Publication decision: the editors will guarantee the selection of the most qualified reviewers to issue a critical appraisal of the papers, with the least possible bias. Cooperativismo y Desarrollo chooses to select between 2 and 3 reviewers for each work in order to ensure greater objectivity in the review process; it also implements the Open Peer Review method, to comply with the philosophy of the Open Science movement.
Honesty: Editors evaluate articles submitted for publication on the basis of scientific merit. Without discrimination of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic origin, nationality and the political opinion of the authors.
Confidentiality: the editors and members of the working group undertake not to disclose the information of the articles submitted for publication to other people, other than authors, reviewers and editors. The editors and the Editorial Committee commit to the confidentiality of the manuscripts, their authors and reviewers.
Conflict of interest and disclosure: the editors undertake not to use the contents of the articles submitted for publication without the consent of the authors.
Respect of time: the editors are responsible for complying with the time established for the reviews and publication of the accepted works, to ensure a rapid dissemination of their results. Likewise, the works will not remain accepted without being published pending beyond the time just for publication.
