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Code of ethics and good practices

This code publicly recognizes the ethical commitment of all parties involved in the process of intellectual elaboration of Encounters. Journal of Human Sciences, Social Theory and Critical Thinking (hereinafter, Encounters), that is, the author, the evaluating peers and the institution itself, represented by the director and the editorial committee.

This code was developed based on the Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (http://publicationethics.org/files/u2/Best_Practice.pdf), of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), internationally recognized.

1. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AUTHORS

Delivery of works

Authors who submit original research manuscripts should present an adequate account of the work done as well as an objective discussion about its relevance. The data must be presented reliably in the manuscript. This should contain enough details and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or consciously inconsistent assertions constitute a form of immoral behavior and are therefore unacceptable.

Access to data

Authors may be requested in a timely manner to provide the original data of their work so they must be ready to offer public access to them. They must also be prepared to allow access to such data even after the manuscript has been published.

Originality and Plagiarism

Sending a manuscript for publication assumes that it is completely original. Textual citations of statements or parts of works that belong to other authors must be explicitly recognized in the text through the corresponding citation mechanism of the bibliography. The copy of other people's works that appear in the manuscript as their own will be considered as plagiarism, which represents a serious intellectual immorality.

Multiple publication

In general, the author should not send manuscripts that deal essentially with the same subject and with the same approach to more than one similar magazine or publication. Sending the same manuscript to more than one journal constitutes an immoral practice and is therefore unacceptable.

Source recognition

In all cases the author must explicitly recognize the work of others and cite the publications that by their nature have been influential in the work done.

Authorship of the manuscript

Authorship is limited to those who have contributed substantially to the conception, design, execution or interpretation of the research. Everyone who has contributed in this way should be listed as co-authors. The collaboration of other individuals who have contributed in some other way must be recognized.

Correspondence

One of the authors should be in charge of communication with the magazine. He must ensure that all co-authors have been included in the manuscript, at the same time he must ensure that no inappropriate individual appears as co-author. You should also ensure that all co-authors have seen the manuscript in its final version and agree with its publication.

2.  RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AUTHORS

Honesty

Ensure transparency in the evaluation, edition and publication processes of each issue.

Confidentiality

The editorial team will maintain anonymity between reviewers and authors throughout the process.

Answer questions via email.

Inquiries and clarifications requested by authors, reviewers or anyone interested in URVIO will be answered promptly.

Facilitate rectifications.

Correct corrections or clarifications will be published through the magazine's website.

Diffusion.

The published number will be disseminated to repositories, databases and social networks.

Publication process.

The editors will select the most capable reviewers with critical appreciation.

Conflict of interests and disclosure.

The editors agree not to use in their investigations the contents of the articles sent for publication without the written consent of the author.

Respect for the times.

 The editors are responsible for complying with the time limits for reviews and publication of accepted  papers, to ensure a rapid dissemination of their scientific results. They are committed to complying  with the published times (maximum of 4 weeks in the estimation/dismissal from receipt of the  manuscript in the Review Platform) and maximum of 12 weeks from the beginning of the double blind  review process.

3.  RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EVALUATING COUPLE

Arbitration

The arbitration process consists of helping the editor when making decisions, as well as helping the authors to improve the quality of their manuscripts.

Any arbitrator who does not feel qualified to review the assigned manuscript or who feels unable to offer a timely review of the manuscript must notify the editor and excuse the review and arbitration process.

Confidentiality

Manuscripts received must be treated as confidential documents. They should not be shown or discussed with other individuals, with the exception of the individuals duly appointed by the editor.

The information and ideas obtained by the privilege of arbitrating the manuscript must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.

Objectivity standards

Arbitrations must be carried out objectively and impartially. They should not contain personal criticism of the authors. The arbitrators must clearly express their opinions, comments or observations relevant to the manuscript, as well as explain their rationale.

Source recognition

The arbitrators are in charge of identifying relevant works on the subject that have not been cited by the authors. Any statement that has been found in a previous publication or work must be accompanied by its corresponding appointment. The arbitrator must also announce to the editor if the manuscript has substantial similarities with other works of which it is aware.

Interest conflict

Arbitrators should not arbitrate manuscripts that interfere with conflicts of interest that result from competitive or co-authored relationships or by any other type of relationship with the authors or institutions related to the manuscripts.

4. ERRATA, CORRECTIONS AND RETRACTIONS

Articles and other kinds of documents published in the journal will be kept valid, exact and unaltered as much as possible. However, exceptional circumstances may occur in which a published article needs to be corrected, retracted, or even withdrawn. Such actions will be taken after being carefully considered by the Editorial Team of the journal, with the support of the staff of Ediciones Complutense, to ensure that they are done with the utmost guarantees and based on the rules set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

In such cases, the norms and mechanisms of control of scientific communication have several main procedures of rectification in accordance with the type, seriousness and consequences of the detected inaccuracy. These can assume the form of a notice of an erratum, a correction, a retraction or, in rare occasions, the removal of an article. The purpose of this mechanism is that changes are transparent and that the integrity of the academic record is always warranted.

Errata

Errata will be published when an error or omission made by the journal might affect the publication’s record or the reputation of the authors and/or the journal, but when the academic integrity of the article remains intact.

All errors will be accompanied by a separate notification. The notice must provide clear details of the erratum and the changes made to the document.

In such circumstances:

      1. The article will be corrected.
      2. A final note with the reference to the notice of errata will be included in the article.
      3. Errata will be published separately but linked to the corrected version of the article.
      4. The errata document will be paginated and have a DOI assigned..

Corrections

A notice of corrections will be published when an error or omission made by the author needs to be corrected, which otherwise would affect the publication’s record or the reputation of the authors and/or the journal but not the academic integrity of the article.

All errors will be accompanied by a separate notification. The notice must provide clear details of the erratum and the changes made to the document.

In such circumstances:

      1. The article will be corrected.
      2. A final note with the reference to the notification of errata will be included in the article.
      3. Errata will be published separately but linked to the corrected version of the article.
      4. The errata document will be paginated and have a DOI assigned.

Retractions

A notice of retractions will be published when a major error invalidates the conclusions of the article or in cases of misconduct in the research and/or publication process. Authors can request a retraction of their articles if any of the following criteria is met:

      • If there is clear evidence that the results are not reliable, whether resulting from misconduct (for instance, fabricated data and manipulated images) or a mistake (e.g. an experimental error or miscalculation).
      • If the findings have been published previously elsewhere without the adequate cross-referencing, license or justification (e.g. in cases of redundant or duplicate publication).
      • If the research constitutes plagiarism.
      • If there is evidence of fraudulent authorship.
      • If the peer review process is proved to have been compromised.
      • If there is evidence of unethical research and infringement of professional ethical codes.

Once the decision to retract an article has been made:

      1. The watermark 'Retracted article' will be added to the published version of the article’s record.
      2. The article’s title will be headed by 'Retracted article: [Title of the article]'.
      3. A separate declaration of retraction will be published, titled 'Retraction: [Title of the article]', which will be linked to the retracted article. The editors of the journal will sign this note.
      4. The declaration of retraction will be paginated and have a DOI assigned.

Removal of articles

The removal of an article will only happen on exceptional circumstances when the issues are exceedingly serious to be addressed through a notice of correction or retraction.

This will only happen when:

      • The article is clearly defamatory or violates other legal rights.
      • When the article is subject to a court order.
      • When the article, if no action is taken, could suppose a grave health risk.

In the event of an article removal, the metadata (authorship and title) will remain and the text will be substituted by a document that indicates that the article has been removed for legal purposes.