What are the turnaround times for submissions to the journal?
It is essential that authors submit a presubmission inquiry before submitting a full paper. Presubmission inquiries allow authors to find out within 2 working days whether their paper is likely to be broadly suitable for PLoS Medicine. If a full submission is sent to peer review, authors can expect the decision and reviews within 6 weeks of submission. Since we are not constrained by page budgets, papers are published around 6 weeks from the date of final acceptance, or according to an expedited schedule when necessary. All phases of the process can be tracked via through our submission system.
