An open-access publisher has this policyhttp://www.medsci.org/ms/author
regarding peer review portability:
The Editors of the International Journal of Medical Sciences recognize that
many manuscripts rejected by top-tier journals are still outstanding. Our
journal is willing to review and
This is very interesting!
I can see how this policy would be helpful to a new journal in providing
quick background information for necessary editorial revisions or even
ultimate rejection or acceptance. This could also be helpful to authors
whose publications are not outstanding due to the
The policy of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS, published by Cambridge
University Press), of which I was editor in chief for a quarter century was
that authors was that authors were strongly encouraged that if their
submitted paper had been submitted to and rejected by a journal, the
referee
