The editorial process at Sociedad y Ambiente consists of three stages: 1) technical review, 2) peer review, and 3) production.
The technical review, conducted by the managing editor and the associate editors, takes place within a maximum of one month. This stage may result in rejection if the submission fails to meet the checklist requirements or if the manuscript does not align with the journal's editorial guidelines; a request for revisions prior to peer review; or the manuscript being forwarded directly to peer review.
Peer review is conducted using a "double-blind" method, meaning the anonymity of both authors and reviewers is maintained. The managing editor assigns manuscripts to associate editors based on subject matter; these editors are responsible for inviting specialists to evaluate the proposal and for overseeing the process until an editorial recommendation is reached. The review process requires a minimum of two evaluations and is carried out using a standard review form, the criteria for which can be consulted at the following link: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20721819
The peer review process takes a minimum of two months and may be extended depending on the number of revision rounds deemed necessary by the editor. The editorial recommendation may be for rejection —based on the reviews or following the assessment of one or more revised versions— specifically when reviewer comments are not satisfactorily addressed. Conversely, the recommendation may be for acceptance, either with suggestions that do not condition publication or following minor or major revisions. The editorial recommendation and the final version are submitted to the journal's managing editor, who reviews, requests adjustments if necessary, and issues the official decision.
Accepted manuscripts move to the production stage, which lasts between two and three months, depending on the volume of manuscripts being processed. This stage comprises four phases: 1) copyediting, 2) layout in PDF (Portable Document Format), 3) author approval of the galley proofs, and 4) markup using XML JATS (Extensible Markup Language Journal Article Tag Suite). Finally, the manuscripts —in both PDF and XML JATS formats— are published on the journal's website via continuous publication.