Roles and Responsibilities of Editorial Bodies

Roles and responsibilities of the editorial board

1. Encourage the national and international academic community to submit work to the journal for publication.
2. Suggest academic guidelines for the journal’s editorial policy.
3. Help to select reviewers for submissions and discuss the best options for reviewers when necessary.
4. Decide on the relevance of publishing material received, based on experts’ opinions.
5. Approve content proposed for each issue of the journal.
6. Review and evaluate each issue published.
7. Work together with the appropriate bodies to maintain the established frequency of publication.

Roles and responsibilities of the editor

1. Coordinate actions conducive to fulfilling the journal’s objectives.
2. Achieve a high academic standard in the content published.
3. Receive work proposed for publication and request reviews.
4. Ensure that reviewers’ recommendations are followed.
5. Inform authors of the current stage of submissions in the editorial process.
6. Inform the Editorial Committee of the refereeing process of all material received, taking care to ensure confidentiality.
7. Make suggestions to the Editorial Committee on the content of each issue, on the basis of texts proofread and approved at the time.
8. Plan and coordinate the journal’s editorial production process.
9. Oversee the technical processing of material approved by the Editorial Committee, once the established academic requirements have been met.
10. Oversee the proofreading and technical quality of the journal.
11. Work in collaboration to maintain the established frequency of publication and to ensure that the dissemination and distribution of each issue begins during the first month of the corresponding period.

Responsibilities of reviewers

1. Agree to only review manuscripts within their area of expertise, in order to ensure proper assessment;
2. Declare any conflict of interest at the beginning of the process. Reviewers who believe they may know the identity of the author(s) must inform the journal if this knowledge may represent a conflict of interest.
3. Decline reviewing assignments immediately if they are unable to deliver in the agreed time frame.
4. Issue an assessment based on the paper’s originality, its contribution to the field, the methodology employed, the relevance and recency of the bibliography used, and the style, coherence and quality of the structure and drafting of the manuscript.
5. Inform the journal immediately if, during the evaluation, they find they lack the experience necessary to evaluate all aspects of the text.
6. Their comments will be objective, specific and constructive.
7. Clearly state their acceptance, conditional acceptance or rejection of the manuscript.
8. Issue their opinion within the agreed time frame.
9. Respect confidentiality during and after the evaluation process.
10. Refrain from using content from manuscripts reviewed or under review.
11. Refrain from involving others in the review entrusted to them.
12. Notify the journal if they find any similarities to other manuscripts they have reviewed or if they discover any form of plagiarism.
13. Reviewers may not delegate the responsibility for conducting a review to any other person, including assistants and colleagues.