Peer Review Process

1- The paper is first revised to see whether it is in the scope of the journal:

  • Parasitology.
  • Arthropod-borne infectious diseases.
  • Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
  • Infection control and related subjects.

2- Papers referring to Politics or Religions in one way or another are completely refused.

3- Sent to a referee for English language editing.

4- Sent to Peer reviewer The Egyptian reviewer is allowed to reply within ten days by email, while from abroad is allowed a maximum of 2 weeks.

5- The paper is re-sent to the corresponding author to revise the reviewer's comments.

6- Authors are not allowed contacting to the Printing office at all to add and delete anything

7- The paper is then put in the form of a journal and re-sent to the corresponding authors as a PDF for being sent to the printing Office.

8- Double-Blind Review was selected to use; both the reviewer and the author remain anonymous.

9-  Author anonymity prevents any reviewer bias based on the author’s country of origin or previous controversial work. Articles written by prestigious or renowned authors are considered based on the content of their papers, rather than on the author’s reputation. 

10- The journals that are selected for peer-review are sent to two or more independent reviewers, selected by the editors.