OPINIONS - GUIDELINES
GUIDELINES FOR PARTNERS / EVALUATORS
This section aims to guide the reviewers in their process of evaluating the articles.
The opinion of an evaluator aims to help in the choice of articles accepted for publication in the journal and contribute with the authors of the article to improve the quality of its publication. It is important to point out that the reviewers/evaluators are volunteers registered in the journal and chose to perform this task, aware that there will be no remuneration for their evaluation. They receive a certificate in each article they evaluate. Some important observations that the reviewer needs to elucidate:
1) Does the article comply with the journal's guidelines and policies?
2) Is it within the required format of the magazine?
3) Is the text well referenced (bibliography)?
4) Spelling and grammar meet the requirements of the language, to which the article was submitted?
5) Is the topic relevant (scientific, social and institutional)?
6) Will the article contribute to the exposed theme?
7) Is there scientific materiality in the research carried out?
8) Does the text have methodological rigor?
9) The text is original?
10) Is there evidence and objectivity in the article?
These 10 steps should help your analysis to be objective and impartial, contributing to the quality of the articles published here. It is important that your opinion take a position, and define the next steps, both for the authors and for the editors of the magazine. That is why it is important when receiving the article, to check if the topic is in your area of work or study. Try to clearly state the article's strengths and weaknesses in order to support the choice of accepted and rejected articles. Indicate whether deficiencies in the article can be easily resolved in a matter of hours or if they would require several weeks. It is important to approach the article with a critical view but with an open mind, read it willing to learn from the experience of the authors. An opinion with constructive criticism is much more useful for authors than an opinion extolling the wonders of the work done. Also, prevent your personal opinions and tastes from influencing your opinion too much. You have the right to criticize the approach taken, there is no doubt, but remember that the plurality of ideas and approaches is extremely healthy. A good opinion points out both formal problems in the article (structural organization, quality of grammar and spelling, clarity of the text) and content problems (scientific, technological, philosophical, cultural issues, etc.). So, it is good to start with more in-depth comments and suggestions and end with a list of specific suggestions for spelling, grammatical and formatting corrections.
