About the Journal
Author fees
This journal charges authors an article processing fee: 1. Clinical Discourse: US $120 (for overseas authors), N 150,000 (for authors from Nigeria) 2. Case Report, Letter to Editor, Original Article, Review Article: US $150 (for overseas authors), N 200,000 (for authors from Nigeria).
Sources of Support
Faculty of Pathology, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.
Publisher Information
Faculty of Pathology, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.
Peer Review
All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. In order for an article to be accepted for publication, the assigned editor will first consider if the manuscript meets the minimum editorial standards and fits within the scope of the journal.
If an article is considered suitable for publication in Annals of Tropical Pathology, the editor will ideally solicit at least two or more external expert peer reviewers (who will remain anonymous to the authors unless they choose to disclose their identity by signing the review report) to assess the article before confirming a decision to accept. Decisions to reject are at the discretion of the editor.
During submission, the contributor is requested to provide names of two or three qualified reviewers who have had experience in the subject of the submitted manuscript, but this is not mandatory. The reviewers should not be affiliated with the same institutes as the contributor/s. However, the selection of these reviewers is at the sole discretion of the editor.
The journal follows a double-blind review process, wherein the reviewers and authors are unaware of each other’s identity. Every manuscript is also assigned to a member of the editorial team, who based on the comments from the reviewers takes a final decision on the manuscript.
The comments and suggestions (acceptance/ rejection/ amendments in manuscript) received from reviewers are conveyed to the corresponding author. If required, the author is requested to provide a point-by-point response to reviewers’ comments and submit a revised version of the manuscript. This process is repeated till reviewers and editors are satisfied with the manuscript.
Our research integrity team will occasionally seek advice outside standard peer review, for example, on submissions with serious ethical, security, biosecurity, or societal implications. We may consult experts and the editor before deciding on appropriate actions, including but not limited to: recruiting reviewers with specific expertise, assessment by additional editors, and declining to further consider a submission.
Publication Scheduling
The journal publishes one volume of two issues per year
