Code of ethics
The Boletín de la Biblioteca de Menéndez Pelayo adheres to the ethical standards of COPE ( Committee on publication Ethics ): aimed at both editors and reviewers and authors and accepts and fully implements the 16 points of the principles of transparency and good practices in academic publications (Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing) that have been prepared by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) are scholarly organisations that have collaborated to identify principles of transparency and best practice for scholarly publications
Commitments of the authors
Originality and plagiarism : The authors of manuscripts sent to Boletín de la Biblioteca de Menéndez Pelayo ensure that the work is original, that it does not contain parts of other authors or other fragments of works already published by the authors. They also confirm the veracity of the data, that is, that the empirical data have not been altered to verify hypotheses.
Multiple and/or repetitive publications : The author must not publish articles in which the same results are repeated in more than one scientific journal. The simultaneous proposal of the same contribution to multiple scientific journals is considered ethically incorrect and reprehensible.
List of sources : The author must always provide the correct indication of the sources and contributions mentioned in the article.
Authorship : Regarding the authorship of the manuscript, the authors guarantee the inclusion of those people who have made a significant scientific and intellectual contribution in the conceptualization and planning of the work as well as in the interpretation of the results and in the writing of the same . At the same time, the authors have been ranked according to their level of responsibility and involvement.
Access and retention : If the editors deem it appropriate, the authors of the articles should also make available the sources or data on which the research is based, which can be retained for a reasonable period of time after publication and possibly made accessible. .
Conflict of interest and disclosure : All authors are required to explicitly declare that there are no conflicts of interest that may have influenced the results obtained or the proposed interpretations. Authors must also indicate any funding from agencies and/or projects from which the research article arises.
Errors in published articles : When an author identifies an important error or inaccuracy in his article, he must immediately inform the editors of the journal and provide them with all the necessary information to list the pertinent corrections at the bottom of the article.
Responsibility : All authors accept responsibility for what has been written. The authors also undertake to carry out a review of the most current and relevant scientific literature on the topic analyzed, bearing in mind the different currents of knowledge in a plural way.
Reviewer Commitments
Contribution to the editorial decision : Peer review is a procedure that helps editors to make decisions about proposed articles and also allows the author to improve the contribution submitted for publication. The reviewers assume the commitment to carry out a critical, honest, constructive and unbiased review of both the scientific quality and the literary quality of the writing in the field of their knowledge and skills.
Respect for time : The reviewer who does not feel competent in the subject to be reviewed or who cannot finish the evaluation in the scheduled time will immediately notify the editors. The reviewers undertake to evaluate the works in the shortest possible time to respect the delivery deadlines, given that in the Boletín de la Biblioteca de Menéndez Pelayo custody limits of the manuscripts pending are limited and inflexible out of respect for the authors and their works.
Confidentiality : Each assigned manuscript must be considered confidential. Therefore, these texts should not be discussed with other people without the express consent of the editors.
Objectivity : The peer review will be carried out objectively. No personal judgment about the authors of the contributions is considered appropriate. The reviewers are obliged to give sufficient reasons for their evaluations. The reviewers will deliver a complete critical report with adequate references according to the review protocol of Boletín de la Biblioteca de Menéndez Pelayo and the public regulations for reviewers; especially if it is proposed that the work be rejected. They are required to notify editors if substantial parts of the work have already been published or are under review for another publication.
Text display : The reviewers undertake to accurately indicate the bibliographical references of fundamental works possibly forgotten by the author. The reviewer must also inform the editors of any similarities or overlaps of the manuscript with other published works.
Conflict of Interest and Disclosure : Confidential information or information obtained during the peer review process should be considered confidential and may not be used for personal purposes. Reviewers only review a manuscript if there are no conflicts of interest.
Publisher Commitments
Publication decision : the editors will guarantee the selection of the most qualified reviewers and scientific specialists to issue a critical and expert appreciation of the work, with the least possible bias.
Honesty : the editors evaluate the articles submitted for publication only on the basis of the scientific merit of the contents, without discrimination of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic origin, nationality, political opinion of the authors.
Confidentiality : the editors and the members of the working group undertake not to divulge the information related to the articles submitted for publication to people other than the authors, reviewers and editors. The editors and the Editorial Committee commit to the confidentiality of the manuscripts, their authors and reviewers, so that anonymity preserves the intellectual integrity of the entire process.
Conflict of interest and disclosure : the editors agree not to use content from articles submitted for publication in their research without the written consent of the author.
Respect for time : the editors are ultimately responsible for compliance with the time limits for revisions and the publication of accepted papers, to ensure rapid dissemination of their results. They irrefutably commit to comply with the published times (maximum 30 days in the estimate/rejection from the receipt of the manuscript in the Review Platform) and maximum 100 days from the start of the scientific review process by experts). Also, the works will not remain accepted without being published in infinite waiting lists beyond the right time for their publication in the next issue. Therefore , Boletín de la Biblioteca de Menéndez Pelayo will avoid waiting list jobs.
