Editor Guidelines
Standards and expectations for editorial board members serving the glycomics research community.
Editorial Responsibilities
Editors play essential roles in maintaining publication quality and advancing glycomics scholarship. Responsibilities include evaluating assigned manuscripts, selecting appropriate reviewers with relevant expertise, synthesizing reviewer feedback into constructive decision letters, and maintaining communication with authors throughout the peer review process for metabolism research.
Editors commit to timely handling of manuscripts, typically completing initial decisions within eight weeks. Fair, unbiased evaluation based on scientific merit guides all editorial decisions regardless of author identity, institutional affiliation, or research conclusions in glycobiology.
Conflict of Interest
Editors must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where conflicts exist, including submissions from collaborators, competitors, or institutional colleagues. Transparent conflict management maintains editorial integrity and researcher confidence in unbiased evaluation of glycomics submissions.
Confidentiality
Manuscripts under review are confidential documents. Editors must not share submission content, discuss manuscripts inappropriately, or use unpublished information for personal advantage. These protections support honest submission of glycomics research without concerns about premature disclosure.
Commitment Expectations
Editors commit to responding promptly to manuscript assignments, typically completing initial evaluations within two weeks. Timely handling supports efficient publication of glycomics research. Editors should communicate proactively when unable to meet deadlines, enabling reassignment to maintain publication timelines.
Professional Development
Editorial service provides valuable professional development contributing to career advancement. Editors gain enhanced understanding of glycomics research directions, expanded professional networks, and recognition for service to the scientific community advancing carbohydrate biology and metabolic research. Editorial board members contribute significantly to advancing glycoscience through their dedicated service evaluating manuscripts and mentoring authors toward successful publication of impactful glycomics and metabolism research findings. Editors commit to fair evaluation processes supporting authors throughout manuscript improvement wherever possible regardless of final publication decisions in carbohydrate biology and metabolic biochemistry research submissions.
