Editor Resources
Tools and guidance supporting effective editorial practice for JOM board members.
Supporting Editorial Excellence
JOM provides resources to help editors deliver fair, efficient, and constructive manuscript evaluations.
Access guidelines, templates, and support to fulfill your editorial responsibilities effectively.
Editors evaluate manuscripts based on scientific merit, methodological quality, and relevance to obesity management. Consider reviewer recommendations carefully while exercising independent judgment. Decisions should be communicated clearly with constructive rationale.
Accept
Manuscript meets quality standards and contributes meaningfully to obesity medicine knowledge.
Minor Revision
Sound manuscript requiring modest improvements before publication.
Major Revision
Promising work needing substantial improvements with re-review recommended.
Reject
Manuscript does not meet quality standards or falls outside journal scope.
Editors ensure timely review by selecting appropriate reviewers and monitoring review progress. Follow up with delayed reviewers and assign replacements when necessary to maintain reasonable turnaround times for authors.
- Select reviewers with relevant expertise avoiding conflicts of interest
- Monitor review deadlines and send reminders as needed
- Recruit replacement reviewers when reviews are significantly delayed
- Synthesize reviewer feedback into coherent decision rationale
Editors monitor for ethics compliance including appropriate consent documentation, ethics approvals, and trial registration. Flag concerns for investigation following COPE guidelines for research integrity issues.
Support available: Contact the Editor-in-Chief or editorial office with questions about policies, difficult decisions, or ethics concerns requiring guidance.
Need Assistance?
Reach out to the editorial office for support with review coordination or policy questions.
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