Revista Cultura Científica expects authors, reviewers, editors, and publishing staff to uphold research integrity, fair evaluation, and accurate scholarly communication. This policy applies to submissions, peer review, publication, and the handling of concerns raised before or after publication.
The journal provides open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence and uses single-blind peer review. There is no submission fee. An article processing charge (APC) of USD 500 applies to accepted articles, subject to the Article Processing Charges policy.
1) Editorial Independence and Fair Assessment
Editors assess submissions according to their relevance, originality, quality of evidence, methodological validity, and clarity. Personal characteristics, institutional prestige, commercial interests, and publication revenue must not determine acceptance.
APC payment is requested only after final editorial acceptance. Payment cannot purchase acceptance, favorable reviews, or exemption from ethical requirements. Billing administration must not influence scholarly evaluation.
Submissions authored by editors, board members, or individuals with close connections to the editorial team must be assigned to an independent editor. Authors must not participate in decisions concerning their own manuscripts.
2) Peer Review and Confidentiality
Reviewers must have appropriate expertise and provide independent, reasoned assessments. They should identify substantive weaknesses, distinguish evidence from opinion, and communicate respectfully. Reviewers must not demand citations to their work without a clear scholarly justification.
Editors and reviewers must protect unpublished manuscripts, research findings, and correspondence. They must not exploit confidential information, contact authors outside authorized editorial channels, or delegate a review without editorial permission.
Review invitations should be declined when expertise, available time, or competing interests prevent a fair assessment. Suspected ethical problems should be reported confidentially to the editor.
3) Authorship and Accountability
Authorship must reflect substantial intellectual contributions, participation in drafting or critical revision, approval of the final manuscript, and accountability for the work. Contributions that do not meet authorship requirements should be acknowledged with the contributor’s permission.
The corresponding author must confirm that all eligible authors are included and have approved submission. Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors require an explanation, agreement from all affected authors, and editorial approval. Unresolved authorship disputes may require referral to the relevant institutions.
4) Originality, Sources, and Publication Overlap
Authors must distinguish their contributions from earlier work and acknowledge sources accurately. Plagiarism, undisclosed duplication, and simultaneous submission to multiple journals are unacceptable.
Related manuscripts, preprints, theses, and conference publications must be disclosed so that the editor can assess overlap and originality. References must support the claims for which they are cited. Fabricated references, coercive citation practices, and arrangements intended to manipulate citation counts are prohibited.
5) Research Methods, Data, and Images
Research must be reported honestly, with sufficient methodological detail for critical assessment and, where feasible, reproduction. Authors must disclose relevant limitations, exclusions, and departures from planned analyses. Fabrication, falsification, and selective presentation intended to mislead are prohibited.
Image processing must not conceal, introduce, remove, or selectively enhance features in a misleading way. Authors may be asked to provide original images, underlying data, analysis files, or other supporting records.
Data availability statements should explain where supporting materials can be accessed or why access is restricted. Privacy, consent, contractual obligations, and legitimate intellectual-property restrictions must be respected.
6) Ethical Approval and Participant Protection
Research involving people, animals, or sensitive information must comply with applicable ethical and institutional requirements. Manuscripts must identify relevant approvals and explain consent procedures or authorized exemptions.
Consent to participate does not automatically authorize publication of identifiable information. Authors must obtain appropriate publication consent for identifiable images, personal accounts, or other identifying material. Applicable trial registration requirements and relevant reporting guidelines should be followed.
7) Competing Interests and Funding
Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose relationships or interests that could reasonably affect their judgment. These may include financial relationships, employment, advisory roles, personal connections, professional rivalry, or relevant intellectual-property interests.
Authors must identify research funding and describe the funder’s role in study design, analysis, writing, and publication decisions. Where no relevant competing interests or external funding exist, this should be stated.
8) Artificial Intelligence and Automated Tools
Authors remain responsible for every part of their submission, including material produced with automated tools. AI systems cannot qualify as authors. Substantive assistance with writing, coding, analysis, or image production must be disclosed, identifying the tool and its purpose.
Authors must check generated material for accuracy, attribution, and misleading content. Editors and reviewers must not upload confidential submissions or personal information to external AI services without appropriate authorization and confidentiality safeguards.
9) Copyright and Permissions
Authors must hold the rights needed to publish their work and obtain permissions where required for reused material. Separate restrictions on third-party content must be clearly identified. Author rights and reuse conditions are explained in the Copyright Policy.
10) Concerns, Investigations, and Remedies
Concerns should identify the relevant submission or publication and provide supporting information where available. The journal will assess the evidence, seek explanations from affected parties when appropriate, and manage conflicts of interest during the investigation.
Possible actions include requesting clarification, obtaining independent advice, suspending editorial handling, rejecting a submission, or contacting an institution or other responsible body. Decisions should reflect the evidence and seriousness of the concern. Complainants’ identities will be protected where practicable, although absolute confidentiality cannot be guaranteed.
Post-publication action may include a correction, an expression of concern, or a retraction. Notices should explain the reason and remain linked to the affected article. Retraction ordinarily preserves the article with its status clearly marked; removal is reserved for exceptional circumstances. APC payment does not prevent corrective action.
11) Appeals and Complaints
Authors may appeal a decision by identifying a specific factual error, procedural concern, or substantive misunderstanding and providing supporting evidence. An independent editor should assess an appeal when the original decision-maker has a conflict. An appeal does not guarantee reconsideration or acceptance.
Editorial complaints and ethical concerns may be sent to info@revistasjdc.com. Please include the manuscript identifier or article link and a clear description of the issue.
12) Policy Updates
The journal may revise this policy as its practices develop. Material changes will be communicated on the website. Changes to publication charges will follow the applicability provisions stated in the APC policy.
