Peer Review Process

In the first stage, the editor will check that the initial conditions of submission are met and a review of the quality of the scientific writing, sections, writing and citation forms requested, among others, is made. In this stage the editor can make a request for modifications to several elements or, eventually, reject the proposal (desk rejection). Reception and desk rejection (First decision): approximately 2 weeks.

The result of this stage will be communicated to the author who submits the article. If the paper meets the initial conditions, then the process of searching for reviewers will begin. Manuscripts that pass this first stage will then be sent to two external reviewers.

Two external reviewers conduct the review process according to the Double-blind peer review strategy (reviewers do not know the identity of the author(s), nor do author(s) know the identity of the reviewers). The reviewers for evaluation are selected anonymously. Evaluation (Review time): approximately 2-4 weeks. 

The reviewers can submit one of the following three kinds of evaluation (according to the relevance of the paper): 1. Positive with changes in content and format. It is considered that part of the document requires modifications to be published. A new revision is performed to verify that corrections were made. 2. Positive without content modifications. The content and treatment are appropriate. Format changes may be required. 3. Rejected. The article does not fit the quality criteria for the Journal or does not follow formatting instructions.

The reviewers evaluate the manuscripts using an assessment tool that the Journal provides to them. The evaluators provide the main reasons to justify their decision (without being exhaustive).

Once an article is positively evaluated, the Advisory Committee will decide to publish it or not. The opinion held by peers does not necessarily imply that the paper would be published. The publication mainly depends on whether all the observations and corrections were made. 
1. The final decision will be made by the journal's editor-in-chief and it is unappealable.
2. The selection of articles for each volume/issue does not depend on the reviewers’ judgment but on the criterion of suitability for the Journal.
3. The Journal will provide an acceptance letter, signed and stamped by the Editorial Board.

Publication of accepted papers: approximately 2-4 weeks (after evaluation).