The journal Contrapulso adheres to the ethical procedures established by the International Standards for Authors and Editors, of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). See: https://publicationethics.org/

Contrapulso also maintains the following specific guidelines for editors, authors and reviewers:

Editors:

1. are responsible for the content published by the journal.
2. should guarantee the blind nature of the evaluations, as well as confidentiality regarding the texts received and proposed for publication.
3. should evaluate all documents according to the norms and criteria of the journal.
4. should correct errors in the documents received and proposed for publication.
5. should communicate clearly to the reviewers that their work must be impartial.
6. should ensure that the journal maintains the highest possible standards of quality.
7. should work to detect and prevent plagiarism.

Authors:

1. are responsible for all the content of their documents.
2. should send original work that is academically relevant and corresponds with the topics covered by the journal.
3. should ensure that their work includes all necessary citations; plagiarism or self-plagiarism will not be tolerated.
4. should notify the editors of any errors in their work once it has been edited for publication.
5. should notify the editors if they have received external help in the preparation of their submitted work, and if they have any sources of funding.

Reviewers:

1. should maintain full confidentiality in their work with the journal.
2. should evaluate the documents received according to the norms and criteria of the journal.
3. should notify the editors of any problems they encounter with the documents they receive from the journal, or with the review process in general.