International Journal of Infection Prevention · Submit
Submit a Manuscript
The three routes into the journal, what to have ready before you use one, and what happens to a manuscript after it arrives.
No submission charge Open access, CC BY 4.0 Single-blind by default
01 · Routes
Three ways to submit
Each route reaches the same editorial office and the same editorial process. Choose whichever suits the submission.
- 01 Primary route — ManuscriptZone The publisher’s submission system, at oap.manuscriptzone.net. Use this where the submission has several files — manuscript, figures, supplementary material — or where you want to track its progress and handle revisions in one place.
- 02 Alternative route — simple submission form A short form at openaccesspub.org/manuscript-submission-form, which opens with the International Journal of Infection Prevention already selected. Use this for a straightforward submission, or where an account would be an obstacle.
- 03 Assisted route — editorial office Write to [email protected]. Authors who cannot use either system, or who would rather ask a question before submitting, are helped through it directly.
Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.
02 · Before you submit
What to have ready
Everything below is described in full in the instructions for authors; this is the short list to check against.
- The manuscript in Word or LaTeX, with a structured abstract and keywords, and tables and figures at the end, each on its own page with a title and legend.
- A title page carrying all authors, their affiliations and the corresponding author’s contact details — kept as a separate file if you are requesting double-blind review.
- The reporting checklist for the study design, such as CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, ORION, SQUIRE, CARE, STARD or ARRIVE.
- Ethics and consent details, with the approving committee and reference, and for an interventional trial the registry name, registration number and registration date.
- A data-availability statement, with accession numbers or repository links, and any access restriction described together with the route to request the data.
- Declarations of competing interests, funding with grant identifiers, and any use of generative AI in preparing the manuscript.
03 · After submission
What happens to a manuscript
- 01 Screening All submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal’s scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review. Whether the subject fits is judged against the aims and scope.
- 02 Peer review Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts. Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Where you want double-blind review, say so at submission and prepare an anonymized manuscript.
- 03 Decision Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. Those decisions are reached independently of fees, memberships, optional services, and editorial or reviewing roles. A revision is returned with a point-by-point response to each comment.
- 04 Acceptance and production The article processing charge is invoiced after acceptance, and takes no part in the decision already made. Production then runs through copyediting, author proofs and Crossref registration, and the article is published open access under CC BY 4.0 with copyright retained by the authors.
Authors who need to withdraw a submitted manuscript should read the withdrawal terms on the article processing charges page and write to the editorial office before submitting the work elsewhere.
Submitting
Send your manuscript
Start with ManuscriptZone for a multi-file submission, or the simple form for a straightforward one. Questions before you submit go to [email protected].
- Primary route ManuscriptZone oap.manuscriptzone.net
- Alternative route Simple manuscript submission form openaccesspub.org/manuscript-submission-form
- Assisted route Editorial office [email protected]
Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.