When submitting a revised version of a paper, the author must
submit a detailed “Response to the reviewers” that states point
by point how each issue raised by the reviewers has been
covered and where it can be found (each reviewer’s comment,
followed by the author’s reply and line numbers where the
changes have been made) as well as an annotated copy of
the main document. Revised manuscripts must be submitted
within 30 days from the date of the decision letter. If the revised
version of the manuscript is not submitted within the allocated
time, the revision option may be canceled. If the submitting
author(s) believe that additional time is required, they should
request this extension before the initial 30-day period is over.
Accepted manuscripts are copy-edited for grammar,
punctuation, and format. Once the publication process of a
manuscript is completed, it is published online on the journal’s
webpage as an ahead-of-print publication before it is included
in its scheduled issue. A PDF proof of the accepted manuscript is
sent to the corresponding author and their publication approval
is requested within 2 days of their receipt of the proof.