How to attract proposals for articles and the evaluation procedure

The journal has always aimed for thematic diversity of the articles published. For this reason, each year, in addition to contributions from fellow museographers, invitations are sent to other researchers from both local and national backgrounds. By diversifying the areas of cultural interest, our publication has gradually succeeded in attracting an appreciable number of authors with interests in various fields (ethnography, anthropology, art history and theory, museography, restoration, etc.).
Peer review of articles submitted for publication is very important. The studies that have been peer-reviewed are considered credible as they have been evaluated by several experts in each field. The main objectives of the peer review are related to the quality of the study and the possible improvements to be made by the author in order to meet the journal’s requirements.

Census process

In a first phase, each study is evaluated in an internal process. The journal’s editorial secretary assigns each study to an editor in the institution, a specialist in the field, who makes an initial review. The study may be accepted or rejected by the editor for a number of reasons, some of which are well-founded, such as: publication elsewhere, the subject does not fit the journal’s theme, the article has no original contributions, it contains misinformation, it does not meet the conditions for publication. This process takes 1-2 weeks, after which the manuscript is sent for external review, if it is deemed to be of interest to the journal and meets all the conditions for publication.

External reviewers are selected on the basis of their personal contributions in the field of the study proposed for publication. Potential reviewers are contacted by the editorial secretary to see if they accept the role of reviewer. Those who agree receive the study by email. Each manuscript is checked by two specialists in the field. The names of the reviewers and their comments on the manuscript are unknown to the author of the study. On their recommendation, the manuscript may be accepted or rejected for publication. If the revisions required are considered minor, it is returned to the author to carry them out and thus enter the journal for publication. Following evaluation in the peer review system, the journal editors consult on the content of the considerations. On the basis of the recommendations made by the reviewers, the editor-in-chief and the editorial secretary decide which articles make it into the current issue, which are deferred and which are rejected.

For articles rejected from publication, the editorial board is not obliged to provide explanations. Authors will be informed by the Editorial Secretary of the decision taken on each article.