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Author Instructions

8.1.1. Initial manuscript check
New submissions are initially checked by the Managing Editor from the perspectives of originality, suitability, structure
and formatting, conflicts of interest, background of authors, etc. Poorly-prepared manuscripts may be rejected at this
stage. If your manuscript does not meet one or more of these requirements, we will return it for further revisions.

8.1.2. Publishing ethics
All manuscripts submitted to Plastic and Aesthetic Research are screened using iThenticate powered by CrossCheck to
identify any plagiarized content. Your study must also meet all ethical requirements as outlined in our Editorial Policies.
If the manuscript does not pass any of these checks, we may return it to you for further revisions or decline to consider
your study for publication.

8.2. Editorial assessment
Once your manuscript has passed the initial check, our editorial team will assign it to an Academic Editor, i.e., the
Editor-in-Chief in the case of regular submissions, the Guest Editor in the case of Special Issue submissions, or an
Editorial Board Member in case of a conflict of interest, who will be notified of the submission and invited to check and
recommend reviewers. The Academic Editors may reject manuscripts that they deem highly unlikely to pass peer review
without further consultation.

8.3. Process
Plastic and Aesthetic Research operates a single-blind review process. The technical quality of the research described in
the manuscript is assessed by a minimum of two independent expert reviewers. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the
final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of the manuscript. For controversial manuscripts, the Editor-in-Chief is
responsible for making the final decision.
8.4. Decisions
Your research will be judged on technical soundness only, not on its perceived impact as judged by editors or referees.
There are three possible decisions: Accept (your study satisfies all publication criteria), Invitation to Revise (more work
is required to satisfy all criteria), and Reject (your study fails to satisfy key criteria and it is highly unlikely that further
work can address its shortcomings).

9. Contact Us
Managing Editor
Smart Zhang
Email: Smart@parjournal.net
Locations
Los Angeles Office
245 E Main Street Ste 107, Alhambra CA 91801, USA
Tel: +1 323 9987086

Xi’an Office
Suite 1504, Plaza A, Xi’an National Digital Publishing Base, No. 996 Tiangu 7th Road, Gaoxin District, Xi’an 710077,
Shaanxi, China
Tel: +86 (0)29 8954 0089