Peer review

All manuscripts are peer-reviewed by the editors and submitted to one or more reviewers. Names of reviewers may be suggested by corresponding authors. Referees are requested to answer within 30 days or send back the manuscript if they cannot comply with this regulation.

Authors can submit their articles for peer review on aob.universa.be.

Decisions of the reading committee (reviewers and editorial board) are as follows :

The paper can be accepted for publication without further changes.
The paper can be accepted for publication after minor changes that must be addressed.
The paper can be accepted for publication after a major revision. In this case, the authors should provide a clear point- by-point reply to all remarks of the referee on a separate sheet and provide one copy of the manuscript with the changes highlighted in bold. The paper is then resubmitted to the referees for final decision.
The paper does not meet priorities of the Journal and is not to be considered for publication in Acta Orthopaedica Belgica.