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European Journal of Ophthalmology

European Journal of Ophthalmology


eISSN: 17246016 | ISSN: 11206721 | Current volume: 34 | Current issue: 2 Frequency: Bi-monthly

The European Journal of Ophthalmology was founded in 1991 and is issued in print bi-monthly. It publishes only peer-reviewed original research reporting clinical observations and laboratory investigations with clinical relevance focusing on new diagnostic and surgical techniques, instrument and therapy updates, results of clinical trials and research findings.



The European Journal of Ophthalmology was founded in 1991 and is published bi-monthly. It publishes only peer-reviewed original research reporting clinical observations and laboratory investigations with clinical relevance focusing on new diagnostic and surgical techniques, instrument and therapy updates, results of clinical trials and research findings.

Editor in Chief
Professor Francesco M. Bandello University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Founding Editor
Professor Rosario Brancato University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Section Editor - Keratoconus
Dr Adel Barbara IVISION Cornea and Refractive Surgery Center, Hafia, Isarel
Associate Editors
Professor Jorge L. Alio VISSUM-Instituto Oftalmologico de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Professor Pasquale Aragona University of Messina, Italy
Professor Maurizio Battaglia Parodi University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Dr Enrico Borrelli University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Dr Paolo Brusini Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Udine, Italy
Dr Maria Vittoria Cicinelli University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Professor Francesca Cordeiro Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
Professor José Cunha-Vaz AIBILI - Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image, Coimbra, Portugal
Dr Fabiana D'Esposito MD, PhD Imperial College, London, UK
Dr Rosa Dolz-Marco Unit of Macula, Oftalvist Clinic, Spain
Professor Tero Kivela Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Professor Anat Loewenstein Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Professor Elisabetta Miserocchi University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Professor Paolo Nucci University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Professor Giuseppe Querques University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Dr Alessandro Rabiolo University of Eastern Piedmont in Novara, Italy
Dr Elon H.C. van Dijk Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Professor Massimo Venturini Insubria University – Ospedale di Circolo – ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy
Editorial Board Members
Professor Maria Antonietta Blasi Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Dr Ramez Borbara Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, UK
Dr Francesco Carones Centro Oftalmo-Chirurgico Carones, Milan, Italy
Dr José Garcia-Arumi Instituto de Microcirurgia Ocular, Barcelona, Italy
Dr Francisco J. Goni Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Professor Marko Hawlina University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dr Gábor Holló Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Dr Anton Hommer Hera Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Austria
Professor Martine Jager University of Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands
Professor Anastasios G. P. Konstas AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Professor Jean-François Korobelnik Hopital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
Professor Paolo Lanzetta University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Dr Andrea Leonardi Universita degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
Dr Conceição Lobo University Hospital of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Professor Birgit Lorenz University Eye Hospital, Giessen, Germany
Professor Joaquim Neto Murta University Hospital Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Dr David O'Brart St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
Professor Gisbert Richard University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Professor Stanislao Rizzo Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Associate Professor Antoine Rousseau, MD, PhD Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
Professor Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Professor Rufino M. Silva Coimbra University Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal
Dr Eric Souied Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France
Professor Mario Stirpe Fondazione G.B. Bietti IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Professor George Theodossiadis HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
Dr Panagiotis Theodossiadis University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
Dr David Varssano Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Dr Sebastian Wolf University Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Professor Mingzhi Zhang The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Editorial Assistant
Dr Emanuela Aragona University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Dr Alessandro Arrigo University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Dr Vittorio Capuano University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Dr Eleonora Corbelli University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Dr Giovanni Fogliato University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Dr Chiara Giuffrè University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Dr Lorenzo Iuliano University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Dr Alessandro Marchese University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Dr Riccardo Sacconi University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Managing Editor
Ma Laura Frigerio Brancato University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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  • Manuscript Submission Guidelines: European Journal of Ophthalmology

    This Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics

    This Journal recommends that authors follow the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals formulated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

    Please read the guidelines below then visit the Journal’s submission site https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ej-ophthalmology to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned.

    Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of European Journal of Ophthalmology will be reviewed.

    There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this Journal. Open Access options are available - see section 3.3 below.

    As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you.

    1. What do we publish?
      1.1 Aims & Scope
      1.2 Article types
      1.3 Writing your paper
    2. Editorial policies
      2.1 Peer review policy
      2.2 Authorship
      2.3 Acknowledgements
      2.4 Funding
      2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests
      2.6 Research ethics and patient consent
      2.7 Clinical trials
      2.8 Reporting guidelines
    3. Publishing policies
      3.1 Publication ethics
      3.2 Contributor's publishing agreement
      3.3 Open access and author archiving
    4. Preparing your manuscript
      4.1 Formatting
      4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics
      4.3 Supplementary material
      4.4 Reference style
      4.5 English language editing services
    5. Submitting your manuscript
      5.1 ORCID
      5.2 Information required for completing your submission
      5.3 Permissions
    6. On acceptance and publication
      6.1 Sage Production
      6.2 Online First publication
      6.3 Access to your published article
      6.4 Promoting your article
    7. Further information

     

    1. What do we publish?

    1.1 Aims & Scope

    Before submitting your manuscript to European Journal of Ophthalmology, please ensure you have read the Aims & Scope.

    1.2 Article Types

    Original research articles

    Previously unpublished manuscripts, describing clinical, pre-clinical, epidemiological investigations, clinical trials, clinical observations, and other relevant investigations that are based on sound patient series, validated analytical methods, and appropriate statistical evaluation.

    Original research articles should be structured as follows: Introduction (clearly stating an objective or hypothesis), Methods (describing the study design and methods applied, including the study setting and dates, patients or participants with inclusion and exclusion criteria, and/or participation or response rates, or data sources, and how these were selected for the study), Results (describing the results of the study in context with the published literature and addressing study limitations), and Discussion (addressing relevant implications for clinical practice or health policy). A structured abstract is required.

    Words: max 3000 (excluding figures, tables and references)
    Figures/Tables: max 6
    References: max 50

    Clinical trial protocols

    A clinical trial is defined as any research project that prospectively assigns human participants to intervention or comparison groups to study the cause-and-effect relationship between an intervention and a health outcome. Each manuscript should be divided as follows: Introduction (stating an objective or hypothesis of the protocols), Methods (describing the design and statistical methods applied, including the study setting and dates, patients or participants with inclusion and exclusion criteria), Results (including data on recruitment, etc.), and Discussion (placing the protocol in context with the published literature). A structured abstract is required, and trial registration information (name, number, and URL) must be listed in the title page.

    Words: max 3000 (excluding figures, tables and references)
    Figures/Tables: max 6
    References: max 50

    Reviews

    Reviews should be on topics that are deemed to be relevant to the audience of the Journal. Containing the current state of knowledge or practice, integrating recent advances with accepted principles and practice, or summarizing and analyzing consensus view of controversial issues in knowledge of practice. A non-structured abstract is required.

    Words: max 5000 (excluding figures, tables and references)

    Editorials

    The purpose of the editorials is to provide the reader with a balanced overview of relevant and up to date subjects concerning the Journal's aim or future direction. A non-structured abstract is required.

    Surgical techniques

    Previously unpublished short manuscripts describing new operative procedures or improvements in existing procedures or describing innovative surgical techniques. Each manuscript should be divided as follows: Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusions. If possible, include a video demonstrating the technique described, which will be published as online-only supplementary material. A structured abstract is required.

    Words: max 3000 (excluding figures, tables and references)
    Figures/Tables: max 5
    References: max 20

    Case reports (Published online only)

    Case reports will be accepted if they describe a previously undescribed clinical case and are of very high importance for dissemination. Case reports will be published online only. Case reports must be structured as follows: Introduction (explaining the importance of the case), Case Description (providing all relevant information), and Conclusions (describing the detailed outcome of the report). A structured abstract is required.

    Words: max 2000 (excluding figures, tables and references)
    Figures/Tables: max 3
    References: max 10

    Letter to the Editor (Published online only)

    Letters to the Editor are intended to present comments on articles published online in the last four months. Letters are subject to abridgement and editing for style and content. An abstract is not required.

    If you are the corresponding author of an article cited in a Letter to the Editor and receive an email invitation to comment on it, you must log in to the system, accept the invitation immediately, and then upload and submit your reply to the Editorial Office. The response must cite the title of the letter, e.g., "Response to (Title of Letter)".Please email EJO.Queries@sagepub.co.uk when you have submitted your response, indicating which letter you are commenting on.

    Words: max 500 (excluding figures, tables and references)
    Figures/Tables: 1
    References: max 5

    Correspondence

    Correspondence are intended to present opinions or very brief discussions. Letters that do not comment on articles published in the journal, should be submitted as correspondence.  An abstract is not required.

    Words: max 500 (excluding figures, tables and references)
    Figures/Tables: 1
    References: max 5

    1.3 Writing your paper

    The Sage Author Gateway has some general advice and on how to get published, plus links to further resources. Sage Author Services also offers authors a variety of ways to improve and enhance their article including English language editing, plagiarism detection, and video abstract and infographic preparation.

    1.3.1 Make your article discoverable

    When writing up your paper, think about how you can make it discoverable. The title, keywords and abstract are key to ensuring readers find your article through search engines such as Google. For information and guidance on how best to title your article, write your abstract and select your keywords, have a look at this page on the Gateway: How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online

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    2. Editorial policies

    2.1 Peer review policy

    Manuscripts that do not adhere to the guidelines for submission will be returned to the corresponding author for technical revision before undergoing the peer review process. Manuscripts with insufficient priority for publication will be rejected promptly.

    Peer review is the process we use to assess the quality of a manuscript to see if it suitable for publication. Independent researchers with similar competencies assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and importance to help our Editors determine if a manuscript is suitable for publication in their journal.

    We utilise a single-anonymize peer-review system, which is considered to be self-regulating. Reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer assessments provided to authors are completely anonymous. The single-anonymize peer review system is the most commonly-used method of review and most Reviewers are comfortable with this approach, as it facilitates an impartial appraisal of a manuscript.

    Submitted original research articles are reviewed by two or more referees, with case reports reviewed by one referee in addition to the handling editor. They will evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically logical and well-constructed, focussing specifically on if it duplicates previously published work, and if there are clear grounds for it to be considered for publication.

    All correspondence related to the submission, including editorial decisions, will be sent by email to the corresponding author. In case of revision, detailed revision instructions will be sent and a point-by-point response will be required. The Journal does not reveal the identity of its reviewers.

    Authors can check the status of their manuscript at any time by logging into the journal's submission system, Editorial Manager.

    Appeals and complaints
    If you would like to appeal a rejection decision or make a complaint, please contact the Publisher who will outline the journal's complaints procedure.

    The Editor or members of the Editorial Board may occasionally submit their own manuscripts for possible publication in the journal. In these cases, the peer review process will be managed by alternative members of the Board and the submitting Editor/Board member will have no involvement in the decision-making process.

     

    2.2 Authorship

    Papers should only be submitted for consideration once consent is given by all contributing authors. Those submitting papers should carefully check that all those whose work contributed to the paper are acknowledged as contributing authors.

    The list of authors should include all those who can legitimately claim authorship. This is all those who:

    • Made a substantial contribution to the concept or design of the work; or acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data,
    • Drafted the article or revised it critically for important intellectual content,
    • Approved the version to be published,
    • Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content.

    Authors should meet the conditions of all of the points above. When a large, multicentre group has conducted the work, the group should identify the individuals who accept direct responsibility for the manuscript. These individuals should fully meet the criteria for authorship.

    Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general supervision of the research group alone does not constitute authorship, although all contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the Acknowledgments section. Please refer to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) authorship guidelines for more information on authorship.

    Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.

     2.3 Acknowledgements

    All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.

    2.3.1 Third party submissions
    Where an individual who is not listed as an author submits a manuscript on behalf of the author(s), a statement must be included in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript and in the accompanying cover letter. The statements must:

    • Disclose this type of editorial assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input
    • Identify any entities that paid for this assistance
    • Confirm that the listed authors have authorized the submission of their manuscript via third party and approved any statements or declarations, e.g. conflicting interests, funding, etc.

    Where appropriate, Sage reserves the right to deny consideration to manuscripts submitted by a third party rather than by the authors themselves.

    2.3.2 Writing assistance

    Individuals who provided writing assistance, e.g. from a specialist communications company, do not qualify as authors and so should be included in the Acknowledgements section. Authors must disclose any writing assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input – and identify the entity that paid for this assistance. It is not necessary to disclose use of language polishing services.

    2.4 Funding

    European Journal of Ophthalmology requires all authors to acknowledge their funding in a consistent fashion under a separate heading.  Please visit the Funding Acknowledgements page on the Sage Journal Author Gateway to confirm the format of the acknowledgment text in the event of funding, or state that: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. 

    2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests

    It is the policy of European Journal of Ophthalmology  to require a declaration of conflicting interests from all authors enabling a statement to be carried within the paginated pages of all published articles.

    Please ensure that a ‘Declaration of Conflicting Interests’ statement is included at the end of your manuscript, after any acknowledgements and prior to the references. If no conflict exists, please state that ‘The Author(s) declare(s) that there is no conflict of interest’. For guidance on conflict of interest statements, please see the ICMJE recommendations here

    2.6 Research ethics and patient consent

    Medical research involving human subjects must be conducted according to the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki

    Submitted manuscripts should conform to the ICMJE Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, and all papers reporting animal and/or human studies must state in the methods section that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board provided (or waived) approval. Please ensure that you have provided the full name and institution of the review committee, in addition to the approval number.

    For research articles, authors are also required to state in the methods section whether participants provided informed consent and whether the consent was written or verbal.

    Information on informed consent to report individual cases or case series should be included in the manuscript text. A statement is required regarding whether written informed consent for patient information and images to be published was provided by the patient(s) or a legally authorized representative.

    Please also refer to the ICMJE Recommendations for the Protection of Research Participants

    All research involving animals submitted for publication must be approved by an ethics committee with oversight of the facility in which the studies were conducted. . Experimental research performed on animals must comply with the NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals or equivalent. A statement that research has been performed according to the NIH Guidelines must be included in the Methods section.

    2.7 Clinical trials

    European Journal of Ophthalmology endorses the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first patient enrolment. However, consistent with the AllTrials campaign, retrospectively registered trials will be considered if the justification for late registration is acceptable. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract.

    2.8 Reporting guidelines

    The relevant EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines should be followed depending on the type of study. For example, all randomized controlled trials submitted for publication should include a completed CONSORT flow chart as a cited figure and the completed CONSORT checklist should be uploaded with your submission as a supplementary file. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should include the completed PRISMA flow chart as a cited figure and the completed PRISMA checklist should be uploaded with your submission as a supplementary file. The EQUATOR wizard can help you identify the appropriate guideline.

    Other resources can be found at NLM’s Research Reporting Guidelines and Initiatives

     

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    3. Publishing Policies

    3.1 Publication ethics

    Sage is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the Sage Author Gateway

    3.1.1 Plagiarism

    European Journal of Ophthalmology and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software. Where an article, for example, is found to have plagiarised other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.

    3.1.2 Prior publication

    If material has been previously published it is not generally acceptable for publication in a Sage journal. However, there are certain circumstances where previously published material can be considered for publication. Please refer to the guidance on the Sage Author Gateway or if in doubt, contact the Editor at the address given below.

    3.2 Contributor's publishing agreement

    Before publication, Sage requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. Sage’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive licence agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants Sage the sole and exclusive right and licence to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than Sage. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit the Sage Author Gateway.

    3.3 Open access and author archiving

    European Journal of Ophthalmology offers optional open access publishing via the Sage Choice programme and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out if your institution is participating by visiting Open Access Agreements at Sage. For more information on Open Access publishing options at Sage please visit Sage Open Access. For information on funding body compliance, and depositing your article in repositories, please visit Sage’s Author Archiving and Re-Use Guidelines and Publishing Policies.

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    4. Preparing your manuscript for submission

    4.1 Formatting

    The preferred format for your manuscript is Word. LaTeX files are also accepted. Word and (La)Tex templates are available on the Manuscript Submission Guidelines page of our Author Gateway.

    4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics

    For guidance on the preparation of illustrations, pictures and graphs in electronic format, please visit Sage’s Manuscript Submission Guidelines  

    Figures supplied in colour will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Sage after receipt of your accepted article.

    If bold text has been used in the tables, its significance should also be provided in the table footnote. If it is not significant, it should be set in normal font.

    4.3 Supplementary material

    This journal is able to host additional materials online (e.g. datasets, podcasts, videos, images etc) alongside the full-text of the article. For more information please refer to our guidelines on submitting supplementary files

    4.4 Reference style

    European Journal of Ophthalmology adheres to the Sage Vancouver reference style. View the Sage Vancouver guidelines to ensure your manuscript conforms to this reference style.

     If you use EndNote to manage references, you can download the Sage Vancouver EndNote output file

    4.5 English language editing services

    Authors seeking assistance with English language editing, translation, or figure and manuscript formatting to fit the journal’s specifications should consider using Sage Language Services. Visit Sage Language Services on our Journal Author Gateway for further information.

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    5. Submitting your manuscript

    European Journal of Ophthalmology is hosted on Editorial Manager, a web based online submission and peer review system. Visit https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ej-ophthalmology to login and submit your article online.

    IMPORTANT: Please check whether you already have an account in the system before trying to create a new one. If you have reviewed or authored for the journal in the past year it is likely that you will have had an account created. 

    5.1 ORCID

    As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair peer review process Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities ensuring that their work is recognised.

    The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.

    If you do not already have an ORCID iD please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.
     

     

    5.2 Information required for completing your submission

    You will be asked to provide contact details and academic affiliations for all co-authors via the submission system and identify who is to be the corresponding author. These details must match what appears on your manuscript. At this stage please ensure you have included all the required statements and declarations and uploaded any additional supplementary files (including reporting guidelines where relevant).

    5.3 Permissions

    Please also ensure that you have obtained any necessary permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, please see the Copyright and Permissions page on the Sage Author Gateway

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    6. On acceptance and publication

    6.1 Sage Production

    Your Sage Production Editor will keep you informed as to your article’s progress throughout the production process. Proofs will be sent by PDF to the corresponding author and should be returned promptly.  Authors are reminded to check their proofs carefully to confirm that all author information, including names, affiliations, sequence and contact details are correct, and that Funding and Conflict of Interest statements, if any, are accurate.

    6.2 Online First publication

    Online First allows final articles (completed and approved articles awaiting assignment to a future issue) to be published online prior to their inclusion in a journal issue, which significantly reduces the lead time between submission and publication. Visit the Sage Journals help page for more details, including how to cite Online First articles.

    6.3 Access to your published article

    Sage provides authors with online access to their final article.

    6.4 Promoting your article

    Publication is not the end of the process! You can help disseminate your paper and ensure it is as widely read and cited as possible. The Sage Author Gateway has numerous resources to help you promote your work. Visit the Promote Your Article page on the Gateway for tips and advice.

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    7. Further information

    Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the European Journal of Ophthalmology editorial office as follows: ejo.queries@sagepub.co.uk

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