FOCUS AND SCOPE
The Paraguayan Journal of Rheumatology, is the official publication of the Paraguayan Society of Rheumatology. It’s objective is to publish original research and knoledge regarding rheumatology and related areas. Particularly aimed at rheumatologists and specialists related to the specialty.
The journal is a peer reviewed publication with abbreviated title Rev. parag. reumatol., printed ISSN 2413-709X, online ISSN 2413-4341. It is published every six months (June, December). Spanish is the official publication language.
The journal publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, letters to the editor and short communications. The journal accepts articles published on preprint servers.
Manuscripts should follow the publication guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
The journal follows standards, guidelines and best practices established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE; publicationethics.org) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME; www.icmje.org).
Papers submitted for publication must be unpublished and original. Papers published or submitted at the same time in another journal will not be accepted.
The RPR (Revista Paraguaya de Reumatología) implements a Similarity Control Policy using anti-plagiarism software.
Papers are the responsibility of the authors and do not reflect the opinion of the Paraguayan Journal of Rheumatology.
PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Papers submitted to RPR are evaluated in two ways:
Preliminary Review by the Editorial Committee: to determine the importance, relevance and depth of the work, if the manuscript corresponds to the editorial line, if it adheres to the standards of the journal and if it meets the general criteria for publication.
At this stage, a similarity control will be carried out through an anti-plagiarism software. The journal will accept up to 20% similarity.
To proceed to the Peer Review stage, the manuscript must satisfy the Preliminary Review. The result will be communicated to the corresponding author.
Peer Review: at this stage the manuscript will be evaluated by two experts in the field using the double-blind method and following guidelines indicated by the journal. In case their decisions are contrary, the manuscript will be submitted to a second round of review with other peer reviewers.
The final decision may be:
- approved
- approved with modifications
- not approved (with suggestions and restarting the process).
The decision will be communicated by mail to the corresponding author within 12 weeks from the day of receipt.
OPEN ACCESS AND FREE ACCESS POLICY
The journal is of immediate open access to its content under the Creative Commons CC BY License collaborating to the free access to research and to a greater global exchange of knowledge.
The publication of an article in the journal has no cost for the authors.
ARCHIVING POLICY
This journal uses the LOCKSS system to create a archive distributed among participating libraries, allowing these libraries to create permanent copy of the journal for preservation and restoration purposes.
The Paraguayan Society of Rheumatolgoy also implements a backup system for the computer systems used, as well as the archives stored in those systems.
AUTHORS' RIGHTS
Authors grant the journal ownership of their copyright so that the articles may be published and disseminated in any way or form. If the author wishes to publish his/her work in other scientific spaces, he/she should mention relevant information regading the publication in the RPR.
DIRECTORIES AND INDEXES
The journal is registered in Latindex, ROAD, DOAJ, REDIB and Scielo Paraguay.
