Editorial process and ethics of the journal

Peer review process

All manuscripts submitted to OENO One are peer-reviewed. It is a single blind peer review process where reviewers' identities are kept hidden from authors.

Manuscripts are peer-reviewed according to the following procedure:

Initial review: The editor-in-chief evaluates each manuscript to determine if its topic and content are suitable for consideration.

Manuscripts that do not meet minimum criteria are returned to the authors within two weeks of receipt. This is in the best interest of the authors who could then decide to either correct the problems or to submit the manuscript to a more appropriate venue, avoiding delays from a lengthy review process that would nonetheless lead to rejection.

Peer review: Manuscripts that pass the initial review are assigned to an associate editor, who can decline the manuscript or select referees based on their expertise in that particular field.

Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two reviewers under a peer review process. To facilitate timely publication, referees are asked to complete their reviews within three weeks.

Recommendation: Based on the referees' comments and their own recommendations, the associate editor makes a decision on the acceptability of the manuscript and communicates the decision to the authors, along with referees' reports.

Editorial decision: The final decision can be "Accept submission", "Revisions required" (minor revisions), "Resubmit for review" (major revisions), or "Decline submission."

Other instructions:

Revisions: For revisions required, a revised manuscript must be resubmitted within two months for major revisions and three weeks for minor revisions from the date of the decision. It will usually be returned to the original reviewers for evaluation. 

Reviewers' files: As single-blind review process, all reviewers' files sent to authors must be anonymised and must not contain any reviewers’ names. Reviewers must ensure that their files are anonymised before uploading them to the system. Associate editors must check this and remove reviewers’ names from the files if this has not been done before forwarding any files to the authors. Technical guidance is available throughout the process and on the ‘How to submit a review on OJS’ page.

Rules of ethical conduct

All members of the editorial board, reviewers and guest editors must comply with the OENO One's rules of ethical conduct. These rules are available on the IVES website.

About the use of AI

OENO One is committed to preserving the authenticity, confidentiality and originality of its publications. The aim of this policy is not to be restrictive, but to encourage responsible and transparent practice. While AI based tools may be used to support language and grammar editing, generative AI tools must be used with care.

Uploading any complete or partial manuscript, revision, review report or related submission materials intended for OENO One to AI tools or platforms that use user content to train or improve their models is not permitted. Doing so can lead to data leakage and could compromise author confidentiality, the originality of the work and writing, and the author's rights, including copyright.  

Any use of artificial intelligence tools in preparing a manuscript or during the editorial process must be disclosed to the editors. In all cases, authors, reviewers and editors must make a personal and substantive contribution to the work submitted (including manuscripts, revisions and evaluation) and must not rely on generative AI as a substitute for their own work and judgement.

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For any questions, feel free to contact: editorialsecretary@oeno-one.eu