Peer review process
Peer review process
All manuscripts submitted for publication are subject to review by the Editorial Committee. During this stage, manuscripts may be rejected even before their submission to the peer review process if they are deemed as unrelated to the Journal’s subject matter or below quality standards. In such case, authors will receive a prompt response before the rest of the evaluation process is undertaken. Manuscripts approved in the previous stage will be submitted to a double-blind peer review process. Based on such evaluations, manuscripts will be labeled as one of the following:
- Printable with no substantial changes.
- Requires minor corrections.
- Requires moderate corrections.
- Revise and send again.
- Not printable.
All manuscripts submitted to the Journal are subject to a strict double-blind peer review process. The examination process is as follows:
- All received manuscripts are assessed by the Editorial Committee. During this stage, manuscripts may be rejected even before their submission to the peer review process if deemed as unrelated to the Journal’s subject matter or below quality standards. In such case, authors will receive a prompt response before the rest of the evaluation process is undertaken. If the manuscript approves this stage, the Administrative Editor will propose three candidates from the Examination Committee to the Editor and the Editorial Board; two examiners must be appointed. Such appointment will depend on the manuscript’s topic.
- Once the examiners are appointed, the Administrative Editor will send them the manuscript without the author’s name. Examiners must agree on providing their evaluations within three weeks. After such period, the Administrative Editor will receive both evaluations. A manuscript must receive two positive verdicts to be labeled as printable. If a manuscript receives a positive and a negative examination, the Administrative Editor must request a third evaluation from a different examiner. Such third examiner must submit their assessment within three weeks. If the examination is positive, the manuscript will be published; it will otherwise be rejected.
- The Administrative Editor will provide the author with the examinations and observations (the examiner’s identities will not be disclosed) for them to be addressed and included in the document. The author will have two weeks to do so.
