Editorial policies and best practices
Corrections, complaints and malpractice claims management
The journal will receive via e-mail indications of corrections in the content of published articles, complaints of any kind involving the content of publications, and allegations of research misconduct or plagiarism. These communications may be made at any time during the publication process of an article by any of the parties involved in it or by the community of readers after the publication of the articles.
The Editorial Board will analyze each case following the guidelines provided by COPE for each scenario and will take the corresponding measures for each situation.
In all cases, we will proceed with maximum transparency and the complainant will receive a response on the actions taken by the magazine based on his or her complaint. The persons or institutions involved in the particular case will also be contacted, following up as necessary in each circumstance.
The magazine will communicate, by means of notices published on its website and available to all readers on the home page, any significant news related to the content of the articles.
In the case of errors made by the authors or controversies related to authorship, a correction will be published; whereas, if the error was made by the editorial team, an erratum will be published. Communications about errors will be made only when the information is incorrect or affects the content of the research; minor corrections such as spelling or typographical adjustments will not be announced.
Retractions are reserved for cases of plagiarism, duplicate publication, or research that presents errors of such seriousness as to compromise its results or conclusions. Any retractions will be analyzed by the responsible editor in consultation with the Editorial Board, the reviewers and the authors of the article in question. All authors involved must be notified, and declare to the journal that they accept the retraction.
In such cases, the article will be withdrawn and a notice will be published identifying the title of the retracted article, the names and affiliations of the authors of the article, and the reasons for the decision taken. The retraction will also be included as a document in the Table of Contents of the issue corresponding to the retracted article.
More details on the retraction process can be found in COPE.
Complaints or denunciations against the journal, its staff, the Editorial Board or the responsible editor can be sent to the Vice Rector’s Office for Research and Innovation ([email protected]).
Use of language
Authors are encouraged to use language that does not discriminate or reproduce discriminatory biases based on gender, race, age, disability, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, etc.
Digital preservation
Through the LOCKSS system (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), the journal Dixit guarantees a permanent and secure archive. LOCKSS is an open-source program developed by the Stanford University Library that allows libraries to preserve selected web journals by regularly searching registered journals to collect and archive newly published content. Each file is continuously validated against records from other libraries, so that any damaged or lost content can be restored. The articles have DOI (Digital Object Identifier) granted by the Crossref registration agency. Through the PKP Preservation Network, preservation is also provided for any journal that is in Open Journal Systems.
Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal will be used exclusively for the purposes set forth therein and will not be provided to third parties or for use for other purposes.
