Peer-Review

Reviewers
Most manuscripts are evaluated by external experts who are not members of the editorial board. In exceptional cases, when specific expertise or an expedited review is required, members of the editorial board may also participate in the review process. Each scholarly article is assessed by at least two anonymous reviewers, who receive anonymized versions of the manuscripts prepared by the authors.

Type of Review
The quality of publications in Darbai ir dienos is ensured through a double-blind peer review process, in which manuscripts are evaluated by independent reviewers who have expertise in the specific subject area under consideration.

Peer Review Policy:

  • Authors may suggest potential reviewers; however, the final decision regarding their appointment is made by the Editor-in-Chief, in consultation with the editorial board if necessary.
  • Reviewers conduct their evaluations using the Open Journal System (OJS) or with the assistance of a technical editor.
  • If supplementary materials (e.g., data, visual materials, or other appendices) are submitted with the article, the decision on their review is made separately, depending on their content.
  • Reviewers are provided with clear and structured evaluation criteria defined in a review form, where they assess key aspects of the scholarly work and provide a final recommendation. Upon request from the authors or the editorial board, comments may also be provided directly on the manuscript.
  • The editorial board does not guarantee publication of submitted articles; the final decision on publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief, taking into account the reviewers’ conclusions and recommendations.
  • For special issues supervised by guest editors, the same independent peer review process applies. The Editor-in-Chief retains overall responsibility for the content.
  • The journal does not review non-scholarly texts (e.g., editor’s notes, polemical articles, book reviews, obituaries, publications of archival documents, scholarly essays, chronicles, or overviews).
  • The average publication timeframe for an article is 3–5 months from the date of submission. Authors are informed about any possible delays and may withdraw their manuscript if they wish.
  • Reviewers’ evaluations of scholarly articles are not published together with the articles, and the reviewers’ identities remain confidential.
  • The originality of the manuscript is checked using a text matching program.