Code of ethics and best practices

Principle of ethics in the publication process

Intersecciones en Comunicación aligns with the international standards and practices regarding the ethical aspects to be followed in the publication process of original articles. In this sense, it adheres to what is proposed by the Committee on Publications Ethics COPE (Core practices | COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics)

1 - Allegations of misconduct include both the pre- and post-publication stages: when allegations are received at the journal's email address (intercom@virtual.soc.unicen.edu.ar), the editorial committee analyzes them carefully, makes a decision, and provides a written response.

2 -Author participation (authorship and contribution): from the beginning of the process, all individuals involved in the submission of the original undertake to clearly establish who the authors are and the order in which they appear, as well as to record their institutional affiliation. The participants should also determine who participates as contributors, the order in which they appear and how their institutional affiliation will be recorded. See Guidelines for Authors and Author Contribution Roles.

Intersections in Communication adheres to the use of CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) to highlight and acknowledge the participation of each author and their respective roles in the research document.

3 –Complaints and appeals: the committee receives complaints and appeals through the journal's email address (intercom@virtual.soc.unicen.edu.ar). Then they analyze the submissions, make a decision and provide a written response.

4 -Conflicts of interest: they may affect the entire editorial process and the parties involved. Initially, such conflicts are addressed directly between the parties involved and the editorial committee. If no conflict of interest exists, the authors will explicitly indicate it in the pertaining document.

5 - Data availability

Data availability in scientific journals is a crucial aspect for transparency and access to scholarly information. Key points:

-Published Contents: The journal it is guarantees guaranteed that its contents are available both in the journal itself and in RIDAA. In this way, the journal provides the readers reliable access to the articles.

-Permission to reproduce material: The allows other scientific dissemination portals to reproduce its content.. This helps the published articles reach a wider audience.

-Academic Social Networks: The content of the journal is also available in Google scholar.

-Data and Reproductivity: The data available are those that the authors send along with the original article, which can be published in formats such as PDF or flowing text.

6 -Ethical oversight for publications: Papers submitted for publication must be original. The journal team strongly dismisses material that has already been published (including plagiarism and self-plagiarism). If plagiarism is detected, the paper is rejected. In case of self-plagiarism (in which the author copies improperly from his/her own previous work), we ask the author to remove those passages and, if necessary, cite the previous work. Research and confidentiality: If the research involves a vulnerable population or includes confidential information, the original document must specify the measures implemented to ensure the protection of the participants´ identity.

7 -Intellectual property: Intersecciones en comunicación is published under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA license. The material in the magazine may be shared, adapted and used as long as the author is acknowledged and its use has no association with commercial purposes. The publication or dissemination of the submitted material is free of charge.

8 -Journal management: the management platform for the entire process is Open Journal System (OJS): More information about the OJS/PKP publishing system, platform and workflow. | For more information about the publishing system, the platform and the OJS/PKP workflow, see Intersecciones en Comunicación (unicen.edu.ar); see the chart detailing the tasks and responsibilities by role or position. Regarding the editorial process, see the Public Knowledge Project platform (Learning Open Journal Systems 3.4 - Editorial Workflow (sfu.ca)). Editors follow COPE guidelines: https://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf

9 - Peer review process

All manuscripts received are reviewed by the Editorial Committee and only those articles that meet the proper scientific and editorial standards of Intersecciones en Comunicación are evaluated / under the double-blind peer review system (see form) At least two will evaluate each article and determine whether a) to accept it and publish it, b) to revise it, rework it and accept it, or c) to reject it because it does not meet such standards. If they have different opinions, a third evaluator will be contacted. The estimated time period from submission to publication is of 24 weeks/ The estimated period of the review and publication process is approximately 24 weeks from the date of submission.

The journal adheres to the COPE guidelines for reviewers: https://publicationethics.org/files/Ethical_Guidelines_For_Peer_Reviewers.pdf.

10 - Post-publication discussions and corrections: Facebook is the journal´s chosen social network for exchange e-mail address: intercom@virtual.soc.unicen.edu.ar is available to send comments, criticisms and corrections of published articles.

Plagiarism policy and AI use

Intersecciones en Comunicación examines all the articles it receives for the possibility of plagiarism and/or self-plagiarism and uninformed use of IA through the plagiarism detector and the plagiarism and grammatical errors tool.

When authors submit their papers they must be original and therefore not previously submitted to other publications. Editors receive the submissions and execute an anti-plagiarism analysis to corroborate the authenticity of the work so that it can be evaluated. During the evaluation process, reviewers are asked to use their expertise to detect possible plagiarism cases. If plagiarism or self-plagiarism is detected, the editorial committee will proceed in accordance with COPE What to do if you suspect that a publication is redundant or duplicated

Intersecciones en Comunicación adheres to international standards and practices regarding the ethical aspects that must be followed in the process of publishing original articles. In this regard, it aligns with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE):

Heredia Declaration: promotes the ethical, responsible and transparent use of artificial intelligence in scientific publishing.