Review and publication procedure

Prior to publication, the corresponding author has to agree with a small publication fee of 95 Swiss Francs (CHF). After a successful review procedure, but prior to publication of the article, the corresponding author will have to pay the publication fee.

Submission of the manuscript cannot be withdrawn by the author(s) after acceptance of the manuscript. If the manuscript is not accepted for publication, the author will not have to pay any fees.

The figure above represents the various steps of the publication procedure. In principle, this publication procedure will take approximately two-three months.

Decision categories are: Accepted, Revision with minor changes, or Rejected. All manuscripts will usually be seen by two referees in addition to the Editor.