Peer review

All manuscripts received by Acta Fisiátrica undergo a preliminary analysis by the Editors to assess the merits of the submission regarding scope, originality using anti-plagiarism software, and compliance with the journal's rules.

In this phase, the approved manuscripts are reviewed by at least two reviewers who belong to the journal's staff or "ad hoc" reviewers in a “double-blind” review procedure in which authors and reviewers are unaware of each other's identity. If there is no agreement between the reviewers' opinions, the journal's Editorial Board will arbitrate the process.

Evaluators will observe the criteria of originality, relevance, methodological, and scientific quality. The results of the evaluations may be:

Accepted: The manuscript has scientific merit and complies with the journal's instructions. The submission may go to layout editing;

Mandatory corrections: Submission has scientific merits, but it needs adjustments to meet journal instructions;

Rejected: The manuscript does not suit the Journal's standards.

Acta Fisiátrica has the right not to accept manuscripts that do not meet the above criteria for evaluation and the right to make normative, spelling, and grammatical changes to the originals for maintaining bibliographic uniformity and the language standard, respecting, however, the authors' writing style. The originals and final proofs will not be sent to the authors.