Evaluation policy

Prometeica adopts the double-blind peer review process, which consists of two or more external reviewers who are assigned to review the manuscript submitted, and both the identities of peer-reviewers and authors are hidden from each other by the evaluation process.

Also, all scientific contributions are reviewed by the Chief Editor, the Associate Editors, the Editorial Board Members and | or Guest Peer-reviewers, by the following processes:

• Initial review: in this stage, the editorial assistant evaluates each manuscript regarding compliance with the norms established in the Submissions Preparation Checklist [inserir link], the plagiarism criteria and the good editorial practices. If the manuscript does not meet the established standards, it will be returned to the author for correction. Manuscripts that do not pass the initial review after the second evaluation will be definitely refused and returned to the authors.
• Evaluation Process: manuscripts that undergo the initial review and are approved are assigned to two independent peer-reviewers, according to their specialization in the particular field of the article.
• Reviews: the peer-reviewers issue their reviews directly through the OJS system. The decision may be "Accept Submission;" "Revision Required;" "Resubmit for Review;" or "Decline Submission." If the decision is "Resubmit for Review," the manuscript should be reviewed and submitted for the second round of peer-reviews.
• Approval or Rejection: The Editor-in-Chief decides, based on the reviews, to approve or reject the manuscript. If accepted, the manuscript enters the editing/publishing process for publication.