Publication guidelines

Scientific articles and notes are sent to at least two or one external reviewer, respectively, to examine the work in detail and identify aspects that can be modified, improved or removed. The editors in charge of the papers also carry out a careful review, and considering the reviews of the external reviewers, they send their recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief in charge of the work, who in turn also reviews it. Taking into account all the evidence presented, the Editor-in-Chief decides whether or not the work is published in the BCH. If the work is not acceptable for publication, but the editor thinks that the work can be improved and if the scientific flaws can be corrected, the authors will be given the opportunity to remedy the work. During this process, editors must keep the reviews confidential and not transmit them to anyone other than other editors or the authors of the work.

Reviewers should not share the work they are reviewing with third parties. Reviewers have the right to remain anonymous or, with proper consent, to make their identity known to authors. They may also be recognized for their work in a list of reviewers published at the end of each Volume, without an explicit link to the work they reviewed.

Editors and reviewers must be impartial and only base their appreciation of the work on its scientific content and not on the identity of the authors, nor make personal criticisms of them. If once committed, the reviewers feel that the work is outside their expertise, or that they will no longer have the time to perform the review on time, they are asked to announce this to the editor in charge of the manuscript in order to find a replacement and not delay the review process and eventual publication of the work.

Authors at the time of submitting their manuscripts to the BCH, have the obligation to present an original work of their authorship, and to reference any record / data that has not been produced by them. In turn, the authors must agree not to have parts or all of the submitted manuscript submitted for publication in another journal or medium, during the entire editorial process. If the authors decide to retract the work, they must announce it to the Editor-in-Chief in charge in a document signed by the author for correspondence.