All submitted manuscripts are initially reviewed to ensure compliance with the formal requirements established by the journal, as detailed in the Submissions section. This process ensures adherence to the journal’s guidelines, as well as the relevance, rigor, and originality of the research. During this stage, manuscripts are screened using the Turnitin plagiarism detection tool. Submissions that do not meet the formal requirements and/or the journal’s editorial policies will be rejected.

In a second stage, manuscripts that successfully pass the initial evaluations are submitted to a double-blind peer review process. In this process, editors do not disclose the identity of the authors to the reviewers, nor the identity of the reviewers to the authors. Reviewers assess the submissions and provide reports including any observations they deem relevant. When the evaluation is favorable, reviewers’ comments are communicated to the authors through the journal’s editors.

To be considered for publication, submissions must not be under consideration or committed to any other journal or publishing entity. Each manuscript undergoes double-blind peer review by scholars with expertise in the relevant subject area. Reviewers’ decisions are final and determine the acceptance or rejection of the submissions. The Editorial Board determines the issue in which accepted manuscripts will be published.

Peer Review / Reviewer Responsibilities:

• Reviews must be objective.

• Reviewers must have no conflicts of interest regarding the research, the authors, and/or the funding sources.

• Reviewers should identify any relevant work that has not been cited in the manuscript.

• Manuscripts under review must be treated as confidential.

The PAG Editorial Team ensures that reviewers are appropriately qualified in the subject area of the manuscript under evaluation and addresses any potential conflicts of interest.