Peer review process

All manuscripts submitted to the journal are reviewed according to the following procedure:

1. Review of compliance with editorial policy

The editor-in-chief checks whether the subject matter falls within the scope of the journal.

2. Single-blind peer review

The identity of the author(s) is known, but not that of the reviewers.

As a transfer journal, each manuscript is evaluated by a specialist in scientific and technical communication and by an expert in the field. Reviewers are chosen for their recognised expertise in the subject area and in the absence of any conflict of interest. However, the anonymity of reviewers may sometimes be lifted, with their consent of course, to allow interaction with the author.

The evaluation covers various scientific and technical aspects: originality of the subject (technical/technological innovation or improvement of an existing method or model transfer, etc.), interest to the community, relevance, logical and methodological rigour, compliance with regulations (if necessary), validation and operationality of the approach/method/model, as well as the structure of the article, relevance and fluidity of communication.

Reviewers are asked to return their reports within one month.

3. Return to authors

The evaluation reports are sent to the lead author, who must take them into account and produce a revised version of their article.

This new version is reviewed again by the evaluators. The process is iterative until a final version is approved.

4. Final approval and publication

The authors then approve the layout of their article (in PDF and HTML formats) before it is published online.

The authors and reviewers are notified of the online publication. It is the authors' responsibility to inform any co-authors and, where applicable, their professional groups (units, teams, networks, etc.). Authors are also invited to deposit the PDF of their article in the HAL open archive.

The overall review process takes approximately 4 to 6 months from the date of receipt of the manuscript.