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Four annual review windows that deliver decisions within two weeks.
Public health research is often time-sensitive. Findings that inform policy debates, guide ongoing programs, or respond to emerging crises lose value when they sit in review for months. BCPHR offers expedited review during four annual windows so that authors can receive editorial decisions within two weeks of submission, allowing time-sensitive work to reach readers faster. Expedited review applies the same standards as standard review; only the timeline is compressed.
Off months (March, June, July, August, November): submissions are accepted but enter the standard review queue rather than the expedited queue.
Expedited review costs the same as standard review. The faster timeline reflects editorial scheduling and capacity during the four windows, not preferential treatment in exchange for fees. The same peer reviewers, standards, and Editor-in-Chief authority apply.
Expedited review requires significant editorial labor compressed into a short window. Authors who submit to expedited review and then withdraw the manuscript before a decision is reached are charged a $200 fine. Patterns of expedite withdrawal may also result in notification of the author's home institution and may bar future expedited submissions. Authors should only submit to expedited review if they are committed to seeing the manuscript through to a decision.
To use expedited review, submit during one of the four windows. Submissions received during off months are not expedited even if expedite review was requested. If your work is time-sensitive, plan your submission timing around the next available expedite window. Contact the editorial team if you have questions about whether your submission qualifies.
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