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Publications Ethics and Best Practice
EGE Revista de Expresión Gráfica en la Edificación makes a commitment to the academic community by ensuring the ethics and quality of its published articles. As a benchmark, our journal uses the Code of Conduct and Good Practices which, for scientific journals, defined for editors and publishers of peer reviewed journals by the Publication Ethics Committee (COPE): http://publicationethics.org/. It guarantees simultaneously an appropriate answer to the readers and authors’ needs, guaranteeing the quality of the published, protecting and respecting the content of the articles as well as the integrity of them. The Editorial Board is committed to publish corrections, aclarations, retractions and apologies as far as it is necessary.
Basic aspects of transparency
Readers have a right to know who funded a research project or the publication of a document. Research funders should be listed on all research papers. Funding for any type of publication, for example, by a commercial company, charity or government department, should be stated within the publication. Other sources of support for publications should be clearly identified in the manuscript, usually in an acknowledgment (See Funding sources policy).
Authors of the Papers
All the authors that are reflected in the work must have actively contributed to it and, if possible, reflect the part that each one has done, likewise, all published works must be attributed to one or more authors (See Authorship policy ).
In the event of a conflict in the authorship of a published work, the EGE Editors will contact the author who claims authorship of it to establish the veracity of the case. If the Editors deem it appropriate, access to the article in question will be temporarily closed, until a final decision is made.
Articles must not have been published previously
EGE considers only work that has not been published elsewhere. One reason for this is that the scientific literature can be skewed by redundant publication, with important consequences, for example, if results are inadvertently included more than once into meta-analyses. IJPME asks authors for a declaration that the submitted work and its essential substance have not previously been published and are not being considered for publication elsewhere (See Authors guidelines).
Promoting research integrity
Research misconduct
If the editors of EGE suspect research misconduct (for example, data fabrication, falsification or plagiarism), they will consult the authors about the procedure developed for the investigation, and they must provide all the information requested. The authors have the right to respond and demonstrate that the investigations have been carried out diligently.
Protecting the rights of research participants/subjects
human participants were involved, manuscripts must be accompanied by a statement that the experiments were undertaken with the understanding and appropriate informed consent of each. Editors reserve the right to reject papers if there is doubt about whether appropriate procedures have been followed.
Respecting cultures and heritage
Editors of IJPME exercise sensitivity when publishing images of objects that might have cultural significance or cause offence.
Peer-review systems
EGE Editors have a responsibility to ensure the peer review process and will ensure that it is fair.
EGE has published the arbitration system that is followed for the selection of articles as well as the evaluation criteria to be applied by the anonymous, external peer reviewers. EGE keeps these criteria current, based solely on the scientific importance, originality, clarity and relevance of the presented article. The journal guarantees the confidentiality of the evaluation process at any time: the anonymity of both the reviewers and the authors; the reviewed content; the score and comments reported by the reviewers and any other communication issued by the editorial, advisory and scientific boards, in case it proceed.
Equally, the strictest confidentiality applies to possible clarifications, claims or complaints that any author may wish to refer to the journal’s committees or the article reviewers.
If during the review process, discrepancies between the author, editor and reviewer occur, it will be understood that these are produced under a constructive critical spirit, with the purpose of improving the publication.
Editors or board members never participate in editorial decisions about their own work.
Corrections, errata and retractions
Editors inform readers if ethical breaches have occurred. EGE publishes corrections (errata) when errors could affect the interpretation of data or information, whatever the cause of the error. Likewise, EGE publishes ‘retractions’ if work is proven to be fraudulent, or if editors have well-founded suspicions of misconduct. The title of the erratum, retraction, or expression of concern includes the words ‘Erratum’, ‘Retraction’, or ‘Expression of concern’. It is published on a numbered page (print and electronic) and should be listed in the journal's table of contents. It enables the reader to identify and understand the correction in context with the errors made, or explains why the article is being retracted, or explains the editor's concerns about the contents of the article. It is linked electronically with the original electronic publication.
EGE will do retractions in the following cases:
- if the research findings have been previously published without notice or permission from the journal
- if it is discovered that plagiarized data has been published
- if the list of authors is incorrect, a deserving author has been omitted, or someone who does not meet the authorship criteria has been included.
No distinction will be made between articles that are retracted due to honest error and those that are retracted due to scientific misconduct or plagiarism.
If any errors are discovered in an article after publication, the corrections will be published in the next issue or as soon as the editor and author accept the proposed changes. Corrections will be posted only if a significant error is found in the document, such as information posted that is not correct. Minor corrections that do not significantly affect the content and understanding of the document, such as spelling errors, typographical errors, and grammatical errors, will not be published.
The editorial team will notify, on the PoliPapers platform, of the retraction of the article in question, including the title and authors of the article, the reason for the retraction and who is retracting the article.
Appeals
Authors have the right to appeal editorial decisions by expressing it to the Editors through the communication channel established on the Polipapers platform.
All reports and documents submitted in relation to avoiding academic misconduct will be filed on the Polipapers (OJS) platform associated with the publication.
Conflicts of interest
Editors, authors, and peer reviewers have a responsibility to disclose interests that might appear to affect their ability to present or review data objectively.
Editorial independence
Editorial independence is respected. Journal publishers do not interfere with editorial decisions. The relationship between the editor and the journal publisher is set out in a formal contract and an appeal mechanism for disputes is established.
Editorial Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, as the publisher of EGE, works with the journal editors to set journal policies appropriately and aim to meet those policies, particularly with respect to: editorial independence; research ethics(including confidentiality, consent, and the special requirements for research in social sciences); authorship; transparency and integrity (conflicts of interest, research funding, reporting standards); peer review (for further information concerning responsibilities in relation to peer review process.
Accuracy
The editors of EGE have a responsibility to ensure the accuracy of the material they publish. EGE encourages authors and readers to inform them if they discover errors in published work.
Corrections arising from errors within an article (by authors or journals) are distinguishable from retractions and statements of concern relating to misconduct.
Plagiarism and copyright
EGE editors and readers have a right to expect that submitted work is the author's own, that it has not been plagiarized (i.e. taken from other authors without permission, if permission is required) and that copyright has not been breached (for example, if figures or tables are reproduced).
EGE declares its commitment to respect the integrity of the work already published. For this reason, plagiarism is strictly prohibited and texts that are identified as being plagiarised, or having fraudulent content, will be eliminated or not published in the EGE. To verify the originality of the article, papers will be revised by the detection service Crossref Similarity Check</a >
In the event that the Editors of the journal have firm evidence that plagiarism exists, they will contact the authors of the work to clarify the circumstances.
If the authors have any doubts about the originality of the published work, they can help clarify their situation by emailing: ojsadmin@upvnet.upv.es
Protecting intellectual property
EGE authors have the right to protect and preserve the intellectual property of their works, and the EGE Editors recognize this. The journal distributes the contents through a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license with which the use that can be made of the published contents is expressed.
Peer reviewer conduct and intellectual property
Authors are entitled to expect that peer reviewers or other individuals privy to the work an author submits to EGE will not steal their research ideas or plagiarize their work. EGE explains to peer reviewers that material is in confidence until it has not been published.
Editors of EGE protect peer reviewers from authors and, even if peer reviewer identities are revealed, should discourage authors from contacting peer reviewers directly, especially if misconduct is suspected.
Recommendations for an inclusive and non-sexist language
EGE is committed to precise, unbiased and intersectional research, that is, sensitive to the complexity and breadth of cultural, biological, economic and social contexts. For this reason, it is essential to use an inclusive language free of prejudices associated with race, functional diversity, gender, sexual orientation, beliefs, ideology or socioeconomic status.
It is a language that avoids excluding or alienating people because of race, gender identity, disability, education level, socioeconomic status, or any other factor. Inclusive language acknowledges diversity, conveys respect to all people, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equal opportunities.
Authors should ensure that writing is free from bias, stereotypes, slang, reference to dominant culture, and cultural assumptions. Seek gender neutrality by using plural nouns (“clinicians, patients/clients”) as default/wherever possible to avoid using “he, she,” or “he/she.” We recommend avoiding the use of descriptors that refer to personal attributes such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability, and health condition unless there is scientific or clinical relevance. Statements and claims about personal attributes should be factual and supported by an evidentiary reference.
EGE recommended the American Psychological Association (APA) Inclusive Language Guidelines.
