Peer Review Process
All manuscripts submitted to BOGJ will undergo a double-blind review process to ensure that reviewers are not aware of the names of the authors or the institutions where the research was initiated.
Review process from submission to acceptance/publication
Submitted articles will undergo a thorough plagiarism check and an initial check is carried out to ensure that all author instructions are adhered to and submission guidelines are followed. Manuscripts can be returned to the authors for revision, if necessary to conform to the journal's instructions. Once the article is confirmed, the article will undergo editorial review within 1 week. After that, the article will be sent for peer review, which takes 6-8 weeks and the author will receive a letter from the Editor stating the final decision of the manuscript. Manuscripts that do not comply will not be sent for review and will be rejected immediately, and the author will be notified.
For articles describing original research in humans and animals, the manuscript must be accompanied by a letter of approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee or a letter stating that the Institutional Review Board has waived the need for informed consent. All research must be conducted in accordance with the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects. (modified in 1983 - see https://www.wma.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DoH-Oct2013-JAMA.pdf). Research must adhere to the 5 principles of research ethics: informed consent, voluntary participation, privacy and confidentiality, fairness and beneficence, and the right to review.