Review process
PSE has a double-blind peer review policy, which means that both authors and reviewers are anonymous in the review process. The reviewers assigned to each manuscript are academics and specialists in the topic and/or methodology, selected among the members of the International Scientific Committee and external reviewers of the journal.
Indications for reviewers
The review performedby the reviewers should cover formal aspects (clarity, structure and organization, expository style, thematic precision, grammatical correctness) and aspects of content (originality of the work, coherence with the line of the journal, relevance of the topic, topicality of the issues, review of the themes, rationale, internal coherence, bibliographical references).
The reviewers will have an evaluation sheet composed of two parts: first, a brief check-list on basic aspects of the manuscript; and second, two boxes for comments both for the Editorial Team and for the authors. In addition, they will be able to make comments, recommendations and proposals for changes in the own manuscript and upload the document (in word format blinded to ensure compliance with the review process followed by the journal).
All reviewers must adhere to the following ethical guidelines:
1. They will only accept to review manuscripts in which they have sufficient expertise, committing themselves to perform them within the established deadlines.
2. They will maintain the confidentiality of the peer review process.
3. They should be objective and constructive in their review, refraining from making defamatory or derogatory personal comments.
4. They should make sure that they are familiar with the journal's specific publication guidelines (if you are not familiar with them, we invite you to consult them).
5. They will provide a review report that is constructive, thorough, substantiated, and with appropriate content.
6. They should report if, despite anonymity measures, they have identified authorship and have any relationship that may cause bias in their evaluation.
7. If they suspect plagiarism, fraud or have other ethical concerns, they should notify the editorial team of their suspicions, providing as much detail as possible.
Template for reviewers
In the following link, you will find the evaluation template for manuscripts assigned to reviewers as part of the peer review process for submissions received by the journal.