Statement of ethics and good editorial practices
RIDI adheres to the ethical recommendations and good practices (core practices) of the Committee On Publication Ethics (COPE). Likewise, the provisions of Habeas Data-Statutory Law 1266 of 2008 of Colombia are taken into account for the management of personal information in databases.
Ethical criteria for authors and evaluators
a. For the authors
All documents submitted for the publication process in RIDI must have undergone an exhaustive review process by the authors, respecting the policies defined by the journal.
The works that are derived from investigations made with people or organizations, must have the corresponding authorization (s), which must be attached to the nominated manuscript.
The works presented to RIDI must be original by each of the persons who sign as authors. A work that is translated from another language is not considered original.
The opinions expressed in the articles are the sole responsibility of their authors.
Although it is not considered self-plagiarism the fact that the authors base their affirmations on the sections of definitions, theoretical framework or methodologies in other manuscripts that they have prepared, it is essential that the contributions and conclusions are not the same as those of manuscripts that are published, either by the authors themselves or by others.
All authors must declare that the content of the article is original and that it has not been published, nor is it being considered for publication, in any other printed or electronic medium.
Any person listed as the author of an article must have participated in the research process and in the preparation of the material that is presented to RIDI. It is expected that people who did not participate in the activities described will not appear as authors. Whoever has only participated in part of these activities can appear in the acknowledgments section.
When the author is a member of the editorial team of RIDI, he will be disqualified for the revisions and decisions that he is responsible for taking on the work.
b. For the evaluators
The editorial team of the Journal invites people with research experience to be an evaluator, according to the area of each of the submitted papers. However, if the peer considers that they do not meet the profile, they do not have the time or they have a conflict of interest to evaluate a document, they should make it known, so that the editorial team assigns another to evaluate the manuscript.
The peer evaluator must present a concept that is as clear and rigorous as possible, without using offensive language, so that the Editorial Committee can make the decision on the acceptance or rejection of a manuscript.
The documents sent to the evaluators by RIDI are confidential and, therefore, their review is limited to evaluative purposes. The citation of these as unpublished manuscripts or the use of their contents before publication constitute an inappropriate and unauthorized use.
c. For the Editor and the Editorial Committee
The Editorial Board and its support team undertake to maintain the confidentiality of the information contained in the manuscripts in their charge, and undertake not to use such information for purposes other than the function entrusted to them.
The Editor and his support team should not reveal any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the authors, reviewers, potential reviewers and other editorial advisers, if necessary.
Unpublished materials revealed in an article submitted to the selection process should not be used in own research by the members of the Editorial Committee or the Editor without the express written consent of the author.
The editor should not give a concept about a manuscript if he considers that the document may generate a conflict of interest, resulting from competitive, collaborative or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies or institutions related to the journal.
The RIDI Editor and the Editorial Committee supported by peer review in the ‘double-blind’ mode, are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal can be published.
The editor must process the manuscripts in a fair and balanced manner, without any type of discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality or political philosophy of the authors.
The editor will apply mechanisms that guarantee the confidentiality of the information and the anonymity of authors and reviewers within the editorial process.
The editor will respond to the queries and concerns of authors, reviewers and readers, promoting academic quality and good editorial practices.
The editor will use mechanisms such as: anti-plagiarism software, querying databases or other tools, which reduce the possibilities of plagiarism in the manuscripts submitted to the editorial process.
The Editor must respond to complaints about an article already published whose collaboration claims the respective credit. The measures taken will be communicated in a timely manner to the author of the article.
The Editor will apply due process to the requests, will issue the communications it deems pertinent to the competent institutions and investigative bodies and, if the complaint is upheld, the publication must make the correction, retraction, expression of concern or other note to clarify the situation.
The Editor is guided by the policies of the Editorial Board of the journal, taking advantage of the current legal aspects regarding defamation, copyright infringement and plagiarism.