Letter to Editor, a scientific forum for discussion

• Published in: Iranian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 1 - 2
• Main Authors: Falavarjani, Khalil Ghasemi, Kashkouli, Mohsen Bahmani, Chams, Hormoz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Elsevier B.V 01.03.2016; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Elsevier; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Editors; Peer review
• ISSN: 2452-2325; 2452-2325
• DOI: 10.1016/j.joco.2016.01.006

Letters criticizing published papers Letters written in agreement of the published papers Letters criticizing or describing a hypothesis or a medical problem (not necessarily published) Letters describing additional features of a published article (by the same authors) Case reports and small series1 In recent years, many journals moved toward denoting the “Letters to the Editors” as the letters discussing a specific paper. Two or three reviewers are usually required to comment on an original article, but it is often difficult to find experts on both the subject of manuscript and scientific writing. [...]an expert methodological review of a manuscript is usually difficult to obtain.3 Also, these reviewers are usually busy with their clinical practice, their manuscripts, and the reviews from other journals and may not have enough time to complete a review on its time frame. [...]the evidence against or in favor of the discussed subject should be strong enough to attract the journal editors and readers.