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Manuscript Submission to the Editorial Office

The Bariatric Surgery Cases and Reviews welcomes cutting-edge case and review studies on bariatric and metabolic surgery.

Publication Frequency

One volume per year with a type continuous publication. This means that your manuscript becomes immediately published on the Journal's website as soon as it passes the review and is accepted for publication. Once accepted for publication, the manuscript becomes a citable and downloadable Article in Press. Such Article in Press receives the last enhancements and becomes fully published within 1 month from the moment of manuscript acceptance for publication. All articles published during the year are assigned a corresponding Volume. 

Documents for Submission

  1. Cover Letter (download template).
  2. Copyright Transfer and Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (download template).
  3. Consent for Taking and Publishing Photographs (download template).
  4. Manuscript (PDF/MS Word file).
  5. Images from Figures and/or Videos (as a separate files). Video is encouraged with your article.

  • Sent 4 documents + separate images/video files to the Editorial Office e-mail (office@bariatriccases.org) and to the e-mail of Editor in Chief (Dr. Reiti: andrian.reiti@bariatriccases.org).

Case Reports: Here you can download (PDF) the CARE Checklist of information to include when writing a Case Report.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

After manuscript submission to Editorial Office (e-mail: office@bariatriccases.org) the peer-review process consist of 5 steps: 

  1. Peer reviewers selected by expertise. 
  2. Reviewers' comments received by Chief Editors.
  3. Initial decision sent to authors. 
  4. Revised manuscript reviewed by Chief Editors to ensure that reviewer's suggestions have been addressed. On occasion, the original reviewers also review the revised manuscript. 
  5. Final decision sent to author and at the same time requested to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). Following payment of this fee, the article will be made universally available at no further charge through https://bariatriccases.org.

ARTICLE PUBLISHING CHARGE (APC)

This APC is to cover the costs of peer review, copyediting, typesetting, long-term archiving, and journal management.

 

The APC for the short case report (3-4 pages article [i.e., short case report]) published in the Bariatric Surgery Cases and Reviews is $500 USD, excluding taxes:

  • For articles submitted between March 01, 2024 and  February 28, 2025 there is a 75% introduction discount (i.e., the APC is $125 USD).

  • For articles submitted between March 01, 2025 and  February 28, 2026 there is a 50% introduction discount.

  • For articles submitted between March 01, 2026 and  February 28, 2027 there is a 25% introduction discount.

 

The APC for the long case report (5-9 pages or more [i.e., long case report]) published in the Bariatric Surgery Cases and Reviews is $1,373.40 USD, excluding taxes:

  • For articles submitted between March 01, 2024 and  February 28, 2025 there is a 75% introduction discount (i.e., the APC is $343.40 USD).

  • For articles submitted between March 01, 2025 and  February 28, 2026 there is a 50% introduction discount.

  • For articles submitted between March 01, 2026 and  February 28, 2027 there is a 25% introduction discount.

 

The APC for the review article (5-9 pages or more) published in the Bariatric Surgery Cases and Reviews is $1,373.40 USD, excluding taxes:

  • For articles submitted between March 01, 2024 and  February 28, 2025 there is a 75% introduction discount (i.e., the APC is $343.40 USD).

  • For articles submitted between March 01, 2025 and  February 28, 2026 there is a 50% introduction discount.

  • For articles submitted between March 01, 2026 and  February 28, 2027 there is a 25% introduction discount.

Manuscript Length/Number of Figures

To enhance quality, readability and to be more competitive with other leading scientific journals, all manuscripts must now conform to the new word-count standards for article length, references, and limited number of figure pieces. Because the APC fee is designed to cover production costs based on the number of words and electronic ‘pages,’ these limits will have to be strictly enforced by the Editor in Chief and the Editorial Office.

  • Review Articles are limited to 3355 words, 20 figures pieces, 60 references, and 15 minutes of video (separated into no more than 4 video clips).

  • Short Case Reports are limited to 1250 words total, 4 figure pieces, 10 references, and 6 minutes of video (separated into no more than 3 video clips).

  • Long Case Reports are not limited.

  • Video Articles are limited to 500 words, 5 references, and up to 20 minutes of video (separated into no more than 4 video clips). Additionally, Video article types have a 90-character limit on the Title.

For definition purposes, one figure containing a pre-op and a post-op counts as two figure pieces.

Notes regarding video:

  • Any video clip over 30 seconds in length must have English-language Narration or Subtitles

  • Each video clip must be submitted under 100 MB in size and in MP4 formatting. More details below.

Editorial Office e-mail: office@bariatriccases.org

Presubmission Inquiries

Authors may send to our editorial office (e-mail: office@bariatriccases.org) the Presubmission Inquiry to learn about the suitability of proposed manuscripts or to propose article topics. The Journal Editor will generally respond by e-mail within one week.

Please include the following information in your Presubmission Inquiry letter:

  • Name

  • Institution

  • E-mail address