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Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
(Revista de la AITT
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ISSN: 2411-3840)
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A ESPAÑOL ]
"Revista de la AITT" is
the official scientific publication of the
Ibero-American Association of Telehealth and
Telemedicine (AITT). The journal is committed to
promoting the development and dissemination of
telehealth and telemedicine across Ibero-America,
including Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries in
Latin America, as well as Spain and Portugal. Its
primary mission is to publish original research articles,
critical reviews, case studies, and technical reports
that contribute to the advancement and understanding of
these fields within the region.
The journal welcomes contributions that explore
innovative technological solutions, policy analyses,
implementation strategies, and evaluations of telehealth
and telemedicine programs. It aims to serve as a
scientific and technical platform for healthcare
professionals, researchers, policymakers, and
technologists to share knowledge and experiences that
address the specific challenges and opportunities of
Ibero-American health systems.
By fostering the exchange of scientific information and
best practices, Revista de la AITT seeks to promote the
integration of telehealth and telemedicine into
mainstream healthcare systems, with the goal of
improving access to high-quality medical services and
enhancing health outcomes throughout the Ibero-American
community, especially in rural areas with limited access
to healthcare.
The Editor of the journal holds the final responsibility
for deciding which submitted manuscripts will be
published. This decision is based on the recommendations
of the editorial board
and peer reviewers. The Editor is guided by the
journal’s editorial policies and applicable legal
requirements related to defamation, copyright
infringement, and plagiarism. When necessary, the Editor
may consult with other editors or reviewers to ensure
that publication decisions are ethical and well-founded.
Fair play
Manuscripts shall be evaluated solely on their
intellectual content without regard to race, gender,
sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin,
citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality
The Chief Editor/Editor, Reviewers and any Editorial
Staff must not disclose any information about a
submitted manuscript to anyone other than the
corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers,
other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as
appropriate.
Disclosure and conflicts of
interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted
manuscript must not be used in a Chief Editor/Editor’s
own research without the express written consent of the
author.
Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial
Decisions
Technical papers will be published in the Journal after
peer reviewing, under the “Blind Review” process. The
reviewers advise the Chief Editor/Editor in making the
editorial decision. The Chief Editor/Editor communicates
with authors, as required, and helps them in improving
quality of their research paper. The reviewers don't
know the author's identity and Reviewers' comments to
the editors are confidential and before passing on to
the author will be made anonymous. The names of the
reviewers remain strictly confidential; with their
identities known only to the Chief Editor/Editor.
Promptness
The journal Chief Editor/Editor are committed to provide
timely review to the authors and if any selected referee
who feels unqualified to review the research reported in
a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be
impossible should notify the Chief Editor/Editor and
excuse him/her from the review process.
Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as
confidential documents. They must not be shown to or
discussed with others except as authorized by the
editor.
Standards of Objectivity
The editors and reviewers are required to evaluate
papers based on the content. Reviews should be conducted
objectively. Personal criticism of the author is
inappropriate. Referees should express their views
clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that
has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an
observation, derivation, or argument had been previously
reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation.
A reviewer should also call to the Chief Editor/Editor’s
attention any substantial similarity or overlap between
the manuscript under consideration and any other
published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Disclosure and Conflict of
Interest
Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they
have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive,
collaborative, or other relationships or connections
with any of the authors, companies, or institutions
connected to the papers. Privileged information or ideas
obtained through peer review must be kept confidential
and not used for personal advantage.
Duties of Authors
Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present
an accurate account of the work performed as well as an
objective discussion of its significance. Underlying
data should be represented accurately in the paper. A
paper should contain sufficient detail and references to
permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or
knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical
behavior and are unacceptable. Reviews and other
articles should also be accurate and objective, and
should unfailingly cite the work on which they are based.
Data Access and Retention
Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection
with a paper for editorial review, and should be
prepared to provide public access to such data, if
practicable, and should in any event be prepared to
retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors should ensure that submitted work is original
and has not been published elsewhere in any language,
and if the authors have used the work and/or words of
others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
Applicable copyright laws and conventions should be
followed. Plagiarism in any form, including the touting
of material contained in another paper (of the same
authors or some other author) with cosmetic changes as a
new paper; copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of
another’s paper (without attribution), and claiming
results from research conducted by others are among the
numerous forms of plagiarism. In all its forms
plagiarism constitutes unethical publishing behavior and
is unacceptable.
Multiple, Redundant or
Concurrent Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts
describing essentially the same research in more than
one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same
manuscript to more than one journal concurrently
constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is
unacceptable. In general, an author should not submit
for consideration to another journal a previously
published paper, or the one under consideration with
another journal, without the written consent of the two
journals involved.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always
be given. Authors should cite publications that have
been influential in determining the nature of the
reported work. Information obtained privately, as in
conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third
parties, must not be used or reported without explicit,
written, permission from the source.
Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a
significant contribution to the conception, design,
execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All
those who have made significant contributions should be
listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have
participated in certain substantive aspects of the
research project, they should be acknowledged or listed
as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure
that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate
co-authors are included on the paper, and that all
co-authors have seen and approved the final version of
the paper and have agreed to its submission for
publication.
If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment
that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the
author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.
Disclosure and Conflicts of
Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any
financial or other substantive conflict of interest that
might be construed to influence the results or
interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of
financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Fundamental errors in published
works
When an author discovers a significant error or
inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the
author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal Chief
Editor/Editor or publisher and cooperate to retract or
correct the paper.
If the Chief Editor/Editor or the publisher learns from
a third party that a published work contains a
significant error, it is the obligation of the author to
promptly retract or correct the paper or provide
evidence to the Chief Editor/Editor of the correctness
of the original paper.
The Editorial
Team
Journal of the American Association of Telehealth and
Telemedicine (AITT) |
