CRITERIA FOR MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTANCE

The AJCN can publish only about 25% of the more than 1500 original submissions received per year. Submitted manuscripts may be rejected without detailed comments after initial review by at least two AJCN editors if the manuscripts are considered inappropriate or of insufficient scientific priority for publication in the AJCN. All other manuscripts undergo a complete review by at least two consulting editors or other selected experts. Criteria for acceptance by the AJCN include originality, validity of data, clarity of writing, strength of the conclusions, and potential importance of the work to the field of clinical nutrition. Submitted manuscripts will not be reviewed if they do not conform to standard English usage and to the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals" (Internet: http://www.icmje.org/), which is also available free of charge from:

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