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The Semestre Económico journal adheres to the principles and guidelines established by the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE), which established the conduct guides and good practices for authors, reviewers, and editors.

Author’s commitments:

• Present a written declaration in which the authors manifest that the article is original, unpublished, that the data is true, as well as a commitment to not submit it to any other journal. Download format.
• Provide true information about the authors and the article, among which the institutional affiliation, the education level, and the financing institutions for the project from which the article is derived must be highlighted.
• Guarantee that every person that participated in the making of the article is included as an author
• Reference every source consulted and adequately provide said information, as well as being willing to provide further information if required by the editor or the readers.
• Comply with the requirements and recommendations established within the author's guidelines.
• Explicitly manifest any conflict of interest that might arise from the publication of the article for every author.
• Request authorization from the editor of the journal for using the material published in the article for a book.
• Contribute to the broadcasting of the article(s) published in the journal.
• Provide basic information about each author in the corresponding formatDownload format.

Commitments of the arbiters or peer reviewers:

The review of the manuscripts is performed by expert peers and is based on the double-blind system, which guarantees that the review complies with the required anonymity standards. The commitments accepted by the arbiters and peer reviewers are:

• If the peer reviewers identify the authors of the article, they were assigned to review despite it not being in the article submitted to the journal, they must declare any conflict of interest. Conflicts of interest might arise from conditions such as academic or familiar relationships, belonging to the same institution or research group, or belonging to the same professional association, among other professional or personal ties.
• The reviewers must comply with the timeframe designated by the Editorial Committee of the journal for reviewing the article
• The reviewers must not reveal the information of the article or the result of the review.
• The reviewers must commit to not using the article, parts of it, or the information used in the article for their benefit or publications.
• The reviewers must perform a thorough revision of the originality, scientific quality, and the quality of the information employed.
• The reviewers must recommend the authors the references, methodologies, and available information that might contribute to the improvement of the article's quality.
• The reviewers must communicate to the editorial staff the possible ethical problems or inadequate conducts that might arise from their publication proposal.
• The reviewers must provide basic information

Commitments of the editors:

• Guarantee the quality and pertinence of the articles published by the Semestre Económico journal.
• Guarantee permanent compliance with copyrights.
• Choose a total of six (6) potential peer reviewers for each article that had been accepted for the review process.
• Guarantee that the review process is done under total anonymity by authors and peer reviewers.
• Publish corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies whenever necessary.
• Establish with due anticipation a timeline for the development and publication of every issue in the journal.
• Perform retractions of articles processes in case of plagiarism or duplicate articles.
• Design and lead policies and strategies that allow an improvement of the visibility and internationalization of the journal.
• Guarantee the observance of the periodicity and opportunity of the publication of the Semestre Económico journal.
• Identify, select and review the composition of the members of the Editorial Committee and the Scientific Committee of the journal by the experience and academic trajectory of its members.

Commitments of the Editorial and Scientific Committees:

• Advise and recommend to the editor(s) strategies and policies that allow the improvement of the journal’s scientific quality.
• Asses the editions published in each period to identify mistakes and suggest changes in further editions.
• Recommend new members for the Editorial and Scientific Committees.
• Recommend topics and support the editorial process of the special editions of the journal.
• Watch the compliance of the editorial requirements of the journal and the new guidelines for the improvement or preservation of the visibility and internationalization of the journal.
• Contribute to the appointment and issue of peer reviewers for the topic within the scope of their work areas.