Flujo editorial

 
Editorial Workflow
 
 
1
Submission, Peer Review, and Decision
From manuscript submission to the editorial decision
 
 
 
 
Manuscript submission
Author(s), via OJS
 
1
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
Editorial assignment
An editor is assigned
 
Relevance screening
Editorial team
 
3
 
 
NO
Manuscript rejected
Message sent to the author with justification.
END OF PROCESS
 
 
YES
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
Reviewer assignment
Editorial team
 
Peer review
At least two external reviewers
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
REVIEWERS MAY RECOMMEND
Minor revisions
15 days for the author
Major revisions
New round with the same reviewers
Rejection
The manuscript is archived
 
 
 
 
→
Rejection
The manuscript is archived.
END OF PROCESS
 
 
 
 
→
Major revisions
The author revises and the manuscript returns to peer review to confirm the changes.
 
 
ACCEPTED
 
 
 
 
6
 
 
Final editorial decision
Committee / editor in charge · with minor revisions already resolved
 
 
 
2
Copyediting and First-Version Production
Editorial preparation for early publication
 
 
 
 
Copyediting
Copyeditor
 
7
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
Author approval
Authors review and approve the copyedited text
 
 
 
9 · PARALLEL PRODUCTION — Production team
XML / JATS markup
Produced in parallel with typesetting
First-version typesetting
For early publication · includes DOI assignment
 
 
 
 
First-version proof review
Typesetter, editorial team, and authors
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
3
Early Publication and Final Production
From ahead-of-print to final layout
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
 
Early publication in OJS
Ahead of print · editorial team
 
Final-version typesetting
Page assignment per table of contents · production team
 
12
 
 
 
 
13
 
 
Final proof review
Typesetter, editorial team, and authors
 
 
 
4
Issue Assignment and Indexing
Editorial closeout and dissemination
 
 
 
 
Assignment to the corresponding issue
Once the regular issue closes · editorial team
 
14
 
 
 
 
15
 
 
Indexing and dissemination
Database updates · issue dissemination and launch · editor / editorial management
END
Editorial Timelines
Approximate duration of each stage in the workflow
Stage Estimated time
Submission → relevance screening Up to 4 weeks
Reviewer assignment and evaluation ~2.5 months
Author response (minor revisions) 15 days
Author response (major revisions) Up to 1 month
Copyediting → publication 1 month

Reference times; they may vary depending on reviewer and author availability in each case.