Peer review process

Editorial process

Manuscripts should be submitted through the online management system of the Journal, indicating there the requirements requested to the authors. In this way, the main author will be able to consult on the site the status of the evaluation process, as well as the definitive acceptance, with modifications to be made or rejection of the manuscript.

The Editorial Committee will begin the evaluation of the work for publication, checking if it fits the thematic coverage of the Journal and meets the standards of publication. In this case, the work will be submitted to external peer review, double-blind, to evaluate the quality and technical and scientific relevance of the proposed article. Manuscripts will be reviewed anonymously by at least 2 experts in the object of study or methodology used. These reviewers or referees will have 15 working days to send the response of their evaluation. In case of a tie, a third reviewer will be sought to decide.

The Editorial Committee, after analyzing the external and internal reports, reserves the right to accept or reject the articles for publication, as well as to introduce stylistic modifications and shorten the texts, if it deems it necessary, committing itself to respect the original content. The guide used by the reviewers of the Journal to evaluate the papers can be downloaded here or requested from the Secretariat of the Editorial Committee.

The reviewed papers that are considered to require modifications before publication will be notified with the evaluation reports of the reviewers, anonymously, so that they can make the appropriate corrections or replicas. A period of 15 calendar days will be granted for the corresponding corrections to be made. If no response is received within 3 months, the article will be excluded from the review process.

Authors of articles accepted for publication will receive the proofs for correction by e-mail, in PDF format. They should be returned corrected to the Editorial Committee Secretariat within 48 hours of receipt. Only minor corrections may be made to the content of the original manuscript (see Flowchart of the article evaluation process).