Authorship policy

In accordance with good editorial practices for the publication of scientific journals, an “author” of a published work is considered to be a person who has made a significant intellectual contribution to it. In this journal, authors are asked, when contributions are not equal, to indicate the degree of contribution of each signing author in a section entitled “Authors’ Contributions”, located at the end of the article, before the list of references.

Only individuals who have intellectually contributed to the development of the work should appear in the list of authors. Assisting in data collection or participating in a particular technique are not, by themselves, sufficient criteria for authorship. The author of an article must have participated meaningfully in its conception and development so as to be able to take responsibility for its content and must also agree with the final version of the article. In general, the following criteria must be met to qualify as an author:

1. Having participated in the conception and design, or in the acquisition of data, or in the analysis and interpretation of the data that led to the article in question, and

2. Having participated in drafting the text and in any revisions, and

3. Having approved the version that is ultimately to be published.

This journal declines any responsibility for possible conflicts arising from the authorship of the works it publishes. It follows the decision tree recommended by COPE in the event of a request for a change in authorship of a submitted manuscript or of an already published article (http://publicationethics.org/files/Spanish%20%281%29.pdf).