Section and Publishing Policies

Section Policy

The journal Trends in Biomaterials & Artificial Organs (TIBAO) publishes the following types of articles:

Original Research Articles: Full length manuscripts of research in the development and translation of technology in biomaterials science, artificial organs, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and drug delivery systems; and its applications. Should have an abstract of not more than 300 words. Will be peer reviewed.

Review Articles: Expert opinion (up to date critical review) in science, technology, translation and applications of biomaterials, artificial organs, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and drug delivery systems. The word count should be between 3500 and 5000 words. Should have an abstract of not more than 300 words. Will be peer reviewed.

Short Communications: Rapid publication of the results of research in the development and translation of technology in biomaterials, artificial organs, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and drug delivery; and its applications. Maximum of 1500 words and 10 references with 2 tables or figures. Should have an abstract of not more than 200 words. Will be peer reviewed.

Research Letters: Same as Short Communication but with a maximum of 750 words, 7 references and 1 figure or 1 table. Will be peer reviewed.

Letters to the Editor: Opinion and responses to articles featured in TIBAO and the brief reports about its applications. Should be submitted with in 2 months of the article publication. Should not exceed 500 words and 5 references.

Publication Policy

All manuscripts are considered and processed for possible publication with an understanding that the manuscripts are being submitted only to the journal Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs and has not been published anywhere, simultaneously considered or accepted for publication elsewhere. The journal will interact only with one of the authors who should be assigned as the corresponding author while submitting the manuscript, for all matters related to the manuscript. All manuscripts received are duly acknowledged automatically. Once submitted, the editorial office and the editor-in-chief will make an initial check to access its suitability for a formal review. The following technical checks will be done before it is assigned to an associate editor who handles the peer review process. If the manuscripts do not follow proper formatting, the subject mater do not fits the journals scope, manuscripts with poor English or with insufficient originality, serious scientific or technical flaws are Rejected at Desk even before processing for a formal peer review. Manuscripts that are unlikely to be of interest to Trends in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs readers are also liable to be rejected at this stage itself.

Manuscripts are then screened by the editor-in-chief and sent to two external peer reviewers. The editorial board members who are authors will be excluded from publication decisions.

During submission, the corresponding author may provide names of two or three qualified reviewers who have had experience in the subject of the submitted manuscript, but this is not mandatory. The reviewers should not be affiliated with the same institutes as the contributor/s or should not work together in a common inter-institutional project. However, the selection of these reviewers is at the sole discretion of the editor. The journal follows a single-blind review process, wherein the authors are unaware of reviewer identities. Every manuscript is also assigned to a member of the editorial team, who based on the comments from the reviewers takes a final decision on the manuscript. The comments and suggestions (acceptance/ rejection/ revisions in the manuscript) received from reviewers are conveyed to the corresponding author. If required, the author is requested to provide a point-by-point response to reviewers’ comments and submit a revised version of the manuscript. This process is repeated until reviewers and editors are satisfied with the manuscript.

Manuscripts accepted for publication are copy edited for grammar, punctuation, print style, and format. Page proofs are sent to the corresponding author. The corresponding author is expected to return the corrected proofs within seven days. It may not be possible to incorporate corrections received after that period. The whole process of submission of the manuscript to the final decision and sending and receiving proofs is completed online. 

Timeline for manuscript processing

  • Submission of manuscript
  • Editorial review - 3 to 5 working days for initial assessment and allotment of assignment for reviewing procedure to associate, section editors, or reviewers.
  • In the process of reviewing, the comments or decisions shall be conveyed to the authors in 30 days from the date of submission for the first submission. In the case of revised submission, it shall be communicated within 15 days from the date of submission of revised manuscript.
  • Publication on acceptance shall depend on the date of acceptance and category of the manuscript (original, review, or communication)
  • The entire process can be tracked by the author through their log in the dashboard and in case of queries they can email the editor through their login page of the journal software (editor query)
  • Any query to the editor shall be responded to by email in 5 working days.

Process of appeals

The authors can appeal to the editor’s decision if they have a piece of strong reason evidence or information in response to the editor’s and reviewer’s comments. If the authors wish to appeal the decision, they should email the editorial office (editor.tibao@gmail.com) explaining in detail the reason for the appeal. The appeals will be acknowledged by the editorial office and will be investigated in an unbiased manner. The processing of appeals will be done within 4 weeks. While under appeal, the said manuscript should not be submitted to other journals. The final decision rests with the Editor in Chief of the journal.