All papers, including those invited by the Editor, are subject to peer review. Manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by two accredited experts in the shoulder and elbow with one additional review by prominent member from our editorial board. CiSE’s average turnaround time from submission to decision is 4 weeks. The editor is responsible for the final decision whether the manuscript is accepted or rejected.

• • The journal uses a double-blind peer review process: the reviewers do not know the identity of the authors, and vice versa.
• • Decision letter will be sent to corresponding author via registered e-mail. Reviewers can request authors to revise the content. The corresponding author must indicate the modifications made in their item-by-item response to the reviewers’ comments. Failure to resubmit the revised manuscript within 4 weeks of the editorial decision is regarded as a withdrawal.
• • The editorial committee has the right to revise the manuscript without the authors’ consent, unless the revision substantially affects the original content.
• • After review, the editorial board determines whether the manuscript is accepted for publication or not. Once rejected, the manuscript does not undergo another round of review.