Ethical Standards of Publication
The Journal of Research & Praxis in Social Sciences is firmly committed to ethics in research and academic publishing. In this sense, it adheres to the Guide of Good Practices for Journal Editors and the ethical provisions of the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), as well as the provisions of Statutory Law 1266 of 2008 for the management of personal information in databases.
The following ethical considerations are highlighted for the authors:
1. Exhaustive review by the authors: All documents submitted for publication must have gone through an exhaustive review process by the authors, respecting the policies defined by the Journal.
2. Informed consent: Work derived from research carried out with people or organizations must attach the corresponding informed consent.
3. Originality: Each article submitted must be an original work by each of the signing authors. A work that has been translated from another language is not considered original.
4. Self-plagiarism: Although it is not considered self-plagiarism for authors to base their statements on the definitions, theoretical framework or methodology sections of other works they have prepared, it is essential that the contributions and conclusions are not identical to those of previously published works, either by the authors themselves or by others.
5. Declaration of originality: All authors must declare that the content of the article is original, that it has not been previously published and that it is not being considered for publication in any other printed or electronic media.
6. Participation in research: Any person who appears as the author of a work must have actively participated in the research process and in the preparation of the material submitted to the Journal. Those who have only partially participated can be listed in the acknowledgements section.
7. Conflicts of interest: When an author is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal, he/she will be disqualified from participating in the review and decision-making on his/her own work.
Ethics in the Peer Review Process
The Editorial Committee invites experts in the area of the article to act as reviewers. If a reviewer considers that they do not meet the necessary criteria, do not have adequate time, or face a conflict of interest, they must communicate this so that another reviewer can be assigned.
It is essential that reviewers issue clear and rigorous comments, avoiding the use of offensive or inappropriate language, so that the Editorial Committee can make informed decisions about the acceptance or rejection of the manuscript.
Articles submitted to evaluators should be treated confidentially. The contents of the article should not be used or cited as unpublished manuscripts before their official publication in the journal.
Article Considerations
By submitting an article, the authors accept that the work has not been previously published (except in the case of an abstract presented at a scientific event), is not being evaluated by any other publication and has been approved in its final version by all authors. To verify originality, the articles will be subjected to an analysis using similarity detection software.
Conflicts of Interest
Authors must explicitly declare any potential conflicts of interest when submitting the article. If the article is approved for publication, this information must be included in the final text, in a specific section entitled "Conflicts of Interest".
