Our journal advocates double blind peer-review system. The quality of the research article is the single argument taken into account when operating the selection of articles.

The editorial team of our journal first selects the submissions according to their relevance to the suggested topic/ thematic of each issue. Submissions passing the initial editorial screening enter the double-blind peer review process. As a rule, this involves the anonymous evaluation of each submission by 2 referees, selected among the Advisory Board Members, according to their field of expertise.

The review of the submissions is done:

- through elaborate comments on the text, which allow the reviewers to freely and constructively express their suggestions, criticisms, and appreciations.

- by filling the peer-review form that evaluates the following aspects:

  • the clarity of the title and its appropriateness to the content of the manuscript,
  • the way in which the abstract captures the content of the manuscript,
  • whether the introductory section outlines the relevance of the article for the given field, offers a good overview of previous studies on the same topic, and presents a clearly formulated thesis,
  • whether the paper has a solid and well-informed theoretical background, relevant for the analysis/ argumentation,
  • the originality of the paper and the significance of its contribution to the field,
  • how the concluding section summarizes the results and the consequences/implications,
  • the quality and relevance of references,
  • appropriate citation and referencing,
  • stylistic and grammatical accuracy.

The reviewer’s decision materializes in one of the three possible recommendations, namely: acceptance in the initial form, conditional acceptance (minor/ moderate/ major changes in form, style and/or content), or rejection. In the event of significant discrepancy between the recommendations of the two reviewers, a third specialist is called upon to assist in the final decision of publication or rejection.

The administration of the peer-review process is the attribution of the reviews editors. The sender of the manuscript does not know the names of the reviewers of his/her particular case, only the complete list of reviewers.

The complete list of reviewers will be included in every other issue .The general editor may supplement the initial list of reviewers, if necessary.