Manuscript evaluation and peer review

The articles published by Arqueología y Sociedad are subjected to an evaluation process:

  1. Reception of works: The works sent are evaluated and qualified in the first instance by the Executive Editors who will review the fulfillment of the presentation guidelines of the jobs.
  2. Peer review : An editor will be in charge of conducting the review process of the accepted papers. The works will be evaluated by anonymous external reviewers. The reviewers are selected for their expertise and knowledge on the subject to which the work to be evaluated refers. The reviewer will evaluate the work according to international standards and criteria of quality, creativity, originality and contribution to knowledge. The reviewers will have the following characteristics: knowledge of the subject, not having competence problems, being recognized as a researcher and academic, responsibility and discretion in the evaluation. Selected reviewers are not paid. The type of review is double-blind, i.e. the reviewer and author remain anonymous. Evaluation: The referees or reviewers issue suggestions and recommendations to improve the article. The evaluation of the referees considers the article:

    • Work for publication without changes
    • Work for publication with minor changes
    • Work for publication with major changes
    • Work rejected
    • I work with suggestion for another magazine.

Arqueología y Sociedad reserves the right to accept the submitted works, and request the modifications it deems necessary to comply with the publication requirements; as well as standardizing the manuscript according to the style of the magazine.

  1. Acceptance and press work . The work has the status of ACCEPTED when it has passed the review process and the author has made all the corrections and modifications indicated. The accepted work is sent to correction of style and layout. The diagrammed version will be sent to the author for review and returned with a letter of agreement and permission for publication. When the Director of the magazine has all the documentation that will allow him to publish the work, then the work is considered PRESS ARTICLE.