All articles published in the Revista Ciencia y Progreso are previously submitted for review by its director and editors. Subsequently, they are sent to two content experts, depending on the subject they address, who evaluate it using the Open Peer Review method, in order to comply with the philosophy of the Open Science movement.

Review Guarantee

Authors must submit their article with their personal information (name and last name, email address, ORCID code, academic affiliation and country).

Phases of the evaluation process of an article

Phase 1: sending of the original.

Phase 2: assessment by the editorial team of the journal of the document received; it is analyzed with anti-plagiarism software (Urkund) and it is decided if the work is reviewed by experts or if it is discarded, either for formal or content reasons.

Phase 3: evaluation of the original by two experts in the relevant subject area.

The editor or director sends the original to two experts of the content, with a copy to the authors, who will know who their reviewers are. Experts are asked to consider the following: adequacy of work to the subject; presentation and writing of the text; originality and interest of the content; description of the central theme of the investigation; exposition of the theoretical-conceptual framework; adequacy of the methodology used; presentation and analysis of the results and conclusions; relevance of bibliographic references; and adequacy of tables and figures.

The journal offers instructions and a form, which allows reviewers to evaluate the quality and relevance of the articles.

Phase 4: exchange and consensus between authors and / or reviewers.

Phase 5: sending the result of the evaluation to those responsible for the journal.

The reviewers will issue a single document with the opinion and send it to the editor of the journal and to the authors, who, in correspondence with the information given, will make the decision and decide whether the work should be sent to a third reviewer, when rejected by one of them; in this case, the director has the power to accept the article or not.

Acceptance: an article is approved if the result of the evaluation is positive and the editorial team considers that there is no need to request any changes from the authors.

Non-acceptance: an article is rejected if the result of one or both evaluations is negative.

Modifications are required: the author must correct the suggested changes to be published with the required quality.

In case the author suggests a possible reviewer for the article, the journal reserves the right to take that recommendation into consideration or not.

Phase 6: socialization of the edition.

The edition is made available to the scientific community and readers and other authors will issue criteria about published articles, which will be taken into account for the publication of other contributions of the same or other authors.

Editorial Process

The Revista Ciencia y Progreso uses the Open Journal System (OJS), which automates the editorial process.

It is developed as follows:

1. The author sends the manuscript to Revista Ciencia y Progreso. It must always be sent through the platform:
The author must register on the Journal's website: http://cienciayprogreso.cug.co.cu/ intranet; cienciayprogreso http://www..cug.co.cu / internet.
2. Before uploading the article, you will be asked to make certain confirmations (declaration of authorship and originality, declaration of exclusivity, conflicts of interest, approval of publication as Open Access, etc.).
Before submitting the file definitively, authors must check that they have entered the metadata properly placed on the platform.

Note: Files uploaded to the platform should not exceed 3Mb in weight. If so, authors should send them via email to: http://cienciayprogreso.cug.co.cu/, indicating the article to which they belong. The editor will be in charge of notifying its reception and incorporating it into the article's documentation.

The author will receive confirmation of receipt of his/her article within 5 days of its submission. Within one month of receipt of the article, the Revista Ciencia y Progreso is obliged to respond to the authors regarding the following issues:
Admission of the paper and submission for peer review.
If there is a rejection by the Editorial Board before the article is sent for evaluation, if it is considered that it presents formal or thematic deficiencies important enough to not continue with the procedure.
Necessity of making essential formal changes before the article is submitted for peer review.

The journal Ciencia y Progreso undertakes to strictly follow the recommendations made by its reviewers.

Regarding the positions of the reviewers, the following criteria will be followed:
If both reviewers agree on the appropriateness of publication, the authors will be so informed, in a single document.
If both experts issue a negative judgment, the article will be rejected.
If there is a discrepancy, a third reviewer will be called upon to decide on its approval or the editor will decide.
If the reviewers consider that changes are necessary, a second version will be requested from the authors. The decision on this version will be decisive in making a final judgment.

3.The author will receive confirmation of receipt of his/her article within 5 days of its submission. Within one month of receipt of the article, the Revista Ciencia y Progreso is obliged to respond to the authors regarding the following issues:
Admission of the paper and submission for peer review.
If there is a rejection by the Editorial Board before the article is sent for evaluation, if it is considered that it presents formal or thematic deficiencies important enough to not continue with the procedure.
Necessity of making essential formal changes before the article is submitted for peer review.

The journal Ciencia y Progreso undertakes to strictly follow the recommendations made by its reviewers.

4.Regarding the positions of the reviewers, the following criteria will be followed:
If both reviewers agree on the appropriateness of publication, the authors will be so informed, in a single document.
If both experts issue a negative judgment, the article will be rejected.
If there is a discrepancy, a third reviewer will be called upon to decide on its approval or the editor will decide.
If the reviewers consider that changes are necessary, a second version will be requested from the authors. The decision on this version will be decisive in making a final judgment.

Once its publication has been confirmed, Revista Ciencia y Progreso may issue certificates to authors regarding the publication of their article if requested. Otherwise, they will be issued after publication of the corresponding issue.

The article will be sent for proofreading. The proofreader will send the galley proofs to the author in .pdf format.

Once the modifications have been made by the authors, they may send it via e-mail, in a Word document.

When there is more than one author, the corrected article will be sent only to the person who indicated the group when sending the original version and the communication will be with this one, unless otherwise indicated to the director and/or Editor. The proofreader will receive back a single document with all the requested changes. In no case may the article be modified in a way that changes the final version approved by the reviewers.