Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura is highly committed to the quality of the contents it publishes, the integrity of the research processes that give rise to these works, the ethical aspects, and the good practices in scientific publishing. These academic integrity criteria affect its Editorial Board, Scientific Committee, authors, referees, and production team.

Journal is governed by the principles established in the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity in which the following aspects stand out: honesty, in all aspects and processes of scientific research and editing; rigor and compliance with the regulations established for the performance of research and editorial work; appreciation of the work of others; care and respect for all participants of the research, evaluation and editing processes.

Considering the above, Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura states:

1. Editorial policies for authorship and contributions

Manuscripts submitted for evaluation in the Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura journal must be original and unpublished and must not have been postulated nor be under evaluation in another publication or other means of dissemination.

At the time of starting the evaluation process, all co-authors must accept the conditions described in the Submissions section for publication. Said statement must be signed by each of the authors who will identify their contribution according to the taxonomy implemented by CRediT Taxonomy.

The articles may originate from theses, conference papers or may be available as research documents in institutional, thematic or general repositories. However, they will not be considered unpublished if they have been previously published as a chapter of a digital book or printed in a monograph with multiple authors.

In the event that an article originates from a thesis, communication to a conference or other type of research, the authors are requested to include an explanatory note in which they mention the first place in which the manuscript was presented. In no case may the manuscript keep the same title of its first version.

Manuscripts will only be received through the Open Journal System platform and from that moment on they will be identified with a random number assigned by the system. They will then be reviewed by the editorial team to determine compliance with the criteria indicated in the Guidelines for Authors and a review about anonymity will be carried out in the files and anti-plagiarism with the Turnitin tool. After that, expert peers will begin the evaluation and depending on the result they will decide whether the manuscript should be published or not. This process is carried out with the idea that anonymity between authors and evaluators is protected at all times.

Before the publication of articles, all authors must complete the Author Responsibility Document in which they include their identification, authorship contribution, roles in the work process and they assign their rights for publication in Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura.

      Contribution of the authors according to the CRediT Taxonomy 

In the manuscripts of two or more authors, the identification of the contributions of each of them is requested in order to maintain academic integrity and to reduce the possibility of disputes or conflicts of authorship. This information will be included in the Authors Responsibility Document and it is possible that a single author fulfills several roles simultaneously. According to the CRediT Taxonomy, the following roles are established: 

Contributor´s Role	Role definition
Conceptualize	Devise, formulate or design the research objectives.
Data curation	Collect, clean up and normalize data. Maintain research data, including the software generated to interpret the data. Generate metadata to support them for both initial use and subsequent reuse.
Formal analysis	Apply statistical, mathematical, computational or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize the study data.
Financing	Gain financial support so that the project leading to this publication can be executed.
Research	Conduct research, perform experiments or collect data or evidence.
Methodology	Methodology development or design, creation of models.
Administration	Responsibility for the project management and coordination, including planning and execution of the research activity.
Resource management	Supply of study materials, reagents, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computer resources or other analysis tools.
Software	Programming, software development and support algorithms; component testing of existing codes
Supervision	Supervise and lead the research planning and execution.
Validation	Verification of the general reproducibility of the experiments and their results.
Visualization	Preparation and creation of visual aids that allow presenting the data and results.
Draft writing	Writing the initial draft of the article
Manuscript review	Review and approval of the final manuscript, including pre- and post-publication stages.

2. Complaints and appeals 

Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura is open to receive complaints and appeals through the email farqinvestigacion@ort.edu.uy. The editor-in-chief will receive the communications and the Editorial Committee will managed them, guaranteeing the anonymity of the complainant. The journal maintains strict control over compliance with editorial ethics as well as over the assessments indicated by external evaluators.

In response to this and in accordance with the provisions of COPE, the protocol that coincides with the alleged offense investigated is followed, which in general terms implies: 

      - Detection of the breach and communication to the author.

      - Informing the Editorial Committee and the Scientific Committee about the receipt of a complaint through the usual channels of the journal like emails or messages on social networks.

      - Preparation of a report by the Editorial Committee.

      - Urgent meetings between the members of the Scientific and Editorial Committees in which the case will be evaluated and the measures to be taken will be considered.

The editors will be responsible for applying the measures imposed by the Committees. If the lack of ethics is verified, the article will receive a sanction that can be Errata, Corrigendum or Retraction. At its maximum, it will be rejected and if it has already been published, the article will be removed from publication and a retraction will be made. Consequently, the author will not be able to publish again in the journal and the offense will be communicated to his/her direct superior.

3. Editorial policies in case of conflict of interest 

The Editorial Committee of the Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura journal ensures that the review and evaluation processes of the manuscripts do not incur in conflict of interest or competitive interests among their participants. For this purpose, the anonymity of the manuscripts is checked after communicating it to the evaluators. At the time of selecting the evaluators, the Editorial Committee looks for experts in the study area that have no institutional contact with the authors.

The authors, reviewers and members of the Editorial Committee have the obligation to disclose any conflict of interest detected in the editorial process, whether economic or otherwise. The purpose of these actions is to protect the reliability of the work of the authors, evaluators, editors and others involved in the process.

4. Editorial policies regarding the reproduction and collaboration of content 

Duplication is defined as the possibility of textually reproducing a content or work which may have different formats such as: printed, digital, among others. The journal allows the use of previously reproduced or published material as long as its use is justified in the submitted manuscript and is always accompanied by a legend that clearly identifies its duplicate status and differentiates it from the original.

5. Ethical supervision policies 

The journal will follow the necessary procedures to comply with the provisions of the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity (2010) specifically with regard to the following principles:

      - Honesty in all aspects of research.

      - Rigor and compliance with disciplinary regulations and standards in research.

      - Professional courtesy and appreciation of the work of and with others.

      - Care and respect for all research participants and subjects: human beings, animals, the environment and cultural objects.

6. Protection of intellectual property 

The Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura journal protects the intellectual property of its authors through the use of the Creative Commons Attribution - Non-Commercial 4.0 international license, CC BY 4.0. This information appears in each of the articles and on the website. 

The content of the published articles is the sole responsibility of their authors and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Editorial Committee or the evaluators. 

Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura preserves the rights of the authors which are adopted by the Editorial Committee for publication.

7. Process in case of post-publication reviews and corrections 

The editors are open to receiving corrections and complaints about published articles. Claims are received through the email farqinvestigacion@ort.edu.uy. 

In the event that the claims directly affect the rights of editors and authors, compliance with publication regulations and other rights and obligations, they will be directly handled by the deputy editor, together with the legal advisors of the ORT Uruguay University. For any questions, send your communications to the Deputy Editor Lic. Rosana Izquierdo.

8. Journal sponsors

 Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura belongs to the Universidad ORT Uruguay, and it is edited by the Faculty of Architecture of Universidad ORT in collaboration with the Chair of Architectural History and Theory. It is a non-profit publication, as indicated in the “About the magazine” section.

The economic support of the journal is assumed entirely by Universidad ORT Uruguay.

9. Social network policy

Anales de Investigation en Arquitectura has social networks on the platforms Twitter and Instagram. The journal uses social networks only to disseminate calls for papers, and announce new articles, and news. Posts are open and can be commented on by our followers.

10. Direct Marketing Policy

Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura does not carry out direct marketing, like direct mail, telemarketing, or advertising to authors or calls for papers. Journal does not use any marketing strategies of promotion or communications activity sent directly to authors to obtain articles to journal issues.

Journal believes in authentic research and the quality of a double-blind peer-reviewed process.