It is the responsibility of each person listed as an author to have significantly and identifiably contributed to the various stages of the research, in addition to being accountable for all aspects of the work. The Pediatric Clinical and Surgical Research and Innovation Journal acknowledges as authors those who meet all the criteria indicated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE):
The corresponding author must send an Affidavit including the contributions of each of the manuscript's authors. If an individual has participated in some way in the study but does not meet all the criteria to be considered as an author, they can be included in the "Acknowledgments" section.
Artificial Intelligence and Authorship
Language Models (ML), such as ChatGPT, do not currently meet authorship criteria. The use of an ML must be properly documented in the Methods section of the manuscript, or alternatively, in an appropriate alternative section.
The journal employs a rigorous peer review process, aiming to assess the quality, novelty, and scientific relevance of manuscripts. The type of review is double-blind; that is, the identities of authors and reviewers are unknown to both parties.
All manuscripts undergo a peer review process, including letters to the editor when appropriate. Evaluation is ideally conducted by a minimum of two reviewers, domestic or foreign. Each reviewer is selected based on their thematic expertise, experience reflected in scientific publications, reputation in methodological and statistical aspects, recommendations, among other factors.
The reviewers' reports may conclude with one of the following options:
In the case of original articles, reviewers have the additional option of suggesting the potential publication of the manuscript, but as a short communication or a letter to the editor, as appropriate.
The peer review process can be iterative; that is, it can be resent to the reviewers and/or authors. Likewise, the invitation of additional reviewers may be considered, mainly in cases of controversy.
Once the peer review process and lifting of observations by the author group are completed, the Editorial Committee is the entity responsible for the final decision; that is, to accept or reject the publication of the articles. The summary of the Editorial Process can be seen here.
The journal Investigación e Innovación Clínica y Quirúrgica Pediátrica requires all authors to disclose any financial interest or other activities or situations that could potentially bias the reporting of results or conclusions. This includes any relationship with third parties, for-profit or non-profit, whose interests may be affected by the content of the manuscript.
The corresponding author is responsible for confirming the presence or absence of conflicts of interest (CoI) by any member of the author team. Also, if applicable, they must provide detailed information on the CoI and the name of the attributed author. The corresponding author must complete and upload the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form when submitting a manuscript.
It's important to mention that disclosure represents a commitment to transparency and does not necessarily indicate misconduct in research. If there are doubts about listing a relationship/activity/interest as a potential CoI, it is preferable to do so. If the manuscript is published, the information provided in this declaration will be published in the document.
In the event of detecting any breach related to the declaration of conflicts of interest, the Pediatric Clinical and Surgical Research and Innovation Journal will proceed according to the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). For more detail, authors, readers, reviewers, and editors can visit the COPE page and view the flowcharts detailing the steps to follow in case of detecting undisclosed conflicts of interest in a submitted manuscript and in a published article.
Plagiarism, as defined by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), is the "appropriation of someone else's idea (e.g., an explanation, theory, conclusion, hypothesis, metaphor) in whole or in part, or with superficial modifications without giving credit to its originator".
Data fabrication occurs when research data are made up, while data falsification involves manipulating the same (including figures or laboratory analyses) with the intent to give a false impression or "favor" some type of conclusion.
Duplicate publication, according to COPE, occurs "when a published work (or substantial sections of a published work) is published more than once (in the same or another language) without proper acknowledgment of the source/cross-reference/justification".
If a manuscript were to commit any of these breaches and were detected during the editorial process, it will automatically be rejected. Similarly, if detection is made after publication, the journal may correct or retract the original publication, considering the extent of the plagiarism, the context within the published article, and its impact on the overall integrity of the published study. It is important to clarify that every manuscript that reaches the journal is subjected to a text duplication and similarity detection software.
Finally, in case of detecting any of the breaches mentioned above, the Journal's Editorial Committee will adopt a procedure based on the guides and flowcharts provided by COPE.
The journal Investigación e Innovación Clínica y Quirúrgica Pediátrica requires all articles involving human research to explicitly declare that the corresponding informed consent and/or assent was obtained. This includes case reports and series.
Information related to the obtaining of consent must be detailed in the Methods section of the manuscript, and must also be properly indicated in the Statement for Article Submission.
The processing of images included in the articles should be minimal. A certain degree of processing or editing is acceptable for publication, but the final image must accurately represent the original data. The Editorial Committee reserves the right to request the raw data files to assist in the evaluation of the manuscript during the peer review process. If these data are not available upon request, the editorial process may be halted until the issues are satisfactorily resolved.
Photographs showing patients' faces should be edited to prevent the identification of the person. On the other hand, if a previously published figure is included, the source must be indicated and cited, and the permission of the copyright holder must be submitted.
Images should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. In some cases, it may be necessary to use arrows or signals to facilitate reader understanding. Likewise, when reproducing microscopic preparations, the magnification and staining methods should be indicated.
The title of the image should describe what is presented in them, and additional information, as well as the meaning of used acronyms, can be included in the image caption.
The journal Investigación e Innovación Clínica y Quirúrgica Pediátrica requires that all content submitted for publication respects the dignity and rights of individuals. Researchers should carefully analyze and consider the possible implications, including unintended consequences, of their research on human groups identified by attributes such as ethnicity, origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs and others, age, illness, disability, or any other condition. It is essential that authors honestly reflect their perspective if they are not part of the study group, and that they contextualize their findings with the aim of minimizing as much as possible the potential misuse or risks of harm to the studied groups in the public sphere.
About the language used in the manuscripts
Authors are recommended to use inclusive, respectful and non-stigmatizing language in the manuscripts they submit to the journal. In this sense, writing should be free of stereotypes or cultural assumptions.
Authors can refer to the guidelines on bias-free language from the American Psychological Association (APA).
As described by Berg JM et al. (2016), a preprint is a version of a scientific manuscript that authors upload to a public server before it undergoes a formal peer review process in a journal.
The journal Investigación e Innovación Clínica y Quirúrgica Pediátrica accepts the submission of articles that have been previously published on non-profit public servers. In this sense, authors must notify the journal of any preprint related to the submission of a manuscript.
The journal grants immediate open access to its content. Additionally, it uses the Creative Commons 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, which allows immediate and free access to all content and enables any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, trace them for indexing, input them into software, or use them for any other lawful purpose. There are no embargo periods, and there is no need for user registration to read the journal's content. In this regard, the journal adheres to the open access definition of the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
The journal Investigación e Innovación Clínica y Quirúrgica Pediátrica uses the LOCKSS system to collect, preserve and store published articles.
Authors who publish in our journal are allowed to deposit their primary data attached to the article in national or international repositories, such as Open Science Framework or GitHub.
There are no charges for submission or publication of articles in the journal.
The journal Investigación e Innovación Clínica y Quirúrgica Pediátrica follows the recommendations and policies related to research and publication ethics developed by COPE, ICMJE, and the Council of Scientific Editors (CSE).
The journal Investigación e Innovación Clínica y Quirúrgica Pediátrica publishes articles in open access under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
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