Timeline and process for proposals sent to the publication committee
| 1. | Written proposal submitted to Publications Committee | |
| 2. | Proposal reviewed by Publications Committee to determine suitability for SCMR endorsement. The Publications Committee responds 4 weeks to the corresponding author with recommendations | 4 weeks |
| 3. | Corresponding author responds to the recommendations of the Publications Committee | |
| 4. | The Publication Committee reviews the corresponding authors response and if response is acceptable asks the Executive Committee to review the proposal | |
| 5. | SCMR Executive Committee review of proposal and recommendation with decision sent to the Publications Committee and the cor- 4 weeks responding author. The Executive Committee may suggest SCMR board or Executive Committee members as additional co-authors | 4 weeks |
| 6. | Writing of guideline, expert consensus, white paper and expert consensus | 3-12 months |
| 7. | Review by Publication Committee with feedback:
| 4 weeks |
| 8. | Authors revise manuscript and response to Publication Committee | 8-12 weeks |
| 9. | Resubmission reviewed by the Publications Committee chair. Re-review by external reviewers performed at discretion of Publication | 4 weeks |
| 10. | Feedback from the Publications Committee sent to the Executive Committee for manuscript review | 2 weeks |
| 11. | Communication with authors regarding manuscript acceptance and/or revisions needed | |
| 12. | Final Publication Committee approved manuscript submitted to JCMR for review by the editor-in-chief, editorial changes with feed- 4 weeks back directly to the author | 4 weeks |
*Typical 3-6 months for white paper and 6-18 months for guideline or expert consensus.
Please submit all proposals to Rachel Schuster.
