This code is based on the COPE Committee on Publication Ethics' Principles of Transparency and Good Practice in Academic Publications (http://publicationethics.org/). It is aimed at publishers, reviewers and authors.

1. Publishers

• Publication decision: the editors will ensure that the most qualified reviewers and scientific specialists are selected to provide a critical and expert assessment of the work, with as little bias as possible.
• Honesty: the editors evaluate articles submitted for publication only on the scientific merit of the content in line with the journal's editorial policy.
• Confidentiality: the editors and the members of the various boards and staff undertake not to disclose information relating to articles submitted for publication to persons other than authors, reviewers and editors. Anonymity is a formula used to preserve the intellectual integrity of the entire process.
• Conflict of interest and disclosure: the editors undertake not to use the contents of articles submitted for publication in their research without the written consent of the author.
• Timing of the editorial process. The editorial team commits to communicate in time the reception, evaluation, decision and estimation, correction or rejection of the works received in a time that in global terms does not exceed 180 days.

2. Reviewers

• Contribution to the editorial decision: People who assume the commitment to evaluate the works received must carry out a critical, constructive and unbiased review, in order to guarantee the scientific and literary quality in their area of knowledge
• Time management: The reviewers are committed to evaluating the work in the shortest possible time in order to respect the deadlines, given that at Cauriensia the work must be evaluated in the shortest possible time in order to optimise editorial management. The reviewer who does not feel competent in the subject matter to be reviewed or who is unable to complete the evaluation within the scheduled time will immediately notify the editors.
• Objectivity: The review will be as objective as possible, without mediating personal judgments on the authors. All evaluations must be justified in a report that will be attached to the Virtual Platform. This report must be as exhaustive as possible so that the authors can clearly understand the modifications or corrections suggested, or, if the work is rejected, understand the reasons for this decision. Likewise, in the event of any conflict of interest, the review of the work must be rejected.
• Confidentiality: Manuscripts are distributed anonymously. However, each assigned manuscript must be considered as confidential. Therefore, these texts should not be discussed with others without the express consent of the authors or the editors.
• Text display or bibliographic references: Reviewers undertake to indicate precisely the bibliographical references of fundamental works possibly forgotten by the author. The reviewer must also inform the editors of any similarities or overlaps of the manuscript with other published works.
• Conflict of interest and disclosure: Confidential information or information obtained during the peer review process must be considered confidential and may not be used for personal purposes.

3. Authors

• Originality and plagiarism: All works sent for publication must be unpublished, i.e. the authors of manuscripts sent to "Comunicar" assure that the work is original, that it does not contain parts of other authors or other fragments of works already published by the authors. They also confirm the veracity of the data and results set out in the work, i.e. that they are original and there is no plagiarism, nor distortion or manipulation of the empirical data when used or of the sources used to corroborate the hypotheses or conjectures.
• Commitment to exclusivity. Papers sent to Cauriensia cannot have been simultaneously submitted to another journal for selection. Likewise, they cannot contain, even partially, results already published in other articles.
• List of sources: The author must always provide the correct indication of the sources and contributions mentioned in the article.
• Authorship: In the articles in which more than one person has contributed, the authorship should be prioritized according to the responsibility and involvement in its elaboration. Likewise, the inclusion of all persons who have made significant scientific and intellectual contributions in the development of the research and in the writing of the article should be guaranteed.
• Access and retention: The editorial team may require the authors to provide the data or sources on which the research is based, and may keep them for a reasonable time after publication, with the possibility of making them accessible to the editor. In any case, for this purpose, all data should be carefully anonymized.
• Conflict of interest and disclosure: All authors are obliged to explicitly state that there is no conflict of interest that may have influenced the results obtained or the proposed interpretations. Authors must also indicate any funding from agencies and/or projects from which the research article arises.
• Errors in published articles: any relevant errors or inaccuracies should be reported to the editorial team so that they can make the necessary corrections
• Responsibility: all authors accept responsibility for what has been written. which must be supported by a thorough analysis of the most current and relevant scientific literature on the subject and its discussion.