Upon receipt, all manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening to assess compliance with the journal's scope, formatting requirements, and ethical standards. Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers selected on the basis of their expertise in the manuscript's thematic and methodological areas.

Reviewers are asked to evaluate manuscripts against the following criteria:

• Originality and scholarly significance of the contribution
• Clarity and rigour of the theoretical framework
• Methodological transparency and appropriateness
• Quality of argumentation and analytical depth
• Engagement with relevant and recent scholarship
• Contribution to the decolonial orientation of the journal
• Quality and clarity of academic writing

Reviewers submit a recommendation of: Accept without revisions; Minor revisions; Major revisions; or Reject. The Editor-in-Chief or a designated Associate Editor makes the final editorial decision on the basis of the reviewers' reports. The editorial decision, accompanied by the anonymised reviewer reports, will be communicated to the corresponding author within approximately 8–12 weeks of submission, subject to reviewer availability.

Revisions and Resubmission

Authors invited to revise their manuscripts must submit the revised version within 60 days (for minor revisions) or 90 days (for major revisions). Revised manuscripts must be accompanied by a detailed Response to Reviewers document in which each point raised by the reviewers is addressed systematically. Authors should indicate the specific changes made in response to each comment, with reference to page and line numbers, or provide a reasoned explanation where a reviewer's suggestion has not been followed.

Failure to meet the revision deadline without prior notification to the editorial office will result in the manuscript being considered as a new submission.

Post-Acceptance Procedures

Copyediting and Proofing

Upon acceptance, manuscripts undergo professional copyediting for language, formatting, and consistency. Authors will be asked to review the copyedited version and respond promptly. Authors will subsequently receive page proofs for final approval. At the proofing stage, only essential corrections are permitted; substantive changes to the content or argument will not be accepted. Page proofs must be returned within 72 hours.

Open Access and Article Processing Charges

Decolonial Perspectives is committed to the widest possible dissemination of decolonial scholarship. The journal operates under an open-access model. Authors from low- and middle-income countries as classified by the World Bank may apply for a full waiver of any Article Processing Charges (APCs). Waiver requests must be submitted at the time of manuscript submission via the OJS portal.

Licence

Published articles are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.