Ethics & Malpractice Statement

Ethics & Malpractice Statement

 

1.Ethics

As an implicit condition for being published in Revista Universitaria de Historia Militar (RUHM), authors are expected to adhere to the fundamental principles of professional ethics and conduct that characterise all academic areas and publications. In the publishing agreement, the authors guarantee that their works are original and have not been previously published elsewhere. Conformity to the fundamental principles of professional respect and civility is expected of all parties. However, misunderstandings and oversights do occur, including instances (or accusations) of plagiarism, inappropriate attribution, conflicts of interest, or abusive personal behaviour toward external reviewers, authors, editors, or members of the journal team.

 

2. Plagiarism and Republication of Articles

Plagiarism is the act of reproducing text or other materials from other publications without properly crediting the source. A material may be considered to be plagiarised regardless of whether it has been modified or paraphrased. Plagiarism represents a serious ethical violation and may constitute a legal copyright infringement if the reproduced material has been previously published. Authors wishing to cite other published works must cite the complete original reference and include any textual citations in quotation marks. Graphs and illustrations may only be reproduced with appropriate authorisation and must be properly cited directly at their foot, in accord with the rules indicated on our website.

 

3. Conflicts of Interest

The external evaluation method is double-blind, guaranteeing both author anonymity and impartial reviewer evaluations.

In most cases, someone working in the same institution as the text author or co-authors will be disqualified to evaluate the text. Publishers and editors must watch out for potential conflicts of interest and are therefore obliged to disqualify themselves whenever there is an actual or apparent conflict of interest.

 

4. Confidentiality Rules

Except in cases where reviewers renounce their anonymity with the publisher's consent, all reviews will be carried out under the strictest confidentiality conditions. Journals and publishers will not reveal the reviewers' identity or the contents of review reports and the correspondence derived from the review process to any external person. Reviewers are bound by the strictest confidentiality; neither the manuscripts nor the contents of the author's correspondence with the publisher during the review process may be shared with third parties without the publisher's written permission.

Strictly speaking, authors are not bound by similar requirements (for instance, they may choose to seek advice from co-authors and colleagues in the process of revising their texts once they have received the review reports), but public disclosure of the contents of review reports and the correspondence with the editorial team may be inappropriate. Any author who may do the latter will lose their entitlement to confidentiality protection by this or any other journals.

 

5. Professional Conduct and Civility

All participants in the publishing process, including publishers, editors, authors, external reviewers, and members of the journal team are expected to adhere to the basic standards of professional courtesy and respect the fundamental guidelines and standards that govern the external evaluation and the publishing process. Personal attacks and verbal abuse, be they oral or written, are unacceptable under any circumstance. The journals reserve the right to reject submissions by individuals who repeatedly violate these principles or refuse to cooperate with publishers, editors and reviewers in the course of the normal review and publishing process.