Evaluation and publication process

Authors will receive an acknowledgment of receipt for manuscripts submitted to the Journal, which may be sent in both Spanish and English, or in Spanish only. Once received, the manuscripts will undergo a blind peer review carried out by 2 external reviewers and in accordance with the protocols and evaluation checklist established by the journal. The reviewing process will take 30-45 days. Later, authors will be informed about the decision taken by editors regarding the suitability of their works for publication. There are three possibilities in this regard:

• The manuscript will be published without modifications.
• Minor (slight adjustments to fit the publication norms of the journal) or major (methodological correction) modifications are requested.
• The manuscript is not suitable for publication.

In the event that any modifications were requested, the manuscript (with the relevant amendments) shall be submitted again by the author and will undergo the mentioned reviewing process one more time. Then, the author will be informed about the suitability of his/her manuscript. The final decision regarding the publishing of the article will be taken by the Editorial Board based on the reviewers’ valuations.

If the article successfully passes the peer-review process, authors will be informed that their manuscript has been accepted for publication and will be given the option to publish it in English. In that case, they will be asked to submit a translated version written in correct English, using either British or American conventions consistently (without mixing both variants). Once received, the translation will be sent to a professional translator for review.

If the English version has already been submitted at the time of the initial manuscript submission, it will be directly forwarded to the translator for review.

The review of the translation is included as part of the publication process and entails no cost for the authors.

Because Enfermería Cuidándote has a continuous periodicity, accepted manuscripts are published in chronological order according to the date of acceptance, in the Issue of the year concerned.

The evaluation and publication process hasn’t cost for the authors.