This page sets out the route a manuscript takes from submission to publication in Pharma Research.

1. Submission. The corresponding author submits the manuscript online and receives an acknowledgement.
2. Technical check. The editorial office confirms the files are complete, the manuscript follows the Instructions for Authors, and runs a similarity check.
3. Editor's assessment. The editor decides whether the work fits the journal's scope and meets basic quality standards. Manuscripts that do not may be returned without review.
4. Double-blind review. At least two reviewers are invited and normally asked to report within three weeks.
5. Decision. The editor sends the decision with the reviewers' comments to the author.
6. Revision. Authors revise the manuscript and reply to each comment point by point. Revised work may go back to the same reviewers.
7. Acceptance and production. Accepted papers are copyedited and typeset, and the author approves a proof.
8. Publication. The final article is published open access in the next issue (June or December).

Questions about a manuscript under review can be sent to Info@s-epub.in; please quote the submission number.