Ethical statement and good practices

The editorial team of Cooperativismo y Desarrollo is committed to the scientific community in guaranteeing the ethics and quality of the articles published, based on the code of conduct and good practices that the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) defines for editors of scientific journals.

• Authors' commitments

• Reviewers' commitments

• Publishers’ commitments

 

What to do if you suspect that a publication is redundant or duplicate?

• a) Suspicion of redundant publication in a received manuscript

• b) Suspicion of redundant publication in a published paper

 

What to do if you suspect plagiarism?

• a) Suspicion of plagiarism in a received manuscript

• b) Suspicion of plagiarism in a published article

 

What to do if you suspect fabricated data?

• a) Suspected fabricated data in a received manuscript

• b) Suspicion of fabricated data in a published article

 

Authorship changes

• a) Request to add an additional author before publication

• b) Request to remove an author before publication

• c) Request to add an additional author after publication

• d) Request to remove an author after publication

 

What to do if you suspect anonymous, guest or gifted authorship (see also the section on Authorship changes, as these requests may indicate the presence of an anonymous or gifted author)

How to detect authorship problems?

What to do if the reviewer suspects an undisclosed conflict of interest (CoI) in a manuscript received?

What to do if the reader suspects an undisclosed conflict of interest (CoI) in a published article?

What to do if you suspect an ethical problem in a manuscript received?

What to do if you suspect that a reviewer has appropriated an author's ideas or data?