Evaluation process

Every manuscript received by the journal for possible publication undergoes a double-blind peer-review process. The evaluation is carried out by at least five members of the scientific committee, both internal (approximately 11%) and external (approximately 89%). Each manuscript is reviewed by at least one external reviewer.

Reviewers may issue one of the following decisions:

• Accept the manuscript without modifications.
• Accept the manuscript with minor modifications. In this case, the editorial committee is responsible for verifying that the requested observations have been incorporated.
• Request a new review once the improvements have been made. In this case, the manuscript is sent again, anonymously, to two of the reviewers who issued this decision. If there is a tie in the evaluation criteria, the final decision rests with the editorial committee.
• Reject the manuscript.

Reviewers have approximately one month to carry out the review and complete the corresponding evaluation form: Article Review Form

Based on the criteria and observations issued during the review process, the editorial committee weighs the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the manuscript. When a new review is requested, the process must be repeated with three of the five members of the scientific committee. In all cases, the final decision rests with the editorial committee and is not subject to appeal.

Once a manuscript has been accepted, it will be published in one of the journal's upcoming issues as soon as possible, although not necessarily in the issue immediately following its acceptance. The different stages of the editorial and publication process are detailed in the corresponding table.

Manuscript Reception Activities Estimated time
Manuscript submission The arbitration coordinator receives the manuscript and confirms its reception. Year-round. Confirmation of receipt is usually sent approximately one week after the manuscript is received.
Peer-review process The manuscript is reviewed by five members of the scientific committee. One month
Notification of decision The editorial coordination informs the authors of the corresponding decision: acceptance, request for revisions, or rejection. If revisions are required, the corresponding observations and recommendations are sent to the authors. 15 days
Submission of the revised version The editorial board receives the revised version of the manuscript and, if necessary, submits it to a second review by the scientific committee. One month
Acceptance for publication Once the manuscript has been accepted, the authors receive a digital letter of acceptance. One month
Editing and publication Accepted manuscripts undergo copyediting and final editing prior to publication. The journal issues are published in March and August each year under a continuous publication model. One month

The journal is published twice a year, organized into the periods March-August and September-February. Subscription and access to content, as well as the manuscript evaluation, editing, and publication process, are completely free of charge. In addition, the journal is open access.

Once works are accepted, their abstracts are published on the journal's social media, including Facebook and Instagram, so that the reading community can share observations or comments directed to the authors.

Finally, once the article has been edited by the journal and reviewed by the authors, the final version is stored on the journal's official servers.