About the Journal
The magazine Nuevo Derecho (ND) is a publication of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences of the University Institution of Envigado. It has a biannual periodicity, which generates as a result two publications a year. The journal is aimed at researchers, teachers, students and others belonging to the academic community who have an interest in the socio-legal field.
The objective of the Nuevo Derecho journal is to create a space for the publication of articles, research results, reflection articles, review articles and reviews that contribute significantly to the academic discussions of the law and to those debates that draw an analysis between the law and the law. sociology, philosophy, political science, cultural studies, gender studies, and with the social sciences in general.
The journal has an open and permanent call under a free subject, however, the invitation to special Dossier-type editions can be presented that integrates subjects directed to a specific theme or a specific object of study.
The contents of the Nuevo Derecho magazine are open access through the web platform.
PEER EVALUATION PROCESS
Peer Review Process
Articles must be submitted through the OJS platform. Receipt of the manuscript does not imply its approval for publication.
All texts received are subject to an editorial process that begins with a preliminary review by the editor or the Editorial Committee, who verify the thematic relevance of the manuscript in accordance with the journal’s focus and scope, as well as its originality using the iThenticate software or any other tool the journal employs for text similarity analysis.
The result of this analysis may be shared with the authors together with a general assessment, at the editor’s discretion. However, in some cases, when the level of similarity is considered excessive or potential bad practices are identified, the decision to reject the manuscript may be made directly as an editorial determination.
Once it has been established that the article meets the thematic and formal requirements, it will be sent to two academic peer reviewers under a double-blind evaluation system, in order to guarantee the independence and transparency of the process.
Reviewers will have thirty (30) calendar days to issue their report, extendable upon express request. In the event of a discrepancy between the reports—one favorable and the other unfavorable—the manuscript may be sent to a third reviewer or, alternatively, the editor may decide on its acceptance or rejection, taking into account the reviewers’ comments and a qualitative analysis of the content of the evaluations.
Reviewers must complete the evaluation form provided by the journal, considering aspects such as: consistency among title, objectives, method, and results; relevance of the theoretical framework; quality of writing; up-to-dateness of the bibliography; compliance with APA standards; and the originality and contribution of the study to the disciplinary field.
The result of the evaluation may be:
Publish without changes.
Publish with revisions.
Reject.
When the recommendation is “publish with revisions,” the reviewer must attach the corresponding comments. The author will have a maximum period of fifteen (15) calendar days to submit the revised version.
Once the manuscript has been approved, the editing and copy-editing stage will begin, during which communication will be maintained with the corresponding author until publication of the respective issue.
Open access policy
The Nuevo Derecho (ND) journal follows the Open Access model in which the contents of scientific publications are available in full text, free and free on the Internet, therefore, this journal does not charge any value to the authors for the submission, editing, or publication of the manuscript, and in turn undertakes to disseminate the works published in Open Access indexing services.
The opinions contained in the articles are the responsibility of their authors.
The magazine Nuevo Derecho (ND) authorizes the reproduction of articles as long as the source is mentioned.
ETHICAL PUBLICATION RULES
Declaration and submission
Articles submitted for publication must be original texts. Along with the issuance of the article by the author and through the OJS platform, a letter of submission and assignment of rights must be attached stating the originality and authorship of the text, which indicates that the article has not been previously published and that nor has it been sent simultaneously to another magazine or broadcast medium. The authors with this letter are granting the Nuevo Derecho journal the right for their article and materials to be reproduced, published, edited, communicated and publicly transmitted in any form or medium, as well as their distribution in the number of copies required and its public communication, including its making available to the national and international public through electronic means, exclusively for scientific, cultural and dissemination purposes, and for non-profit purposes.
It is necessary to bear in mind that the study from which the manuscript is derived must have the informed consents for all participants and the support of the institutional ethics committee. The foregoing should be specified in the methodology section, as well as the respective references in case of having data or tests provided or designed by other authors.
The letter of submission and assignment of rights where the letter stating the originality and authorship of the text is declared must be sent in accordance with the format established by the magazine. All authors must have read and agree with the content of this document, as well as the letter must contain the signature of all the authors.
The respective authors of the article are responsible for the content of the text and their effective participation as authors of the presented text.
Authorship
The Nuevo Derecho journal, based on the four criteria assumed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), assumes the following definition of the author of a scientific article:
Make substantial contributions to the conception or design of the article or the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data for the work.
The writing of the article or the critical review of its content.
Final approval of the version to publish.
Be responsible for all aspects of the work, ensuring that all questions regarding the accuracy or completeness of the text are investigated and confirmed.
Only those who meet these 4 criteria can appear as authors of a scientific article. The foregoing implies that all co-authors have a shared responsibility for the entire work as a whole, relying on confidence in the integrity of contributions from their collaborators. Contributors to the article who do not meet these 4 criteria cannot appear as authors, but must be recognized, indicating their names and the respective contribution made for the purposes of the investigation or completion of the article at the bottom of the page.
It is the collective responsibility of the authors, and not the journal, to determine that all persons named as authors meet the four criteria. The same authors of the article in mutual responsibility decide the order of their appearance in the article according to the importance of their respective contributions. Along with the article to the journal, an article submission form is sent, where the authors (if there are more than one), present their data in the established order, for which they are responsible.
If the authors request the removal or addition of an author after submission or publication of the manuscript, the journal will request a signed statement of agreement for the requested change from all authors mentioned and the author must be removed or added.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a fairly broad phenomenon and can range from the absence of bibliographic references, to the use of other people's ideas, both published and unpublished, without their consent, to the presentation of a complete document with a different authorship in another idiom. To avoid plagiarism, all sources must be appropriately cited according to APA standards, and when the use of a large amount of someone else's written material or illustrations is required, permission should be sought. Procedures and tests used in the investigation, which are created by other people, must be explicitly cited in the article. If plagiarism is detected in an article, it is immediately withdrawn from its evaluation, editing or publication process.
Retraction
The retractions are made due to voluntary or involuntary errors of the authors; however, whatever the cause, the corrective actions are the same for both. Authors have the right to manifest and spontaneous retraction of the partial or total content of their manuscripts at any time. The communication in which you withdraw must be sufficiently explicit. It does not exclude the authors of disciplinary or legal actions derived from errors in the articles
