Ethical policies

Responsibilities of the editor and editorial committee

 

Act in a balanced, objective and fair way in the performance of their obligations, without discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs, ethnic or geographical origin of the authors.

Handle submissions for sponsored supplements or special issues in the same way as other submissions, so that articles are considered and accepted solely on their academic merits and without commercial or financial influence.

Adopt and follow reasonable procedures in the event of complaints of an ethical or conflict nature, in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Journal, as appropriate. Give authors a reasonable opportunity to respond to any complaint. All complaints must be investigated regardless of when the original post was approved. Documentation associated with such complaints must be retained.

 

Reviewer responsibilities

Contribute to the decision-making process and help improve the quality of published work by reviewing the manuscript objectively, and in a timely manner.

Be aware of any possible conflict of interest (financial, institutional, collaborative or other relationships between the reviewer and the author) and alert the editor to this, if necessary by withdrawing their services for that manuscript.

Maintain the confidentiality of any information provided by the publisher or author. Do not keep or copy the manuscript.

Alert the editor of any published or submitted content that is substantially similar to what is being reviewed.

 

Authors' responsibilities

 Maintain accurate records of the data associated with your submitted manuscript, and provide access to this data, in response to reasonable request. When appropriate and authorized by the employee, a funding body or other people who may have an interest, they can deposit data in a repository or suitable storage place to share it and use it later.

Declare under oath that the manuscript, as presented, is not under consideration or accepted for publication elsewhere. Where parts of the content overlap with posted or submitted content, acknowledge and cite those sources. Also, provide the editorial board with a copy of any submitted manuscript that may contain overlapping or closely related content.

Declare under oath, that all work in the submitted manuscript is original and acknowledge and cite the content reproduced from other sources. Get permission to reproduce any content from other sources.

Declare any potential conflict of interest (for example, when the author has a conflicting interest (real or apparent) that could be considered or seen as exerting an undue influence on their functions at any stage of the publication process).

Promptly notify the magazine layout designer or editor if a significant error is identified in their publication. Cooperate with the layout designer and publisher to publish an errata, an appendix, a correction notice, or to retract the document, when deemed necessary.

 

Applicable procedure for unethical behavior

 

Identification of unethical behavior

Misconduct and unethical behavior can be identified and can come to the editor's attention at any time. To detect possible plagiarism, the tools Turnitin, Duplichecker and also advanced search strategies for phrases from the text in Google Scholar and Google will be used.

Whoever informs the editor of such conduct must provide sufficient information and evidence to initiate an investigation. All allegations are taken seriously and treated in the same way, until a successful decision or conclusion is reached.

 

 Start of the investigation. Origin

The editorial committee must make an initial decision, which must consult or seek advice from the editor, if applicable.

Evidence should be collected, avoiding spreading any accusation beyond those who need to know.

 

Minor offenses

A minor misconduct can be addressed without the need for further action. In any event, the perpetrator must have the opportunity to respond to any accusation.

Serious offenses

 A serious misconduct may require that the dependents of the accused (in the case of Institutions, Societies, etc.) be notified. The editorial committee must make the decision whether or not to involve dependents, either by examining the available evidence itself or by consulting experts.

 

Results:

 Inform or educate the author or reviewer when there appears to be a misunderstanding or misapplication of acceptable standards.

Letter written for the author or reviewer that exposes the misconduct and as a warning for future behavior.

Publication of a formal notice detailing the misconduct.

A formal letter to the head of the author's department or reviewer or funding agency.

Formal retraction or withdrawal of a journal publication, along with information from the author's or reviewer's department director, abstracting and indexing services, and the number of readers of the journal.

Imposition of a formal garnishment on an individual's contributions for a defined period.

Report the case and the outcome to a professional organization or higher authority for further investigation and action.