As an author considering submitting to the Balkan Medical Journal, what should I know about their publication process? Specifically, what is the average time from submission to acceptance, their initial manuscript rejection rate, their plagiarism policy, and the email address of the Editor-in-Chief?
Navigate to 'balkanmedicaljournal.org'. Go to the 'Journal Metrics' section and identify the average time to acceptance with peer review. Navigate to the 'Editorial Policy' section, scroll if necessary, and locate the initial manuscript rejection rate and the journal's plagiarism policy, including software used and expected similarity score. Go to the 'Editors' section, then click on 'Editorial Board' to find the Editor-in-Chief's email address. Synthesize all identified information into a concise answer.
State the average time to acceptance with peer review is 39 days. State that nearly 80% of manuscripts are rejected at the initial evaluation stage. Describe the journal's plagiarism detection policy, including the use of software like iThenticate and the general similarity score expectation (less than 20-25%). Provide the email address of the Editor-in-Chief: drservetaltay@gmail.com.