Why publish in MPO?
- All content published in MPO is ‘open access’ which means any one with an internet connection can access them for free.
- Authors do not pay a submission fee for having their papers reviewed.
- There are no page charges for authors.
- MPO uses an open peer review process, which means that authors will know who reviewed their work.
- MPO aims to reach an editorial decision as fast as possible (see our timeline below for different types of manuscripts).
- Articles are published as and when they are accepted; i.e., they do not have to wait for a monthly issue of the journal.
- The time from acceptance to publication is short; we aim to publish an accepted manuscript within a week of acceptance.
- Authors retain copyright of their contribution.
- All content in MPO is published under a Creative Commons Atrribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.
- Journal Content is covered by indexing services including SCOPUS(R) and INDEX COPERNICUS(R).
Timeline (from submission to first decision):
Letters to the Editor: 1-2 days
Submissions to the ‘Point of View’ section: 2 weeks
Research Communications; Brief Reviews: 1 month
Timeline (from acceptance to publication):
Letters: 0 days
Submissions to the ‘Point of View’ section: 1 day
Research Communications; Brief Reviews: 3-7 days
