Ethics code

Revista Nodo adheres to the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines in all its editorial practices. Any ethical issues or misconduct arising during submission, review, evaluation, or publication will be addressed according to COPE’s principles and recommendations. We encourage authors to consult COPE’s 16 Core Practices and flowcharts.

Manuscripts engaging in unresolved or uncorrected misconduct will be rejected at any stage of the process. COPE defines the following as primary forms of misconduct: 

  1. Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism
    •     Using others’ or one’s own work without proper citation, including tables, figures, or images.
    • Revista Nodo permits up to 30% similarity with other texts, provided sources are correctly cited. For review articles, this percentage may be higher, subject to editorial assessment of the work’s scholarly contribution.
    •All submissions are screened for plagiarism using Turnitin before review. 
  1. Text Recycling ("Salami Publishing")
    • Duplicating large portions     of previously published work or fragmenting a single study into multiple papers constitutes misconduct.
    • Authors must transparently cite prior publications and ensure new submissions offer substantial contributions beyond their earlier work.
  1. Fabrication or Falsification
    • Inventing, falsifying, or manipulating data at any research stage.
    • Submitting publications derived from text recycling, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or misuse of peer review.
  1. Authorship Conflicts
    Authorship is granted to individuals who meet all four ICMJE criteria:
    a) Substantial contributions to conception, design, data acquisition, analysis, or interpretation.
    b) Drafting or critically revising the manuscript for intellectual content.
    c) Approval of the final version.
    d) Accountability for all aspects of the work’s integrity.
    • Contributors not meeting these criteria should be acknowledged in the "Acknowledgments" section.
    • Authors must align with the CRediT taxonomy (casrai.org/credit) to define roles.
    c) Post-acceptance authorship changes require a formal justification emailed to the editor (copied to all co-authors), subject to editorial approval. 
  1. Conflicts of Interest
    •     Submissions must include a declaration of financial/non-financial conflicts (existing up to 3 years post-publication).
    • State funding sources and confirm no undisclosed conflicts.
    • Private data usage requires documented permissions. 
  1. Complaints and Appeals
    •     Misconduct allegations may be reported to the editor at revista.nodo@uan.edu.co, following COPE guidelines.
    • The editor may issue an "Expression of Concern"if:
    a) Investigations are delayed.
    b) Resolutions are unfair.
    c) Evidence suggests unreliable data.
  1. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    • AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, LLMs) cannot be listed as authors     (per COPE, WAME, and JAMA Network guidelines).
    • AI cannot assume legal responsibility, disclose conflicts, or manage copyright.
    • Authors using AI for writing, data analysis, or graphics must:
    a) Disclose the tool and its application in the manuscript.
    b) Assume full responsibility for AI-generated content, including ethical violations.
  1. Editorial Authority
    The editor reserves the right to:
    • Reject manuscripts violating ethical standards.
    • Retract published works post-misconduct discovery.
    • Implement sanctions (e.g., submission bans) for severe breaches.

Contact for Ethics Concerns: revista.nodo@uan.edu.co