Peer Review Policy

Cartema Journal maintains a continuous flow of articles, visual essays, and annotated art exhibitions, in addition to specific calls for thematic dossiers. All works submitted to the journal undergo a double-blind peer review process, in which both authors and reviewers have their identities preserved throughout the evaluation.

Each submission is evaluated by two ad hoc reviewers who are experts in the field of the work. In case of disagreement between the reviewers' opinions, the work is forwarded to a third reviewer for a final decision. This procedure aims to ensure the impartiality and quality of Cartema journal publications.

 

Editorial criteria

The journal establishes the following criteria for the evaluation process:

  • Adequacy to the focus and scope of the journal.
  • Compliance with technical standards (ABNT).
  • Grammatical and formal correctness.
  • Relevance, content, textual coherence, and theoretical-methodological consistency.

 

Stages of the evaluation process

  1. Preliminary analysis by the editors and editorial assistant, verifying compliance with editorial guidelines.
  2. Similarity check using the Turnitin platform.
  3. Initial evaluation by the editors on the focus, scope, relevance, and contribution of the text.

 

Possible decisions by reviewers

  • Accept, this is an important contribution. Requires minor revisions at most.
  • Requires revision, may be a good contribution if revised.
  • Requires complete revision, this text requires extensive revision. The author must rewrite the text and resubmit it for publication.
  • Reject, this manuscript is not suitable for publication.

 

Deadlines

  • The estimated time frame for the complete editorial process is up to 4 months.
  • This time can be reduced with more agile evaluations and feedback.