Publication frequency and processing timelines

Published bimonthly (january–february, march–april, may–june, july–august, september–october, november–december).

The issue is published on the first day of the first month of each period.

The journal uses an “ahead of print” publication model; therefore, articles are published as soon as the requested final version files are acknowledged as received and the authors are sent the “Accepted for Publication” letter, with an active DOI, but without undergoing a style editing process. This version will appear in the “Upcoming Issues” section of the journal’s website.

Process timelines

The Editorial Office operates monday through friday; days within that period are considered “business days”.

  • Since the submission of the article until the Editorial Office sends a rejection notice or acknowledgment of receipt: 15 business days at most
  • Since sending the acknowledgment of receipt for the article until submission to the editor-in-chief: five business days at most
  • Since sending it to the editor-in-chief until it is assigned and sent to the section editor: five business days at most
  • Since sending to the section editor until rejection/acceptance, or sending for review and assigning reviewers: 30 business days at most
  • Since the assignment of reviewers until the section editor’s initial decision (acceptance with changes, rejection, or acceptance for publication): 40 business days at most
  • Since acceptance with changes and submission of the corrected version by the author: 15 business days at most
  • Since receiving the author’s corrected version until the section editor’s second decision (return for review, rejection, or acceptance for publication): 30 business days at most

If the decision is to return for review, the same periods described above apply

  • Since sending the notification of acceptance for publication until sending the editorial guidelines to the author for the final version of the accepted article: 15 business days at most
  • Since sending the editorial guidelines to the authors until sending the final version and requested documentation: 12 business days at most
  • Since the sending of the final version and the requested documentation until the review, and/or acknowledgment of receipt of the files and the sending of the “Accepted for Publication” letter by the Editorial Office: 15 business days at most
  • Since the Editorial Office sent the “Accepted for Publication” letter until publication in the “Ahead of Print” format: 15 business days at most

These deadlines may vary due to circumstances beyond the Editorial Office's control.

For more information see our Editorial Policy.