CDR review's editorial process in 1997 and the introduction of blinded peer review prepare the way for Communicable Disease and Public Health.
Openness about a journal's editorial process fosters confidence among its authors and readers. The time taken to accomplish steps in the Communicable Disease Report (CDR) Review's editorial process to be accomplished is described for papers published in 1997, and compared with similar data on papers published in 1995 and 1996. Over half of the papers published in 1997 had been submitted less than six months earlier. The introduction of blinded peer review was associated with an increase in quality of reviewers' reports. Communicable Disease and Public Health will follow the same procedures.
PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, London. shandysi@phls.co.uk
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D015706:Bibliometrics; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D006801:Humans; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D011643:Publishing