Peer-Review Process
Articles should be submitted exclusively through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) online platform; email submissions are not accepted. Upon receipt, manuscripts are initially screened by the Editorial Board to ensure their relevance to the journal’s scope, conformity with formatting requirements, and compliance with RBEUR’s academic standards.
Manuscripts that pass this initial screening are anonymized and sent for double-blind peer review to two external reviewers who are not part of the RBEUR Editorial Board. Reviewers are affiliated with national or international institutions and have expertise in the subject matter of the manuscript.
Should the evaluations of the two reviewers diverge, the manuscript is forwarded to a third external reviewer, also recognized in the relevant field, who, like the first two, provides an independent assessment regarding the manuscript’s suitability and academic quality. Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria:
- Clear objectives;
- Appropriateness of methodology in relation to the objectives;
- Consistency between theoretical framework, objectives, methodology, and results;
- Mastery of and engagement with contemporary bibliography;
- Use of international literature that analyze comparable empirical cases, where applicable;
- Quality of writing and overall text structure; and
- Originality, relevance, and significance of the topic for publication.
Following peer review, articles may be: a) accepted for publication with no modifications; b) accepted for publication pending minor modifications; c) resubmitted to a new evaluation process after substantial modification; or d) rejected.
The names of editors responsible for the review process are recorded in the published articles. All editorial procedures also apply to special issues, which are coordinated by guest editors.
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