Editorial Ethics Policy

Statement of Ethics and Best Practices

  1. Fundamental Principles

The scientific journal Gaceta Medica JBG is committed to promoting integrity, transparency, and excellence in research publication. Guided by the principles established in the Singapore Declaration on Integrity in Research, we promote an ethical environment in which authors, reviewers, and editors work responsibly and with mutual respect.

  1. Authors' Responsibilities
  • Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must guarantee that submitted papers are original and do not contain plagiarized material. Citations and references should be adequate to acknowledge previous work.
  • Authorship: All authors must have contributed significantly to the work presented and must agree with the final version of the manuscript.
  • Conflict of Interest: Authors are required to declare any possible conflict of interest that may influence the results or interpretation of their research.
  • Data and Reproducibility: Authors should provide accurate and complete data and be willing to share information to replicate their results whenever ethically possible.
  1. Editors' Responsibilities
  • Impartiality: Editors will evaluate manuscripts solely based on their academic merit, relevance to the journal, and originality, without outside influence.
  • Confidentiality: All information about manuscripts should be kept confidential, except when it is necessary to share it with reviewers or the editorial team.
  • Retractions and Corrections: The editors undertake to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions, or apologies when necessary.
  1. Reviewers' Responsibilities
  • Objectivity: Reviewers should provide critical, constructive, and unbiased evaluations to help improve the quality of the manuscript.
  • Confidentiality: The content of the revised manuscript should be treated as confidential and not shared with third parties.
  • Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should note any relevant work not cited by the authors and report possible similarities with other publications.
  1. Best Practices in Research
  • Compliance with Ethical Standards: Authors must ensure that their research complies with applicable ethical regulations, including aspects related to human or animal experiments.
  • Fraud Prevention: The journal is committed to detecting and preventing any form of scientific fraud, such as data fabrication or manipulation. The journal uses the iThenticate program to identify plagiarized texts.
  1. Declaration of Conflicts of Interest

All authors, reviewers, and editors participating in the editorial process of the Gaceta Médica de la Junta de Beneficencia de Guayaquil must transparently declare any possible financial, personal, academic, or institutional conflict of interest that may influence -or give the appearance of influencing- the content, evaluation, or decision on a manuscript.

  • Authors must declare any links with entities that could benefit from the results presented, including financing, consultancies, labor relations, intellectual property, or other relevant interests. This information should be included in a specific section of the manuscript.
  • Reviewers should refrain from reviewing if they have personal or professional relationships with the authors or interests that may bias their evaluation. They should immediately inform the editor of any possible conflict.
  • Editors should refrain from participating in editorial decisions when there is a real or perceived conflict and delegate manuscript management to another member of the editorial team.
  1. Transparency and Accountability

The journal will promote transparency in all editorial processes and assume responsibility for its decisions to maintain the confidence of the academic community.

  1. Complaint Mechanisms

The journal has a confidential system for receiving and handling complaints regarding research or publication malpractice. All complaints will be investigated objectively and fairly.

  1. Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We promote inclusion and diversity in research and authorship, avoiding any form of discrimination.

  1. Open Access

Gaceta Médica JBG follows an open-access model for all its articles, which means that the published content is freely available to all users without restrictions. The articles are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, allowing their reuse and distribution, as long as the original authorship is acknowledged. For more details, please refer to our Open Access Policy [https://gacetamedica.jbg.med.ec/index.php/GMJBG/politicaaccesoabierto].