Ethical Policy

Comentario Internacional,  adheres to the norms of good conduct of the Comitee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Some of these norms are detailed below. Full text COPE.

Ethical practices for authors

  • The works sent to the review should be original and without any type of alteration.
  • Do not simultaneously submit the same article for evaluation in several reviews.
  • Always give credit to the people who have contributed to carrying out your research.
  • Explicitly declare that there are no conflicts of interest that could have influenced the obtained results.
  • Indicate any financing of agencies or projects that your research article stems from.
  • Your academic literature review is always current and relevant, taking into account different knowledge streams.
  • Deliver texts that comply with the established publication norms.
  • Promptly collaborate with reviewers’ corrections and suggestions.

The responsibility for the content of the articles published in Comentario Internacional, exclusively lies with the authors.

Ethical practices for reviewers

  • Perform a critical, honest, constructive, unbiased review that guarantees the academic quality of the research article.
  • Immediately notify if for some reason you cannot evaluate the article, either because it is not in your field of expertise or because you cannot comply with the evaluation report delivery within the established timeframe.
  • Always maintain confidentiality concerning the authorship of the article to review.
  • Evaluation reports are delivered in the established revision template and substantiate the evaluations that have led you to your decision.
  • Precisely indicate the bibliographical references of fundamental works that the author has possibly forgotten.
  • Inform the editors of any similarity between the research article and other published works.

The evaluation is always carried out anonymously. If for any reason the author’s identity, institutional affiliations or any other information has been compromised that puts the document’s anonymity at risk, the reviewer should immediately notify the editors.

Editors’ commitment

  • Evaluate the articles based on the content’s academic merit, without discrimination with regards to the author’s race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic origin, nationality or political opinion.
  • During the whole process, the confidentiality of authors, articles, and reviewers is maintained.
  • Editors are the most responsible for meeting deadlines for revision and publication of accepted works.
  • Guarantee the selection of the most qualified reviewers to issue an academic, critical and expert evaluation of the work that is as unbiased as possible.