Peer Review

All articles submitted to Argumentos, once they have passed the initial screening (see Proceso editorial), are sent to two external reviewers for evaluation (for the types of contributions subject to peer review, see Política de secciones).

Reviewers are selected by the editor based on the alignment between their areas of expertise and the subject of the manuscript. They may belong to the journal’s advisory boards or be external specialists.

The journal follows a double-blind peer review system. Manuscripts are anonymized in advance—including the removal of metadata—to ensure the confidentiality of both authors and reviewers. The anonymized version is sent to the reviewers together with an evaluation form appropriate to the nature of the submission (see Formatos de dictamen).

The evaluation form includes various academic quality criteria, which are assessed through a quantitative scoring system. A review is considered favorable when the total score assigned exceeds two-thirds of the maximum possible score.

In addition to the score, reviewers may provide qualitative comments in the evaluation form and, optionally, make annotations directly on the manuscript. All comments are shared with the authors in anonymized form.

Based on two favorable evaluations, the editor decides on the publication of the manuscript. In case of conflicting reviews, the editor may request a third evaluation or make an editorial decision, if necessary in consultation with the Editorial Board.