Peer review policy

Lúmina Journal employs a double-blind peer review process, preserving the anonymity of both authors and reviewers. All submitted manuscripts undergo a preliminary editorial review to verify their thematic relevance, originality, adherence to author guidelines, formal appropriateness, and coherence with the journal's focus and scope.

Articles that pass this initial review are sent to at least two independent external academic reviewers, selected based on their academic background, research experience, and expertise in the manuscript's subject area. The reviewers provide feedback on the manuscript's academic quality, originality, methodological rigor, theoretical relevance, clarity of argumentation, contribution to the field of knowledge, and compliance with ethical publication criteria.

Based on these reviews, the editorial team may make one of the following decisions: accept the manuscript, request minor revisions, request major revisions, refer the manuscript to a new round of review, or reject it. The final editorial decision rests with the journal editor, with support from the editorial committee when necessary.

In the event of a substantial discrepancy between the reviewers' opinions, the journal may request a third external review or refer the case to the editorial committee in order to make a well-founded decision and ensure the transparency of the process.

Research, reflection, and review articles are subject to peer review. Other types of contributions, such as editorials, letters to the editor, editorial notes, reviews, or other texts not derived from research, may be evaluated directly by the editorial team, according to their nature, relevance, and contribution to the academic discussion. When content is not subject to peer review, this condition must be clearly identified.

In the case of publishing special issues, dossiers, or thematic sections, these will follow the same criteria of editorial quality, peer review, transparency, publication ethics, and editorial oversight applied to the journal's regular issues.

Reviewers must declare any potential conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of their opinion. If a conflict of interest is identified, the manuscript will be assigned to another reviewer.