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Permission was given by the authors to use this manuscript for illustrating the submission process Instead, you can choose to upload a file (DOCX) In case of resubmission, another box will appear here where the responses to the reviewers comments can be included
Permission was given by the authors to use this manuscript for illustrating the submission process The submitting author is required to suggest two potential peer-reviewers. The final decision to invite the suggested reviewers belongs to the Senior/Handling Editor. When suggesting the exclusion of a peer-reviewer, please explain the reasons in your Letter to the Editor
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Example of confirmation email to the author Manuscript file. This should include the manuscript (including authors information), its tables and figures. This file will be accessible to the senior editor, handling editor, internal and external peer-reviewers. No other parties will have access to this file. Manuscript code is given to every submitted manuscript. Please use in all correspondences.
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