RBTUR Code of Ethics

The RBTUR Code of Ethics spells out the basic principles that guide all its members and partners who interact in the scientific certification and publication process – authors, reviewers, editors, members of the editorial board, members of the scientific committee, translators, the editorial staff etc. – and presents the Policy and Procedures for the Violation of the Code of Ethics and bad ethical conduct.
To be a part and to play any role in the process of scientific publication of RBTUR, one must agree to the principles of this Code of Ethics, as listed below, and position oneself as a reference in terms of ethical conduct and integrity.

ETHICAL CONDUCT

Authors

Guarantee the integrity of the data presented in their article.
Confirm the authenticity and originality of their article.
Certify that their article contains appropriate citations and properly identifies third party source material.
State that their article does not contain any slanderous or defamatory statements and does not infringe on any third party intellectual property, commercial or industrial rights.
Guarantee that their article is not undergoing an evaluation process at another periodical.
Declare any potential conflicts of interest that may be caused by their article.
Will immediately notify the editor if any errors are identified in the article and will contribute to their immediate correction, whether before publication and/or in connection with the publication of errata, when the error is identified after publication.
The author who submits the article, who is the main author, declares that all the authors who have signed the work to be published have made effective contributions to its creation and preparation.

Editor-in-Chief

States that ethical conduct has been followed in all the processes involving the submission, double blind review process and the publication of articles.
Guarantees integrity, impartiality, confidentiality and transparency in the scientific certification process for the articles submitted for publication.
Guarantees quality, originality, rigor, coherence, and diversity of thought in the works approved for publication.
Guarantees ethical conduct, integrity, impartiality, transparency and agility in communicating with the various actors involved in the submission, evaluation and publication processes.
Assures that the periodical will contribute to the advancement of knowledge.
Vouches for the periodical’s viability and development together with the scientific, academic and business communities.
Will make every effort to constantly improve the journal.
Will establish and manage conflict of interest policies for the various actors who participate in the scientific certification and publication process.
Will define and put in place preventive policies and sanctions in situations involving bad ethical conduct.

Members of the Editorial Board

Assures that the editor-in-chief, members of the editorial staff, the editorial board, the scientific editorial board, and ad hoc reviewers are aware of their roles as promoters, defenders and followers of the Code of Ethics of RBTUR to which they must adhere.
Assures ethical conduct in all of the periodical processes involving submission, double blind reviews and publication.
Assures integrity, impartiality, confidentiality and transparency in the scientific certification process for the articles submitted for publication.
Assures ethical conduct, integrity, impartiality, transparency and agility in communicating with the various actors involved in the processes of submitting, evaluating and publishing articles.
Will establish and manage policies regarding conflicts of interest among the many actors who participate in the periodical’s scientific certification and publication processes.
Will define and put into practice policies to prevent and institute sanctions in cases of bad ethical conduct.
Protects and preserves intellectual property rights.
Will reinforce, together with academic scientific community, the practice of ethical conduct in all the journal processes involving the submission, double blind review and publication of articles.
Will not use, under any circumstances, privileged information to which they have access to as members of the Editorial Board.
Will alert the editor-in-chief about possible conflicts of interest that could prejudice the integrity of their actions as members of the journal’s Editorial Board.

Members of the Editorial Staff

State that ethical conduct has been followed in all the processes involving the submission, double blind review and publication of articles.
Guarantee a high standard of ethical conduct, integrity, impartiality, transparency and agility in communicating with the various actors involved in the submission, evaluation and publication processes.
Will immediately alert the editor-in-chief about possible conflicts of interest that could prejudice the integrity of their actions as members of the journal’s Editorial Staff.

Members of the Scientific Committee

State that ethical conduct has been followed in all the processes involving the review and scientific certification of articles submitted for publication.
Will alert the editor-in-chief about similar published or submitted works and/or any other information relevant to adhering to this publication’s ethical standards.
Assure confidentiality, impartiality and integrity in evaluating the article.
Will not use, under any circumstances, privileged information that they have access to as members of the Scientific Committee.
Will suggest suitable active reviewers with experience directly related to the specific area of the article submitted for publication.
State that they will contribute effectively to the improvement of the paper, stimulating reviewers to review the work critically, offering suggestions for improvement and complementing their respective reviews.
Agree to complete the evaluation in the timeframe agreed to with the editor.
Will alert the editor-in-chief about any possible conflicts of interest that would prejudice the integrity of the evaluation process.

Ad hoc reviewers

Will position themselves as references in terms of ethical conduct and integrity.
Assure confidentiality, impartiality and integrity in evaluating the article.
Will not use, under any circumstances, privileged information to which they have had access as a reviewer.
Promise to contribute to the effective improvement of the paper, with critical and constructive reviews.
Agree to complete the evaluation within the timeframe agreed to with the editor.
Will alert the editor about any possible conflicts of interest that could prejudice the integrity of the evaluation process.
Will alert the editor about any similar published or submitted works.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

RBTUR commits itself to contributing to the protection of authors’ intellectual property rights. This is why it:

Uses the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC BY 4.0) for all published texts, except where there are indications of specific authors’ and sponsorship rights;
Uses similarity detection software;
Adopts actions to combat plagiarism and bad ethical conduct in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

POLICY FOR VIOLATIONS OF PRODUCTION AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION GOOD PRACTICES

The RBTUR Code of Ethics follows policies established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for instances of bad ethical conduct:

1. Suspicions of duplicate publication
2. Suspicions of similarity
3. Suspicions of data falsification
4. Alterations of authorship (inclusion/exclusion)
5. Suspicions regarding authorship (“ghost”, “guest” or “gift”)
6. Suspicions of undeclared conflicts of interest on the part of the author
7. Suspicions of ethical problems in an article submitted for publication
8. Suspicions of inappropriate use of information by an reviewers

RBTUR is committed to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.