Phases of the peer review process
Phase 1: Preliminary Editorial Review
Submitted articles are reviewed by the editor or editorial team to verify compliance with the author guidelines, formatting requirements, and editorial policies. Those that meet these criteria will be evaluated by the Editorial Committee, which will determine their thematic relevance and overall content quality before being sent for external review.
Phase 2: Peer Review
Articles are assigned to two national or international academic reviewers specializing in the manuscript’s area. Possible decisions in the evaluation process include:
- Publish without modifications
- Publish with modifications
- Do not publish
The established evaluation deadlines are:
- 30 business days for the first review
- 20 business days for the second round (once the author has made adjustments)
- 10 business days for subsequent revisions
Authors have 20 business days to make and return the requested corrections.
Phase 3: Final Editorial Decision
Based on the peer reviewers’ reports, the Editorial Committee makes the final decision on article publication. In cases of conflicting recommendations, the manuscript will be sent to a third reviewer, and the decision will follow the consensus of the two matching evaluations.
Reviewer Suggestions
In each submission, the corresponding author must suggest four potential reviewers external to their affiliated institution, who will be considered to expand the journal’s reviewer database. Each suggested reviewer must meet the following requirements:
- Hold at least a master's degree
- Have proven experience in the manuscript’s subject area
- Have at least one academic publication in the last three years
- Be affiliated with an academic, scientific, or professional institution (public or private)
For each suggested reviewer, include full name, academic title, institutional affiliation, and institutional email address.
Editorial Rights
The Editorial Committee reserves the right to accept or reject submitted manuscripts, as well as to make necessary editorial modifications to ensure coherence and publication quality. Such modifications will be communicated to the author, who must submit the corrected article within the established deadlines to guarantee its inclusion in the corresponding issue.
