Peer review process

The evaluation of submitted articles is carried out in two distinct phases to guarantee scientific rigor: 1) Editorial Assessment and 2) Academic Peer Review.

• Editorial Assessment (Desk Review): Once authors submit the requested documentation through the platform, the Editorial Board initiates the editorial assessment process to verify compliance with the journal's scope and formatting guidelines. Priority will be given to manuscripts whose bibliographies are managed electronically and include active hyperlinks to their respective DOIs. Upon approval in this phase, the corresponding author will be formally notified within a maximum period of 15 business days that the manuscript has been accepted to begin the peer review process.

• Academic Review (Double-Blind Peer Review): This evaluation is conducted under the strict double-blind methodology:

  • All texts will be referred to two academic experts affiliated with institutions other than those of the authors.

  • Reviewers will analyze the theoretical and methodological relevance, consistency with the field of study, significance of the findings, and how up-to-date the bibliography is. They will have a period of up to six weeks to submit their evaluation.

Reviewers will issue their comments based on four possible decisions:

1. Accepted without modifications.

2. Accepted subject to MINOR modifications (does not require a new evaluation).

3. Accepted subject to MAJOR modifications (requires a second round of evaluation).

4. Rejected (not publishable).

For publication, it is essential to receive two positive reviews. In the event of one positive and one negative review, the text will be sent to a third specialist referee to resolve the tie.

The editorial management guarantees that the reviews delivered to the authors contain solid and constructive arguments. The author will receive the contents of the evaluation in a blinded format.

If the author receives revisions, they will have a period of 15 calendar days (for minor changes) or 30 calendar days (for major changes) to submit the corrected version.

This correction procedure may be repeated for a maximum of two rounds. If the manuscript does not achieve the required quality after the second attempt, it will be rejected.

• Appeals: If the author disagrees with any required correction, they may appeal by submitting a well-argued rebuttal to the Editorial Board.

• Final Editing: Accepted documents will proceed to copyediting and typesetting. A galley proof (preliminary version) will be sent to the authors for a final review. They will have five calendar days to grant their approval; if no response is received, tacit approval will be assumed. The copyediting process ensures syntactic and semantic consistency to guarantee communicative effectiveness, while always respecting the scientific substance established by the authors.