Polymers in Medicine

Polim. Med.
Scopus CiteScore: 3.5
MNiSW - 70
ISSN 0370-0747 (print)
ISSN 2451-2699 (online)
Periodicity – biannual

Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Editorial standards and best practices

Peer Review Process

Polymers in Medicine applies a transparent and rigorous peer review process to ensure scientific quality and publication integrity.

Review model

Double-blind peer review (authors and reviewers remain anonymous to each other)

Editorial screening (desk review)

all submissions undergo initial editorial assessment for:
- scope suitability,
- ethical compliance,
- completeness and formal requirements
Editors may issue a desk rejection at this stage

External peer review

manuscripts passing screening are sent to at least two independent expert reviewers
reviewers must:
- disclose conflicts of interest
- treat the manuscript as confidential

Editorial decision

Based on reviewer reports and editorial assessment, the Editors may decide to:

Accept
Minor/Major revision
Reject

Final decisions are made by the Editorial Board.

Revisions

When revision is requested, authors must submit:

a revised manuscript with changes clearly indicated
a point-by-point response to reviewer comments

Suggested reviewers

authors must suggest 3 potential reviewers
the journal is not obliged to invite suggested reviewers

Related policies:

Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement

Polymers in Medicine is committed to the highest standards of publication ethics and follows internationally recognized best practices, including recommendations of COPE and ICMJE.

Authors’ responsibilities

Authors must ensure that:

manuscripts are original, accurate and scientifically sound
submissions are not under consideration elsewhere
all sources are properly cited
ethical approvals and consent statements are provided (where applicable)

The journal does not tolerate:

plagiarism,
duplicate publication,
data fabrication/falsification,
inappropriate image manipulation.

Authorship

authorship must reflect substantial contributions
ghostwriting and guest/gift authorship are considered scientific misconduct
authorship changes (add/remove/reorder) are allowed only before acceptance, require:
- editorial approval
- written consent from all authors

Conflicts of interest and funding

All authors must disclose:

Conflicts of interest (COI)
Funding sources
sponsor/funder role (if applicable)

Human and animal research ethics

For studies involving humans/animals, authors must include:

ethics committee/IRB approval (or justification for waiver)
informed consent statement (where applicable)
Declaration of Helsinki compliance statement (where applicable)

Reviewers’ responsibilities

Reviewers are expected to:

provide objective, constructive and confidential reviews
disclose conflicts of interest

Editorial responsibilities

Editors are responsible for:

fair and unbiased decisions
confidentiality of peer review
responding to ethical concerns

Corrections and retractions

If serious errors or misconduct are identified, the journal may publish:

corrections,
retractions,
editorial notices,
in line with journal policy.

Preprints

Submission of manuscripts previously posted as preprints is allowed, provided that:

preprints are disclosed during submission,
the preprint record is updated after publication.

AI and AI-assisted technologies

Authors must disclose the use of AI tools in the writing process where applicable. Authors remain fully responsible for the manuscript content. AI-generated or AI-altered images are not permitted, except where AI is part of the research methodology and is described transparently.