{"id":8,"date":"2021-12-06T18:15:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T17:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:09:43","slug":"ethical-code","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.padjournal.net\/new\/ethical-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviewer Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull padding is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reviewers for <strong>PAD. Pages on Arts and Design<\/strong> play a central role in ensuring the scholarly quality and integrity of the journal. Reviewers are selected based on their academic expertise, publication record, and relevance to the manuscript\u2019s subject area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull padding is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right titoliAbout\">RESPONSIBILITIES OF REVIEWERS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column twoColumn is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reviewers are expected to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>provide objective, constructive, and timely evaluations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>assess manuscripts solely on the basis of scholarly merit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>maintain confidentiality regarding the content of submissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>declare any conflicts of interest and decline review when appropriate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reviewers are encouraged to provide <strong>detailed and constructive comments<\/strong> aimed at improving the quality and clarity of the manuscript, regardless of their final recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reviewers must adhere to the principles of ethical peer review, avoiding the use of unpublished material for personal research and respecting the intellectual independence of authors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull padding is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right titoliAbout\">REVIEW PROCESS METRICS AND TRANSPARENCY<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column twoColumn is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PAD is committed to transparency in its editorial processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Peer-review model:<\/strong> Double-blind<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Number of reviewers per manuscript:<\/strong> At least two external reviewers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Average time to first decision:<\/strong> Approximately 6\u20138 weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Average time from submission to publication:<\/strong> Approximately 4\u20136 months, depending on the revision process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Acceptance rate:<\/strong> Approximately 25\u201330%, varying by issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These indicators provide authors with an overview of PAD\u2019s editorial and peer-review process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reviewers for PAD. Pages on Arts and Design play a central role in ensuring the scholarly quality and integrity of the journal. Reviewers are selected based on their academic expertise, publication record, and relevance to the manuscript\u2019s subject area. RESPONSIBILITIES OF REVIEWERS Reviewers are expected to: Reviewers are encouraged to provide detailed and constructive comments&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.padjournal.net\/new\/ethical-code\/\">Continua a leggere <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reviewer Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reviewer Guidelines - PAD<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Code of Ethics of the scientific journal PAD Journal\u00a0is inspired by the Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors developed by\u00a0COPE.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.padjournal.net\/new\/ethical-code\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reviewer Guidelines - 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