Editorial Process and Peer Review

Revista INTEGRACIÓN guarantees a rigorous, transparent, and efficient evaluation process. Below, we detail our workflow in 6 phases.

• Reception: Automatic notification via OJS and ID assignment.
• Formal Verification: Format (Word), anonymization, APA 7th ed. citations, and complete metadata.
• Integrity Control (Plagiarism): Software scan with a maximum similarity threshold of 20%. Exceeding it implies immediate rejection.
• Desk Reject: The Editor evaluates thematic relevance. Manuscripts out of scope or of low quality are rejected at this stage to expedite the process.

Selection of at least two external experts based on:

• Demonstrated expertise and previous publications.
• Absence of conflicts of interest (institutional or personal).
• History of quality and punctuality.

Peers evaluate the anonymized manuscript assessing:

• Originality and contribution to the field.
• Methodological rigor.
• Quality of argumentation and writing.
• Timeliness of references.

Based on the verdicts, the Editor issues a decision:

• Acceptance: No changes.
• Minor Changes: Author has 15 days for corrections.
• Major Changes (Resubmit): Author has 30-45 days. May require a second round of evaluation.
• Rejection: The manuscript is not accepted.

• Verification: Checking compliance with requested changes.
• Style Correction: Normative and grammatical adjustment.
• Galley Proofs (Layout): The author receives the final PDF and has 5 days to approve it.
• Publication: DOI assignment, indexing, and dissemination.

⚠️ Important Policies:

• Funding: Authors external to USO must have publication permission from their funding institution if a grant was involved.
• Responsibility: Authors assume full responsibility for authorship conflicts or third-party rights.
• The journal reserves the right of final decision based on arbitration.