Submitting a scientific article that has been previously published, or that is being considered for publication elsewhere (except theses and degree projects), whether in Spanish or another language and that is being submitted with the knowledge of all authors. Failure to comply with this paragraph violates the ethics policies of the journal Conciencia Digital.

Include a declaration of conflict of interest in the research document, specifying the source of support received in the form of grants, equipment or medicines from commercial entities, if any.

STATEMENT OF ETHICS AND NEGLIGENCE

Based on the code of conduct formulated by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, 2008), the Conciencia Digital Journal formulates its declaration of ethics and negligence, which constitutes its code of ethics directed to editors, reviewers, authors, and establishes the following aspects for each of the roles mentioned:

FOR AUTHORS

Originality:Original and unpublished research will be accepted. The Conciencia Digital Journal uses the Urkund software to detect levels of similarity in the manuscripts received, so all articles will be reviewed with this method, accepting up to a maximum of 5% similarities.

Multiple and/or repetitive publications:Authors may not simultaneously submit the same work to several journals, publish it in duplicate or with irrelevant changes or paraphrasing of the same work, or artificially fragment a work into several articles, while the editorial process submitted to Revista Conciencia Digital lasts.

Sources:Authors must provide a correct and complete list of sources used in the manuscript, in APA 7 format.

Authorship:It is declared considering that all authors contributed significantly to the work, and the order of the authors is established based on the level of contribution and input in the conceptualization, elaboration, interpretation and writing of the manuscript.

In the event that it is necessary to change an author or include new authors, once the manuscript's refereeing process has begun, the editorial team of the Digital Consciousness Journal will proceed as indicated in the ethical code COPE. Intellectual property rights are vested in the authors. Once the acceptance letter has been issued and the document has been published, no changes will be made to the authors.

In accordance with international practice, authors who submit papers to Conciencia Digital must demonstrate compliance with principles such as informed consent, anonymity and confidentiality to avoid harming participants and demonstrate special care when conducting studies with populations.

Informed consent of the subjects investigated:All social research produces a tension when inviting people to collaborate in a process that is not directly designed for their benefit and in whose design they have not participated. One way to resolve this tension is to respect the autonomy of individuals, that is, their capacity to make decisions. To do so, according to professional ethical codes for sociologists in the United Kingdom and the United States, researchers must request consent from the subjects investigated to participate in a study (Committee on Professional Ethics, 1999; British Sociological Association, 2002; Economic and Social Research Council, 2005).

In order for the autonomy of individuals to be respected, this consent must be communicated to the participants, who will receive information about the objectives of the research, the type of participation requested, the source of funding for the project and the possible uses of the results of the study. They must also be asked for authorization to use the information and, finally, they must be guaranteed the right to interrupt their participation at any time.

Anonymity of research participants:Anonymity refers to the right of a person not to have his or her identity revealed. To achieve anonymity, the researcher(s) must protect the location of individuals, places, the identity of subjects and groups and institutions, both in the published results and in the way in which empirical material is collected and archived. To do so, information must be collected anonymously, recorded and archived in such a way that the individuals and organizations to which it refers cannot be recognized by people outside the research; data must be presented in such a way that informants would be able to recognize themselves, while readers should not be able to recognize them.

Confidentiality of the information received:Confidentiality refers to “what is done or said in confidence or with mutual assurance between two or more people,” and is therefore associated with the concept of privacy. Ensuring confidentiality means that what has been discussed, analyzed, shared, will not be repeated without proper authorization. Researchers have an obligation to report their findings without disclosing information that could identify participants, and to try to protect their identity through various processes to anonymize them.

Conflict of interest and disclosure:Authors must declare that there is no conflict of interest that may have influenced the results presented, for which they must follow the respective guideline included in the checklist for preparing submissions, which appears in the submit link on the journal's website.

Authors must disclose in writing any personal or financial relationship between the authors of the article and persons or public or private entities, from which a potential conflict of interest could arise, which could inappropriately influence their work.

A potential conflict of interest may arise from a variety of past or present relationships, such as: employment by the organization referenced in the manuscript, consulting services in which the author(s) were involved and through which the data were obtained, stock ownership, compensation, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding, and others, which could cause unintentional bias in the work of the authors of the manuscript.

Authors must make the declaration of conflict of interest at two different times and parts related to the manuscript submission process:

1. A summary of conflicts of interest. If there are no conflicts of interest, the following must be stated: “DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.” If there is a conflict of interest, this must be declared. If the manuscript is accepted, this declaration will be published together with the article.
2. On the “checklist for preparing submissions”, mark the item entitled: “There are no conflicts of interest in the manuscript, or if there are, they have been duly declared.” It is important that potential conflicts of interest are declared by both parties.

Failure to declare conflicts of interest may result in immediate rejection of a manuscript. If an undisclosed conflict of interest comes to light after publication, the Journal of Consciousness Digital will take action in accordance with the guidelines of COPE and will issue a public notice to the community.

What is a conflict of interest?

When a researcher, author, editor or reviewer has any opinion or financial/personal interest that could affect their objectivity, or inappropriately influence their actions, compromising confidence in the research and disseminating biased results, there is a potential conflict of interest.

Conflicts of interest are conditions in which professional judgment about the primary interest (publication of an article) may be influenced by a secondary interest, whether financial or non-financial, professional or personal, and may bias the generation of a complete, objective and quality manuscript (whether research or not), peer review, or decision-making during the editorial process.

Disclosure of all conflicts of interest is a requirement to contribute to transparency in research. The declaration of conflicts of interest does not imply that scientific misconduct exists or has existed. Failure to declare conflicts of interest may result in immediate rejection of a manuscript.

If an undisclosed conflict of interest comes to light after publication, Digital Consciousness Magazine will take action in accordance with the guidelines ofCOPEand will issue a public notice to the community.

Errors in published articles:Manuscripts accepted for publication will be sent to the authors, after being formatted, for them to review and express their opinion on the matter (print proof). However, if the authors detect errors or any inaccuracies after the article has been published, the editor-in-chief of the journal must be informed immediately, providing the necessary information so that the relevant corrections can be made.

Responsibility:The information contained in the submitted works will be the sole responsibility of the authors.

FOR REFEREES (reviewers)

Arbitration process:The process used for the evaluation of manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Digital Consciousness follows the type of double-blind review, where the reviewers do not know the identity of the authors of the articles, and the authors do not know the identity of the evaluators.

The referees are professionals selected based on their prestige and scientific results achieved in the area of ​​knowledge addressed by the manuscript they are assigned to evaluate. They assume the commitment to carry out an objective review, with scientific, critical, honest and unbiased criteria, in order to provide the editors with truthful information about the quality of the proposed article and to make constructive comments to the authors, which favor appropriate corrections.

The referees will provide the corresponding review forms, clearly indicating the reasons why an article is accepted or rejected, and will warn if they detect or suspect cases of duplication, conflict of interest, ethical problems or fabricated data.

The editorial board will act impartially with regard to the decisions made by each of the referees, so that if a manuscript is accepted by one referee and rejected by another, it will be sent to a third referee, whose decision will be final and definitive to resolve the situation.

 

Respect for time:The referees undertake to carry out the requested review within the maximum time limits established by the journal's editorial team.

 

Confidentiality:The works assigned for review will not contain identifying data about the authors and institutions to which they belong, and must also be treated with complete confidentiality, so they cannot be discussed with other people prior to the publication process.

 

Divulgation:All information related to the peer review process may not be used for personal purposes or shared with other people not included in the editorial process.

 

Conflict of interest of the reviewers: lReviewers undertake an obligation to inform the editor if they suspect that a conflict of interest that should be declared has not been disclosed in the manuscript they are reviewing. In addition, you should not accept a review assignment if you have a potential competing interest, including the following:

• Previous or current collaborations with the alleged author(s).
• It is a direct competitor.
• You may have a known history of antipathy toward the alleged perpetrator(s).
• Having a personal relationship of affinity with an author that does not allow them to evaluate the manuscript objectively.
• You can profit financially from the work.

Reviewers should only accept the evaluation of the manuscript if they do not have any conflict of interest with it. In the event of conflicts, the reviewer must inform the editors or the journal staff that they must decline their participation if they consider that they cannot offer an impartial review. When submitting your opinion, you must indicate whether or not you have any conflicting interests.

 

FOR EDITORS:

Decisions:Once all the steps of the editorial process have been completed, the editorial team selects for publication the articles with the highest quality and contribution, in accordance with the evaluation carried out by the referees and without any type of discrimination or favoritism with respect to the authors.

In this process, the editorial team of the Conciencia Digital Journal will be inflexible with bad practices, such as plagiarism, fabricated data in the received article, duplication in the submission of articles already published and fraud in any of its forms, and if necessary will make the appropriate inquiries to the members of the editorial board.

Confidentiality:The members of the editorial team of Revista Conciencia Digital undertake not to disclose information related to articles submitted for evaluation to anyone other than authors, reviewers and editors. They also undertake to maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts, authors and referees, in order to guarantee the integrity of the entire process.

Conflict of interest and disclosure:The editorial team undertakes not to use in its research the contents of articles submitted to the journal for evaluation, without the written consent of the author or authors, and any conflict of interest between authors and editors will be avoided.

Conflict of interest of the editors: eThe editor-in-chief and executive editors must declare their own competing interests or conflicts of interest, and if necessary disqualify themselves from participating in their part of the editorial process of a manuscript, if they detect a conflict of interest, immediately convening and informing the remaining members of the editorial team.

The most common reasons why editors excuse themselves from participating in the editorial process of a manuscript may include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with a current or recent author.
• Having published with an author during the last 5 years.
• Having had grants with a current or recent author.
• Having a personal relationship with an author that may reduce the objectivity of the editorial process related to a manuscript.

Respect for time:The editorial team is committed to complying with the time limits for the revisions and publication of accepted works. Depending on the flow of income and the editorial process, authors will be notified when a manuscript is accepted for publication, indicating the issue and date of publication. The total process between receipt of a work and notification of results will not exceed 6 months.

Errors in published articles:The editorial team will be happy to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when necessary.

The editors of Conciencia Digital consider internationally agreed guidelines and guides to resolve specific problems of scientific publishing practice. The instructions provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Authors, researchers and reviewers are cordially invited to learn about the international COPE guidelines:https://publicationethics.org/files/Spanish%20%281%29.pdfrelated to ethics in publishing, in particular those described below, in order to avoid shortcomings resulting from ignorance of them.

The actions of the editorial team of the Conciencia Digital Journal in the face of suspicions of improper conduct in relation to the submission of a manuscript or publication of an article will be governed by the provisions of COPE, summarized in the set of flow charts that illustrate the procedure for the following cases:

1. Suspicions of plagiarism in received manuscript.
2. Suspicions of plagiarism in published article.
3. Suspicions of duplication in received manuscript.
4. Suspicion of duplication in published article.
5. Reviewer suspects undisclosed conflict of interest in received manuscript.
6. Reader suspects conflict of interest in published article.
7. Suspected ethical problem in received manuscript.
8. Suspicion of fabricated data in received manuscript.
9. Suspicion of fabricated data in published article.
10. Request to add additional author before publication.
11. Request to add additional author after publication.
12. Request to remove an author before publication.
13. Request to remove an author after publication.