Peer-review policy

For reviewers

To submit your report or to respond to an invitation to review for any of the SpringerOpen journals, please go to My manuscripts

All SpringerOpen journals operate a system of peer review for their articles.
The precise form of peer review is left to those responsible for editorial control of the journal.
SpringerOpen journals use an electronic submission and peer-review process designed to facilitate rapid peer review.
SpringerOpen is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) For more information, visit www.publicationethics.org.
SpringerOpen endorses the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) Policy Statement on Geopolitical Intrusion on Editorial Decisions.