Editorial process

Editorial process stages and review system

All manuscripts sent for publication will undergo the following editorial process:

  1. The manuscript is received and acknowledgement sent: Once the journal receives the manuscript, we email the author to confirm such.
  2. Preliminary evaluation: The manuscript will undergo a preliminary evaluation during which the Editorial Board will check that it is in line with the journal’s subject area, meets the requirements of originality, innovation and scientific relevance, and respects the journal’s style guide. 
  3. Peer review (double-blind system): If the manuscript passes the first stage, it is sent to at least two of the journal’s external experts via the anonymous double-blind system. Reviewers must comply with the ethical code included in the journal’s Guide for reviewers and will prepare a report by filling out the journal’s Review form. 
  4. External review results: Once the journal has received the review forms back from the reviewer(s), we will inform the author of the results. The author will be sent a report that includes, where relevant, all of the amendments that should be made to create a revised version of the manuscript, which must be sent back to the journal by the agreed date.
  5. Revised manuscript evaluation: The revised manuscript will be evaluated by the Editorial Board, comparing it to the external reviewers’ reports. If the article requires a second review, it will be sent to external reviewers and the process described in § 3 will be repeated.
  6. Communicating the final decision: Once the manuscript has passed the review process, the Editorial Board will inform the author of its final decision to publish or reject the manuscript and the volume that it will be published in, if successful.
  7. Correcting proofs: Two months before the volume is published, the author will receive the proofs. The author must revise them, complying with the Author guidelines (see Submissions).
  8. Article publication: When the Editorial Board has completed the proof reviews, the volume will be published on the journal’s website. The author will receive the electronic offprints in PDF format.

Additional information on Publication ethics and malpractice statement (PEMS)  y la Peer Blind Review Policy.

 

Publication timeline

Authors will be informed about the status of their manuscripts via emails sent automatically through the OJS system and direct communications between the editorial team and authors using the journal’s email address. Cuadernos del CEMYR upholds a rigorous editorial process based on the following timeline:

  1. Manuscript submission date: Manuscripts for the Article and Review sections can be submitted throughout the year. However, manuscripts intended for publication in the Themed issue section must be submitted by the date announced in the call for papers for that particular volume.
  2. Acknowledging receipt: Maximum seven (7) days.
  3. Communicating preliminary evaluation result: Maximum 15 days.
  4. Peer review process: Maximum three (3) months.
  5. Communicating peer review results: Maximum seven (7) days after the journal receives the last report from the reviewers.
  6. Acknowledging receipt of the revised manuscript: Maximum seven (7) days.
  7. Communicating the final decision: Maximum 20 days after sending the revised version of the manuscript. If the revised manuscript needs to undergo a second review, the author will be informed of such in the same email acknowledging that the revised manuscript was received (see previous section).
  8. Final publication: The time between receiving acceptance for publication and the manuscript being published in the corresponding Cuadernos del CEMYR issue can vary depending on the date that the author is informed of the editorial board’s final decision.