Steps and time in review

1. Editorial reception and initial review (1 to 4 weeks)
• Editor and commtte editors check: 
• Relation to journal topics
• Guidelines (format, extension, citations)
• Originality (checking similarity with iThenticate / Turnitin)
• Possibles situations
• Go to pre review
• Rejected
2. Selecting experts for peer review (1 to 3 weeks)
• Editor and committee editorial do:
• Looking for two or tree experts in the topic.
• Invitation is send to experts, could be negative answers from experts for review.
3. Peer review process (4 to 8 weeks)
• Peer revier, authors and experts do not know each other.
4. Intial editorial desition (1 to 3 weeks after reviews are made)
• Editor or committee do: 
• After review comments and suggestions from experts, editorial decision are made.
• Separate points of view could be done so editor solve this.
5. Revision round (if is required)
• Minor case suggestions situation (author time: 2 to 4 weeks/ review: 2 to 3 weeks)
• Major case suggestions situatation(author time: 4 to 8 weeks / review: 2 to 4 weeks)
• Review round process:
• Author solve each pointo to experts.
• Manuscript could go back to experts or only to the editor.
6. Aceptted (1 to 2 weeks)
• Editor confirm paper aceptation.

Total time estimated

From submittion to aceptation: 3 to 8 months