As you are a recognized expert in this field, we kindly ask if you would be willing to review this manuscript

EDITORIAL As you are a recognized expert in this fi eld, we kindly ask if you would be willing to review this manuscript sensible to submit to another journal or, if invited, to resubmit. Suggestions to make revisions should be addressed systematically point by point. Do everything required, unless there are good reasons not to. The reasons not to follow suggestions should be very explicitly explained. Be gracious and respectful in your resubmission letter. When resubmitted, the manuscript is again scrutinized , most often by the original reviewers, but on occasions by the editorial board alone. The fi nal decision whether to publish or not is made by the Editor-in-Chief. Appeal is possible, but seldom advisable. What can authors do to facilitate the process? Submitted manuscripts should be specifi cally aimed at the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. Make sure you comply meticulously with author guidelines in format, style, and length as well as number of tables, fi gures, and references (http:// informahealthcare.com/page/pri/Description# Instructions) and have your manuscript proofread. Use proper English, observing grammatical and expression conventions. When to approach the editorial offi ce about progress If you have not received a decision from the Editor-in-Chief within, say, four to six months after submission, it may be appropriate to e-mail the editorial offi ce and respectfully enquire about the progress. The editors acknowledge the fact that getting published in most instances is career-enhancing and that any delays may cost you and at the least be annoying. However, you should remember that the editors of the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, as well as the reviewers, are unpaid volunteers , so please be patient. Every now and then, as a national editor, I receive complaints about the manuscript processing from submission to acceptance or rejection being far too slow in the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care (Figure 1). On a few occasions, we as editors are to blame for that. On other occasions, reviewers and the reviewing process slow down progression towards publication. However, occasionally the authors could have helped speed up the process. Editors and authors have a mutual interest in keeping processing time within reasonable limits. Shortly after the submitted paper is received by the editorial offi ce, the Editor-in-Chief designates one of the national editors to make the fi rst assessment of the manuscript. If criteria are met with respect to relevance for the Journal …