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Editorial policy
Governance and editorial team
This policy sets out who runs PURISUM, how its team is appointed, how long each term lasts and how editorial decisions are kept independent of the publishing institution.
Editorial independence3-year termsMostly external committeePublic annual report
BodiesIndependenceAppointmentDiversityDutiesRenewal and removalAccountability
1. Journal bodies
The current membership, with names, affiliations and ORCID, is published on the Editorial team page.
| Body | Functions |
|---|---|
| Editor-in-Chief | Scientifically responsible for the journal. Makes the final decision on each manuscript, assigns editors and reviewers, and represents the journal. There is only one Editor-in-Chief at a time. |
| Associate editors | Handle manuscripts in their area: initial screening, reviewer selection and decision recommendation. |
| Scientific Committee | Advises on editorial direction, reviews the policies every year, decides appeals in which the Editor-in-Chief was involved and suggests reviewers. |
| Management and production | Editorial office, OJS technical editing, copyediting and translation. Takes no part in acceptance decisions. |
2. Editorial independence
ILADESA, as the publishing institution, funds and supports the journal but does not intervene in editorial decisions. Acceptance or rejection of a manuscript depends only on its academic merit and peer review, regardless of the authors' affiliation or any institutional, commercial or political interest.
3. Appointment and terms
| Position | Appointed by | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Editor-in-Chief | ILADESA's Directorate, after consulting the Scientific Committee | 3 years, renewable once |
| Associate editors | The Editor-in-Chief | 3 years, renewable |
| Scientific Committee | The Editor-in-Chief, with the Committee's agreement | 3 years, renewable |
| Management and production | ILADESA's Directorate | Open-ended |
Criteria for joining the academic bodies:
- A doctorate or equivalent research record in the social sciences.
- Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals in the journal's areas.
- A public, up-to-date ORCID profile.
- Formal written acceptance of the position. No one is listed without having accepted.
4. Composition and diversity
PURISUM seeks a team that is diverse in institutions, countries and gender, to ensure impartial assessment and a broad Latin American perspective.
| Rule | Value |
|---|---|
| Scientific Committee members external to ILADESA | At least two thirds |
| Scientific Committee members from institutions outside Peru | Target: at least 40% by 2027 |
| Gender balance in the academic bodies | No gender exceeds 60% |
| Members from a single institution on the Scientific Committee | At most one third |
5. Members' duties
- Take an active part: assess or handle at least one manuscript a year and attend the Scientific Committee's annual meeting.
- Declare any conflict of interest and step aside from affected submissions.
- Comply with the Ethics and integrity and Peer review policies.
- Keep their affiliation and ORCID up to date.
- If they publish in PURISUM, follow the rule on articles by editorial team members.
6. Renewal and removal
- A position ends when the term expires, upon resignation, after 12 months of inactivity, or for serious breach of the ethics policies.
- The Editorial team page is updated within 30 days of any change.
- Outgoing members are listed in the annual report for the year in which they took part.
7. Accountability
- The Scientific Committee meets at least once a year to review the journal's policies and operation.
- PURISUM publishes an annual report with: submissions received, acceptance rate, average review times, percentage of authors external to ILADESA and the editorial team, and the list of reviewers.
- Policies are updated with a visible date on each page.
Last updated: November 2026
