Ethical Guidelines

Anthropologica is governed by the set of Editorial and Ethical Guidelines of which this section is a part of. It is also guided by the Codes of Ethics of social and anthropological research, as well as by the rules of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Statute and the laws of Perú. Anthropologica adheres to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment.

In what follows, important aspects of the guidelines that govern the ethical behaviour of all those who participate in the process of elaboration of Anthropologica of the Department of Social Sciences will be described: from the authors, the evaluating peers, the International Committee and invited editors, to the institution itself represented by the Director, Editors, and the Editorial Committee.

Copyrights, Recognition, and Plagiarism

The submission of a document for its publication in Anthropologica presumes that this is an original work of the authors who sign it, only of them, and that it is completely unpublished. Therefore the submission must include the names of all authors, their emails, and their ORCID numbers. It is fundamental that all co-authors review the manuscript in its final version and agree to its publication before the submission of the document to the journal.

The collaboration of other individuals who have contributed in some way to the manuscript must also be recognized.

The editor and the journal respect the legal copyrights described in Rights and Open Access Policy. They actively seek to prevent defamation and plagiarism and, if detected, will motivate the rejection of the document and relevant actions will be taken according to the demands of each case, including making the situation public. A text copied from another author that appears in the document as the author’s own will be considered plagiarism.

Anthropologica also seeks to prevent causing any harm to the people the articles refer to, therefore if any possible future harm to people or institutions involved is detected, the publication will be suspended.

Authors must also respect and recognize the rights (intellectual, cultural, to privacy and well-being) of the people involved in their research or of materials to be published such as photographs  or other documents. They must ensure that they have conducted the research respecting the well-being of all those involved and with the free and informed authorization of people both to participate in the research, and for the scientific and academic use and dissemination of information, sound, and images collected.

Authors must also make sure that they have the corresponding authorization for the publication of previously published material, or of third party property. Authors, sources, and corresponding references have to be recognized, whether they refer to ideas referred to or cited in other publications, images, or other kind of material.  This must be indicated in the text in a manner editors can correctly include it in the publication.

Publishing decision

The Editor decides which of the writings submitted to the journal will be published basing that decision on the Editorial Policy and Submission Guidelines of the journal, as well as on the recommendation of the evaluators and editors invited, as the Evaluation Guidelines and Processes state, and, in some cases, on the opinion of the members of the Editorial Committees on the scientific and academic quality of the text, its empirical and theoretical contributions, its originality, and its relevance to anthropological research, with an emphasis on the Andean and Amazon region.

Conflicts of interest

During the process of preparing the publication, all information, ideas, and materials contained in the document may not be used for personal gain by any person with access to it, unless the person counts with the explicit permission of the author.

Authors must clearly indicate all sources of research funding reported by the manuscript, and point out those that may influence data interpretation or the discussion of the manuscript.

Arbitrators shouldn’t evaluate manuscripts whose authors they manage to identify and with whom they have conflicts of interest due to co-authorship, friendship, rivalry, or any other type of relationship with the author/s or institutions involved in the manuscripts.

Confidentiality

Neither the editor, nor any member of the editorial committee, or participant in the process of preparing the publication, may deliver information about the document received to any individual or institution other than the author, the members of the Editorial Committees, or the potential evaluators, to whom, whoever, the identity of the authors will not be revealed. Likewise, the information and identity of the evaluators will not be revealed to the authors.

Authors will keep the identity of the research participants and the information therefore collected  in anonimity and confidentiality as agreed with them.

Correction of manuscript errors

When an autor discovers a serious error in his/her manuscript, it’s his/her duty to notify the editor in a timely manner, as well as helping the editor in rectifying said error.

Arbitration/Evaluation

The arbitration/evaluation process has two purposes: to help the editor make a decisión regarding the publication of the manuscript submitted to the journal, and to collaborate with the authors to improve the quality of their writings.

Any evaluating arbitrator who does not feel qualified to review the assigned manuscript, or who feels unable to review the manuscript on time, has the duty to notify the editor of this and excuse himself/herself from the review and arbitration process.

The authors will keep the identity of the research participants and the information collected as agreed with them anonymously and confidentially.

Correction of errors in manuscripts

When an author discovers a serious error in his manuscript, it is his duty to notify the editor in a timely manner. As well as helping the editor in rectifying said error.

Arbitration / Evaluation

The arbitration / evaluation process has two purposes: to help the editor make a decision regarding the publication of the manuscript sent to the journal and to collaborate with the authors to improve the quality of their writings.

Any evaluating arbitrator who does not feel qualified to review the assigned manuscript or who feels unable to review the manuscript on time, has the duty to notify the editor of this and excuse himself from the review and arbitration process.

Arbitrations must be conducted impartially. They must not contain any personal criticism to the authors. Observations, comments and opinions regarding the manuscript have to be expressed clearly and in a well-founded manner.

Arbitrators must identify writings or statements used in the manuscript whose origins have not been recognized. If the arbitrator discovers that the manuscript has essential similarities to other texts, this must be communicated to the editor.

For the execution of its editorial processes within the framework of good academic practices, Anthropologica has taken as a reference the guidelines established in the following documents:

Regulations of the Research Ethics Committee of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Regulations of the Ethics Committee for Research with Humans and Animals.

Declaration of Principles for Research Integrity - CONCYTEC

San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment

American Anthropological Association Statement of Ethics

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