EDITORIAL ETHICS

STATEMENT OF MALPRACTICE

 1. Publication and authorship

UCOARTE requires authors to observe strict rules regarding editorial ethics: plagiarism - it is forbidden to publish the same research in more than one journal - duplicate publication of authors' own work - in whole or in part, without due acknowledgement - and misappropriation of other Authors' work.  Allegations of misconduct will be discussed initially with the author concerned. In the event that the discussion persists the matter will be referred to the author's institution and funding bodies for investigation and prosecution.

 

2. Author's responsibilities

Authors are obliged to participate in a peer review process. The journal wishes to ensure that all authors have made a significant contribution to the research submitted for review, and that all data contained in their articles are true and authentic. We insist that all authors are obliged to make changes or corrections of errors.

If the articles submitted to the journal are the result of an I+D+I project or are the result of a funding source, these must be stated in the article, and the author must make sure to fill in the corresponding field in the OJS submission metadata.

If the article is the result of the contribution of two or more people, they must be listed as signatories, therefore they must specify to the journal the criteria followed to establish the order of authorship of the submission.

3. Peer review and reviewer responsibility

UCOARTE's peer review judgements will be objective and reviewers must not have any conflict of interest with the research, the authors and/or the funders of the research. In this regard, the journal confirms that reviewers should indicate relevant published work that is not cited, and that reviewed articles should be treated confidentially.

 

4. Editorial responsibilities

The editors of the journal assume full responsibility and authority for rejecting or accepting an article. The editors confirm that they have no conflict of interest with the articles they reject/accept, that they will only accept an article when they are certain of its authenticity. If errors are found, the editors will encourage the publication of corrections or retractions, while preserving the anonymity of the contributors.

 

5. Questions of editorial ethics

Editorial ethics will be monitored and protected by the journal's editorial board by observing guidelines for unaccepted articles, maintaining the integrity of the academic record. The journal will always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when necessary, never publishing plagiarism or fraudulent data.