title: [The processes of manuscript evaluation and publication in Medicina Clínica. The editorial committee of Medicina Clínica].
abstract: The decision-making process includes a series of activities undertaken in biomedical journals from the moment a manuscript is received until it is accepted or rejected. Firstly, the manuscript is evaluated by the members of the Editorial Board, who analyze both its suitability for the journal and its scientific quality. After this initial evaluation, the article is evaluated by peer reviewers, an essential process to guarantee its scientific validity. Both the Editorial Board and the peer reviewers usually use checklists which are of enormous help in this task. Once the biomedical article has been accepted, the publication process is started, which in turn includes a series of steps, beginning with technical and medical review of the article's contents and ending with the article's publication in the journal. The present article provides a detailed description of the main technical and ethical issues involved in the processes of decision-making and publication of biomedical articles.
authors.affiliation: jribera@iconcologia.net
authors.forename: Josep M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ribera
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cardellach
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Selva
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship / Q000592:standards; D057189:Checklist; D015510:Clinical Medicine; D003657:Decision Making; D010380:Peer Review; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011643:Publishing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D058028:Research Report / Q000592:standards*; D013030:Spain