Privacy
The names and email addresses provided in this journal will be used exclusively for the purposes stated herein and will not be shared with third parties or used for any other purposes.
Editorial Ethics
The editor's decision to accept or reject a submission is based on its relevance, quality, clarity, and thematic pertinence, supported by evaluations and comments from reviewers and plagiarism detection software. With a policy of double-blind peer review, Albores ensures the confidentiality of authors' and reviewers' identities.
Albores is committed to transparency and providing authors with information regarding the editorial process stages and the status of their manuscript. Manuscripts are evaluated without distinction of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, institutional affiliation, nationality, or any other personal characteristic of the submitter.
Author Ethics
All submissions must be original creations, not previously published or under consideration for publication elsewhere, in print or electronic form. Submission will also be considered previously published if extensive excerpts from previously published materials are included in the submission to Albores or if the work in question is part of published proceedings.
Authors agree not to simultaneously submit their manuscript to another journal for evaluation. Furthermore, they ensure their work contains no illegal material, and any material borrowed from other scientific documents (whether their own or others') is properly cited, does not violate copyright, and does not constitute more than 30% of the article's content.
As a mandatory part of the process, authors will sign a letter of originality at the beginning and a declaration of conflicts of interest and copyright at the end of the process, both of which will be sent via email. Plagiarism in any form is considered unethical and will result in the manuscript's rejection and exclusion from the publication process.
Reviewer Ethics
Manuscripts submitted for review are confidential documents and should not be shown or discussed with others without Albores' authorization. If a reviewer cannot evaluate a manuscript, they must delete all copies of the document (printed and/or digital).
Reviewers should promptly notify the journal if they are able to review a manuscript or if they cannot. They must report any unethical conduct or anomalies detected during their review and substantiate any rejection decision objectively, avoiding personal criticism. It is crucial for reviewers to express their opinions clearly and with valid arguments.
It is imperative that any unpublished material disclosed in a reviewed manuscript not be used for personal gain without the written consent of the author. Privileged information obtained through the peer review process must remain confidential and not be used for personal purposes. Reviewers should refrain from evaluating manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.