Revisão por pares

Reviewing protocol:

• The editorial committee receives the manuscript, verifies compliance with the journal's rules, originality and authenticity of the document (discarding possible plagiarism).
• Once double-blind is assured, text is sent to the referees together with arbitration form according to the type of script and asks for anti-plagiarism revision. In case of contradiction between referees, a third revision is solicited. Anonymity of authors and arbitrators is guaranteed.
  Assessment criteria are hightlighted:

Research papers

• Unpublished
• Originality, topicality and relevance to the field
• Suitable methodology and rigorousness
• Clear discussion and outcomes
• Ideas clearly expressed
• Coherence among objectives, methodology, outcomes and conclusions
• Relevance and topicality of the references.

Essays

• Unpublished
• Originality, topicality and opportunity of information
• Ideas clearly expressed.
• Relevance and topicality of the references

Dictamen

• The result of the evaluation is sent to the corresponding author. According to the verdict the author will proceed with due modifications when needed; or accept the verdict of not publishable
• All manuscripts are style-corrected once accepted.