Review form and timelines

This page makes public the form used to review research articles, essays, teaching experiences and student research. It is the same form each reviewer completes on the journal's platform. The full procedure is described in the peer review policy.

Rated questions

The reviewer answers each question by choosing one of four options: "fully", "largely", "marginally" or "not applicable".

1. Does the paper fit the journal's scope and is it of interest to its readers?
2. Does the paper offer new knowledge or an original perspective on the topic?
3. Is the methodology appropriate to the aim, described in enough detail and able to support the conclusions?
4. Is the text well organized and easy to follow?
5. Is the literature cited relevant, current and sufficient? Are the references verifiable?
6. Does the title reflect the content, and does the abstract summarize the aim, method, results and conclusion?

Open questions

7. Comments for the author (required).
8. Strengths of the paper.
9. Academic integrity observations (required): signs of plagiarism, doubtful data, non-existent references or undisclosed use of artificial intelligence.
10. Confidential comments for the editorial team, not shown to the author.

Final recommendation

The report ends with one of five options: accept, accept with minor revisions, request major revisions and a new review, suggest another journal or reject. The editorial team makes the decision with all reports in view.

Timelines

Stage	Timeline
Initial screening and Turnitin similarity check	15 days from submission
Reviewer's reply to the invitation	2 weeks
Submission of the report	4 weeks from accepting the invitation
First editorial decision	Up to 75 days from submission, or longer if a third reviewer is needed
Revised version from the author	3 weeks for minor revisions; 6 weeks for major revisions
Copyediting, typesetting and final proof	About 4 weeks from acceptance

Authors can follow the status of their submission on the platform, from receipt to publication. When each issue closes, the journal publishes the list of its reviewers, with their institution and country.