GUIDELINES FOR THE REVIEWER
The evaluation of the articles postulated for publication in the Magazine consists of four moments: (1) Reception; (2) Initial evaluation; (3) Peer evaluation and (4) Final selection for publication.
- Reception: begins with the sending of the manuscripts by the authors from the application of the call. The texts should be sent to the email of the publication. Along with the material, the transfer of rights and the declaration of originality must be sent. The submitted texts must be unpublished, original, and not have been submitted to an arbitration process in another publication.
- Initial evaluation: implies the review and evaluation by the members of the Editorial Committee and the Editor. In this first evaluation, the relevance of the document and compliance with the editorial guidelines are indicated.
- Evaluation of academic peers: each article that obtains a favorable conceptualization in the initial evaluation will be sent to external academic evaluators in order for them to render a concept on it. Likewise, the pairs will not be aware of the author or authors to be evaluated (double-blind method). A minimum of 60% of the arbitrators employed in each edition of the Magazine will be external to the Universidad Libre.
3.1 The concepts issued by the peer reviewers in relation to the articles examined may result in: (a) Approved; (b) Approved with modifications; (c) Rejected.
3.2 The items that the referee must qualify to offer the concept of evaluation are those provided in the evaluation instrument that the Scientific and Editorial Committee of the Magazine has for this purpose. 4. The peer evaluation may be consulted by the author of the text at any time.
- Corrections must be made within a term of ten (10) days from the day after the original concept was sent. After this period, if no information is received, it will be understood that the article has been withdrawn by the author of the process. If considered appropriate, he or she may request that the text remain for the next edition of the Magazine in order to establish a longer period to make the modifications, which will be determined and communicated by the Editor.
- The selection of the pairs is made according to the levels of study, recent publications and thematic specialty, in accordance with the bank that holds the Magazine for that purpose.
- Once the selected peers know the article entrusted for evaluation, they must state the existence of conflicts of interest that prevent its objective evaluation, so that the Editorial Committee of the Magazine decides definitively on its impartiality. The circumstances that may give rise to the declaration of conflict of interest may be, among others:
- The existence of consanguinity ties with the author, affinity or civil ties with the author.
- The enmity with the author.
- To have known as evaluator, director or tutor of the research from which the research article is the result.
- With the acceptance of their order, the arbitrators undertake to maintain total confidentiality regarding the data, results or any other finding of which they become aware by virtue of their work as evaluators of the article. Due to the above and in accordance with the Ethics in Publications Committee, the reviewers may not make use of the arguments, data or any other discovery contained in the articles until they are published, always observing and maintaining respect for the regulations on rights of Author.
- The peer evaluator who, in the exercise of his commission, knows, detects or recognizes a possible plagiarism, must inform the Editor so that he or she can carry out the actions that may take place in accordance with the regulations for authors.
