Research Integrity Policy

<p>The following constitute breaches of integrity: fabrication or falsification of data, image manipulation, plagiarism, duplicate or redundant publication, undeclared use of artificial intelligence tools, improper authorship, deliberate omission of conflicts of interest, duplicate submission (the simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal), and serious ethical violations in research involving human participants.</p>

<p>Anyone may report a well-founded suspicion by writing to <a href="mailto:revistasaludup@upacifico.edu.py">revistasaludup@upacifico.edu.py</a>. The Editor-in-Chief, in consultation with the Editorial Board, conducts a confidential and impartial review in accordance with the <a href="https://publicationethics.org/guidance/flowcharts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COPE flowcharts</a>, informs the authors and gives them the opportunity to respond before any decision is made. Where appropriate, the authors' affiliated institution is informed.</p>

<p>If the manuscript has not yet been published, it may be rejected. If it has already been published, the case is handled in accordance with the <a href="https://revistascientificas.upacifico.edu.py/index.php/PublicacionesUP_Salud/correcciones-retractaciones">corrections and retractions policy</a>. Similarity checking and the specific handling of plagiarism are described in the <a href="https://revistascientificas.upacifico.edu.py/index.php/PublicacionesUP_Salud/politica-antiplagio">anti-plagiarism policy</a>.</p>