Evaluation Process

Evaluation Process

Initial evaluation:

Articles submitted by authors are preliminarily reviewed by the journal's editor, in light of the
journal's editorial policy and the requirements established in the rules for authors.
Verification of the similarity of the document is carried out using the Turnitin Similarity Check
software.

If the Turnitin Similarity Check software report determines that the document does not present
significant similarities, the editor will assign an evaluator who belongs to the area of knowledge of
the manuscript.
Articles that do not meet these criteria may be rejected directly, without proceeding to the next
peer review phase.

Double-Blind Review (Double-Blind Review):

Orange Journal uses a double-blind review process, which means that both reviewers and authors
remain anonymous to reduce bias and ensure impartiality. The editor will ensure that reviewers
do not belong to the same institution as the authors.
The reviewers will evaluate the manuscript in terms of originality, methodological rigor, relevance
and contribution to the field of study. The reviewer will record his/her evaluation in a format
provided by the journal [See format].

Peer review has a minimum duration of five weeks, during which time the reviewers will analyze
the manuscript according to the evaluation criteria of the journal.

Once the evaluation process has been completed, the evaluator will send his/her opinion to the
journal's editor. The opinion may be:
a) Approved without changes.
b) Approved with minor changes (no new evaluation required).
c) Approved with major changes (requires reevaluation).
d) Rejected (not publishable in the journal).

Conflict of interest:

Authors, reviewers and editors must declare any possible conflict of interest that may influence
the manuscript evaluation process. Any financial, professional, personal or institutional
relationship that may affect the impartiality of the evaluation is considered a conflict of interest.

Reviewers should refrain from evaluating manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest
with the authors or their institutions. Likewise, authors should inform if their research has been
financed by any entity that may influence the interpretation of the results.
If an undeclared conflict of interest is identified at any stage of the editorial process, the
manuscript may be withdrawn from the review process.

Incorporation of comments and corrections:

After peer review, the editorial team will incorporate the comments made by the reviewers into
the original document and will send them to the authors so that they can make the requested
improvements, if any.

Improvements may be necessary in aspects such as title, keywords, abstract, introduction,
literature review or theoretical framework, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions, and the
presentation of citations and references.

Verification of corrections:

Once the authors have made the corrections, the reviewers will review the manuscript again to
verify that the improvements have been implemented according to their recommendations. The
reviewers will have four weeks to review the adjustments made by the authors.
Only manuscripts that meet all suggestions and requirements will be accepted for publication.

If the paper is rejected, the manuscript will be withdrawn and cannot be resubmitted to the
journal.