Notice to Readers and Contributors

Submission

Electronic copy of manuscripts in editable Microsoft Word document may be emailed to pjo@pao.org.ph. Authors are directed to read and abide by the instructions to authors first on the website of the Philippine Journal of Ophthalmology. Along with the manuscript, authors must submit a duly accomplished and signed copyright transfer and an ICMJE disclosure of interest form. No manuscript will be reviewed until the signed copyright transfer is received.

The PJO is an open access, purely online, peer-reviewed journal. Manuscripts submitted for consideration are reviewed by editors and other experts in the field. Reviewers are consultants to the editor and are instructed not to discuss the paper with the authors. Reviewers should not cite the manuscript or refer to the work it describes before it has been published. Reviewers should refrain from using the information contained in the manuscript for the advancement of their own work or that of their colleague or institution.

 

Disclaimer

Statements and opinions expressed in the articles and communications herein are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the Editor(s) or the Publisher (Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology). The Editors and PAO assume no responsibility for any injury and or damage to persons or property as a matter of product liability or negligence or which otherwise arise from use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, or ideas cited or discussed in any article in the Journal.

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