Peer evaluation process

When a manuscript is accepted to begin its peer review process at RIDI, these are the stages that comprise the process:

Pair selection. The RIDI editorial team will assign two peer reviewers, related to the topic of each manuscript. The pairs will be selected according to their academic profile, scientific and research activity, and their recent record of publications on the same subject as the manuscripts.

Mailing of the manuscripts. The editorial assistant will send the manuscripts to the peers, along with the respective evaluation format, agreeing a maximum time for the return of their concept.

Results. Once the two concepts are received, the following can happen:

Approved without changes. Two peer reviewers approved the publication of the manuscript, without changes. In this case, the manuscript is submitted for review by the editorial team for final approval.

Approved subject to change. The evaluators' concepts are positive, but one or both of them suggest changes. In this case, the manuscript is returned to the corresponding author, along with adjustment recommendations for review and correction of the manuscript.

Rejected. The concepts of two pairs are negative with respect to the publication of the manuscript. In this case, the editorial assistant will inform the contact author that the work was rejected, attaching the concept of the pairs.

Peer conflict. One of the selected pairs approves the publication of the manuscript and another discards it. In this case, the editorial team will appoint a third evaluator whose concept will be final.

Approval. Manuscripts that have been accepted by the peer reviewers and corrected by the authors will be considered by the Editorial Committee for publication. This situation will be reported to the corresponding author.

"Double blind" system. All manuscripts will be evaluated anonymously, by a minimum of two pairs, under the process known as “double blind”. This mechanism guarantees the anonymity of both authors and reviewers, who will never have contact with each other, but only through the editor. Controversies arising in the evaluation process will be settled by the Editorial Committee.

Evaluation times. The estimated average time for the evaluation of a manuscript, including its reception, evaluation, correction and acceptance, is three (3) months. This time may vary depending on the availability of the reviewers and the authors to make any necessary corrections.

Professional editing of approved manuscripts

All approved manuscripts will be reviewed by a professional editing process. This implies carrying out a style correction on the manuscript, a layout, a comparison of tests, an approval of final art and marking of the final files in different formats.

Responsibility of the authors. Authors must actively participate in the editing process, as soon as the editor of the journal requests it. The diligence of the authors and the meticulousness to answer the doubts, observations or to make the corrections derived from the edition, are relevant throughout this process. The absence of an author's response to complete or resolve all the doubts that arise from the edition, may lead to delays in the publication of the manuscript or, even, to the journal deciding to discard its publication.

To facilitate this process, authors are asked to write with the utmost rigor, checking spelling, using short and homogeneous paragraphs, and using punctuation marks appropriately as well as follow the editorial rules and conventions required by the journal. The Editorial Committee reserves the right to modify the title of the articles and to make the editorial changes it deems pertinent, in order to ensure that the texts are published in their cleanest, most coherent and legible version.