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The manuscript tracking system of eCM has been fully upgraded since August 16, 2024. We recommend authors to submit papers via the link: https://ecm.forummmpub.com/access/login.

The official language of eCM Journal is UK English. US English is acceptable. Should authors wish their paper to be published in US English, the following instruction must be included below the main title: “Please publish in US English”; otherwise, at the time of publication, the paper will be edited in UK English. If English is not your native language, we strongly recommend you acquiring assistance from a professional scientific editing service (best if they are experienced, native English-speaking academics) to edit the manuscript before it is submitted, since manuscripts with a poor standard of English will be unsubmitted and returned to the authors prior to being sent for review.

eCM publishes two types of manuscripts:

• Research paper: presents new unpublished findings (of general or specialist interest).
• Review paper: including an extended literature review and a complete bibliography. It can also emphasise authors' new unpublished findings and, in an extended discussion, place the topic in its proper perspective. It can also be a complete bibliography of an author's own work, discussed in relation to the work of others.

Responsibilities in the Submission and Peer-Review Process: authors, reviewers and the journal bear responsibility in the review process. Read the guidelines of the ICMJE.

Papers should be submitted in Microsoft Word. Please ensure that your manuscript is formatted using the eCM Microsoft Word template format. There are no practical limitations concerning figures, monochrome or colour are equally acceptable. Short videos, when bringing exceptional improvement to the paper, may also be included as appendices to the paper – please consult the Editorial Office in such cases. Full details of the required manuscript standards for submission are described under eCM manuscript style.

A letter of submission (signed by all authors) is required when submitting your manuscript. In its absence, the paper will be unsubmitted. Download eCM_Letter of Submission template.

Reviewing and Processing

Each abstract is checked for scope by the Editor-in-Chief, who decides whether the manuscript will be assigned to a editorial board member (EB) or returned. The EB decides whether the paper warrants rejection or, if acceptable, the manuscript enters the double-blind review process. EBs reserve the right to directly return work, which they deem incremental, not hypothesis-driven but observational, sufficiently covered in literature, or technical notes. If this happens before sending out to review, no detailed comments will be sent to the authors.

Resubmissions

When resubmitting a revised manuscript, please respond fully to all the reviewers' comments, with a point-by-point rebuttal in a separate document. You should also list and comment on any changes made to the original manuscript. To expedite processing of the revised manuscript, be as specific as possible in your response to the reviewer(s). The revised manuscript should be prepared with changes noted by highlighting changes in bold and red. The onus is on the author(s) to make the changes as obvious as possible and easy for the reviewer(s) to recognise.
IMPORTANT: Your original files remain available when the revised manuscript is uploaded. Please delete all redundant files before completing the resubmission.