Important update on the impact of COVID-19 

Dear authors,
We are currently experiencing an unprecedented volume of submissions to the journal. Please be assured we are processing all manuscripts as quickly as possible, but be aware that we may not be able to respond to queries as promptly as usual.

The workload for reviewers has also increased and as a result the editors will be prioritising manuscripts where authors have nominated one or more reviewers. We are unable to add author-nominated reviewers after your manuscript is submitted so please ensure you have done this in your original submission.

We have temporarily stopped accepting submissions in the 'letters' category. Please make any article-related comments in the review section and consider submitting a 'personal opinion' for non-article related comments.

Average time from submission to publication is currently 2-5 weeks depending on the condition the manuscript is in when it is received and the speed with which authors respond to requests for changes. You can help us get your manuscript published quickly by ensuring it meets our publication standards, particularly those relating to research ethics, use of images, and formatting of references, and by only resubmitting your manuscript when you have made all requested changes - as detailed in our author guidelines, we will reject any manuscripts that have been reopened twice and still have unresolved issues. 

Thank you for your patience,

The MedEdPublish Editorial Team