Ethics

CODE OF ETHICS

Editorial Board: The Editorial Board is the scientific staff that guides the publication policy and makes decisions regarding the profile and types of content of the Scientific Journal. Ensure that all components fully comply with the stipulated activities.

The Editorial Committee: It is an advisory body of the Editorial Board and has the mission of selecting and reviewing the selected articles before their publication. You can propose the participation of authors and researchers as well as suggest the profile of the topics or fields of research to be published. In case of need, it can function as an arbitrator, giving priority to external arbitrators.

The Scientific Committee: It works as a consultative body in terms of specific knowledge of the subject and/or of the articles to be published, its scientific rigor, observes the faithful compliance with scientific procedures and methodological guidelines for publication. It has the power to advise and evaluate new knowledge both in the scientific field and in innovations, also suggesting the possibility of agreements with other scientific entities or societies.

The Editor: He oversees editing and approving the contents of the number to be published, he must ensure the editorial line as well as the publication policies. Ensures the scientific and academic quality of the journal. Coordinates activities of the constituent bodies of the Journal. Represents the journal in academic or scientific events as required.

About the Publication: The Journal is aimed at the community of scientists and professionals dedicated to different branches of knowledge of the Social and Humanistic Sciences and for this, it is nourished by the contribution of articles and writings of teacher-researchers, advanced students, or professionals. who wish to contribute original work. The open nature of the Scientific UNIDA Journal allows access to a wide variety of articles.

Every work or article will be published in the Journal according to the specifications in the institutional regulations and safeguarding the corresponding rights of authors and/or broadcasters.

In case an error is verified in a publication, the edition will be saved with the corresponding correction and clarification, the same in case some main data has been omitted.

The bibliographical references and sources must be clear and conform to the guidelines specified in the style regulations. The Institution may not use the published work to send multiple or repetitive emails.

In the case that the research or published articles are by several authors, the level or participation of each of them must be distinguished.

The authors must include those who have collaborated in the creation or research of their articles and in case of conflicts or any claim, the fact and level of responsibility for the action will be made known.

If the Institution keeps the unpublished work or article for more than 18 months, the author may claim its return.

In the case that the journal publishes an article previously published in another publication, it must specify it and, even so, the storage time between both publications must be at least 18 months.

At all times, the editor must maintain honesty and confidentiality regarding the agreement reached with the authors. It also undertakes to respect the times, forms, regulatory frameworks, dissemination policies, frequency of publication.

Transparency rules are essential for good editorial performance, so that the Councils that are related to it, the authors, and the respect for the published topics, will be part of the editorial policy, for which the parties grant confidence to the integrity of the people who make up the production teams.

In the case of detecting manifest irregularities on the part of any of the parties, it is established that the issue be addressed by the Editorial Board, to respond to the situation raised through an open and transparent process.

Plagiarism Test: The articles received are subjected to plagiarism tests using software. The editor must have the means, whether legal or administrative, to provide a solution, through evidence, in the case of minor issues or if any fraud or falsification is found and must publicly report the result of the decision adopted by the corresponding Council.

The Journal reserves all the rights of reproduction and dissemination through the means and formats it deems appropriate.

The Authors: The authors agree to deliver original articles of their authorship. If they are not original, the authors must make it explicit. The authors must specify that there is no conflict of interest to publish their work, considering that their results could affect people and entities, being the only ones responsible for the contents of their articles, for which the Editor has no responsibility for them.

The authors transfer to the Editor their articles for publication purposes.

In the case that the published work already has a funding source or contest from an entity, the authors must specify the status of the same.

It is the commitment of the authors not to apply for simultaneous publications of the same article and may only offer the article to another journal, once the editor of the Scientific UNIDA Journal has confirmed that he accepts the publication or rejects it, giving formal notification of the decision to the author.

The Reviewers: The reviewers contribute to keeping the qualitative aspects of editing in a critical and constructive way. If the review is blind, it will be requested that there are no personal judgments and that, in case of detecting plagiarism or previous editions, the editor must be notified. The same if omission of bibliographical references of the citations or mentions is detected.

If the evaluator or reviewer has a conflict of interest, they must communicate it in writing and abstain when their participation is requested.

In the case of blind evaluations or reviews, the names of the authors of the work or other possible evaluators should not be known. After the evaluation, the reviewer must keep confidentiality about the results or contents of the work.

The Referees will be external experts who will be able to pronounce on the qualitative editing process as well as recommend changes that improve the presentation. They have the power to take care of the presentation of the articles to comply with the adequate standards of the publication.