The Journal of Clinical and Translational Immunology (JCTI) provides a streamlined submission system designed to make the publication process efficient, transparent, and author-friendly. All manuscripts must be submitted online and will be processed according to the following steps.

1. Preparing Your Manuscript

Before submission, authors should:

• Carefully review the Instructions for Authors to ensure proper formatting and style.
• Prepare all required sections, including title page, abstract, figures, tables, references, and supplementary files (if applicable).
• Ensure compliance with ethical standards, including approval from ethics committees, informed consent, and adherence to animal welfare regulations.
• Verify originality by checking for plagiarism and confirming that the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere.

2. Online Submission

• Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s online submission page.
• Authors should create an account, upload their manuscript files, and complete the submission checklist.
• A cover letter must accompany the submission, summarize the significance of the work and confirm that all authors have approved the manuscript.

3. Initial Editorial Screening

• The editorial office conducts a preliminary check for scope, formatting, originality, and ethical compliance.
• Manuscripts that do not meet basic requirements may be returned to authors for correction or declined at this stage.

4. Peer Review Assignment

• Suitable manuscripts are assigned to a Handling Editor.
• The manuscript is then sent to at least two independent expert reviewers under a double-blind peer review process.

5. Peer Review and Decision

• Reviewers provide detailed feedback on the manuscript’s scientific quality, originality, and clarity.
• Based on reviewer recommendations, the editor makes one of the following decisions:
  • Accept without changes
  • Minor revision
  • Major revision (revise and resubmit)
  • Reject

6. Revision Process

• Authors invited to revise their manuscript must submit a point-by-point response letter addressing each reviewer’s comment.
• Revised manuscripts are reassessed by editors and, if necessary, returned to reviewers for further evaluation.

7. Final Acceptance

• Once the manuscript satisfies all editorial and reviewer requirements, it is formally accepted for publication.
• Authors receive an official acceptance letter along with details about the production process.

8. Production and Publication

• Accepted manuscripts undergo copyediting, typesetting, and proofreading to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• The final article is published online under an open access license (CC BY), making it freely available to the global scientific community.

9. Post-Publication

• Articles are indexed, archived, and promoted to maximize visibility and citation impact.
• Authors may share their work widely in accordance with the open-access policy.

10. Support

For technical assistance during submission or inquiries about manuscript status, please contact: editor.jcti@sciconxjournals.com