Focus and Scope
Letters in Oncology Science is an interdisciplinary quarterly journal of the Oncology Centre of Wielkopolska (Polonia Major) Region, aimed at researchers and practicing specialist physicians engaged in studies in the following areas:
- oncology,
- diagnostics of oncologic diseases,
- planning treatment of oncologic diseases,
- radiotherapy,
- chemotherapy,
- immunotherapy,
- dosimetry,
- nuclear medicine,
- research of cancer biology,
- molecular biology of cancer,
- oncologic care,
- radiobiology,
- physiotherapy.
Our Editorial Board accepts for publication original articles, reviews, case reports, doctoral dissertations abstracts by staff members of the Greater Poland Cancer Centre, scientific workshop or conference reports, annual lists of publications by staff members of the Greater Poland Cancer Centre, and letters to the editor, which have not been published before in whole or in any part, whether in hard copy or electronic version, nor sent for publication to any other journals. The above restriction does not apply to abstracts and notes from scientific meetings or conferences. Copies of similar articles should be submitted to our Editorial Board along with the paper.
We advise against the submission of more than one paper on a similar aspect of the same study or issue.
Each article sent for publication should include the following statements:
a) statement confirming that the paper has not been published before or submitted to other editors,
b) copyright form signed by the first author,
c) conflicts of interest statement.
Procedure for the Peer Review of Scientific Articles in the “WCO Scientific Journals”
All scientific articles submitted for publication in the “WCO Scientific Journals” are subject to editorial assessment and scientific peer review.
The purpose of the peer review process is to ensure the high substantive quality of published papers, their scientific integrity, and their compliance with the journal’s scope and publication ethics standards.
1. Preliminary Assessment of the Article
Upon receipt of an article, the Editorial Office verifies whether the manuscript is consistent with the journal’s scope and whether it meets the basic formal and editorial requirements.
The Editorial Office may return the article to the Author for completion or correction of formal deficiencies before it is submitted for peer review.
An article may be rejected at the preliminary assessment stage if its subject matter does not correspond to the journal’s scope or if it fails to meet the basic requirements for scientific publication.
2. Selection of a Reviewer
An article that qualifies for further consideration is submitted for peer review to a person possessing relevant knowledge and scientific expertise in the field addressed by the article.
When selecting a Reviewer, the Editorial Office takes into account the Reviewer’s scientific qualifications and the absence of any conflict of interest with the Author or Authors of the article.
3. Peer Review Principles
The “WCO Scientific Journals” use a double-blind peer review model. This means that the identities of the Authors are not disclosed to the Reviewers, and the identities of the Reviewers are not disclosed to the Authors during the peer review process.
The Reviewer assesses, in particular:
- the article’s relevance to the subject matter and scope of the journal,
- the originality and scientific value of the work,
- the appropriateness of the research methods applied,
- the quality and presentation of the results,
- the validity of the conclusions drawn,
- the currency and appropriate selection of the references,
- the clarity and correctness of the manuscript,
- compliance with publication ethics standards.
The Reviewer may identify elements requiring supplementation, clarification, or correction and may provide additional comments regarding the content and form of the article.
4. Peer Review Outcome
Based on the review, the Reviewers provide the Editorial Office with recommendations concerning further action regarding the article: