Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism

Plagiarism is considered:

• The complete or partial copying of others’ work (textual, visual, audiovisual, etc.) and passing it off as one’s own.
• The adapted use of terms or ideas from others without giving due credit.
• Direct citation of someone else's words without using the correct quotation marks or providing the appropriate bibliographic reference.
• Paraphrasing someone else's words without including the corresponding bibliographic reference.
• Abusive citation of someone else's work, even if the corresponding bibliographic reference is included.

Self-plagiarism is considered:

• The complete or partial duplication of content already published by the author in another space without the explicit bibliographic reference.
• The publication of the same article in two different journals.

Self-plagiarism is not considered:

• Academic presentations (communications, papers, or lectures) that have been published in print or electronically. If a previously presented work is submitted from such events, its origin must be acknowledged in a footnote.
• Works that retrieve previous research and present a reformulated or updated version of it, that is, works that aim to make new contributions or corrections to what was previously postulated.

Inappropriate practices will be sanctioned with non-publication of the article. The author will be sent details of the plagiarized or self-plagiarized content and asked for a relevant explanation. The journal will provide the author with the opportunity to correct the error and publish, if desired, in subsequent calls. If necessary, authors are committed to making the appropriate clarifications, corrections, or apologies.