Declaración de ética y buenas prácticas editoriales

Ethics in research and publication, including plagiarism, and the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders.

Ethical considerations

To ensure compliance with Investigation in Development and Comprehensive Project Management (IDGIP) rules and policies regarding ethics in research and publications, as well as common considerations and misconduct, this document outlines the aspects to be considered by those involved in the submission, review, double-blind evaluation and publication of articles, and their responsibilities.

Editor:

The editor is responsible for selecting articles for the double-blind evaluation process and potential publication in different IDGIP editions, as well as enforcing the relevant rules and regulations.

The Editor will be responsible for:

- Developing, reviewing and ensuring the availability of guidelines for preparing and submitting articles.

• Developing and providing policies and guidelines for authors and peer reviewers (judges).
• Ensuring compliance with established procedures.

Deciding on the appropriateness of accepting or rejecting the submission or publication of an article.

- Appointing peer reviewers (judges) for articles.

• Communicating the results of the double-blind review and evaluation process to authors.
• Inform authors and peer reviewers of the ethical considerations to be taken into account during the double-blind review and evaluation process.
• Safeguard the privacy and confidentiality rights of authors and peer reviewers.
• Ensure ethical, objective, honest and transparent behaviour at all stages of the process.

Chair, coordinate and guide the members of the Editorial Committee.

Convene the Editorial Committee for in-person or virtual meetings.

Be primarily responsible for the editorial process of articles submitted to the journal.

Manage the 'Research in Development and Comprehensive Project Management' space in OJS and ensure its proper functioning.

Be primarily responsible for the administration of the journal's website.

• Manage the logistical aspects of the journal.

The Editor may have a maximum of one article published per year.

Peer reviewers (judges):

People responsible for the double-blind evaluation and review of articles submitted to the review process. After completing the review process, peer reviewers must return a complete evaluation of the document to the editor, along with their suggestion for acceptance or rejection and any recommendations for improvement.

Peer reviewers will be responsible for:

- preparing and sending the editor objective comments and observations on the article that are constructive and contribute to its improvement;

• Avoiding personal comments or subjective criticism.

- Maintaining confidentiality regarding the content, review and results of the double-blind evaluation.

• Ensuring that no fraud or ethical misconduct is committed in the articles.

- Notifying the editor of any ethical misconduct.

• Complying with established policies, guidelines and procedures.
• Avoiding discussing, commenting on or sharing any type of information during or after the double-blind review and evaluation process.

It must be ensured that:

They comply with the standards established in Research in Development and Comprehensive Project Management (IDGIP), so they can fulfil the double-blind review and evaluation process of articles adequately, providing objective analysis and critique.

They are suitable individuals in terms of their knowledge and experience of the subject of the article to be evaluated.

They have no professional or personal relationship with the authors, and they do not know the authors before or during the review process. The double-blind review process requires that neither the authors nor the peer reviewers know each other at any stage, ensuring impartiality and objectivity.

Review the content of the article thoroughly to ensure its relevance, importance and originality.

At least 60% of peer reviewers should not be members of the Editorial Committee.

Authors:

The person or persons who have made the majority of the intellectual contributions contained in an article, whether scientific or informative in nature. When submitting an article to Investigación en Desarrollo y Gerencia Integral de Proyectos (IDGIP) – Research in Development and Comprehensive Project Management, authors are responsible for:

- The quality, relevance and independence of the submitted text.

• Ensuring that the article is their own work and is completely original.

- Properly referencing texts consulted and used to prepare the article which are the property of other authors and acknowledging the corresponding authorship.

- Explicitly stating the names and affiliations of the individuals considered to be authors, as well as the precise order in which they should be named in the article.

The order should correspond to the contributions made during the research process, including information gathering, analysis, drawing conclusions and recommendations, and writing, reviewing and submitting the article. Other collaborators, participants or advisors who have not been involved in preparing the article may be mentioned in the Acknowledgements section.

• Sign the copyright transfer document.
• Accept the personal data processing policy (July 2013).

The authorship of an article is directly related to the level of seriousness and responsibility required to produce work of the necessary quality, independence and originality.

Authors from the Colombian School of Engineering should account for no more than 50% of the articles in the edition.

 

Editorial Committee:

The Editorial Committee of IDGIP magazine is responsible for governing and supporting the publication. The responsibilities of each Editorial Committee member are specified below:

Advise on the definition of content, policies and quality-related aspects of the space allocated to the magazine in OJS.

• Ensure compliance with the policies and processes relating to the space allocated to the journal in OJS.

Review and approve the lines of interest and scope of the space allocated to the journal in OJS.

Invite teachers, researchers, professionals, directors and other recognised members of the project development and management field to participate in the activities of the space allocated to the journal in OJS.

Advise on the selection of articles for publication in the space allocated to the journal in OJS.

• Help to promote published articles and, in general, the space allocated to the journal in OJS.

Advise on the selection of peer reviewers (judges) for the double-blind evaluation of articles.

• Ensure compliance with ethical standards and transparency.
• Attend Editorial Committee meetings.
• Determine the order of articles.
• Determine the cover image.
• Participate in reviewing and approving the issue number of the journal prior to publication.
• Ensure compliance with the IDGIP journal's ethical publication standards.

The following individuals may be members of the Editorial Committee:

- Full-time professors at the Julio Garavito Colombian School of Engineering.

- Teachers from other institutions with knowledge, publications or experience in project development and management.

• Professionals with knowledge or experience in project development and management.

At least 80% of Editorial Committee members must be from outside the institution and at least 50% must be recognised by Colciencias (in any category). Additionally, at least 60% of peer reviewers must not be members of the Editorial Committee.

Common ethical violations:

Plagiarism: presenting the work of others as your own without giving them proper credit through citations or references.

Fabrication: creating, tabulating, presenting and publishing data that does not exist.

Falsification involves modifying or manipulating data or procedures to produce desired results.

Duplication, or self-plagiarism, involves publishing all or a representative part of the structure and content of an article in two or more different media, regardless of the medium in which it is published (electronic or paper). An article is considered to have been duplicated if it does not contribute new knowledge to the topic under discussion.

To avoid committing these serious offences, authors must thoroughly research the topic, understand its particularities and variations, and properly reference information from other sources.

It is not recommended that authors use any text verbatim; however, if they do so, the text must be placed in quotation marks and accompanied by the respective reference to the authors and source.

If plagiarism is detected in any articles submitted to the journal Investigación en Desarrollo y Gerencia Integral de Proyectos (IDGIP), the editorial committee will immediately cancel the double-blind review process for the document in question, notify those responsible and take the appropriate disciplinary action in accordance with the current postgraduate student regulations of the Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito or the participating institution (in the case of student authors). Articles from the authors involved will not be accepted in future.

 

Ethical considerations in publications:

Conflicts of interest arise when one or more of the authors has a personal or financial relationship with the editor or one of the peer reviewers, which may influence the outcome of the review process in terms of acceptance or rejection.

To avoid this serious breach of ethics, authors and peer reviewers must not know each other before, during or after the double-blind review process. This ensures independence throughout the process.

If the editor, any of the authors or peer reviewers identify any conflict of interest during the review process, they must notify the editorial committee, stop the review process and assign other peer reviewers to the article.

 

Right to privacy and confidentiality: Individuals, groups of individuals and organisations have the right to privacy and confidentiality with regard to data collected for research purposes. Authors must properly handle sensitive data such as names, contact information, titles and opinions. Unless it is absolutely necessary and the participant has given their formal authorisation, participant data must be handled confidentially.

IDGIP's Research in Development and Comprehensive Project Management does not include articles resulting from experimentation with human beings or living beings in general.

Regarding the double-blind review and evaluation process, neither the Editor nor the peer reviewers (jury) must:

• Commenting on, disclosing or communicating the information contained in the articles, critiques, recommendations or results of the double-blind review and evaluation to any person outside the process, by any means.
• Copying and sharing, in whole or in part, the content of the received articles.
• Sharing your personal data with the authors.

Only the editor and peer reviewers will be aware of the content of the articles and the details of the process. At the end of the process, authors will receive a document containing the critiques, recommendations and final decision.

Punctuality: If any of the selected peer reviewers do not feel qualified to review an article, they must promptly inform the Editor, stating that it is impossible for them to carry out the review.