Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Philologica Canariensia publishes high-quality papers that undergo double-blind peer review by nationally and internationally renowned experts. The journal maintains the highest standards of ethical conduct in research and adheres to COPE’s Code of Conduct. Authors, the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Board, and reviewers shall abide by COPE’s Core Practices (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices).

Plagiarism Detection Policy

Philologica Canariensia has a very strict policy against publication fraud. Publication fraud and misconduct in all their forms (plagiarism, self-plagiarism, falsification of data, salami slicing, etc.) are totally unacceptable and will lead to manuscript rejection. This journal uses Turnitin anti-plagiarism software to check all manuscripts. For other forms of misconduct such as salami slicing (see Ethics in Research & Publication – Elsevier), the journal will search on the web for the author’s previous publications.

The headings below aim to provide a quick access guide to the journal. More detailed information can be found on the webpage:

Editorial Team: https://ojsspdc.ulpgc.es/ojs/index.php/PhilCan/about/editorialTeam.

Contact information:  https://ojsspdc.ulpgc.es/ojs/index.php/PhilCan/about/contact.

Authors and Authors responsibilities: Philologica Canariensia has neither article processing charges (APCs) nor article submission charges. See also the journal’s Publication Ethics (https://ojsspdc.ulpgc.es/ojs/index.php/PhilCan/ethics).

Peer-review process: https://ojsspdc.ulpgc.es/ojs/index.php/PhilCan/about.

Publication ethics: https://ojsspdc.ulpgc.es/ojs/index.php/PhilCan/ethics.

Copyright and access: Philologica Canariensia is an open-access journal distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional. It provides free immediate access to the contents. Copyright policy: https://ojsspdc.ulpgc.es/ojs/index.php/PhilCan/about/submissions.

Interoperability Protocol: Philologica Canariensia incorporates the OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative — Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) interoperability protocol, which allows it to be collected by other content distribution systems. URL for harvesters: https://ojsspdc.ulpgc.es/ojs/index.php/PhilCan/oai. 

Digital Preservation Policy: Philologica Canariensia, through digital preservation methods, ensures the intellectual content of electronic records, for long periods of time, maintaining the attributes of integrity, authenticity, inalterability, originality, reliability and accessibility. The journal uses the digital preservation system of LOCKSS (https://www.lockss.org/) from Stanford University. This offers digital preservation services, in open source, with the aim of providing and permanently preserving access to digital content generated through our publication. In addition, it allows the sharing of digital content in a secure way among the participating libraries (https://ojsspdc.ulpgc.es/ojs/index.php/PhilCan/about).

Ownership and management: University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

Publishing schedule: Philologica Canariensia is published once a year. Each new issue is published in June/July.

 

Publication Ethics

Authors

1.- Authors must observe the journal’s Guidelines (https://ojsspdc.ulpgc.es/ojs/index.php/PhilCan/about/submissions) and Ethical Code, which abides by COPE’s Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices).

2.- Contributions submitted to Philologica Canariensia must not be under consideration elsewhere.

3.- All submissions (articles, notes, and book reviews) must be original and not previously published, either in whole or in part.

4.- Plagiarism and self-plagiarism (reusing one’s own work without acknowledging that it has appeared before, either in whole or in part) are unacceptable practices. The falsification of information, research data, and/or results is another instance of academic fraud. All manuscripts containing plagiarized, self-plagiarized, or falsified content, as well as other forms of academic malpractice, will be rejected by the journal.

5.- If plagiarism or academic fraud is found out after the article/note/book review is published, a retraction note will be added explaining the reasons for retraction. The corrigendum will be published in the table of contents of the next issue. A link to the correction note will be added in the published version of the manuscript.

6.- Authors must engage in the review process and respond to the reviewers' comments and suggestions.

7.- If the submission is signed by more than one author, the corresponding author will inform the Editor and provide the other author(s)’ email and institutional affiliation. All authors must have significantly contributed to the research.

8.- If the submission contains material protected by copyright, authors will send to the journal's email address (philologica@ulpgc.es) a signed document where the copyright owner(s) authorize the author to reproduce the material.

Editor and Editorial Board

1.- The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board adhere to COPE’s Core Practices in the evaluation process (https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines). The Editor will use Elsevier’s Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (https://www.elsevier.com/editors/perk) for handling allegations.

2.- The Editor will be committed to raise the quality of the journal.

3.- The Editor will ensure that the journal publishes high-quality papers.

4.- The Editor will reject all submissions suspected of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and other forms of ethical misconduct and academic fraud (falsification, fabrication and manipulation of information, research data and/or results, etc.). COPE’s flowcharts (https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Flowcharts) show how the Editor will respond in cases of suspected misconduct.

5.- When suspected cases of plagiarism, self-plagiarism and other forms of academic fraud occur, the Editor will inform the author and explain the reason for manuscript rejection.

6.- If the article is already published, the Editor will include a retraction note.

7.- The Editor and the Editorial Board will ensure a fair and unbiased review. Acceptance or rejection of manuscripts will depend only on their academic value.

8.- The Editor will ensure that the journal adheres to strict double-blind peer review. Manuscripts having a positive initial review by the Editorial Board will be sent to relevant experts. This will ensure the academic rigor of the peer-review process.

9.- The Editor will preserve the anonymity of the reviewers.

10.- The members of the Editorial Board will preserve the confidentiality of the manuscript they review. They will not use information from the unpublished manuscript in their own works.

11.- The Editor will ensure that the review process is timely and that it will not take longer than six months.

12.- If members of the Editorial Board submit a contribution to the journal, the Editor will ensure the anonymity, independence, and confidentiality of the peer-review process and will not reveal the identity of the reviewers.

13.- To avoid any potential conflict of interests, the Editor-in-Chief will not make any submission to the journal.

Reviewers

1.- Reviewers will observe COPE’s Code of Conduct for Peer Reviewers (https://publicationethics.org/peerreview) and Ethical Guidelines, which may be downloaded at https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/cope-ethical-guidelines-peer-reviewers.

2.- Reviewers will agree to review only if they have the necessary expertise to assess the manuscript.

3.- Reviewers will make a fair, objective and unbiased review of the manuscript. Their reviews should be constructive. Reviewers will also provide arguments that support their decision to accept or reject a manuscript.

4.- Reviewers will not make derogatory comments about the author.

5.- Reviewers, including those who decline to review, will preserve the confidentiality of the review process. They will not use the unpublished material for their own advantage.

6.- Reviewers will inform the Editor if there is a potential conflict of interests. They should decline to review the manuscript when a potential conflict of interests occurs.

7.- If reviewers know that the manuscript has been published before, contains plagiarized or self-plagiarized material, or fabricates/manipulates data, they will inform the Editor.

8.- Reviewers should not delay the review process and should hand in their report in a timely manner.

Copyright

Philologica Canariensia allows authors to retain unrestricted copyright and to retain it in the future.

The author is allowed to deposit the publisher's PDF version on his or her personal website, in an institutional or subject repository or in an social network. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1.- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

2.- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

3.- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website), as it can lead to greater citation of published work.

Author Self-Archiving Policy

Philologica Canariensia allows and encourages authors to post items submitted to the journal on their personal websites, institutional repositories, social and academic networks and profiles such as Google Scholar, ORCID, ResearchID, etc., both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic information that accredits, if applicable, their publication in this journal.

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the purposes stated by this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

 

For all other cases not explicitly stated here, authors, editors, and reviewers should refer to COPE’s Code of Conduct.

 

References

COPE. Guidelines on good publication practice (PDF).

COPE. https://publicationethics.org/core-practices.

COPE. https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines.

COPE. https://publicationethics.org/peerreview.

COPE. https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/cope-ethical-guidelines-peer-reviewers.

COPE. https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Flowcharts.

Elsevier. Ethics in Research & Publication – Elsevier.

Elsevier. Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (https://www.elsevier.com/editors/perk).