Peer review process
(Last revision: 5 September 2025)
Studies and articles shall be peer reviewed through an anonymized (double-blind) process. All original research submissions shall be assessed by two reviewers – reputed specialists in relevant fields – with the aim of providing the editors with recommendations.
As a double-blind peer review process, one side shall not know the identity of the other (authors will not be privy to the identity of the reviewers, and vice versa). Furthermore, reviewers will not be asked to assess submissions authored by a person with the same institutional affiliation.
There is no deadline for submitting papers; our team welcomes submissions on a rolling basis. Please note that the review process usually takes approximately two months. If there is no space left in the current issue, a submission may be accepted for the following issue. Furthermore, the journal will not consider more than one submission from the same author per issue, including but not limited to cases of co-authorship.
Reviewers must assess every submission on the following criteria:
- Scope and aims of the journal;
- Author guidelines (e.g., the sources consulted by the author are appropriately referenced; the title, abstract and keywords correspond with the main text);
- Language accuracy and scientifically sound methodology;
- Originality of the contribution;
- Relevance and novelty of the topic and its cited sources.
Having assessed these criteria, each peer reviewer shall recommend an editorial decision and provide the author with suggestions or observations. While reviewers may recommend acceptance or rejection, our journal reserves the right to reject papers that do not match its scope or meet the standards outlined in the author guidelines and publication ethics policies. If reviewers differ considerably in their assessments and/or recommendations, the managing editor may request further evaluation from a third reviewer.
In respect of editorial decisions, there are four possible outcomes:
- Accepted without revisions;
- Accepted with minor revisions;
- Accepted with major revisions;
- Rejection.
