Ex) Article Title, Author, Keywords
Ex) Article Title, Author, Keywords
All papers submitted to Annals of Liver Transplantation are first reviewed by the editorial team without being sent out for external peer review on the grounds of priority, insufficient originality, scientific flaws, or the absence of a message that is important to the readers of the journal. The decision on these papers is usually taken within 2-3 weeks. The remaining articles are usually sent to two or three reviewers. The final responsibility for the decision to accept or reject lies with the editors. In many case, rejection may occur in spite of favorable reviews because of editorial policy or lack of space. The editor retains the right to determine priorities for publication and also to determine the style and if necessary to request shortening of material accepted for publication.
Guidelines for Reviewers
Reviewers are requested to recommend the articles that are distinguished by their originality, scientific competence and validity, and articles which will have the greatest clinical, theoretical, and educational impact on the field of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.
Reviewers are asked to consider the following:
1) Is the research original?
2) How important and interesting is the topic of the research?
3) Does the methods and experimental techniques reach the highest scientific standard?
4) Are the results reliable and presented clearly?
5) Are the conclusions justified by the results presented?
6) Is the discussion relevant and comprehensible?
7) Are the illustrations and references appropriate and necessary?
8) Is the paper well organized and with clear English writings?
9) Will the paper impact the specialty?
Based on the above criteria, reviewers are requested to recommend acceptance, major or minor revision, or rejection, together with the comments that support their decisions. Only papers with the potential to achieve a high priority will be accepted or returned to authors for revision.
Reviewer's Attitude
The reviewer should keep in mind that his/her imperative is to assist the author in increasing the quality of the paper, and this should be done positively rather than negatively.
Cheon-Soo Park1 
, Yong-Kyu Chung2
Ann Liver Transplant 2023; 3(2): 63-68
Woo-Hyoung Kang
Ann Liver Transplant 2024; 4(1): 10-15
Jeong-Ik Park1 , Yong-Kyu Chung2
Ann Liver Transplant 2023; 3(2): 73-79
