Post-publication Discussion and Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

• Normally submitted within 12 months of the article’s publication.
• Up to 1,000 words, 10 references and one table or figure.
• Must address a specific GMR article and disclose competing interests.
• Must be evidence-based, respectful and not previously published.

Author reply and editorial assessment

The authors of the original article are normally offered 14 calendar days to respond. Letters and replies are editorially assessed and may be externally reviewed when they contain substantial methodological analysis, new calculations or integrity allegations.

Linking the record

Published letters, replies and notices receive permanent pages and are linked bidirectionally to the original article. When DOI registration is active, eligible items receive their own DOI and relation metadata.