2015 Editorial Process
Intervention Protocols
1. Authors prepare draft protocol and submit for Editorial Approval with completed presubmission checklists.
2. Trials Search Co-ordinator writes search strategy – this may be done at or prior to
submission, authors liaise with TSC.
3. Editorial team comment on draft protocol, ME sends comments to authors for them to make
revisions if necessary and resubmit for Editorial Approval. This may take 1-2 weeks (in some
cases this step may need to be repeated).
4. ME (Managing Editor) sends to peer (and sometimes consumer) referees.
5. Peer Referees return comments to Managing Editor - this can take up to 4 weeks.
6. ME sends comments to Contact Editor (CE) for checking (1-2 weeks)
7. CE agrees comments can go to authors.
8. ME sends comments to author and if requested authors make revisions (1-2 weeks).
9. Authors make revisions if necessary and resubmit protocol for Editorial Approval and
provide a written response to comments.
10. Co-ordinating Editor assesses if protocol is acceptable for publication (1-2 weeks). Further
changes may be required at this stage.
11. Once protocol has been signed off, it is copyedited by Wiley. This can take 2- weeks
12. Author team checks copyedit
13. ME submits for publication and Licence for Publication forms are issued via Archie – all
authors need to complete these online in order to release protocol for Publication
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Searches run by Trials Search Co-ordinator and results sent to review authors.
Conflict of Interest forms sent to authors for completion
Draft review submitted to Editorial base with completed pre-submission checklists.
Editorial team comments on draft review, comments sent to authors for them to make
revisions if necessary and resubmit to Editorial Base. (In some cases this step may need to be
repeated.)
ME sends to two independent peer referees and one consumer referee for comments.
Referees' comments returned to the Editorial base within 3-4 weeks.
Comments sent to Contact Editor to be collated and added to if necessary, after which they
are sent to author for revisions (1-2 weeks).
Revised draft submitted to editorial base.
Co-ordinating Editor assesses if review is acceptable for publication (1-2 weeks).
If accepted for publication, final version copy-edited and approved by authors.
All authors complete Licence for Publication Forms.
Review released for publication.