Code of Ethics

Notas de Antropología de las Américas base its ethical practices on The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This Commitee has established guidelines to promote ethical practices in scholarly publishing. Key recommendations include:

1. Study Design and Ethical Approval: Research should be well-justified, properly planned, and ethically approved. Protocols must be agreed upon by all contributors, and ethical approval is required for studies involving humans, medical records, or anonymized human tissues.

2. Data Analysis: Data should be appropriately analyzed, with full disclosure of methods and explanations for any exclusions. Fabrication and falsification of data are considered misconduct.

3. Authorship: Authors should take responsibility for specific sections of a study. Authorship should reflect significant contributions to the conception, design, analysis, or writing of the study.

4. Conflicts of Interest: All relevant conflicts of interest, whether personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial, must be disclosed by researchers, authors, and reviewers.

5. Peer Review: The peer review process should be confidential, objective, and prompt. Reviewers must not use data from manuscripts without permission and should report any suspected misconduct to editors.

6. Redundant Publication: Publishing multiple papers with the same hypothesis, data, or conclusions without full cross-reference is discouraged. Previous publications should be fully disclosed at the time of submission.

7. Plagiarism: All sources must be properly cited. Using others’ work without appropriate attribution, including unpublished ideas or research grant applications, is unethical.

8. Duties of Editors: Editors should make publication decisions based on a paper’s importance, originality, and clarity. They must treat all submissions confidentially and correct the record if a published paper is found to contain major flaws.

9. Media Relations: Authors should provide balanced accounts of their work to the media, distinguishing between evidence and speculation. Efforts should be made to inform research participants of results before public dissemination, especially if there are clinical implications.

These guidelines aim to uphold integrity and transparency in our academic publishing.