ETHICS POLICY

Statement on Ethics and Publication Malpractice

Star Law Review Derecho y Jurisprudencia is fully committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards throughout all stages of the editorial process. To ensure the integrity of our publications, we follow the COPE Code of Conduct and the ICMJE guidelines, promoting ethical practices in the preparation, submission, peer review, and publication of manuscripts. The key ethical principles are outlined below. For more information, we recommend consulting the official documents of COPE and ICMJE.

Editorial Board Responsibilities

Editorial Independence and Fair Evaluation
The editorial board evaluates manuscripts solely based on academic quality, originality, clarity, and relevance to the journal's scope. Factors such as race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or institutional affiliation are not considered. Editorial decisions are made independently, free from external pressures, including governmental or institutional influences, and are the sole responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief.

Confidentiality
All information related to submitted manuscripts is treated with strict confidentiality. Only the corresponding authors, reviewers, and necessary editorial staff have access to the editorial process.

Conflicts of Interest and Disclosure
Unpublished information contained in manuscripts must not be used for personal or financial gain without the authors’ explicit written consent. If an editor has a conflict of interest with any of the authors, institutions, or funding sources, they must recuse themselves from the review process and delegate the task to another editorial member.

Research Ethics in Scientific Publication
All research published in Star Law Review Derecho y Jurisprudencia must comply with ethical standards relevant to the country or region where the study is conducted. Authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary approvals before conducting their research.

If manuscripts include images of human subjects, their privacy and identity must be protected. The journal adheres to ICMJE recommendations on manuscript preparation and publication.

Research Involving Humans and Animals
Studies involving experimentation with humans or animals must follow the ethical standards set by the Declaration of Helsinki.

Authors must obtain and explicitly declare informed consent from all participants in the manuscript.

Randomized clinical trials must be approved by a Research Ethics Committee, declare funding sources, and be registered in a public trial database, such as ClinicalTrials.gov.

Conflicts of Interest
All authors must disclose any financial or personal relationships that could influence the study. If no conflict exists, the manuscript must state:

"Conflicts of interest: none."

If any conflict exists, it must be disclosed using the ICMJE conflict of interest form, and the information must match the manuscript’s content.

Funding Disclosure
Authors must state the institutions that provided financial support for the research and/or writing of the article, specifying their role. If the research did not receive funding, this must be clearly stated in the manuscript.