Ethics policy

Cuadernos Electrónicos de Filosofía del Derecho is an academic review that publishes scientific works and assumes a firm commitment with the fulfillment of the ethical standards and good practices. The Steering Committee and the Editorial Board are responsible for determining and maintaining the following standards in the process of selecting and accepting contributions submitted, as well as assuming the responsibilities arising from the publication process. Likewise, they are committed to ensuring the ethical and scientific and academic quality of the journal, and that all parties involved accept and respect the principles that follow.

Furthermore, CEFD accepts and recognizes the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (Rev. Version Es, En)

Obligations of authors

Authors of articles must respect the following obligations, as well as comply with the instructions for the authors that can be found on this website and that are included in each number.

Authors must submit manuscripts that are not subject to consideration or that have been previously sent to other publications, and submit them respecting the indications included in the submitting process to assure an anonymous review process. The proposed research must have been developed in accordance with ethical standards, that must be included in the text of the publication. All authors must mention the funding sources that have allowed them to carry out the research and achieve the relevant results, as well as the possible influence of these on them.

The submitted articles must be completely original works and, in the case that the authors have used the work or fragments of others authors, they must be cited in an appropriate manner, according to the aforementioned indications. Any form of plagiarism (whether direct or indirect) is a practice contrary to these good practices and will not be accepted under any circumstances. It is not appropriate for an author to submit more than one paper describing the same research, unless it is a remission of an article rejected for publication in another journal. In case of knowing a fundamental error or a relevant inaccuracy in the works already published, the authors should communicate them to the journal immediately.

Authors are authorized to deposit the articles published in CEFD in the institutional repositories of their universities or research centers (such as Roderic [University of Valencia repository], e-Archivo [Carlos III University repositori], RUA  [University of Alicante repository], and others). Specifically, the versions that can be uploaded to these platforms are: the submitted , the accepted, and the published ones.

Ethical Obligations of Editors

Editors are responsible for complying with the following obligations. They must ensure the scientific and academic quality of Cuadernos Electrónicos de Filosofía del Derecho.

Editors must respect the intellectual independence of the authors and consider all the originals submitted for publication, evaluating each of the contributions objectively. They are also responsible for guaranteeing both authors and reviewers that manuscripts will be submitted to a rigorous anonymous review process. The final decision about the acceptance or rejection of an original will fall on the Editorial Board always basing their decision on the content the opinion of the experts.

It is the obligation of editors to look for reviewers, who will be chosen because of their prestige, knowledge and good judgment. Experts will value the scientific quality of the works submitted to the journal. However, papers may be rejected for publication without external review if, in the opinion of the editors, the work is inappropriate for publication in the journal.