Peer review process

Peer Review Process

The reception of an article does not imply its acceptance to be published

Postulation and reception of the article: This stage begins with the submission of the article by the author through the OJS (Open Journal Systems) platform. The author must send the article in Word format, always trying to avoid including the author´s data and reference. Once the article is postulated, the reception of the article and the acknowledgment of receipt are made automatically.

Previous Editorial Review: The editors within a maximum period of 72 hours from reception will evaluate the submitted articles and determine if they are within the scope of the journal. In this phase, a review is made of the editorial quality and the contribution to the knowledge of the postulated article. Its publication standard of the American Psychological Association (APA). If the submitted article does not meet the established editorial criteria, the author will be notified of the editorial decision; if, on the contrary, the article passes the prior review stage, it is analyzed using the Ithenticate anti-plagiarism software and later goes on to review by external peers. magazine.

Peer Review: This evaluation is carried out under the double-blind method, that is, the article will be sent in complete anonymity. At this stage, two external expert reviewers are appointed on the subject, so that, based on editorial policies, and considering an evaluation format, they analyze the assigned article. The reviewers will have a period of fifteen (15) days to carry out their respective review. If the article was not accepted by the peers, it is communicated in a subtle way to the main author. If the article was accepted with some suggestions, the anonymous evaluation is sent to the author to make the respective adjustments.

Editorial Review (after peers): The editor will verify in detail that the authors have made the corrections suggested by the peers.

Style review: Once the editor has verified that the corrections have been made, they will proceed to send the style correction. At this stage, the proofreader will take care of the writing and style aspects of the text.

Translation: After style correction, the article is sent to a second language expert to make the respective translation of the abstract and keywords.

Layout (Edition): This stage seeks to guarantee the aesthetic appearance of the article by adapting the spaces, the typography, and the colors.

Final editor review: Final approval is granted by the editor.

Publication: the articles are in the final stage of the process, ready to be published.