Publication Ethics

1. Editorial policies of authorship and contributions
2. Complaints and appeals
3. Editorial policies in case of conflict of interest
4. Editorial policies regarding the reproduction and collaboration of content
5. Ethical supervision policies
6. Protection of intellectual property
7. Process in case of post-publication reviews and corrections
8. Sponsorship
9. Policies for advertising use and social networks
10. Marketing and direct mail policy
11. Declaration of ethics and good editorial practices

Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa has a deep commitment to the quality of the content it publishes, to the integrity of the research processes that give rise to these papers, to ethical aspects and to good scientific editorial practices.

These criteria of academic integrity affect its Editorial Team, the Scientific Committee, the production team, the reviewers and the authors.

The journal is governed by the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity. In particular, by the following principles: honesty in all aspects and processes of research and scientific publishing; rigor and compliance with the rules established for the performance of research and editorial work; assessment of the work of third parties; care and respect for the participants in the research, evaluation and editing processes.

Within this framework, Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa states:

1. Editorial policies of authorship and contributions

Manuscripts submitted for evaluation to Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa must be original and unpublished, and cannot have been submitted or be in a review process in another publication or other means of scientific dissemination. An article is not considered to be unpublished when it has been previously published as part of a digital or printed publication.

When submitting the paper, all authors must accept the conditions described in the Submissions section, as well as in the Authors' responsibility document. This document must be signed by each of the authors who, in addition, will identify their contribution in the Additional file (see more details in the Submissions section), according to the taxonomy implemented by CRediT Taxonomy.

Articles may originate from theses, conference papers or research documents. In this case, the authors are requested to include an explanatory note in which they mention the first place where the manuscript was presented. In no case may the work keep the same title as its first version.

Manuscripts are only received through the Open Journal System platform and, from that moment on, they are identified with a random number assigned by the system. They are then analyzed by the Editorial Team, to determine compliance with the criteria indicated in the Author Guidelines, to verify the anonymity of the files and to carry out an anti-plagiarism review with the Turnitin tool. Subsequently, the expert peer review is initiated and, according to the result, it is decided whether the manuscript will be published or not. This process is carried out with the idea that the anonymity between authors and reviewers is protected at all times.

Before the publication of the article, all authors must have completed the Additional file and the Author´s responsibility document, in which they include their identification, the authorship contribution, the roles in the preparation of the work and, finally, they will assign their rights for the publication in Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa.

Contribution of the authors according to the Taxonomy CRediT

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 reduce the possibility of disputes or conflicts of authorship. This information will be included in the Additional file and it is possible that a single author performs, simultaneously, several roles.

In accordance with the provisions of the CRediT Taxonomy, the following roles are established:

a) Conceptualization: devise, formulate or design the objectives of the research.
b) Data curation: develop activities to collect, clean and normalize data, as well as to produce metadata.
c) Formal analysis: apply statistical techniques to analyze or synthesize the study data.
d) Financing: obtain financial support for the project to be carried out.
e) Research: conduct the research and, specifically, collect the data or evidence.
f) Methodology: develop or design the methodology, create models.
g) Administration: manage and coordinate the project, the planning and execution of the research.
h) Resource management: provide the study materials and other analysis tools.
i) Software: program and develop software and algorithms.
j) Supervision: lead the planning and execution of the research.
k) Validation: verify the general replicability and reproducibility of the results and of other research products.
l) Visualization: prepare, create and present visual aids that allow visualizing the data and results.
m) Writing of the draft: write the initial draft of the article.
n) Review of the manuscript: comment, review and approve the final manuscript.

2. Complaints and appeals

Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa is open to the receipt of complaints and appeals, through the email cuadernosie@ort.edu.uy. Communications will be received by the editor-in-chief and managed by the Editorial Team, guaranteeing the anonymity of the complainant. The journal maintains strict control over compliance with editorial ethics, as well as with the assessments made by external reviewers.

In response to this, and in accordance with the provisions of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), the protocol for the investigation of an alleged infringement is followed, which in general terms means:

- Detection of the violation and communication to the author.
- Notification to the Editorial Team and the Scientific Committee on the receipt of a complaint, through the usual channels of the journal (email or message on social networks).
- Preparation of a report by the Editorial Team.
- Urgent meeting of the members of the Editorial Team, in which the case will be evaluated and the measures to follow will be considered.

The editors will be responsible for applying the defined measures. If the lack of ethics is verified, the article will receive a sanction that can be an errata, corrigendum or retraction.

At maximum, it will be rejected and, if it was already published, the article will be removed from the publication and a retraction will be made. Consequently, the author will not be able to publish again in the journal and the infringement will be communicated to his/her direct superior.

3. Editorial policies in case of conflict of interest

The Editorial Team of the Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa journal supervises that the review and evaluation processes of the manuscripts do not incur in conflicts of interest. For this purpose, the anonymity of the manuscripts is controlled prior to the communication with the evaluators. When selecting the evaluators, it is sought that they are experts in the area of ​​study and that they do not have institutional contact with the authors.

The reviewers, authors and members of the Editorial Team have the obligation to declare any conflict of interest detected in the editorial process, whether financial or otherwise. The purpose of these actions is to safeguard 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 the contents

Duplication is defined as the possibility of textually reproducing content or papers which may have different formats, for example, printed or digital. The journal permits the use of previously reproduced or published material, as long as its use is justified in the submitted manuscript and it always includes a legend that clearly states that it is a duplicate, so as to differentiate it from the original.

5. Ethical supervision policies

The journal follows the necessary procedures to comply with the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity, specifically with regard to the following principles:

- Honesty in all aspects and processes of research and scientific publishing.
- Rigor and compliance with disciplinary rules and standards in research.
- Professional courtesy and appreciation for the work of and with others.
- Care and respect for all participants in the research, evaluation and editing processes.

6. Protection of intellectual property

Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa protects the intellectual property of its authors through the use of the Creative Commons License - Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). This information is also stated 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 Team or the reviewers.

The journal preserves the rights of the authors, which are adopted by the Editorial Team for publication.

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

The editors are available to receive corrections and possible objections about the published articles. They receive claims through the email cuadernosie@ort.edu.uy.

In the event that the claims directly affect the rights of editors and authors, the compliance with publication rules, and other rights and obligations, they will be handled directly by the deputy editor, together with the legal advisors of Universidad ORT Uruguay. For any questions, please direct communications to Andrea Castro Marcucci (castro_ac@ort.edu.uy).

8. Sponsorship

Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa institutionally belongs to Universidad ORT Uruguay and is published by the Institute of Education. It is a non-profit publication, as stated in the About the journal section of the website.

The journal´s financial support is fully assumed by Universidad ORT Uruguay.

9. Policies for advertising use and social networks

The journal has a profile on the Twitter platform. It uses social networks solely as a means for spreading calls, new articles and notices. Posts are open and can be commented on by its followers.

10. Marketing and direct mail policy

Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa does not do any type of marketing through emails, telemarketing or direct advertising to the authors or calls for articles. The journal does not use any type of marketing for the promotion or communication sent directly to the authors or companies in order to receive articles.

The journal believes in authentic research and the validity generated by the peer review process.

11. Declaration of ethics and good editorial practices

It is fundamental for the journal to guarantee the ethical principles of the articles that are published. It abides by the code of ethics and the declaration of good editorial practices established by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).

For this reason, all the parties involved in the process —Editorial Team, authors and reviewers— commit themselves to knowing and proceeding in accordance with various ethical standards, in order to ensure compliance with good editorial practices.

Editorial Team

It commits itself to:

- Selecting and assigning qualified reviewers for the evaluation of publications, according to their area of ​​competence and expertise.
- Analyzing in an objective and responsible way the articles, without differentiation of any kind.
- Developing a transparent process, in accordance with the journal's evaluation protocol and with the parameters established in the corresponding guideline.
- Protecting the confidentiality of the editorial process: ensuring the anonymity of the authors and reviewers, as well as the privacy of the opinion, content and personal data.
- Guaranteeing the academic integrity and originality of the articles through the Turnitin software.
- Ensuring compliance with the deadlines established during the editorial process.

Authors

They commit themselves to:

- Actively participating in the editorial process.
- Providing all the information requested in the guidelines of the journal and by the Editorial Team.
- Guaranteeing the originality of the articles and the non-infringement of the copyright of third parties.
- Ensuring that the texts presented have not been previously published and that they are not being reviewed in other journals.
- Taking responsibility for the content of their articles and for the reliability of the results of their research.
- Knowing and complying with the style and format guidelines established by the journal.
- Presenting the document of responsibility of all the authors for the publication of the article.

Reviewers

They commit themselves to:

- Voluntarily collaborating in a rigorous and impartial review process.
- Analyzing in an objective and responsible way the articles, without differentiation of any kind.
- Knowing and respecting the protocols and evaluation parameters established by the journal.
- Ensuring compliance with the deadlines established by the Editorial Team.
- Protecting the confidentiality of the review process, by not using or spreading the content of the articles evaluated.
- Alerting the Editorial Team about possible conflicts of interest or in case they do not feel sufficiently qualified for the evaluation of a manuscript.