Editorial policies

Peer review

MedicianX operates a double-blind peer review process. Every submission is first screened by the editorial office for scope, formatting, and originality (including plagiarism check). Manuscripts that pass initial screening are assigned to a handling editor who invites at least two independent external reviewers with relevant expertise.

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts on four structured dimensions: originality, methodology, significance, and clarity. Each is scored on a 5-point scale. Reviewers also provide constructive comments to the author and, optionally, confidential comments to the editor.

Based on the reviews, the handling editor issues one of four decisions: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject. Revised manuscripts may be sent back to the original reviewers for a second round.

Editorial timeline

• First editorial screen
  ≤ 7 days
• First peer-review decision
  4–6 weeks
• Publication after acceptance
  ≤ 2 weeks

Author guidelines

• Manuscripts must be submitted as a single Microsoft Word (.docx) file.
• Structured abstract of ≤ 300 words with 3–8 keywords.
• Standard IMRaD structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion.
• All authors must consent to submission. The corresponding author signs on behalf of all co-authors.
• Include ethics approval and conflict-of-interest statements where applicable.
• Reporting standards: CONSORT (RCTs), PRISMA (systematic reviews), STROBE (observational studies), CARE (case reports).
• Supplementary figures/tables/datasets may be uploaded alongside the main file (PDF, PNG, JPG, CSV, XLSX, ZIP).

Authorship

Authorship is determined per the ICMJE criteria: substantial contribution to conception/design or acquisition/analysis of data; drafting or critically revising the manuscript; final approval; and accountability for the work. Contributors not meeting all four criteria should be listed in Acknowledgements.

Article Processing Charge

Appeals and complaints

Authors may formally appeal an editorial decision by writing to the Editor-in-Chief at editor@medicianx.com within 30 days of the decision, providing point-by-point rebuttal of the reviewers' concerns.