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  1. What is Saline Systems?
  2. Why submit to Saline Systems?
  3. What is open access?
  4. If my article is published, how will it be cited?
  5. If my article is published, which bibliographic databases will it be indexed in?
  6. How much of the content on the website is available for free?
  7. How can I order reprints?
  8. What is the copyright policy of Saline Systems?
  9. Do I need permission to reproduce materials published in Saline Systems?
  10. What are the benefits of registering on the journal website?
  11. Is there a printed version of the journal?
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Q2  Why submit to Saline Systems?

A2  Submit your research to Saline Systems to take advantage of:
  • Rapid peer review
    Our insistence on fast and thorough peer review enables us to process manuscripts quickly; we aim to reach initial decisions within .
  • Publication immediately on acceptance
    All articles are published and receive their final citations details on the day they are accepted. Fully copyedited and formatted versions of the article replace the accepted manuscript within 4 weeks. Within 48 hours of publication, your article will be listed in PubMed, bringing your work to its intended audience as quickly as possible.
  • Open access
    All articles published in Saline Systems are open access (freely available on the journal website, with the copyright retained by the author). Research articles are deposited in at least one widely and internationally recognized open access repository such as PubMed Central, complying with the NIH Public Access Policy and the Wellcome Trust Open Access Policy To cover the cost of open access publishing we levy an article-processing charge.
  • High visibility within the field
    Your work is freely accessible to a global audience, in addition, articles are available through PubMed Central, and are listed/indexed by PubMed, the US National Library of Medicine's full-text repository of life science literature, at INIST in France and in e-Depot, the National Library of the Netherlands' digital archive of all electronic publications. We are also in discussion with other permanent digital archives including the British Library.
  • Permanence
    All original research articles published in Saline Systems are archived in a number of safe open access archives (such as PubMed Central) so permanent accessibility is assured.

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