Peer Review

The evaluation process for articles submitted to Diálogos Interdisciplinares: Educação, Saúde e Direito is characterized by a peer review process with a double review system and involves two sequential stages: desk review and double blind review.

In the desk review, the editors meet and analyze, without any identification of the authors, the articles received to assess their relevance to the scope of the journal and their potential to contribute significantly to knowledge in the field of study of the scientific journal. When necessary, the editors involve members of the scientific committee in this process.

When the work submitted does not comply with the journal's policies, the authors are informed of the decision within thirty days of submission. Articles approved at the desk review stage are sent to two experts who make up the journal's body of referees for evaluation using the Double Blind Review system, or to external researchers selected for their knowledge of the article's field of study.

The reviewers are professors and researchers associated with stricto sensu postgraduate programs at national or foreign educational institutions. The articles are evaluated on the basis of the relevance of the topic studied, the writing, the logical linking of the theoretical review with the use of appropriate references, the suitability of the methodological procedures, the depth and consistency of the analysis, the outline of the conclusions and the relevance of the contributions, using a pre-defined form provided to the reviewers.This stage of the evaluation process can take up to a month, and at the end the authors are informed of the editorial decision.

What are the possible outcomes?
After evaluation, the Editor will make the following decisions:

• Accepted;
• Minor corrections;
• Corrections required;
• Rejected.

Once the requested adjustments have been made and verified by the reviewers and editors, the articles are submitted for spelling, grammar and compliance with the standards adopted by the journal and final editing of the document.

Note: If there are disagreements between the reviewers, the Editor may select a third reviewer or reject the manuscript.