Ethics Policy and Guidelines for Good Publication Practices

This journal has a commitment to ethics and quality of publications, following international standards of scientific publication. We defend an ethical behavior of all parties involved in the publication of our journal: authors, editor, reviewers, Editorial Team and the Publisher. We do not accept plagiarism or any other unethical behavior. We follow the guidelines of the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity, Singapore, July 22-24, 2010.

 

Duties of the Editor:

  • Publication decision: the editor is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor is guided by the policies decided by the Editorial These policies must obey the legal requirements in force on defamation, copyright violation and plagiarism. For decision making, the editor may consult the Editorial Board and the referees.
  • Transparency and respect: the editor must evaluate the submitted manuscripts without taking into account the authors' race, sex, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, nationality or political
  • Confidentiality: the editor and other members of the editorial team should not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript except to referees and editorial
  • Disclosure and conflicts of interest: The editor must not use unpublished materials disclosed in a manuscript submitted in his own research without the express written consent of the author. The editor should refuse to evaluate manuscripts in which he has conflicts of interest for competitive, collaborative or other relationships or links with any of the authors, companies or (possibly) institutions linked to the
  • Involvement and cooperation in investigations: the editor must take appropriate measures when ethical complaints have been made about a submitted manuscript or published

Opinions Duties:

  • Contribution to editorial decisions: the review of the referees helps the editor in making editorial decisions and through communications with the author can also help him to improve the
  • Punctuality: any article evaluator who does not feel qualified to analyze the article or knows that its immediate reading will be impossible should notify the editor
  • Confidentiality: work received for analysis must be treated as confidential documents. They should not be shown or discussed with
  • Standards of objectivity: opinions should be conducted in an objective manner. Opinion makers should express their views clearly and supported by
  • About the sources: the referees should identify relevant published works that were not cited by the authors. The reviewer should draw the editor's attention to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript in question and any other published article of which he has personal knowledge.
  • Disclosure and conflict of interest: Inside information or ideas obtained by the reviewer through the reading of manuscripts should be kept confidential and should not be used for personal The referees should not evaluate manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest due to competitive, collaborative or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies or institutions connected to the manuscripts.

Authors' Duties:

  • General rules: the authors of works that refer to original research must present an accurate account of the work done, as well as an objective discussion about its meaning. Complementary data must be accurately represented in the The document should contain sufficient details and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or intentionally inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
  • Originality and plagiarism: authors must ensure that the works are entirely original and if they use the work and/or texts of others that it is properly cited. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical editorial behavior and is
  • Multiple or redundant publication: an author should not publish manuscripts that describe essentially the same research in more than one journal. Publishing the same article in more than one journal without informing the editors and obtaining their consent constitutes unethical editorial behavior and is
  • About the sources: the work of other authors should always be recognized. Authors should cite the publications that were important in determining the nature of the work reported. Information obtained in particular, such as in a conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, should not be used or reported without the explicit written permission of the source. Information obtained through confidential services, such as manuscript arbitration or scholarship applications, should not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these
  • Authorship: the authorship of the work should be restricted to those who made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. People who participated in certain aspects of the research project should be listed as co-authors. The lead author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included in the The lead author should also make sure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and have agreed to its submission for publication.
  • Disclosure and conflicts of interest: all authors must disclose in the manuscript any financial or other conflicts that may influence the results or the interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project must be
  • Fundamental errors in published works: when an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his published work it is the author's obligation to immediately inform the editor of the journal or the Journal Editorial and cooperate with the editor to correct the