Ethical Rules

Reflexión Política has established a Code of Ethics that promotes principles of good conduct for the dissemination of scientific knowledge on Political Science derived from systematic research processes. To that end, below is a description of the commitments on the part of the Journal's Editorial/Scientific Committee, Peer Reviewers and Authors. 

Part I: Commitments

Editorial/Scientific Committee

Group of recognized national and international experts with up-to-date scientific production whose function it is to guide the editorial policies and determine the topics and scope of the publication related to: 

  • Positioning the journal Reflexión Política in terms of quality and the editorial process, thematic lines, dissemination, publication of unpublished material and the impact for the academic and scientific community.
  • Disseminating the published articles among members of Research Groups to which they pertain, as well as on Political Science academic networks and related areas.
  • Attend and actively participate in face-to-face and/or virtual conferences announced by the Journal Editor to make decisions related to the editorial policy, article selection and assigning peer reviewers.
  • Ensure compliance of the article review process through the double blind method.
  • Ensure compliance of the deadlines established by the Journal during the peer review process, which must not take more than 90 calendar days, aiming to keep the authors apprised of: (i) The reception of Articles, (ii) Analysis of originality, (iii) Review by the Editorial Committee upon receiving the article, (iv) Assign peer reviewers, (v) Evaluation by peer reviewers and; (vi) Communicate to authors.
  • Detect and take corrective action in the event of any malpractice on the part of the authors, reviewers or members of the Editorial/Scientific Committee during the editorial process for article publication in the journal Reflexión Política.
  • Receive and process any notices of requests, complaints, claims or comments related to articles published by the journal. Additionally, publish any corrections to documents published by the journal.
  • Maintain the scientific production up to date in CvLAC, ResearchGate, ORCID, Google Scholar, and other databases and platforms in which the Journal is currently recognized.

Peer reviewers:

Group of outstanding national and international experts on thematic lines relevant to Political Science whose function is to conduct a critical evaluation of the documents submitted to the journal and issue an opinion and duly detailed recommendations about the documents in question.

To that end, they shall:

  • Complete a review of the assigned document within 30 calendar days. In the event that the Reviewer is unable to complete the review in the time frames stipulated by the journal, he/she shall inform the Editor so that the review can be assigned to another Peer Reviewer.
  • Maintain confidentiality of the document assigned for review, and refrain from showing it to third parties.
  • Submit the completed review form with observations, comments and suggestions to be taken into consideration by the author.
  • Maintain the scientific production up to date in CvLAC, ResearchGate, ORCID and Google Scholar.

Authors:

  • Researchers, professors, post-graduate and doctoral students that submit articles derived from research projects to the journal on topics related to Political Science. The authors are required to:
  • Submit an original, unpublished article, which has not be submitted to another magazine, unless it has been rejected during the Editorial Process.
  • Comply with the guidelines for submitting articles for publication established by Reflexión Política in the Guidelines for Authors section.
  • Provide timely responses to questions or concerns posed by the Editor or Peer Reviewers related to the originality and unpublished nature of the document.
  • Take into consideration the observations and recommendations made by the Peer Reviewers for correction of the scientific articles.
  • Submit to the Journal in a timely manner any information requested by the Editor and/or

Editorial Assistant during the editorial process.

  • Maintain the scientific production up to date in CvLAC, ResearchGate, ORCID and Google Scholar.

Part II: Inappropriate conducts not tolerated by the authors

  • Submit the document to more than one Journal.
  • Plagiarism of information presented in the document, to which end the Journal will make use of the anti-plagiarism platform ithenticate.
  • Refuse to make the adjustments recommended by the Peer Reviewers.
  • Unjustified withdrawal of the document during the editorial process.

Consequently, if any of the aforementioned conducts are detected in the articles submitted to Reflexión Política, the Editorial/Scientific Committee shall review each particular case and apply any corrections deemed pertinent.

Requests, petitions, complaints and claims

The journal offers any interested party the option of submitting requests, complaints, claims and/or suggestions on topics within our purview through the following communication channels:

 Email: reflepol@unab.edu.co

Telephone No.: 6436111 ext. 293 or 497

Visit us in person or send requests in writing to: Av. 42 # 86 – 11, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Institute of Political Studies, Library Building. Bucaramanga, Colombia.

 

Journal sponsors

Reflexión Política is funded by Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga and is open to access by the academic and scientific community.