POLICIES & GUIDELINES
Open Access and Copyright Policy
The journal adopts an open access policy while respecting the intellectual rights of the authors, who retain ownership of their articles. The contents are published under a Creative Commons license, allowing their use, adaptation, and distribution for non-commercial purposes, provided that authorship is acknowledged and the source is properly cited.
Statement on Ethics and Diversity
The journal ensures the ethics and quality of its publications through peer review and transparent communication with authors throughout the entire editorial process.
Ethical Standards for Authors
- Only original manuscripts that have not been published or submitted for evaluation in other journals will be accepted.
- Authors must declare any financial or other type of conflict of interest.
- Authors must report all sources of financial support.
- Authors must use inclusive and unbiased language.
- Authors must ensure transparency in data and ideas and provide supporting material if requested.
- Authors must provide accurate information, indicating the sources and contributions mentioned in their manuscript.
Ethical Standards for Reviewers
- Reviewers must notify the Editor-in-Chief of any conflict of interest and refrain from evaluating the manuscript.
- Reviewers must confirm that they have the necessary expertise to review the assigned manuscript.
- Reviewers must issue recommendations in a scientific, academic, and respectful manner.
- Reviewers must maintain confidentiality and must not use unpublished materials without the corresponding permissions.
Ethical Standards for Editors
- Editors must not disclose information about manuscripts to third parties who are not involved in the review process.
- Editors must guarantee the confidentiality of authors and reviewers.
- Editors must make impartial decisions.
- Editors must ensure that all manuscripts follow the complete review process in a timely and proper manner.
- Editors must not tolerate plagiarism or unethical conduct.
- The submission editor must notify the Editor-in-Chief of any conflict of interest.