This Journal adheres to the following declarations and codes:

Code of Ethics of the Committee On Publication Ethics (COPE): https://publicationethics.org

Council of Science Editors (CSE) https://www.councilscienceeditors.org

Recommendations for the preparation, presentation of reports, editing and publication of academic works in medical journals: https://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf

Transparency and good practices: https://doaj.org/apply/transparency/

Declaration of Helsinki: https://www.wma.net/es/policies-post/declaracion-de-helsinki-de-la-wma-principios-ethicos-para-las-investigaciones-medicas-en-seres-humanos/

UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child: https://www.unicef.es/publicacion/convencion-sobre-los-derechos-del-nino

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/documents/tccconvs.pdf

The principles and responsibilities of editors, authors and reviewers are established, with the aim of guaranteeing the integrity, transparency and quality of published research.

Editor's Responsibilities

Impartiality: Guarantee a fair and impartial peer review process, free of any conflict of interest.
Confidentiality: Maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts submitted for evaluation.
Integrity: Promote scientific integrity and take the necessary measures to address any suspicion of misconduct.
Transparency: Ensure transparency at all stages of the editorial process, including the publication of editorial policies and article selection criteria.

Author Responsibilities

Originality: Ensure that the submitted work is original and has not been published or is being considered for publication in another journal.
Honesty: Present data truthfully and completely, without manipulation or fabrication.
Authorship: Ensure that all authors have contributed significantly to the work and agree to its publication.
Conflict of Interest: Declare any conflict of interest that may influence the results or interpretation of the research.
Plagiarism: Avoid any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism.

Reviewer Responsibilities

Objectivity: Evaluate manuscripts objectively, based on the scientific merits of the work.
Confidentiality: Maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and do not disclose information about them to unauthorized third parties.
Punctuality: Comply with the established deadlines for review.
Constructiveness: Provide constructive and useful comments to improve the quality of manuscripts.

Other Ethical Aspects

Multiple publication: Avoid multiple publications of the same results.
Use of data: Obtain informed consent from research participants and respect copyright.