Publication Ethics
Commitment to the highest ethical standards in scientific publishing, following the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and international best practices.
The Entropía Educativa Journal adheres to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Ethical Responsibilities
For authors
- Originality and significant contribution
- Accuracy in data and results
- Proper acknowledgment of citations
- Disclosure of conflicts of interest
- Notification of detected errors
For reviewers
- Absolute confidentiality
- Objectivity in evaluations
- Acknowledgment of limitations
- Alerting on possible plagiarism
- Respect for editorial deadlines
For editors
- Impartial decisions
- Confidentiality of the process
- Monitoring integrity
- Total transparency
- Prevention of conflicts
Specific Policies
ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) authorship criteria apply:
- Substantial contribution to the conception or design
- Drafting or critically revising the manuscript
- Final approval of the version to be published
- Accountability for all aspects of the work
All authors must complete the authorship declaration form upon submission, specifying their contributions according to the CRediT taxonomy.
All authors, reviewers, and editors must declare any financial, personal, or professional relationships that could influence their judgment.
The existence of a conflict does not imply automatic rejection, but it must be declared to ensure transparency.
Research with human participants:
- Statement of approval by an ethics committee
- Written informed consent
- Protection of confidentiality
Animal studies must follow ARRIVE guidelines and have institutional approval.
Papers presenting the following will be rejected:
We advocate for a system that assesses research on its own merits rather than on the basis of the journal in which the research is published.
Academic misconduct
Data fabrication
The deliberate manipulation of results constitutes scientific fraud.
Duplicate publication
Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously.