All manuscripts submitted to Corporate Governance and Research & Development Studies undergo double-blind peer review. (1) Editorial screening: after submission through the journal's OJS platform, the Executive Editorial Committee checks fit with the aims and scope, originality (manuscripts must not be published or under review elsewhere), anonymisation, compliance with the editorial guidelines, the FrancoAngeli Code of Ethics and the GenAI policy; manuscripts that do not pass this stage are desk-rejected. (2) Reviewer assignment: manuscripts passing the screening are sent to two independent reviewers with recognised expertise on the topic, selected from the journal's referee list (published on the website), the Scientific Committee or invited external experts. Authors and reviewers do not know each other's identity. (3) Evaluation criteria: originality and contribution to theory and practice, relevance to the journal's scope, soundness of the theoretical framework and methodology, quality of data and analysis, clarity of presentation and adequacy of references. Each reviewer recommends accept, minor revision, major revision or reject. If the two reviewers disagree, a third reviewer is consulted. (4) Revision rounds: authors receive the reviewers' comments and submit a revised manuscript with a point-by-point response; the revision is re-assessed by the reviewers until the requested changes are judged satisfactory. (5) Final decision: the Scientific Director (Editor-in-Chief), on the basis of the reviewers' reports and the opinion of the Editorial Committee, takes the final decision.

Before final acceptance, the manuscript must fully comply with the journal's editorial guidelines.

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