Copyright Policy

Until 2016, the Journal was published in both print and digital formats. However, since 2017, it has been a quarterly publication, published exclusively in digital format, and its content is available for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Authors retain copyright, and third parties are permitted to copy, distribute, and use the work provided they comply with the terms and conditions established by this license. Further information can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.es.

Open Access Policy

In accordance with the Open Access policy of the Ibero-American University Corporation and the policy of the ĬbērAM publishing house, the Journal guarantees free access to its content without cost or subscription requirement, with the aim of contributing to a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Authors must agree to the following terms:

• Both the author and the journal will require proper attribution through appropriate citation and referencing in any instance where the work is used or exploited.
• By assigning rights to the publisher, the author agrees that these rights will be registered as: © YEAR, ĬbērAM, the publishing unit of the Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana.
• Authors retain copyright, and third parties are permitted to copy, distribute, and use the works provided they comply with the terms and conditions established by the license.
• As stated in the Iberoamericana's Institutional Knowledge Policy, the publisher will act to defend the rights conferred upon it, and especially those pertaining to the representation and protection of the author's rights.
• It is mandatory to cite the authorship and the original source of publication (journal, publisher, and URL of the work).
• If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, your contributions must be distributed under the same license as the original. Commercial use is prohibited.
• Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution License.
• All published articles include a DOI, the primary purpose of which is to provide a persistent and stable link to the published content, facilitating its location and accurate citation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

Authors who use artificial intelligence tools (such as ChatGPT, Grammarly, DeepL, or similar) must explicitly declare this in their cover letter, specifying which tool was used and at what stage of the process (style review, grammar correction, clarity improvement).

The use of AI is limited exclusively to supporting style, grammar, spelling, and clarity review of the text. Under no circumstances will authorship be attributed to artificial intelligence systems, nor will the use of AI be permitted for data generation, statistical analysis, interpretation of results, methodological design, or drafting of original sections of the manuscript (introduction, theoretical framework, methodology, discussion, conclusions).

Authors retain full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, validity of the content, and ethical compliance of the research. The editorial committee may request clarification regarding the use of AI if it detects inconsistencies in the text.

Correction and Retraction Policy:

The journal follows COPE standards for error management. Minor corrections (errata) are published for typographical or data errors that do not affect the conclusions. Significant corrections (corrigendum) apply to errors that partially affect the conclusions.

Retractions are published for unreliable findings, plagiarism, duplication, fraud in research involving human subjects, or serious methodological errors that invalidate the work.

Authors may request a voluntary retraction; the journal may unilaterally retract the work if the authors do not cooperate. Retractions remain accessible, marked as "Retracted," to preserve the integrity of the scientific record.

Self-Archiving Policy

RIP focuses on disseminating its content and making it accessible through indexing services. All works published by RIP are archived using the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) tool for the digital preservation of works published through the OJS platform.