substantial editorial board , which is a list of experts in the field ( e . g . see page 4 - 5 ). They consult the journal about the philosophy , the topics to be published , the marketing strategy , the format and more general things about the journal . They also conduct reviews of the manuscripts submitted . But this is not sufficient to accomplish the goal of publishing valid data . First a submitted manuscript is checked by the editorial office for the correct format ( structure of manuscript , literature quote etc .), then usually the editor in chief checks if the topic of the manuscript is congruent with the topic of the journal and then usually the manuscript is sent to a section or associate editor , which then reads it and if he / she considers it worth being reviewed sends it to at least 2-3 reviewers for anonymous review . These reviewers are experts in the field and work according to a check list , to make sure that the introduction leads the reader comfortably to the “ Objective of the study ”, that materials and methods are understandable and do not contain methodological errors ( e . g . lack of control group , or statistical evaluation ), that the results are reported in a readable format , that the discussion and conclusions are correct and limited to the facts reported . Then a manuscript is either accepted or rejected by the editor or most probably sent to the authors for revisions , where the authors must decidedly answer the comments of the reviewers . Then finally the manuscript lands on the desk of the editor in chief , who makes the final decision about to publish or not to publish . But , this is not the end of the story . Usually then a language editor checks the correctness of the text and then the layout of the manuscript is done . Before it goes to printing , with the Stoma Edu J the Editor in Chief has a last look at the paper . If you counted correctly , the manuscript has been seen by at least 9 pairs of eyes ( of course with a critical brain attached to ) before it ends with the readers . Therefore , Dear Readers , if you want to be accurately informed with valid data , read a PEER RREVIEWED JOURNAL . .
Sincrerely yours , J-F Roulet
Editor-in-Chief