Review Process

CJON provides a double-blind peer-review process to ensure fairness and minimize bias for submitted articles. All manuscripts will be reviewed for originality via a plagiarism software program. Manuscripts found to plagiarize the work of others will be prohibited from publication in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing or Oncology Nursing Forum. The initial review process takes approximately six weeks. Reviewers’ comments will be shared with authors. Accepted manuscripts are subject to editorial revision for clarity, punctuation, grammar, syntax, and conformity to journal style and length. The initial review process takes six to eight weeks. Reviewers’ comments will be shared with authors. Accepted manuscripts are subject to editorial revision for clarity, punctuation, grammar, syntax, and conformity to journal style. When necessary, substantive revisions will be done by the author based on feedback from the editor and peer reviewers. The author will have an opportunity to review the final manuscript before publication.