Submit a scientific article that was previously published, or that is being considered for publication in another medium (except thesis and degree works), whether in Spanish or another language and that is being submitted with the knowledge of all the authors. Failure to comply with this paragraph violates the ethics policies of Explorador Digital magazine.

Include a conflict of interest statement in the research document, specifying the origin of the support received in the form of grants, equipment or medications from commercial entities, if any.

STATEMENT OF ETHICS AND NEGLIGENCE

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

FOR AUTHORS

Originality: original and unpublished research will be accepted.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

Multiple and/or repetitive publications: authors will not be able to simultaneously send the same work to several journals, duplicate publication or with irrelevant changes or paraphrasing of the same work, or artificially fragment a work into several articles, for the duration of the period. editorial process sent to Revista Explorador Digital .

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

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

If it is necessary to change an author or include new authors, once the manuscript arbitration process has begun, the editorial team of Explorador Digital Magazine will proceed according to the COPE ethical code . Intellectual property rights rest with the authors. Once the acceptance letter is issued and the document is published, no changes will be made to the authors.

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

Informed consent of the investigated subjects: all social research produces tension by inviting people to collaborate in a process that is not done directly 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 ability to make decisions. According to professional ethical codes of sociologists in the United Kingdom and the United States, researchers must request consent from the subjects being 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 informed to the participants, who will receive information about the objectives of the research, the type of participation requested, the origin of the project financing and the possible uses of the results of the study. study. Likewise, they must 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 a person's right not to have their 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 published results and in the way empirical material is collected and archived. To do this, the 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, the data must be presented in such a way that the informants were capable of recognizing themselves, while readers must not be able to recognize them.

Confidential nature of the information received: confidentiality refers to what is done or said in confidence or with reciprocal security between two or more people, therefore it is 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 identifies participants , and try to protect their identity through different processes to anonymize them.

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

The authors must communicate in writing if there is any personal or financial relationship between the authors of the article and public or private persons or entities, from which any possible conflict of interest could arise, which could inappropriately influence their work.

A potential conflict of interest may arise from different types of past or present relationships, such as: being employed by the organization referred to in the manuscript, consulting services in which the author(s) participated and through which obtained the data, share ownership, remuneration, paid expert testimony, patent and grant applications/registrations or other types of funding and others, which could cause unintentional bias in the work of the signatories 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 conflict of interest summary. In the event that there is no conflict of interest, the following must be declared: "DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: the authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest." If there is a conflict of interest, it must be declared. If the manuscript is accepted, this declaration will be published together with the article.
2. Mark the item called “checklist for preparing shipments”; “There are no conflicts of interest in the manuscript, or if they exist they have been duly declared.” It is important that potential conflicts of interest are declared on 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, Revista Explorador Digital will take action in accordance with COPE guidelines and 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 trust in the research and disseminating biased results, a potential conflict of interest exists. .

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

Presenting 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, Revista Explorador Digital will take action in accordance with COPE guidelines and issue a public notice to the community.

Errors in published articles: manuscripts accepted for publication will be sent to the authors, after layout, for them to review and issue their opinion on the matter (print proof), however, in the event that the authors detect errors or any inaccuracy, after the article has been published, the editor-in-chief of the journal must be immediately informed, providing the necessary information, so that the pertinent corrections can be made.

Responsibility: the information contained in the presented works will be the full responsibility of the authors.

FOR REFEREES (reviewers)

Arbitration process: the process used to evaluate the manuscripts submitted to the Revista Explorador Digital , 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, with 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 deliver the corresponding review forms, clearly indicating the reasons why an article is accepted or rejected, and warn if they detect or suspect cases of duplicity, conflict of interest, ethical problems or invented data.

The editorial board will act with impartiality regarding 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 unappealable and final for settle the situation.

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

Confidentiality: works assigned for review will not have 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.

Disclosure: All information related to the peer review process may not be used for personal purposes, nor shared with other people not included in the editorial process.

Conflict of interest of reviewers: referees undertake the obligation to inform the editor if they suspect that the manuscript they are evaluating does not reveal the conflict of interest that should be declared. Additionally, 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.

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

FOR EDITORS:

Decisions: once all the steps of the editorial process have been carried out, 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 regarding the authors.

In this process, the editorial team of Explorador Digital Magazine will be inflexible with bad practices, such as plagiarism, invented data in the article received, duplicity in sending already published articles and fraud in any of its forms, and If necessary, he will make the appropriate consultations with the members of the editorial board.

Confidentiality: the members of the editorial team of Revista Explorador Digital assume the commitment of not disclosing information related to the articles sent for evaluation to persons other than authors, reviewers and editors. They are also committed to the confidentiality of the manuscripts, authors and referees, so that the integrity of the entire process is guaranteed.

Conflict of interest and disclosure: the editorial team assumes the commitment not to use in its research content from the articles sent to the journal for evaluation, without the written consent of the author or authors, in the same way any conflict of interest between authors will be avoided. and editors.

Conflict of interest of editors: the editor-in-chief and executive editors must declare their own competing interests ­or conflict of interest, and if necessary disqualify themselves from participating in their part of the editorial process of a manuscript, if they detect conflict of interest, immediately calling 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.
• Have published with an author during the last ­5 years.
• Have had grants with a current or recent author.
• Having a personal relationship with an author that can reduce objectivity when carrying out the editorial process related to a manuscript.

Respect for time: the editorial team is committed to compliance with time limits for reviews and publication of accepted works. Depending on the income flow and the editorial process, authors will be notified when a manuscript is accepted for publication, indicating what issue and date it will be published. The total process between receiving a job and notification of results will not exceed 6 months.

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

The editors of Explorador Digital consider guidelines and guides agreed upon internationally to solve the specific problems of scientific editorial practice. The instructions provided by the Committee are taken into consideration. on Publication Ethics ( COPE ).

A cordial invitation is made to authors, researchers and reviewers to learn about the COPE international guidelines: https://publicationethics.org/files/Spanish%20%281%29.pdf related to ethics in publication, in particular those described then, in order to avoid failures resulting from their ignorance.

The action of the editorial team of the Explorador Digital Magazine 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 what is established by 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 duplicity in the manuscript received.
4. Suspicions of duplicity 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 invented 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