All manuscript submitted to JIM will be first subject to a technical review, including quality check of all the files submitted, including tables, figures and references. Plagiarism check will be performed prior to referring the manuscript for review, in order to identity any possible fraud or scientific misconduct. The journal uses highly specialized anti-plagiarism soft-wares and if any suspicion of scientific misconduct is identified, the standard procedure recommended by COPE (Committee on publication ethics) will be followed.
After technical review and anti-plagiarism assessment, the articles are referred for review following a double-blinded review procedure. Reviewers can be suggested by the authors; however, selection of the reviewers will be made by the editors, according to their expertise in the field of the article. The possible editorial decisions following the review procedure are: accepted, minor revisions required, major revisions required, or rejected.
The editorial decision will be communicated to the authors as soon as the review process has been finalized. In case of revisions, the revised article will be sent to the reviewers, who will decide on a new recommendation for revision, acceptance, or rejection.
Prior to publication, all corresponding authors will receive a proof of their article in order to confirm the accuracy of the text or suggest modifications.