Statement of ethics and best practices

In order to ensure transparency in the publication process of contributions and in the associated conflict resolution procedures, Papeles de Identidad adheres to the international standards published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as well as the Best Practice Guide for Editors of Scientific Journals and the Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (PERK), proposed by the Elsevier publishing group. Therefore, the editorial team of Papeles de Identidad is committed to ensure compliance with the following ethical standards in all parties involved in the editorial process:

Editors

The editors of Papeles de Identidad have the following commitments: (1) they assume ultimate responsibility for decisions about the publication of evaluated manuscripts; although external evaluations play a fundamental role in such decisions, the final decision about publication does not rest with them. (2) Under no circumstances will the members of the various journal’s committees disclose information about a manuscript received to persons not directly involved in the editorial process. (3) The materials presented in a submitted manuscript will not be used for their own research by any of the persons who have access to it without the express consent of the author. (4) They guarantee the transparency of the contributions and the evaluation and publication processes. As editors, they guarantee the objective dialogue and confidentiality of the parties involved in the editorial process, committing to respond promptly and respectfully to questions and notifications.

The Code of Conduct and Best Practices for Journal Editors developed by COPE is available in its entirety and in English at the following link.

Authors

Authors who submit manuscripts to Papeles de Identidad undertake the following commitments: (1) they ensure that the manuscripts they submit to the journal are unpublished and original. In addition, if use has been made of the work of others, this work is properly cited and referenced; any use of IA for the elaboration of the article should be proprely indicated. (2) they have not and will not publish the same research results in more than one journal. (3) they properly acknowledge the work done by others and cite such work. (4) Authorship is limited to those who have made significant contributions to the manuscript. The person submitting the manuscript is responsible for ensuring that all authors of the text are listed in the manuscript and that they have approved the version submitted to the journal. (5) If the manuscript submitted is part of any funded research, such funding should be noted in the appropriate sections.

Papeles de Identidad recommends authors to use inclusive language. It also encourages the inclusion of the sex variable in their data and the avoidance of gender stereotypes and biases.

To avoid research misconduct, see also Fraude en la investigación y Experimentación indebida con o en animales y humanos. To avoid serious professional misconduct, please refer to the reference guides at the following links: Plagarism; Simultaneous submission, duplicate publication; Conflict of interest; Authorship disputes; Fragmentation; use of IA.

Reviewers

The reviewers who collaborate with Papeles de Identidad will develop their task according to the following ethical standards: (1) Any evaluator who does not feel qualified should notify this circumstance to the editors of Papeles de Identidad before beginning the evaluation process; (2) Manuscripts received for review should be treated as confidential documents. They will not be shared with anyone without the prior knowledge and authorization of the journal's editors; (3) Reviewers will argue all their decisions and statements so that the editors can make better decisions and the authors know how to improve the article; (4) Reviewers will declare conflicts of interest or disqualifications.

Papeles de Identidad requests the reviewers to note in their evaluation if the article reviewed makes an analysis disaggregated by sex and/or gender. They will make suggestions to the authors on how to include a gender perspective if the subject matter allows and requires it.

For more detailed guidelines for reviewers, please see the following link.