Every manuscript enters a two-step review process. In the first step, the editors verify that the manuscript meets all the requirements of style, presentation, writing, and methodology. The decision can be: 1) “reject,” 2) “request methodological corrections from the authors,” or 3) “send for peer review,” which does NOT guarantee final acceptance for publication but increases the chances of being accepted.

In the second step, an article is evaluated by 2 expert peers (or more, if required), anonymous and external to the institution and, if possible, to the country of origin of the authors. In this phase, the topic, originality and relevance of the study, scientific and ethical rigor, validity of the study, its contribution to the literature/knowledge, and the quality of the presentation are evaluated. The peer review recommendation can be: 1) “accept as is,” 2) “accept with minor corrections,” 3) “resubmit—requires major corrections,” 4) “reject,” or 5) “send to another referee.

Since the scientific editing process is an activity of dialogue and scientific discussion, in the event of receiving completely opposed peer reviews, the editors may assign additional reviewers. Likewise, upon receiving the assessment, the authors will be able to work on the corrections and send the necessary clarifications to challenge/argue some of the peers’ suggestions.

An article approved and prepared for publication will be reviewed with the authors before being published. Once final approval has been received, an article will be published immediately, and authors will receive automatic notification generated by the publishing platform.