Peer review process
Articles submitted to KJ undergo an external peer review process in which neither the reviewers nor the authors know each other's identity (double-blind review).
All reviewers are encouraged to declare that they have no conflict of interest before participating in the peer review process. When an external reviewer identifies a potential conflict of interest, the responsible editor will send the article to another reviewer. After the evaluation, reviewers can take one of the following decisions, in accordance with the recommendations available in the KJ Instructions for Reviewers:
i. To accept;
ii. Minor revision required;
iii. Major revisions needed;
iv. Reject.

• When divergences occur between the opinions of the external reviewers, the responsible editor will issue an opinion as an additional reviewer and, when necessary, may consult another reviewer. Regardless of the decision, KJ will notify authors electronically within 30 days. The submission system allows authors to follow the review process.

• When revision is necessary, authors must submit revised articles within a maximum period of 15 days with a response to all comments provided by reviewers, with changes made to the text highlighted in a different color). If KJ does not receive a response from the authors, the submission will be rejected. Authors must send responses to reviewers in a separate file from the main text.

• The final decision whether to publish the article is always up to the Editor-in-Chief. If important ethical flaws are identified in the conduct of the study or in the dissemination of research data after approval or publication of the article, the editors reserve the right to apply the necessary penalties.

• Prior to publication, accepted articles may be returned for approval by the authors in case of changes made for editorial and standardization purposes, in line with the style of the journal.

• During the review process, editors and reviewers will assess innovativeness, state of the art, methodology, methods used, and impact. After approval, all articles will be subject to a plagiarism detection system using a content similarity tool. The editors will evaluate the results individually and the results will be sent to the authors with the appropriate citations, awaiting their opinion before defining the act as plagiarism, making the document unfit for publication (if applicable).