Editorial Process

The editorial process of journal REHABILITÁCIA is strictly followed and carried out in the steps as follows:

Important information: We accept manuscripts in English and Slovak language.

  1. Preliminary inspection: The editorial office follows ethical principles (See instructions: Ethics Statement), so after the article is submitted (make a Submission) to the journal REHABILITÁCIA editorial office, the article is checked for consistency with other sources, using an anti-plagiarism system. If plagiarism is identified, the author is contacted to be informed of that, and the paper is rejected.
  2. Preliminary assessment: If no significant match with other sources is found (in step 1), the article is then assessed for publishing in the journal REHABILITÁCIA in the terms of the thematic focus adequacy, timeliness, scientific quality, linguistic adequacy, and the compliance with formal requirements, defined in the “Guidelines for authors” (See section: Information for Authors). This initial assessment is carried out by the REHABILITÁCIA Editors (Senior Editor-in-Chief, Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors). At this level a manuscript may be rejected from the editorial process; in the case of a positive evaluation, the article is sent for the further peer review process (point 3).
  3. Peer review: The journal REHABILITÁCIA operates on a transparent and rigorous peer review system, to ensure the high quality of published articles. The Executive Editor is responsible for the process, where the Editorial Board is further involved, and the assistance of the Editor-in-Chief is also provided. The blinded peer-review process is ensured by 2 independent reviewers, who specialize in areas of rehabilitation. In case of two completely different reviews receiving, the manuscript is sent to the third reviewer for consideration. The average time for review is 30 days. In the journal REHABILITÁCIA the length of the entire review process is being carefully monitored. Reviewers are approached from among academic and research sphere, considering their scholarly and publication history. The emphasis is placed on efficient and fair evaluation, to adhere the set peer-review processes. The peer review process is in the journal REHABILITÁCIA focused primarily on principles:
  • Results originality
  • The value of theoretical and empirical parts of the article
  • Article structure adequacy
  • Relevance of the topic to current scientific discourse
  • Relevance and possible application of results in organizational practice
  • Academic honesty

In structured reviews, reviewers have the option to recommend the article for publishing without any modification, recommend it for publishing with minimal modifications, recommend it for publishing with substantial modifications, or not recommend it completely.

  1. Editing of the article by the authors: The authors are notified of the results of the peer review process along with the reviewers’ recommendations and questions. If the reviewer recommends modifications, the author could make additions and changes based on the reviews within two weeks. The manuscript is then subjected to peer review again (step 3).
  2. Editorial opinion: The Editorial Board (Senior Editor-in-Chief, Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board have the final say) will take a final opinion based on the submitted manuscript, the results of the peer review process (peer review and reviewers’ comments to the Editor). The author is notified immediately by email of the final opinion outcome.
  3. Proofreading and manuscript editing: In the case of a positive editors ‘opinion on the manuscript publishing, the manuscript is subjected to language proofreading (English/Slovak language quality control), the formal edit check, the text scope and compliance with the contribution template, as well as checking the adequacy of the bibliographic references (Click to see the instructions). The operational collaboration with the author(s) of the article is until the final manuscript is approved by the responsible editor (Executive Editor).
  4. Publication: The final article form is then approved, obtain DOI number (Digital Object Identifier) and is published in the journal REHABILITÁCIA print edition (paper-print or digital license, paid version) that is accessible for a subscribed user. After one year all issues are published online as a full and free open-access manuscripts. Pricing is available in section: Ethics Statement or at Aims and Scope page.

The whole process described above takes about 3-4 months, depending on the length of the peer review process.