Ethics Policy
GEOgraphia journal adheres to the principles of scientific publication ethics contained in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) code of conduct, available here: https://publicationethics.org/core-practices/. These standards must be followed by editors, editorial staff, reviewers, and authors.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Editors and Editorial Staff
Editors and the editorial staff, as those responsible for GEOgraphia, must ensure compliance with the following good practices and standards:
- They must maintain confidentiality and privacy regarding manuscripts, not disclosing information to third parties beyond authors, reviewers, editors, and other members of the journal's team.
- In the case of special editions or sponsored supplements, they must follow the same procedures used in the general selection of originals, taking into account the merit of the original without being influenced by commercial issues.
- If there are any complaints related to conflicts of interest or ethical nature, the editor must follow the journal's policies and procedures. Authors should be granted the right to respond to complaints, and editors should investigate and preserve documents related to the complaints.
Reviewers
- Reviewers must indicate whether they accept or decline the invitation to review originals, respecting the proposed deadline for the journal, thus allowing the journal ample time to invite other reviewers if necessary.
- The received articles are confidential and should not be discussed with others or disclosed.
- The content of unpublished originals should not be used for research purposes by reviewers and editors without the authors' permission.
- Reviewers should contribute to the decision-making process regarding the approval or rejection of originals. Evaluations should be clear, objective, and respectful, containing guidance for authors to improve the manuscript.
- Additionally, reviewers should notify editors if they detect similarities between the manuscripts and other published or unpublished originals.
Authors
- Authors should not submit originals that have been published in another journal.
- The same original should not be submitted to more than one journal simultaneously.
- Authors must confirm the originality of the text.
- Authors should provide research data when possible and deposit them in data repositories for sharing and reuse.
- It is the author's responsibility to properly cite the texts that support the research underlying the work. Additionally, authors must obtain permission to reproduce content from other sources.
- If significant inaccuracies or errors are detected in the work, authors should notify the journal editors so that corrections can be made through errata or retraction of the article. If the error or inaccuracy notification comes from third parties, the journal will notify the author, who should correct, retract, or provide evidence countering the need for correction.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Conflicts of interest can be personal, financial/commercial, academic, intellectual, or religious, and in some cases, may involve more than one of these aspects.
Editors: Editors must evaluate originals based on the relevance of the contribution and its scientific merit to the field in which the journal fits. If there is any type of bias, editors should delegate another editor to be responsible for the article's evaluation process.
Reviewers: After the invitation for review, if the reviewer identifies any conflict of interest arising from a relationship with the authors, companies, or institutions related to the original, the reviewer should decline the invitation and declare their conflicts of interest to the editors. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include: (i) If one of the authors was their student, scholarship holder, or collaborator; (ii) If the reviewer works at the same institution as one of the authors; (iii) If the reviewer has ties to the company that is the subject of the study or benefits from the study.
Authors: Authors must indicate any conflicts of interest that may influence/benefit the results derived from the research that generated the article at the time of submission. Authors are responsible for disclosing all funding sources for the research that generated the article. Examples include: (i) Personal or professional relationships; (ii) Financial interests, such as scholarships, employment, consultancy, participation in lecture agencies, and others.
ADDITIONAL ISSUES TO BE OBSERVED BY AUTHORS
Anti-Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism or the use of others' ideas and verbal/written formulations without due credit is ethically unacceptable in the scientific community.
To publish in GEOgraphia, authors must meet the requirements for originality and novelty of the article, ensuring credit for all sources and references cited in the manuscript.
GEOgraphia uses the Plagius software to identify plagiarism and self-plagiarism in submitted articles.
Citation and References
Authors should use only texts relevant to the composition of the work, avoiding excessive self-citation and citations not pertinent to the content of the original. If such practices are identified, the submission will be archived.
Duplicate Publication
Under no circumstances should authors submit texts published in other journals or under review by other journals. If duplicity is identified, the submission will be rejected and archived. If the author submits the same text multiple times, only the latest submission will be considered, and previous submissions will be archived. Texts published in conference proceedings can be submitted, as they are not considered duplicate publications, provided that the submission is justified in comments to the editor and the authorship of the collaborators is maintained. Articles derived from theses and dissertations can be submitted to the journal, provided that the original work is cited at the time of submission. Translations can be submitted in a specific section, provided there is authorization from the journal where the first publication occurred, and the published document references the first publication.
Confidentiality
The journal commits to maintaining the confidentiality of all processes related to submitted texts, and the same applies to editors and reviewers. If any accusation is made against reviewers and editors for the misuse of ideas proposed in an original under evaluation, the journal's editorial board, together with the department responsible for the journal, will take appropriate actions based on COPE's basic practices.
Artificial Intelligence
La revista Geographia utiliza Inteligencia Artificial (IA) para traducir el contenido de su página web. Se acepta el uso de IA para la traducción de títulos, resúmenes y palabras clave de los artículos, siempre que haya una verificación/supervisión adecuada para garantizar la claridad de la traducción.
Data Fabrication
The fabrication and falsification of data are considered unethical practices as they directly impact research results. If the journal identifies any actions in this regard, it will use the COPE Guide to resolve the issue. If such issues are detected in texts under evaluation, the submission will be archived, and authors and their institutions will be notified. If it concerns a published article, it will be retracted.
Third-Party Authorization
Authors must have authorization from study participants, and the declaration should be submitted with the manuscript. If necessary, and when requested by the journal, authors should provide copies of the authorizations signed and dated by the participants.
Actions for Resolving Misconduct
If the journal is informed of misconduct or unethical behavior, the person informing the editor must provide evidence and any type of information supporting the complaint. The editor must initiate an investigation, supported by the journal's editorial board if necessary. There must be a set of evidence related to the complaint for decisions to be made. Some actions that can be taken include:
- Informing the involved parties about the misconduct;
- Issuing a repudiation of misconduct as a warning to avoid similar behavior in the future;
- Publishing a notice regarding the misconduct;
- Publishing an editorial detailing the misconduct;
- Formally notifying the institution to which the researcher is affiliated and/or the funding agency;
- Removing the reviewer or the author's publication;
- Suspending the author from submitting new submissions;
- Referring the case to the competent authority or organization for further investigation and legal accountability.
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