Reviewing process. 5.1. Reviewing process follows these steps: ▪ 1st Step: The Editor in Chief will make an initial screening of the paper submitted in order to determine if it is suitable with the scope and the aims of the journal. ▪ 2nd Step: The submission received will be checked with the anti-plagiarism software before will undergo a double blind peer reviewing process. If the report indicates suspicious, the paper will be rejected, else will follows next stage. ▪ 3rd Step: The paper is double-blind peer reviewed by the members of Editorial Advisory Board, according with the area of research indicated by the JEL Classification specified by the author in its paper. ▪ 4th Step: The final decision is made by the Editor in Chief based on the recommendations and comments of reviewers. The Editor in Chief decides whether the paper should be accepted as it is, revised (with minor or major corrections) or rejected. Any changes which affecting the substance of the text will, of course, only be made in agreement with the author. The reviewing process usually takes between 3 and 6 weeks but sometimes, due to number of papers, complexity of research submitted could be up to 10 weeks. If the Reviewing process takes more than 10 weeks, the ‘Author’ could withdrawal the ‘Article’ without any claim from the ‘Publisher’.
Reviewing process. 6.1. Reviewing process follows these steps: - 1st: The Editor in Chief makes an initial screening of the manuscript submitted in order to determine if it is suitable with the scope and the aims of the journal or not. - 2nd: Submission received is checked with the anti-plagiarism software before it undergoes a blind peer reviewing process. If the report is suspicious, the manuscript will be rejected and the author(s) informed, else submission is qualified to follow next stage. JEL Classification Review Form - 3rd: The manuscript is blind peer reviewed by the members of Editorial Advisory Board, in accordance with the area of research indicated by the specified by the author in its paper. Each reviewer should fulfil the and give a score. Please see open positions listed in Call for Members in Editorial Advisory Board. For detailed guidelines about reviewing processes see XXXX'x Ethical guidelines for reviewers. - 4th: The final decision is made by the Editor in Chief based on the Review Form with the recommendations and comments received from the reviewers. The Editor in Chief makes the Final Report and decides whether the manuscript should be accepted as it is, revised (with minor or major corrections) or rejected. Any changes which affecting the substance of the text will, of course, be made only in agreement with the author(s). The publishing schedule can vary depending on the complexity of the research, the number of revisions required, and the responsiveness of authors and reviewers. The first screening of the Editor in Chief takes no more 10 days including plagiarism checking, the peer-reviewed between 30 - 45 days. Once the manuscript is accepted, it goes through the journal's production process, where it is formatted, proofread, and prepared for publication. This step may take up to 30 days. Authors are encouraged to be patient and to communicate with the journal's editorial team if they have questions or concerns about the timeline.
