e-ISSN: 2530-8548
ISSN: 0212-4130
DOI: 10.025145/j.refiull
Review Process
Preliminary Evaluation of the Submitted Manuscript
The Editorial Board of the journal will conduct a preliminary analysis of the submitted manuscript. To this end, a specialist who is a member of the Editorial Board will be designated to review the work and, if deemed appropriate, approve its progression to the next stage for peer evaluation.
If the manuscript is rejected at this stage, the author will receive a notification indicating the reasons for the decision.
Double-Blind Peer Review
For submissions classified as research articles, the manuscript will be assigned to two or more anonymous reviewers, who must accept the task within the deadlines established by the journal and commit to conducting the review in accordance with the journal’s evaluation guidelines and peer review policy. This information will be made available to them at this stage through the OJS platform.
Once the review process is complete, as confirmed by an automatic notification, the Editorial Board will examine the reviewers’ comments, corrections, and suggestions submitted both in the evaluation form and in the completed review file, as well as in the final qualitative recommendation:
- Accept Submission: The article is ready to proceed to the next stage, with no further scientific revision required.
- Publishable with Modifications: The article requires minor changes, which will be communicated to the author for correction.
- Resubmit for Reviewing: The article requires major revisions and will undergo another round of peer review. The author will be notified and asked to submit a revised version.
- Decline Submission: The article presents serious shortcomings and must be rejected. The author will be informed and provided with a detailed explanation for the decision.
In cases of disagreement between reviewers, a third reviewer will be appointed.
Once the evaluation process is complete, the editor responsible for overseeing the submission will confirm the reviewers’ recommendation.
Author Revisions in Response to Reviewer Recommendations
Upon receiving the reviewers’ feedback, the authors will submit a revised version of the manuscript, either during the initial or, if necessary, subsequent rounds of review.
The Editorial Board will compare the revised version of the manuscript with the corrections and suggestions made by the reviewers.
If the new version is deemed satisfactory, the submission will be accepted and moved to the editorial stage. The author will be notified accordingly and informed in which issue and year of the journal the work will be published.
If the revised version is not satisfactory, the author will be notified, and a second round of review will be initiated, following the same procedure outlined above.
Consult the full Editorial Workflow here.
