Conflict of interest policy
The authors of a manuscript, the editors of the journal that receives it, and its reviewers (internal and external), must disclose any conflict of interest that could influence the manuscript or its review and approval. If the authors declare a conflict of interest, the manuscript's reviewers must be informed. In turn, those invited to review a manuscript should excuse themselves from doing so if they have a conflict of interest with the authors or the subject. The journal guarantees that the most suitable reviewers will also be selected regarding thematic and academic compatibility.
In case of controversy, the Horizon Interdisciplinary Journal resolves these cases through its Editorial Board of Ethics. It will be in charge of solving these cases, and the most suitable measures will be taken to identify and prevent the publication of articles in which there have been misconduct cases in the investigation. In no case will the Horizon Interdisciplinary Journal encourage such improper conduct, nor will it knowingly allow such conduct to occur.
If the journal editor or editors learn of any allegation of misconduct in the investigation, the editor will address the allegations, retracting or correcting the articles when necessary. Publishing the corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies, if required.
To resolve disputes, we follow COPE guidelines where applicable.
Obligations and responsibilities.
The Horizon Interdisciplinary Journal undertakes to:
- Ensure the quality of the scientific material it publishes
- Ensure freedom of expression
• Maintain the academic integrity of its content, ensuring that the material it publishes conforms to internationally accepted ethical standards.
• Be willing to post corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when necessary.
Authors' obligations
The authors must guarantee the authorship of the documents they present. Authorship corresponds to those who have made a significant contribution to the work. If the work has significant contributions from more than one author, they must appear as co-authors.
The authors should provide contact information to facilitate communication with other researchers regarding the published work. These data will be disseminated together with it.
Originality and plagiarism
Authors must guarantee that they have the rights they present in their work and that they have made use of the right to quote the work of other authors.
Those originals in which plagiarism is detected will be rejected. Likewise, an author should not submit originals that describe the same work they have already published in another job.
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The publisher requires authors to declare any financial or personal relationships with individuals or organizations that may negatively influence or bias the work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest may include:
Employment: direct or indirect from a third party to the author (financial relationship)
Consultancies: whether paid (financial relationship) or unpaid (personal relationship)
Stock ownership: third party pays dividends (financial relationship)
Honoraria: being paid for services rendered to a third party (financial relationship)
Paid expert opinion: for services rendered to a third party (financial relationship)
Patent or registration applications: this includes payment of royalties to a third party or payment from a third party to the author (financial relationship)
Research grants or other financial support: support in covering submission, review, or publication fees to journals (APCs), support in covering event and travel fees (financial relationship)
Non-financial and other support: administrative support, equipment, medicines, statistical analysis, and support in writing articles (personal relationship)
Encouraging authors to be honest and report any potential conflicts of interest is essential. Conflicts of interest are not bad; they happen in real life, and some are unexpected.
When there are potential conflicts of interest, the declaration can be reported by the authors as follows: The authors declare the following financial interests and personal relationships that may be considered as potential conflicts of interest:
Efrain Armenta reports that the Autonomous University of Baja California paid for travel. Efrain Armenta reports having a relationship with the Autonomous University of Baja California that includes payment of fees for presenting at conferences and events. Efrain Armenta has a patent with royalties paid to the Autonomous University of Baja California. The other authors declare that they have no potential conflicts of interest (financial interests or personal relationships) that could have influenced the study reported in this work.
When there are no potential conflicts of interest, the declaration can be reported by the authors as follows:
The authors declare that they have no potential conflicts of interest (financial interests or personal relationships) that could have influenced the study reported in this work.
