Publication Process
Before Publication
After Publication
Before Publication
Revised Articles
Revised articles must be submitted again within 4 months after receiving comments; otherwise, they will be considered withdrawn.
Proofreading and Final Check
In our dedication to upholding the scientific integrity, Infect Dis Trop Med adheres to a rigorous proofreading process following peer review, ensuring thorough scrutiny before publishing a paper. At this stage, publishing editors meticulously review the manuscript, identifying and addressing editorial inconsistencies, ambiguities, and any grammar mistake. Any remaining queries are resolved through discussion with the author. This meticulous process is designed to minimize errors that could require post-publication corrections. If minor revisions are necessary, the article will only be published once the identified issues are satisfactorily addressed by the authors.
Galley Proofs
To ensure a fast publication process of the articles accepted for publication, we kindly ask authors to provide us with their proof corrections within three days. The Corresponding Author will receive an e-mail containing the galley proof. The galley proofs can be downloaded as a PDF file. Authors can annotate and upload their edits on the PDF version or provide them in a separate Word document. All instructions for proofing will be given in the e-mail that we send to the authors. We discourage excessive changes made to the proofs by the authors (usually exceeding 300 characters).
Authors must check the typesetting, editing, correctness, and completeness of the text (including author names, affiliations, and corresponding author information), figures, and tables carefully. At this stage, significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered with permission from the Editor. All corrections must be returned to us at submission.idtm@verduci.it in a unique communication. Authors must check the galley proofs carefully before replying, as the inclusion of any subsequent corrections will not be allowed. Proofreading is performed on the manuscript file by the Editorial Office before creating the galley proof, but the authors are encouraged to double-check the galley proof very carefully before sending their approval. The Editorial Office will do everything possible to get accepted articles published quickly and accurately.
Corrections
After acceptance, authors cannot apply major corrections to the manuscript, Figures, Tables, or authorship. Before publication, we send galley proofs twice to authors, who are asked to carefully check them and send their approval for publication. After publication, no further corrections can be applied. To ensure that corrections are handled consistently, one editor deals with them all.
We set no time limit for notifying errors or publishing corrections. Anyway, the editorial team will evaluate corrections case by case to determine the impact of the amendments within the manuscript and decide how to handle them.
In case authors discover a mistake between online and galley proof, we will normally correct it by making the article correct in the online version.
Authors may withdraw their manuscript within 48 hours of submission. After this time, the revision process is considered to have started. Once the evaluation is underway, withdrawal is not allowed, except in rare cases, such as the identification of errors in the data or results, ethical concerns, or similar issues.
Unethical Withdrawal
Maintaining an open-access model relies on a mutual commitment from both the Publisher and the Authors, with respect for the work and resources invested by all parties.
Examples of unethical and illicit withdrawal include but are not limited to:
- Multiple submissions to different journals: Submitting the same article to different journals to receive different opinions from reviewers or increase the possibility of acceptance is considered unethical.
- Withdraw to submit to a journal with an Impact Factor: Authors are responsible for verifying, prior to submission, whether the journal they intend to submit to meets the publication criteria they are seeking.
Request for Withdrawal
The authors must submit an official withdrawal request at submission.idtm@verduci.it to the editorial office, providing a detailed and valid explanation that will be evaluated case-by-case by our competent department.
Requests for withdrawals can only be considered valid if the authors receive an official confirmation email from the journal.
After Publication
Publishing Schedule
Articles are published bimonthly, at mid-month and at the end of the month. Therefore, two issues are published each month. Special issues and supplements do not have a fixed publication date.
Post-Publication Concerns
Post-publication critiques may be submitted to the journal as “letters to the editor” and “commentaries” via Publishing Manager, providing a foundation for the raised criticisms. The journal provides original authors with the opportunity to respond to criticisms through a “reply letter.” Both the critique and response letters are peer-reviewed.
To report serious post-publication concerns, you can write to submission.idtm@verduci.it. When complaints are raised, applicants should provide evidence to support the claims. The journal adheres to COPE guidelines for addressing significant post-publication concerns, such as errors, substantial mistakes leading to invalidated conclusions, plagiarism, data falsification, image manipulation, and undisclosed conflicts of interest. The Editor in Chief and the Editorial Board Members may start an independent investigation with a new set of reviewers to establish any error and/or malpractice. The authors are promptly informed about the investigation and may be required to provide a detailed and official reply letter to concerns. If the investigation yields a result, such as a correction or retraction, the journal will promptly notify both the individual who initially raised the concern and the authors involved.
Upon becoming aware, the journal adheres to COPE guidelines when addressing concerns raised about a published article on a social media platform.
For further information regarding post-publication management, please check the CORRECTIONS, ERRATUM, RETRACTIONS, and EXPRESSION OF CONCERN sections in the Policy, Licensing and COI.