Statement on Ethics and Malpractice in Scientific Publishing
The journal “Gestion I+D” has as a reference the Code of Conduct and Good Practices defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for editors of scientific journals in order to have the necessary basis to standardize the ethics and quality of published articles. The editorial committee should ensure that all actors (researcher, editorial committee and referee committee) comply with ethical standards throughout the editorial process.
In this sense, the actors involved in this process should:
Authors should:
- Present contributions resulting from original and unpublished research, including the data obtained and used within the research, sufficient contributions so that any researcher can repeat the research carried out and confirm or refute the interpretations defended in the contribution.
- Be aware of and refrain from engaging in violations of publication ethics.
- To present their results clearly, honestly and without falsification or manipulation.
- Ensure that the data and results presented in their contribution are original and have not been copied, invented, distorted or manipulated.
- They should avoid duplication within the different contributions submitted (multiple or redundant publications), either as an article or as a chapter, or it will be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- All authors must have contributed significantly within the contributions.
- Must inform the editorial board when they have a direct or indirect conflict of interest with the editors or members of the editorial team or the international scientific committee.
- Communicate to the journal as soon as possible, to modify their article, withdraw it, retract it or publish a correction or erratum, when they detect an error in the article already published.
- Comply with the deadlines requested during the correction of contributions.
- Attend to the observations and editorial and academic opinions in a timely and clear manner. When for any reason you do not agree with any of the criteria sent, you must send the respective justification and/or clear position to the editorial committee in order to provide your criteria to the arbitration committee.
The editorial committee should:
- Be impartial in managing the contributions sent to the journal “Gestion I+D”.
- Respect the intellectual independence of the researchers, recognizing the right of reply in case of having been negatively evaluated.
- To keep the confidentiality of the contributions throughout the editorial process.
- Avoid using the data, arguments or interpretations of the contributions received in their own research (except with the express written consent of the authors).
- Must be available to clarify doubts to authors and reviewers in the evaluation and editing process.
- Guarantee that the result of the arbitration process will be made known exclusively to the authors or author.
- Ensure that the contributions have been evaluated by at least two specialists in the field, and that the review process has been fair and impartial.
The refereeing committee shall:
- Be familiar with and practice the publication's editorial policy and statement of ethics and malpractice.
- Possess significant scientific expertise or work experience in a stated field.
- They should provide personal and professional information that is accurate and gives a fair representation of their expertise.
- They should inform the editorial board if they know they are not qualified to evaluate a manuscript, if they feel that their evaluation of the material will not be objective, or if they consider themselves to be in conflict of interest.
- Identify within the contributions received where research misconduct has occurred or appears to have occurred. To this end, they should inform the editorial committee
- Use the forms sent for evaluation, clearly explaining the weaknesses found in the contribution.
- Comply promptly and deliver the evaluation of the contributions within the agreed time (notifying the editorial committee of possible delays).
- Commit to maintain the confidentiality of the information related to the articles they evaluate.
- Commit themselves to carry out their opinion in an objective, impartial, responsible and rigorous manner.
- Commit themselves to issue their criticisms or suggestions to the contribution submitted in a respectful manner. To this end, they must avoid any position of power, humiliation, disrespectful language, contempt or similar behavior.
Gestión I+D Journal adheres to the rules of the code of conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
