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Publication Ethics Statement

Tipití is committed to the highest standards of integrity and ethics in anthropological research and academic publishing. All authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to adhere to the following principles, which align with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1. Authors’ Responsibilities

1.1. Research Ethics

  • Free and Informed Consent: Authors are responsible for having obtained free, prior, and informed consent from all research participants (or their legal guardians, when applicable). The method of obtaining consent (oral or written) should always be culturally appropriate and ideally specified in the manuscript.
  • Do No Harm: Authors must ensure they took every precaution to protect the well-being, dignity, and safety of research participants, avoiding physical, social, psychological, or economic harm, either during fieldwork or in the writing of the manuscript.
  • Anonymity and Confidentiality: When authors decide to use real names of research participants, they must ensure they have obtained proper free and informed consent.
  • Vulnerable Populations: Special care and rigorous ethical protocols are required when conducting research with vulnerable populations (including, but not limited to, children, indigenous peoples, refugees, or persons in coercive situations).
  • Ethical Approval: Authors take full and exclusive responsibility for all ethical aspects of the research. When applicable, a statement confirming that the research was approved by an institutional Research Ethics Committee or equivalent can also be included.

1.2. Originality and Plagiarism

  • Originality: The submitted manuscript must be the original work of the author(s). For more details, please see the General Submission Rules.
  • Plagiarism: The journal uses similarity detection software. Plagiarism in all its forms (presenting another's work as one's own) and self-plagiarism (reusing significant portions of one's own previously published work without proper citation) are unacceptable and will lead to immediate rejection.
  • Proper Citation: Authors must properly cite all sources of information, works, data, and ideas from others that have influenced the work.

1.3. Authorship

  • Authorship Criteria: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the conception, design, data acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of the work; and participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript; and approved the final version to be published.
  • Acknowledgments: Individuals who provided technical support, funding, or other contributions that do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
  • Corresponding Author: The corresponding author is the primary point of contact and assumes responsibility for communication with the journal and all co-authors.

1.4. Transparency and Conflict of Interest

  • Conflict of Interest: Authors must declare any potential conflict of interest (financial, professional, or personal) that could be perceived as influencing the results or interpretation of the manuscript. If no conflicts exist, this must also be stated (e.g., "The authors declare no conflict of interest").
  • Funding Sources: All sources of funding for the research must be explicitly declared in the Acknowledgments section.
  • Data integrity: Tipití recognizes that the sharing of anthropological data, especially that originating from research with indigenous peoples, is sensitive and that its eventual sharing may be subject to complex interactions between different knowledge systems and intellectual property regimes. For this reason, data sharing is encouraged provided that the anonymity of the participants is guaranteed and that the limitations imposed by local conceptions and practices regarding privacy and intellectual property are carefully taken into account.

2. Reviewer Responsibilities (Peer Review)

  • Conflict of Interest: Reviewers must decline a review invitation if they have any conflict of interest (personal, financial, intellectual, or competitive) that might compromise their objectivity.
  • Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review are confidential documents. Reviewers must not discuss or share them with third parties without explicit permission from the editors.
  • Objectivity: Reviews must be conducted objectively, constructively, impartially, and politely. Personal or derogatory comments are completely inappropriate.
  • Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors and alert the editors to any suspicion of plagiarism or substantial overlap with other works.

3. Editor Responsibilities

  • Editorial Decision: Editors have full responsibility and authority to accept or reject a manuscript based on its relevance, originality, and scholarly merit, without discrimination based on the authors' ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or nationality.
  • Confidentiality: Editors must ensure the confidentiality of the peer review process, protecting the identities of both authors and reviewers.
  • Management of Ethical Breaches: Editors will take all necessary steps (including corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern) if suspicions of ethical misconduct are raised, even after publication.

4. Identification and Handling of Misconduct

Should suspicion of data fabrication, plagiarism, or ethical issues in the research arise, the journal will suspend evaluation or publication and gather evidence to investigate the plausibility of the suspicion. If the suspicion is deemed plausible, clarification will be requested from the authors.

In cases where honest errors are identified, the manuscript must be corrected or, in the case of already published articles, an Erratum must be published.

If the explanation by the author(s) is deemed insufficient, the case will be brought to the Editorial Board and, if necessary, to the author's home institution.

In cases of proven misconduct, the following procedures will be adopted:

  • Article under Review: Immediate rejection of the manuscript and formal notification to the author.

  • Published Article:
    • Correction/Erratum: For unintentional errors that do not invalidate the conclusions.
    • Retraction: For cases of plagiarism, data fabrication, or serious ethical breaches that invalidate the work. The article will remain on the journal's website but will be clearly marked as "RETRACTED."

In severe cases of proven misconduct, the Editor-in-Chief will notify the research institution and/or the author's funding agency.