Lengthy Peer Review Times: What should be Done?

Peer review process is an important step, when it comes to publication of a manuscript and is directed towards facilitating the journal editor in making a decision. Unfortunately a delay in publication due to lengthy peer review processing times not only negatively affects the research potential of individual authors but also delays the publication of novel findings. Steps should be taken to make this process more efficient by taking measures to reduce long peer review times and to ensure well-timed publication of scientific research. *Correspondence regarding this article should be directed to: drimranfarooq@gmail.com