Ethics guidelines

• In the letter of submission of the manuscript authors must specify the contribution of each of the authors, guaranteeing that they meet the authorship criteria.
• Authors must declare, at the time of submission, that the manuscript is original, has not previously been published in print or electronic format, and is not in the process of being reviewed in another journal concurrently, nor will it be submitted to any print or digital media including the Internet, before the editorial decision is made.
• Authors must indicate if the work has been previously presented in book, paper or poster format.
• Authors must acknowledge the authorship of their own works and those of other authors, strictly following the instructions to authors on correct citatio.
• Authors must declare that they have followed national and international ethical guidelines.
• Authors must specify that research with human beings or animals has been approved by the Research Ethics Committee and that informed consent or assent has been obtained.
• Authors must attach a copy of the letter of approval from the Research Ethics Committee when submitting the manuscript.
• Authors must declare conflicts of interest that could bias or suggest possible bias in their work.
• Authors must declare the responsibility of the author or authors on the views expressed.
• Authors have the right to expressly and spontaneously withdraw all or part of the content of their manuscript(s) at any time. The communication in which the withdrawal is made must be sufficiently explicit.
• No changes or author additions will be accepted after submission of the manuscript.
• No textual, graphic or tabular information will be published that may affect the confidentiality of data processing and the integrity of individuals, institutions or communities.
• Authors who use artificial intelligence in their article should describe, both in the letter of submission and in the submitted paper, in the corresponding section, how they have used it

• Reviewers must ensure the confidentiality of the information received during the review of the manuscripts, avoiding individual or public comment on the content of the manuscript, not using it for personal or academic purposes, and removing the evaluations after they have been submitted.
• Reviewers must identify and declare any conflicts of interest that may positively or negatively affect the evaluation of the work, refraining from participating in the review process.
• Reviewers must inform publishers if they suspect misconduct by the authors.
• Reviewers must express value judgments respectfully, in an objective and supportive manner, ensuring the quality of the work.
• Reviewers must follow the criteria set out in the review form and ensure timely delivery of feedback, so as not to affect the editorial process.

• The editorial team and committee must ensure the ethics and confidentiality of the information provided to them during the editorial process.
• They must keep the content of the manuscripts, the editorial process and the final destination of the works confidential, except to the authors about their own manuscripts.
• They must ensure that the names and e-mail addresses entered on the manuscript submission platform are exclusively used for the declared purposes.
• They must ensure that the authors remain anonymous from the Editorial Committee during the editorial process from the reception of the manuscript until the final decision.
• They must ensure that the peer review is triple blind.
• The editorial team and committee will be alert to potential conflicts of interest that may affect the ability of peers or reviewers, or that may disqualify them from reviewing a particular manuscript.
• The committee, the editorial team and the reviewers formally declare themselves unable to use the information obtained in their work with manuscripts for private or personal purposes.
• They must ensure timely, clear and respectful responses to authors, readers, Editorial Committee members or reviewers who make complaints, claims or clarifications in writing.
• The editorial team and committee refrain from publishing their own articles in the Revista.
• They must substantiate the editorial decisions on the articles evaluated (accept, reject or request modifications), and present a report, which is endorsed by the Editorial Committee.
• The editor, based on the principle of good faith, accepts authors' statements about intellectual property, ethical statements, sources of funding and declarations of conflict of interest as valid.
• They should endeavour to ensure an efficient process of evaluation, revision and editorial decision-making, in line with the available resources, in order to facilitate the process of disseminating the work.
• They must ensure that, from the beginning of the review, the selection of anonymous reviewers and the final decision, the editorial process only takes into account the quality, originality, relevance and advancement of public health knowledge and practice of the manuscripts.
• They must ensure that published articles meet all relevant ethical and quality standards.
• They must guarantee that authors from the University of Antioquia and external authors are on an equal footing in the evaluation of their manuscripts during the editorial process, which only takes into account the quality, originality, relevance and advancement in public health knowledge and practice of the manuscripts.
• They must guarantee that the Editorial Committee and team have full authority in the editorial decisions of selection, evaluation, and publication of the manuscripts, considering only the quality, originality, relevance, and advancement of public health knowledge and practice of the manuscripts, without interference from the funders and promoters ("Héctor Abad Gómez" National School of Public Health and University of Antioquia).
• They must guarantee that the Editorial Committee and team are free to express critical views responsibly, without fear of reprisal even if they differ from the funders and promoters ("Héctor Abad Gómez” National School of Public Health and University of Antioquia).
• Manuscripts with inconclusive or statistically non-significant findings will not be excluded for consideration for publication, if the reviewers and Editorial Committee believe that they can contribute to the advancement of knowledge.
• The Editorial Committee will be alert to the occurrence of causes for withdrawal of articles, consisting of misconduct that include fraud, deception and injury to copyright.

The Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública is committed to publishing original articles and fighting plagiarism in scientific publications.

It belongs to the Crosscheck initiative which aims to promote the originality of articles published in the academic field o.

It uses the Ithenticate software to detect any similarities in all submitted manuscripts.

The Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública is committed to adhering to the criteria established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding corrections, retractions and editorial expressions of concern. We ensure that we handle these situations with the utmost integrity and transparency, ensuring that any errors, omissions or ethical issues are addressed appropriately and clearly to maintain the trust and respect of the academic community. We are dedicated to preserving the quality and reliability of our editorial content.

The following practices are considered inappropriate and grounds for rejection of manuscripts or withdrawal of published articles:

• • Copying of fragments of paragraphs or fragments regardless of their length, without the proper quotation marks and citation, either from their own works (self-citation) or from other authors.
  • Partial or total fabrication of fictitious data.
  • Falsification and manipulation of conclusions or data from other investigations or articles
  • Falsely declaring authorship or co-authorship of articles, without meeting the criteria.
  • Concurrent submission to another journal or duplicate publication

If a reader suspects misconduct, he or she should notify the Editorial Team as soon as possible.

The editor will investigate thoroughly if misconduct is detected and will request an explanation from the authors.

If misconduct is proven, the article will be withdrawn if it has been published or its process will be suspended, duly informing those involved.

Retractions: https://publicationethics.org/retraction-guidelines

Concerns expressions: https://publicationethics.org/resources/forum-discussions/expressions-of-concern

Corrections: https://publicationethics.org/postpublication

The journal strictly adheres to the criteria established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the preparation and review of scientific articles. This commitment ensures that all work involving the use of AI in our publications is transparent, ethically responsible and scientifically valid, providing our readers with high quality and reliable research: (https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html): 

• "At submission, the journal should require authors to disclose whether they used artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies (such as Large Language Models [LLMs], chatbots, or image creators) in the production of submitted work.
• Authors who use such technology should describe, in both the cover letter and the submitted work in the appropriate section if applicable, how they used it. For example, if AI was used for writing assistance, describe this in the acknowledgment section. If AI was used for data collection, analysis, or figure generation, authors should describe this use in the methods .
• Chatbots (such as ChatGPT) should not be listed as authors because they cannot be responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work, and these responsibilities are required for authorship (see Section II.A.1). Therefore, humans are responsible for any submitted material that included the use of AI-assisted technologies.
• Authors should carefully review and edit the result because AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete, or biased.
• Authors should not list AI and AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author, nor cite AI as an author.
• Authors should be able to assert that there is no plagiarism in their paper, including in text and images produced by the AI. Humans must ensure there is appropriate attribution of all quoted material, including full citations”