Code of Ethics

Ethical conduct guidelines of the journal Limaq, in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)¹

1. Author Commitments

Limaq asks authors to follow these practices:

  • The citation style adopted by the journal follows the current edition of the American Psychological Association (APA) manual.
  • The originality and contribution of the text must stand out in some or all of the following dimensions: theoretical, contextual, methodological, and results.
  • Content previously published by the same authors and mentioned in the text must be referenced both in the text and in the final reference list. To safeguard the neutrality of peer review, authors may include the reference without specifying the date or title, both in the text and in the final reference list, as follows: if the author were "Rosales, J. (2016). Un modelo de análisis de prácticas culturales. El caso del cortometraje colombiano Los retratos, de Iván Gaona. Signo y Pensamiento, 35(68), 102-117.", replace it with "Author".
  • In the case of multiple authorship, the order of authors must be agreed upon in advance. The corresponding author is responsible for managing the article editorially and for indicating the agreed order of authors. All authors are responsible for the content of the text, but it is the corresponding author who handles coordination during the process.
  • Acknowledgments and recognition of research collaborators must be included as a footnote.
  • Where applicable, authors must report the funding sources of the research from which the article derives.
  • Use of generative artificial intelligence. AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Authors must declare, in a footnote on the first page, the tool used and its purpose; if it was used for data processing or analysis or to generate figures, the use must also be described in detail in the methodology. Authors are responsible for all content, including data, quotations, and references, and must verify them. Fictitious references, quotations, or data generated by AI are not accepted.
  • By editorial policy, all communication will be formal. The editorial team is open to any criticism that may improve editorial processes in service of authors. Hostile or derogatory expressions and personal judgments are not accepted. The official communication channel is the journal's email address: [email protected]

Limaq considers the following to be reprehensible practices:

  • Plagiarism. The complete, partial, or fragmentary publication of other authors' ideas disseminated in other media (academic journals or any other means of dissemination) without proper reference in the text and at the end of the article.
  • Self-plagiarism. The partial or total republication of one's own texts published in other media (academic journals or any other means of dissemination) without proper reference in the text and at the end of the article.
  • Simultaneous submission and redundant publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time, or publishing the same results in more than one outlet without disclosing it.
  • Plagiarism and self-plagiarism of graphic material. The reproduction of any form of graphic expression without the permissions necessary for its publication. This includes cases in which the graphic material was produced by the authors and published elsewhere. By graphic material we mean photographs, designs, drawings, plans, tables, statistical charts, and diagrams. The manipulation of images in a way that alters results or their interpretation is also reprehensible.
  • Falsification and fabrication of data. The use of methodological procedures that are fraudulent or that falsify or fabricate primary sources. Likewise, it is reprehensible to fail to verify the reliability of primary sources (for example, surveys or interviews conducted by third parties) that the author uses as secondary sources.
  • Inadequate handling of data. The data or sources on which the results are based are not accessible. Authors do not provide a repository for the data or guarantee the protection of personal data. The data used in the research were not consented to by participants. Research involving people requires informed consent and, where applicable, approval from an ethics committee.
  • Violation of authorship. Those who made a significant intellectual contribution to the quality of the text, such as developing concepts, planning, organizing and designing the research, interpreting findings, and writing, are not recognized as authors. Inadequate ordering of authors. In the event of authorship disputes, the journal reserves the right to contact the institution(s) with which the authors are affiliated in order to clarify the situation. Articles with ghost, guest, or gift authorship will be withdrawn².
  • Undeclared conflicts of interest. Authors fail to declare economic, professional, or other conditions that affect the handling and neutrality of the data and the formulation of the results.

Actions in response to reprehensible practices:

  • If any situation arises that calls into question the ethical principles set out above, the editorial team will contact those involved (including the academic institution) and request clarifying information about the situation. It is the authors' responsibility to provide the clarifying information. Each case will be handled individually, taking into account the guidelines proposed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
  • If the questioned article is in the middle of the peer-review process, the process will be suspended until the facts are clarified. Once the clarifying information has been received from the parties involved, the editorial team will decide whether to cancel the peer-review process or continue it.
  • If the questioned article has been published, an expression of concern will be added to its digital version until the facts are clarified. Once the clarifying information has been received from the parties involved, the editorial team will decide whether to retract the article or keep it in the online publication, and will indicate the corresponding actions (correction, clarification, or retraction) in the digital version and in the next issue of the journal. Retracted articles will remain accessible with a visible retraction notice and the reasons for it; the text will be removed only in exceptional cases, such as illegal content or content that puts third parties at risk. No retraction of an already published article will be made without prior notice.
  • Complaints and reports. Authors, reviewers, and third parties may report suspected misconduct or submit complaints through the journal's official email address. These will be reviewed following COPE guidelines; if they involve a member of the editorial team, that person will recuse themselves from their assessment.
  • The academic verdict of the peer review is final and not subject to appeal. Decisions in cases of misconduct will be communicated in writing with their reasons and may be reconsidered if the affected party provides new information.

2. Reviewer Commitments

Limaq asks reviewers to comply with the following ethical considerations:

  • Conflict of interest. Refrain from evaluating an article if they consider that there is any economic, professional, or other condition that influences the evaluation.
  • Familiarity with the subject. Inform the editorial team if they consider that they lack sufficient academic and scientific expertise to evaluate the content of the article.
  • Neutrality and impartiality. Withdraw from the evaluation if they identify the author or any of the authors. Likewise, withdraw if they have been involved in the research from which the work derives, whether as an informant, advisor, or evaluator.
  • Commitment. Ensure they have the time to carry out a methodical, rigorous, and fair review of the article. They must remember that, during the peer-review process, the article is under embargo and authors, reviewers, and editors may not disclose its contents.
  • Collaboration and contribution. Support their opinions in an assertive and constructive manner. Hostile or derogatory expressions and personal judgments are not accepted. Avoid judgments based on nationality, religion, gender, and other characteristics inferred from the article.
  • Confidentiality. Do not disclose or discuss the contents of the evaluation with other people or in public settings, nor use the content of the article for personal or institutional purposes. The peer-review process is confidential before, during, and after it takes place.
  • Use of artificial intelligence. Do not upload the manuscript, in full or in part, to generative AI tools. The verdict is the reviewer's exclusive responsibility; if AI was used to improve the wording of comments, this must be reported to the editorial team.
  • Recommendations to authors. Avoid recommendations that affect the neutrality and confidentiality of the peer-review process. It is expressly forbidden to recommend that the authors under review cite the reviewer's own scientific output. Since evaluation is an act of scientific collaboration, recommendations that improve the article without compromising the anonymity of the evaluation will be valued.
  • Ethical aspects. Report in their verdict any ethical irregularities they find in the research: plagiarism, self-plagiarism, falsification of sources, failures in data handling, and omissions in the protection of personal data.

3. Editorial Team and Guest Editor Commitments

Limaq undertakes to carry out the following practices:

  • Preliminary evaluation. The editor's preliminary evaluation will be based on the journal's editorial policy, without conditions of any other kind such as the authors' nationality, gender, ethnic origin, religion, or political opinion.
  • Plagiarism screening. Before the reception and evaluation process begins, manuscripts will be checked with plagiarism-detection software. The editorial team undertakes to analyze the software report in detail. Articles with more than 20% similarity, not counting the bibliography or direct quotations, will be excluded from the peer-review process, unless analysis of the report shows that the matches do not constitute plagiarism; in both cases, authors will be informed. Editors undertake to keep this evaluation confidential.
  • Selection of reviewers. Ensure the selection of suitable reviewers who will evaluate the work critically and contribute to improving the article.
  • Confidentiality. Do not disclose the editorial processes carried out.
  • Use of others' manuscripts. Do not use in their own research the contents of articles submitted for publication without the authors' consent.
  • Editors as authors. When a member of the editorial team, of the committee, or a guest editor submits an article to the journal, that person will be excluded from the entire reception, evaluation, and decision process for that article, which will be managed by a third party, and this condition will be stated in the published article.
  • Use of artificial intelligence. Manuscripts will not be uploaded to AI tools that do not guarantee their confidentiality. Similarity reports and AI-detection reports will be interpreted with editorial judgment and will not be considered conclusive proof. All editorial decisions are made by humans.
  • Responsibility. The editorial team and editors will ensure maximum transparency and complete, honest reporting of the editorial process.
  • Open Access. Limaq is an open access journal; therefore, no payments of any kind will be requested to access the publication process.
  • Errata and corrections. Any error or request for changes in articles published online must be communicated to the editorial team, which will determine the appropriateness of the request.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish in this journal accept the following conditions:

  • Authors assume responsibility for the integrity of the submitted work and hold the authorship rights to the text as well as to the figures and tables submitted.
  • Limaq recognizes as an author anyone who has made a substantial intellectual or creative contribution to the research, project, or work on which the article is based.
  • Intellectual property of the articles belongs to the authors. Authors grant Limaq the right of first publication of their work, which will be simultaneously subject to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). This license allows the article's content to be shared and adapted on the condition that appropriate credit is given.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to disseminate the publisher's version electronically (the version published by the publisher with its logos, pagination, volume and issue information, ISSN, DOI, etc.) on their personal pages and in institutional repositories, to promote its circulation and dissemination and thereby a possible increase in citations and reach among the academic community.
  • Authors may enter into other independent, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the article published in this journal (e.g., including it in an institutional repository or publishing it in a book), provided that it is clearly indicated that the work was first published in Limaq (journal of the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad de Lima).

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle of offering the public free access to research in order to promote a global exchange of knowledge. It is explicitly stated that the journal does not charge authors to accept and publish their submitted research.

All texts published in the journal are under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). The journal's material may be adapted, built upon, or transformed. Both are possible only under the following condition:

  • Attribution. Appropriate credit must be given, a link to the license provided, and any changes indicated. This must be done in whatever reasonable manner is appropriate, without suggesting that the licensor endorses the user or the use made of the material.

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal will be used exclusively for the purposes stated herein and will not be provided to third parties or used for any other purpose.

¹ Kleinert, S., & Wager, E. (2011). Responsible research publication: International standards for editors. A position statement developed at the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity, Singapore, July 22-24, 2010. In T. Mayer & N. Steneck (Eds.), Promoting research integrity in a global environment (pp. 317-328). Imperial College Press; World Scientific Publishing. https://publicationethics.org/files/International%20standard_editors_for%20website_11_Nov_2011.pdf

² According to COPE (Kleinert & Wager, 2011, p. 4), ghost authorship refers to individuals who meet the criteria for authorship but are not listed as authors. Gift authorship refers to individuals who do not meet the authorship criteria but are listed as authors in exchange for payment or a favor. Finally, guest authorship refers to individuals who do not meet the criteria but are listed as authors because of their reputation or supposed influence.

 

Limaq is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Text updated on October 1, 2026.