Manuscript processing time

SENDING AND RECEIVING AN ARTICLE

Responsible: Author and Editorial Team

Average time: 24-72 Hours

Fulfillment: The article is submitted through the OJS platform, after registration in the journal. The article is accepted according to the established criteria.

Completion: The author is informed that the article has been received by the journal.

ARTICLE EVALUATION

2.1. Preliminary evaluation

Responsible: Editorial team and Author.

Average time: 4 weeks.

Compliance: the criteria established by the journal; typology of the article, checklists, plagiarism or similarity. Passes to the arbitration stage.

Finalization: The author(s) is informed that the article meets the criteria of compliance with the first evaluation of the journal. In case of adjustments, authors have a maximum of 7 days.

2.2 Peer review - refereeing

Responsible: Expert reviewers, Editorial Team and Author.

Average time: 1 week to choose reviewers. 1 week to check availability for evaluation. 4 to 12 weeks for evaluation.

Compliance: Evaluators comply with the journal's suitability criteria, duties as referees and basic requirements as expert evaluators. The profile of the evaluators is congruent with the thematic of the article.

Final: The editorial team informs the author of the ruling of the refereeing process. If the article needs to be corrected, the authors will have a maximum of 15 days.

2.3. Final validation

Responsible: Author and Editorial Team.

Average time: 4 weeks.

Checks: The article is received with the adjustments made by the authors. All suggestions made by referees are verified. If there are inconsistencies, the authors are immediately notified.

Finalization: The author is informed of the final decision of the process: Accepted for publication. And it goes to the process of final adequacy for publication. If it does not comply with the suggestions made by the referees, the option to correct is given within a maximum of 7 days.

FINAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR PUBLICATION

3.1. Proofreading and translation

Responsible: Proofreader and second language translator.

Average time: 8 weeks.

Checks: Reading of the document, revision of wording, style, coherence and typography in the article. Review and translation of abstracts and keywords. The editorial team validates.

Style review and translation review are done in parallel.

Finalize: Adjustments in the article of style, translation and typographical.

3.2. Layout and Typesetting

Responsible: Diagramming and Layout Designer.

Average time: 8 weeks.

Checks: Use of template with paragraph styles, style manual, and technical aspects. Technical review by editorial team. Author's approval on layout. Verification of digital object identifiers (DOI) and technical aspects.

Final: Article layout and typesetting (accepted by editorial team and author).