Materiales para la historia del deporte (e-ISSN 2340-7166) brings together studies and researches related to the origins and evolution of the physical activities, with the main object of promoting its dissemination in the scientific community of Spanish speaking and recovering part of our common historical sports heritage.
Peer review process
1.General guidelines on peer-review process
Following COPE's guidelines, Materiales para la Historia del Deporte content is subject to peer-review. Submitted manuscripts will be anonymously reviewed by external experts.
All the original papers will be submitted to a first editorial and ethical evaluation by the Editorial Board, which will include at least the verification of:
- The adequacy of the topic to the focus and scope of the Journal.
- The originality, innovation and interest of the topic treated.
- The observation of formal requirements.
- Acceptance of the conditions of publication.
- The absence of conflicts of interest and compliance with copyright law.
All manuscripts that accomplish these requirements will be subject to review by two external reviewers using the "double-blind system" of anonymous review by referees. In case of discrepancy between the two reviewers, the Editorial Board may request the review of a third external reviewer and its evaluation will be binding for the decision making.
The authors have the possibility to suggest three possible reviewers through the metadata, indicating their institutional affiliation and their e-mail address. In no case may reviewers be suggested from the same institution as one of the authors of the manuscript. The reviewers selected will be experts in the contents and methodologies related to the topic of the text.
The journal reserves the right to choose or not any of the proposed reviewers, who will only be consulted in the event that there are no availabe experts in the subject of the study. In any case, the submission of the text to any of these reviewers will be made absolutely anonymously and after checking their institutional affiliation, that their research and publications are relevant and related to the subject of the text to be reviewed.
Reviewers team
