Publication Ethics

The code of ethics and guide to good practices of the Antiquity and Christianity magazine is marked by the guidelines of the Publications Ethics Committee that directly affect all the actors in the publication process and which are concreted, respectively, in the following points :

To the authors.

 - The texts submitted for publication must be the fruit of original and unpublished research. They must include the data obtained and used, as well as an objective discussion of their results. Sufficient information must be provided so that any specialist can verify the research carried out, and thus confirm or refute the interpretations concluded in the work. Authors must adhere to the rules of submission for the submission of originals, as well as properly mention the origin of the ideas or literal phrases taken from other works already published as indicated. When graphic material (figures, photos, maps, etc.) is included as part of the investigation, its origin must be indicated, providing the pertinent reproduction permits if necessary. Unnecessary fragmentation of research into multiple articles should be avoided.

 - Authors must ensure that their works are original works of their authorship, that they do not duplicate any other work previously published, including their own, and that their data and conclusions have not been copied, invented, distorted, or manipulated. Authors retain copyright and assign the journal the right of first publication only. Plagiarism in all its forms, multiple or redundant publication, as well as the invention or manipulation of data constitute serious and immoral practices, and will be considered scientific fraud. Authors will not send originals that have previously been submitted for consideration in another journal, nor will they send that original to another journal as long as they do not receive notification of their rejection or voluntarily withdraw it. However, it is admissible to publish a work that expands another one that has already appeared as a brief note, communication or summary in the proceedings of a congress, provided that the text on which it is based is properly cited and that the modifications suppose a substantial modification of what is already published. Secondary publications are also acceptable if addressed to a different audience; for example, if the article is in a different language or if there is a specialist version compared to a more general one. These circumstances should be specified and the original publication will be appropriately cited.

 - Whoever is responsible for the article before the journal, in the case of multiple authorship, must guarantee the recognition of those who have contributed significantly to the conception, planning, design, execution, obtaining of data, interpretation and discussion of the results. from work; in any case, all other authors share responsibility for the work presented. Likewise, the person who acts as the contact person is solely responsible for communication with the magazine, and must deal with the other co-authors, as well as ensuring that the signatories have reviewed and approved the final version of the work and give their approval for its possible publication. The contact author must ensure that no other author has been omitted, and avoid malpractice of fictitious or gifted authorship. Likewise, other contributions should be acknowledged in a note in the article as a thank you. If the magazine or the signatories of the article request it, in the published version the individual contribution of each member of the working group will be briefly described.

 - In the text of the work, all publications that have influenced the research should be recognized, so the original sources on which the information contained in your work is based should be identified and cited in the bibliography. Misuse of sources, accidental or otherwise, constitutes plagiarism. They should not, however, include irrelevant or redundant citations, nor should they abuse the mentions of facts already established in scientific knowledge. The author or authors should not use the information obtained privately through conversations, correspondence or from any debate with colleagues on the subject, unless they have explicit written permission, and that such information has been received in context. of scientific advice.

 - When an author discovers a serious error in his work, he is obliged to report it to the journal as soon as possible, to modify his article, withdraw it or publish a correction, clarification or errata. If the possible error is detected by any of the members of the editorial team, the author will be obliged to demonstrate that his work is correct.

 - If applicable, the original article must be accompanied by a statement stating the existence of any commercial, financial or personal link that may affect the results and conclusions of its work. Likewise, all sources of study financing must be indicated. This information will appear in the published version of the article.

 

To the Editors.

All members of the Editorial Team are responsible for the content published, and therefore it is their duty to ensure its scientific quality, avoid bad practices in publishing and manage the editing of the works received in a reasonable time. This responsibility implies the rigorous observance of the following principles:

 - The magazine will accept original contributions on Late Antiquity in any of the disciplines it covers, as well as book reviews.

The originals sent must adhere to the presentation rules for sending originals , whose advertising is guaranteed and is specified in the Publication Rules.

 - The editorial team will guarantee the publication of an annual number, as well as free and unrestricted access to all its content from the moment of its electronic publication , so that the publication and editorial processing will have no cost for authors.

 - The opinions and facts stated in each article are the sole responsibility of their authors. The Magazine is not responsible, in any case, for the credibility and authenticity of the articles.

 - The editorial team will be impartial in its management of the works proposed for publication and will respect the intellectual independence of the authors, who they recognize their right to reply in case of negative evaluation. The works or investigations that have obtained poor results in other instances will not be excluded.

 - The members of the editorial team have the obligation to keep confidentiality on the received texts and their content until they have been accepted or rejected for publication. Only then can its title and authorship be disseminated.

 - No member of the Editorial Board may use data, arguments or interpretations contained in unpublished works for their own investigations, except with the express written consent of their author or authors.

 - The Editorial Board will ensure that the research papers received are evaluated by at least two external specialists in the field, or blind peers, who determine the acceptance or rejection of their publication in the journal, that said process review was fair and impartial, and that it occurred within a reasonable period of time, not exceeding six months. The evaluation will consist of a questionnaire and a detailed report. When one of the two evaluations is negative, a third opinion will be requested.

 - The editorial team will especially watch over the originality of the works and will entrust the evaluators with the detection of plagiarism and redundant publications, as well as falsified or manipulated data.

 - The editorial team will value and appreciate the contribution of those who have collaborated in the evaluations of the works submitted to the magazine. It will also promote the s academic authorities recognize the activities of peer review as part of the scientific process and dispense with those conducting assessments of poor quality, incorrect, disrespectful or delivered outside of the time limits.

 - The responsibility for accepting or rejecting a work for publication rests with the Directorate and the Deputy Directorate, who must comply with the reports issued by the Editorial Board. Said reports must base their opinion on the quality of the work on its relevance, originality and clarity of presentation. The editorial team may directly reject the papers received without resorting to the review process if they consider them inappropriate for the journal for clearly presenting formal defects, an inadequacy to the scientific objectives or the subject of the journal, and / or for presenting evidence of scientific fraud. , which will be communicated to the author or authors.

 - The editorial team reserves the right to disallow those works already published whose unreliability is determined later, either as a result of involuntary errors or fraud or scientific malpractice: manufacture, manipulation or copying of data. , plagiarism of texts and redundant or duplicate publication, omission of references to consulted sources, use of content without permission or without justification, etc. If only a part of the article contains an error, it can be rectified later by means of an editorial note or a misprint. The duplication conflict, caused by the simultaneous publication of an article in two different magazines. It must be resolved by determining the date of receipt of the work in each of them. In case of conflict, the journal will ask the author or authors for the pertinent explanations and evidence to clarify it, and will make a final decision based on these.

 - The magazine will compulsorily publish the news about the disavowal of a text, mentioning the reasons for such a measure, in order to distinguish malpractice from involuntary error. The disavowal will be notified both to its author or authors and to the heads of the institution in which they are affiliated. The decision to disavow a text should be taken as soon as possible, so that it is not cited in your field of research. Unauthorized articles will be preserved, clearly and unequivocally warning of their nature, to distinguish it from other corrections or comments. As a previous step to the definitive disavowal, the magazine may issue a notification of irregularity, providing the necessary information in the same terms as in the case of a disavowal. The notice of irregularity will remain as long as necessary until its withdrawal or with the formal disavowal of the article.

 - The Director of the magazine is responsible for the correct application of the rules that govern the operation of the editorial team and must ensure that its members are aware of them. At the same time, they are specific aspects of their work promoting and representing the magazine publicly and legally in different forums and instances; suggest and support possible improvements; to obtain the collaborations of specialists of reference in the matter; review, in a first evaluation, the work received; write for the magazine editorials, reviews, comments, news, reviews, etc .; coordinate the Editorial Board.

 - The conflict of interest arises when the author of a work received in the magazine is a person who is part of the editorial team, for whom he has a direct personal or professional relationship with its members, or is closely related to his past research or present. Whoever is affected by any of these cases must refrain from intervening in the evaluation process of the proposed article.

 

To the reviewers

The people involved in the evaluation play an essential role in the process that guarantees the quality of the publication. They assist the journal bodies in making editorial decisions and assist authors in improving articles.

 - The evaluators should consider the work to be reviewed as a confidential document until its publication, both during and after the review process. In no case should you disseminate or use the information, details, arguments or interpretations contained in the text under review for your own benefit or that of other people, or to harm third parties. Only in special cases can you seek the advice of other specialists in the field, a circumstance of which you must inform the Directorate of the magazine.

 - The evaluators must objectively judge the quality of the work in a global way, that is, including the information on which the work hypothesis is based, the theoretical and experimental data and their interpretation, without neglecting the presentation and writing of the text. You must specify your criticism, and be objective and constructive in your comments. He must adequately argue his judgments, without adopting hostile positions and respecting the intellectual independence of the author of the work. It must also warn the Management of any substantial similarity between the work submitted for evaluation and another article already published or in the process of being evaluated in another journal (redundant or duplicate publication). Likewise, it must draw attention to plagiarized, falsified, invented or manipulated texts or data.

 - Evaluators must complete their tasks promptly and deliver their report on time. They must also notify the Directorate as soon as possible if they do not consider themselves capable of judging the work entrusted to them or if they cannot fulfill their task within the agreed period.

 - The evaluators of works must verify that the relevant bibliography already published on the subject is cited, suggesting the elimination of superfluous or redundant references, or the incorporation of others not cited.

 - Evaluators should reject the review of a work when they have a professional or personal relationship with the author, or if any of the people who have intervened may affect their judgment of the work. Conflicts of interest can also arise when the work to be evaluated is closely related to the one that the evaluator is developing at the moment or with the one that has already been published. In these cases, when in doubt, you must resign the entrusted task and return the work to the magazine, stating the reasons for such a decision.