Peer Review Process

All submission, review and editorial communication at PIDCC is handled within the journal's own Open Journal Systems, at pidcc.com.br/pidcc. There is no parallel platform: authors, reviewers and editors follow the process through the system, where every decision is recorded.

Type of review

The Articles, Essays and Case Notes sections use double-anonymous peer review, with at least two reviewers external to the authors' institution and to the editorial team. Translations undergo editorial assessment and technical review by a specialist; Book Reviews, editorial assessment.

Stages

• 1 · Editorial screening

  Up to 10 days. Checks scope, compliance with the Guidelines, methodological soundness, integrity and textual similarity. May result in desk rejection.

• 2 · Peer review

  Two external reviewers, chosen for subject expertise and with no connection to the authors. Identities mutually undisclosed. 30 days for the report.

• 3 · Editorial decision

  Accept · accept with revisions · revise and resubmit · reject. The decision rests with the handling editor, grounded in the reports.

• 4 · Publication

  Continuous publication: accepted work appears as soon as copy-editing is complete, without waiting for the issue to close.

Rules of the process

Divergent reports. Where one report is favourable and one is not, the manuscript goes to a third reviewer, whose assessment guides the decision.

Conflicts of interest. Reviewers who identify any connection with the authors, their institution or the subject matter must decline the invitation. The same applies to the handling editor.

Submissions by the editorial team. Manuscripts authored by an editor, an Editorial Board member or a Scientific Committee member are handled by a different editor, with no access by the author to the workflow, and undergo the same double-anonymous process. Works authored by the editorial team are limited to one per issue.

Special issues. Same review process. Submissions by guest editors are handled by an in-house editor.

Appeals. Authors may request a reasoned reconsideration within 30 days of the decision. The request is examined by the Editor-in-Chief, who may uphold the decision or send the manuscript to a further reviewer.

Confidentiality. Submitted manuscripts are confidential documents. Reviewers and editors may not cite, use or disclose them prior to publication.

Turnaround

• 10days — screening
• 30days — review report
• 60days — decision, Articles
• 45days — Essays and Case Notes

Target times, counted from reviewer acceptance. Delays are communicated to the author.