Editorial Process Step by Step
- Registration in OJS as author and reader.
- Requirements prior to submission:
• Have a public and complete ORCID
• Prepare the main document in Verdana 12 pt font, single line spacing
• Complete the WAME Checklist - Manuscript submission:
• How to complete metadata (institutional affiliation: institution, province, country)
• How to upload the manuscript and the checklist - Initial review (up to 30 days):
• Evaluation of thematic suitability, compliance with editorial guidelines, metadata quality, ORCID, and checklist - Open peer review:
• Assignment to two reviewers
• Reviewer’s acceptance of the review request
• Deadlines: 3 weeks for review, with reminders sent afterward if no response
• Assignment of another reviewer if no response is received
• Possible editorial decisions: acceptance, minor/major revisions, rejection - Author’s response:
• 2-week deadline to make requested corrections
• Consequences of no response (manuscript will be archived) - Editing and proofreading:
• Intervention by the Copy Editor and Managing Editor
• Possible requests for clarification - Proofreading and final approval
- Online publication (continuous publication model)
- Post-publication: errata, retractions
