Editorial process

The stages of the editorial process involve the following steps:

1. Initial assessment of the article by editorial board members. Upon a positive evaluation, the article will enter the review process (two weeks).
2. Two anonymous double-blind peer reviews by independent scholars (three months). In case of major discrepancies between both reviews, a third review will be called for.
3. Author’s review; additions and alterations based on the two anonymous peer reviews (two weeks). Please be advised that this is your last chance to make any substantive changes or amendments to your manuscript. The author is expected to keep to the deadline; corrections submitted after the deadline might result in the article only appearing in a later issue of the journal.
4. Final decision of the entire editorial board, based on the submitted manuscript and the peer-reviews (two weeks).
5. Technical editing of the article and typesetting (two months).
6. Proofreading of the first proofs by the author (two weeks). Changes by the author at this stage should be kept to an absolute minimum (technical and apparent textual mistakes). Larger changes within the manuscript will no longer be accepted at this stage. The author is expected to keep to the deadline; corrections submitted after the deadline might result in the article only appearing in a later issue of the journal.
7. Proofreading and amendments to the first proofs by the executive editor (two weeks).
8. Proofreading and amendments to the second proofs by the executive editor (one month).

Please note that the indicated timeframes are approximate and may vary from case to case.

Overview of the editorial process step-by-step: