Ethical Code

The Editorial Board of Revista Derecho, with the aim of ensuring scientific rigor and promoting ethical conduct throughout all editorial process phases, adheres to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as outlined in its Core Practices, which can be consulted at the following link: https://publicationethics.org/core-practices

In this regard, the Editorial Board of Revista Derecho will ensure that all parties involved (editors, reviewers, and authors) comply with and respect all ethical principles to ensure the academic-scientific nature of the published articles. Therefore, the following rules are presented to the entire academic community:

For Authors:

1. Articles must be original and unpublished.

2. Copyright norms established in the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) must be followed.

3. Contributions and contributions of other authors must be acknowledged by citing them using the Chicago 16th Edition Style Manual; sources must be cited in a complete and correct manner. This helps prevent plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

4. Authors, when submitting the article, certify that the manuscript is not under review by another entity or journal, with the aim of avoiding conflicts of interest and disclosure.

5. In case the article contains errors in content or data inaccuracies, these must be promptly reported to the Editorial Board, which will provide information to correct and rectify the errors.

6. If the manuscript has been prepared by multiple authors, by placing their names, they declare that all have made a significant contribution to the research, development, and writing of the article.

7. Authors must refrain from submitting repetitive, redundant, or unnecessary article texts.

8. Authors must ensure that the data and information presented are accurate and have not been falsified, altered, manipulated, or copied without proper acknowledgment.

For Reviewers:

1. Reviewers, by accepting the review process, attest to their knowledge and expertise in the field of study addressed in the article.

2. Confidentiality of information must be guaranteed at all times; reviewers cannot use the article's information for personal purposes or to favor third parties.

3. Reviews must provide constructive and specific criticism, in other words, they must be impartial and objective.

4. Reviewers must refrain from reviewing articles that pose a conflict of interest or are outside their expertise.

5. Reviewers cannot, under any circumstances, know the identity of the author or other reviewers involved in the peer review process.

For Editors:

1. Transparency in the processes of peer review, editing, and publication of each issue of Revista Derecho must be ensured.

2. Published issues should be disseminated to the academic and scientific community, which can be done through repositories, social media, databases, among other means.

3. Communication and resolution of doubts for authors, reviewers, or anyone interested in writing for Revista Derecho should be facilitated.

4. Timelines for the peer review, editing, and layout processes must be respected to ensure compliance with the established periodicity for Revista Derecho.

5. Editors must guarantee the confidentiality of the received articles, so as not to compromise the double-blind peer review process.

6. All received articles must be treated impartially and objectively, without favoring any author over others.

7. Editors must ensure that all Journal Policies and Instructions for authors are adhered to.

 

Last approved version by the Editorial Board on August 28th, 2023.