The open science policy in research journals consists of adhering to principles that promote transparency, collaboration, and the reuse of scientific knowledge. This not only involves publishing all content in open access, a commitment made by the journal since its inception, but also implies a commitment to the open science policies declared by UNESCO and understood as:
‘a set of guidelines, rules, regulations, laws, principles or directions to put open science values and principles into practice. Open science policies are crucial to foster a culture of open science and to develop science, technology and innovation systems which contribute to making research more efficient, trusted, impactful, inclusive and responsive to societal needs.’
Understood in this way, the journal's editorial team will ensure the definition of strategies aimed at promoting these principles and implement good practices in open science, taking into account:
Data Deposit. Authors must deposit the data underlying their research in recognized open access repositories and provide a corresponding link in the manuscript. Use of repositories such as Zenodo, Dryad, and Figshare is recommended (see data policy).
Relationship with Supplementary Materials. Supplementary materials (such as codes, graphs, extended tables, among others) must be accessible through open repositories and linked in the published articles. The use of persistent identifiers (DOIs or others) will be encouraged to facilitate citation and retrieval.
Preprint Policy. Authors will be allowed to submit manuscripts previously deposited on recognized preprint servers (such as arXiv, bioRxiv, SocArXiv, among others). However, explicit disclosure of any previous versions of the manuscript will be requested in the cover letter and in the article itself.
Transparency in Peer Review. The journal will not implement an open peer review system. The evaluation process will remain anonymous (double-blind) to ensure the integrity and quality of the editorial process, but the lists of reviewers will be published.
Metadata Transfer Protocol. The metadata of articles published in [Journal Name] will be structured according to interoperable standards (Dublin Core, OAI-PMH) and will be available for collection by repositories and indexing systems.
List of reviewers. This journal publishes lists of all individuals who have participated in the scientific review process, whether for accepted or rejected submissions. In all cases, they have been part of the scientific evaluation process and are publicly recognised through the publication of these lists, which are visible to the editorial team.
The protocols and guidelines described above are common best practices in internationally renowned publishing houses. To a large extent, they describe and define a classic academic culture adapted to new models of dissemination based on collaboration and transparency.
