All texts submitted to Papeles de Identidad go through an internal and external evaluation process. In the section "Research articles", which includes original research articles, a strict evaluation process through a double-blind procedure is followed. Being faithful to this strict evaluation process, Papeles de Identidad encourages its evaluators to read the articles carefully, respectfully, and with arguments, going beyond formalism and making this activity a weighty academic act, which enriches the debate and does not censor or limit it.

Peer review process

1. Papeles de Identidad follows a "double-blind" peer review method.
2. Once a text has been received by Papeles de Identidad, the editor in charge and the editorial team will assess whether it meets the formal and thematic criteria of the journal and its research group.
3. If these requirements are met, in a first phase a general review of the quality and thematic adequacy of the text will be carried out. This first evaluation will be carried out by the editorial committee of the journal and will last approximately three weeks from the reception of the text. If it is considered that the text does not meet the required criteria, a justified response will be sent to the author.
4. The articles that pass this first phase will be sent to two evaluators who are specialists in the subject or line of research that the work deals with. Both will evaluate the text within a maximum period of eight weeks after the first acceptance following criteria of excellence and rigor in the academic forms and thematic adjustment to the editorial line of Papeles de Identidad, reviewing and assessing with special care the issues mentioned in "indications for evaluators".
5. Once the evaluations have been received, a member of the editorial committee will act as rapporteur for each article and will issue a brief report recommending one of the following decisions, which will be communicated to the author: (1) Not publishable; (2) Publishable without modifications or with slight modifications; (3) Publishable with modifications.
6. In the latter two cases, the author must include the suggested changes and justify why some suggestions are not accepted. When sending a new version, a document must be included explaining the changes introduced and discussing, if necessary, the suggestions or criticisms made by the reviewers and by the editorial board on behalf of the editorial committee. A period of approximately four weeks is granted to make the changes.

Annually, Papeles de Identidad publishes a list of all persons who have completed anonymous evaluations.