iThenticate is a plagiarism screening service that verifies the originality of content submitted before publication. BMJ is a member of CrossCheck by CrossRef and iThenticate.
Plagiarism is the appropriation of the language, ideas or thoughts of another without crediting their true source and representation of them as one’s own original work. Appeals must be made within 30 days of the reject decision. All decisions made on appeals are final, and the decision process could take longer than with original submissions. We ask that authors do not provide a revised manuscript during the appeal. For an appeal to be considered, authors must provide a detailed point-by-point response to all the concerns raised by the reviewers or editors involved with the manuscript.
Post-publication peer review will also be possible via rapid responses.īMJ Open will consider appeals on rejected manuscripts provided the authors can demonstrate that the decision on their manuscript was flawed or not in line with the journal's policies. Upon publication, all previous versions of the manuscript will also be made available, as will the reviewers' comments and authors' replies to those comments. We recommend you use our instructions for reviewers as a checklist to ensure that your article is complete.
Readers will be able to make these judgements for themselves. Reviewers will not be asked to judge importance or breadth of appeal. All articles published in BMJ Open will have been sent for external, open peer review.
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