Guidelines for Author Metadata and Blind Peer Review

To ensure anonymity during the Blind Peer Review, author information must not be present in the manuscript and must be deposited exclusively in the author's profile on the journal's platform, or entered in the "Enter Metadata" tab during the submission process.

Before submitting your manuscript, ensure that:

  • Names, emails, and institutional affiliations have been completely removed from the header and title page;
  • Citations and references to previous works by the authors themselves have been altered to replace the names with the word "Author" (e.g., Author, 2021);
  • File properties (hidden PDF metadata) have been cleared as follows:
    • PDF. (MacOS)
      • Access the main menu of Adobe Acrobat Reader
      • Go to File
      • Select "Properties"
      • Remove any name from the author field
      • Click OK
      • Save the document
    • PDF. (Windows)
      • In File Explorer, right-click on the file
      • Select "Properties"
      • Select the "Details" tab
      • Click on "Remove Properties and Personal Information"

The following metadata are mandatory for all authors:

  • Name: insert first and last name with correct spelling and capitalization (e.g., John Smith).
  • Email: provide a valid email address that is frequently monitored. The use of institutional emails is recommended when available.
  • Institutional affiliation: stated in full, without acronyms at first mention (except for States), containing the following levels: University, Faculty/Department/Institution, City, State, Country (e.g., Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, United Stated).
  • ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID): mandatory scientific registry, must be entered as a URL (e.g., https://orcid.org/0000-000X-XXXX-XXXX) and as an ORCID iD (e.g., 0000-0000-0000-0000). If the author does not have a registry, they can create one for free on the ORCID website.

The information can be entered in the following locations:

Author Profile

  • Access your profile and fill out the "Identity", "Contact", and "Public" tabs, specifically in the "URL" and "ORCID iD" fields correctly, and click "Save".

"Enter Metadata" tab during submission

  • Go to the "List of Co-authors" and click "Edit".
  • Fill in the information in the "First Name", "Last Name", "Contact", "URL", and "ORCID iD" fields, and click "Save". If there are other authors of the work, click "Add Contributor" and fill in all the details.