

Final editorial decisions are made solely by the Editor-in-Chief.

Confidentiality

All submitted manuscripts, reviewer identities, and editorial communications are treated as strictly confidential.