Online First

Online First (i.e. publishing an electronic version of the article before the full version of the journal) significantly reduces the time it takes to publish the final version of the CSIR journal.

Once corrected and finalized, the article is ready for Online First publication and can be made available online. This allows readers to access peer-reviewed articles well before the final publication. These articles can be cited using their unique DOI and, later, when the publication is finalized, the volume number and page information of the journal issue can be added.