Publication Frequency
The publication of the issue is annually in accordance to the following schedule: December.
After each paper is accepted and the copyediting process ended, the final version of the paper appears online briefly by adding its to the "current" issue's "Table of Contents".
Peer Review Process
HAF is a peer-reviewed journal. Authors are invited to nominate a list of four potential expert reviewers in their cover letter. These reviewers must not have a conflict of interest with the authors or the paper content, and the Editorial Board may decline to contact any of the reviewers suggested by the authors.
Upon submission, the manuscript will be cursorily inspected in the editorial office for compliance with the author instructions (please refer to our Author Guidelines). Manuscripts that do not achieve the prerequisites for publication will be immediately rejected. Remaining manuscripts will be assigned to the corresponding Editor-in-Chief, which may reject (please refer to our Focus and Scope) or allocate them to one of the Section Editors, depending on the topic. Section Editors identify relevant referees for a blind review process.
All manuscripts submitted to HAF undergo a rigorous peer review process by at least two independent and qualified reviewers.
Each submission is initially assessed by the Editorial Office for suitability, scope, and basic quality criteria. Manuscripts that pass this stage are assigned to at least two independent expert reviewers.
After the author will be submitted the final version and this will be accepted for publication, the manuscript will undergo a copyediting process. This process will generate a new query, which will be sent to the author, in order to build a paper that follows the HAF editorial format and style. Furthermore, authors will be responsible for the final check of the paper about content, including the spelling of personal and place names. HAF reserves the right to refuse publication of articles that, upon repeated resubmission, will not meet these requirements. After copyediting is completed, the article will be published on-line and inserted in the current volume.
The editorial board is committed to timely processing:
- Frist decision: within 7–10 days
- Peer review time: typically within 6-10 weeks
- Final decision after revisions: within 1-2 weeks
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Licensing
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Any derivative works must be distributed under the same license as the original, thereby ensuring that all adaptations remain openly accessible under identical terms.
Authors retain copyright of their work while granting the journal the right of first publication. This licensing framework supports the broad dissemination of research and promotes the principles of open access and knowledge sharing.
