Guidelines for Reviewers
Manuscripts submitted to reviewers are previously evaluated by the Editorial Committee, which determines the exclusion of manuscripts according to the following criteria:
- Failure to align with the research lines established by the journal
- Non-compliance with the author guidelines established by the journal
- Violation of academic ethics (originality, plagiarism, etc.)
- Failure to apply the good practices established by the journal
- Editorial endogamy
The preliminary review conducted by the Editorial Committee does not prevent the author from revising and resubmitting the reviewed article.
Reviewer Responsibilities
Reviewers selected to provide an evaluation and/or assessment of manuscripts must consider the following premises:
- Accept manuscripts that correspond to their academic expertise and reviewer profile
- Submit assessments within the deadlines established by the journal
- Maintain confidentiality of evaluated manuscripts before and after the process
- Reviewers must not contact the manuscript authors
- Reviewer decisions and assessments issued are independent of the editors' viewpoints
Selection of Reviewers
The appointed reviewer will become part of the journal's database and must be specialized in research areas that align with the manuscript and match their researcher profile.
Acceptance or declination of manuscript evaluation must be explicit; declination will have no negative consequences for the reviewer.
Evaluations are conducted under a double-blind modality (both author and reviewer are anonymous).
Review Assessment
Reviewers must choose one of the following options after evaluating the manuscript:
- Accepted: The manuscript requires no major changes, probably
- Accepted with modifications: The manuscript requires major changes suggested by the reviewer.
- Rejected: The manuscript has no possibility of publication and, for various academic and/or research reasons, does not meet editorial quality requirements. Rejection may concern: abstract, objectives, methods and techniques, results, discussion, conclusions, or references.
The reviewer commits to providing comments directed to both authors and the editor.
Ethical Recommendations
- Reviewers shall not issue opinions on manuscripts based on any type of discrimination (racial, political, ideological, religious, or cultural)
- Reviewers may not use data or information obtained from the manuscript for their own benefit
- Reviewers must maintain confidentiality of data or information contained in the manuscript
- Reviewers must not undertake manuscript evaluation in cases of potential conflicts of interest
- Reviewers may not participate in manuscript evaluation when they are researching or working on similar topics or are part of the research team
- Reviewers must be constructive and clear in the comments provided during evaluation
