Focus and scope

 Duazary, which means 'well-being,' 'quality of life,' or simply 'health' among the Arhuacos, an Indigenous group living in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and speaking a language from the Chibcha family, is a name that reflects the core values and focus of our Journal.

 Duazary is a quarterly scientific publication edited by the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia. It aims to disseminate original and unpublished research that contributes to understanding the health-disease-care process in nursing, medicine, dentistry, psychology, and related areas at the local, national, and international levels.

 Duazary publishes articles that are rigorously reviewed and approved by the Editorial Committee, ensuring the quality and relevance of the writings. This process ensures compliance with international regulations, such as the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication, from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), updated in May 2023. The full document is available at: http://www.icmje.org/

 Journal objective

Disseminate research in human health through original articles, topic reviews, clinical case reports, letters to the editor, and unpublished editorials in Spanish and English that contribute to understanding the health-disease-care process and human health care.

 Target audience

The Journal aims to target researchers, students, teachers, and professionals interested in generating knowledge in the health area that contributes to their theoretical-practical enrichment, especially on topics related to the Latin American context.

 Ethical-legal principles

The articles published in Duazary must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki and other regulations derived from it and the specific legislation of each country where the research sent for publication is carried out.

Periodicity and diffusion

Duazary is affiliated with the University of Magdalena, Colombia, and its periodicity is continuous (articles are published as they are accepted and meet the requirements set out in the Guide for Authors of the journal). Circulation is national and international.

Citation and referencing standard

Duazary is committed to defending and respecting copyright. All citations must be correctly referenced in the text, and authors are asked to follow the reference instructions according to the Vancouver standards presented in the guide for authors. This commitment ensures that the academic community protects and respects authors' work.

 Plagiarism detection

Duazary takes a strong stance on plagiarism, monitoring the policy of respect for copyright. It applies the Turnitin plagiarism detection software as the first and last filter to the manuscripts submitted and finally approved by the Journal. This rigorous process provides authors and readers with confidence in the originality and integrity of the published work.

Artificial intelligence uses policies

 Authors can use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve text written in Spanish or English. However, the authors are responsible for any inaccuracies or distortions these tools may generate. Authors must declare and present the use of AI in the article. Likewise, Duazary will avoid publishing figures or images edited with AI. Under no circumstances will AI be included in the list of authors of the manuscripts.

 Corrections and retractions

According to the Editorial Committee's criteria, published articles may require subsequent corrections if they are significant in the title, authors (typing errors), institutional affiliation, abstract, main text, tables, figures, acknowledgments, or data sharing.

Likewise, the Editor and the Editorial Committee may retract an article if they have conclusive evidence that the findings are unreliable, a significant error (experimental or calculation error), or as a result of fabrication or falsification—data manipulation of images. Likewise, if it is observed plagiarism, duplication of previously published results in another resource without proper attribution of sources or communication to the editor, permission to republish or justification, presenting material or data without authorization for use, violates copyright, or there are other significant legal issues, the research is unethical, the peer review process was manipulated or fraudulent, the authors overlooked a significant conflict of interest that the editor believes would have affected the editors' interpretations or recommendations, and peer reviewers. More details at https://publicationethics.org/files/cope-guias-para-la-retractacion.pdf .

A retraction note will be published and linked to the retracted article. This note will include the title, the authors' names, who retracts the article, and the reasons for the retraction.

For more details, consult the ethics and good editorial practices guide at http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/duazary/etica.

Form of acquisition

The journal is freely accessible and has no associated costs per publication, you can access it through the page: http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/duazary/index 

Financing

The Duazary journal is financed with the resources assigned by the Universidad del Magdalena, through the Vicerrectoría de Invetigación, Editorial Unimagdalena and the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Durability of publications

Duazary employs Doi (Digital Object Identifier), for the durability of its publications on the web.

Evaluation process

Before submitting an article to Duazary Journal, make sure you comply with the instructions for authors, and each author must guarantee that his manuscript has not been submitted simultaneously to other journals, it is original and unpublished. The above has an impact directly on the times of the editorial process thereof.

The reception of a manuscript does not imply the obligation for its acceptance, nor commitment regarding the publication. All papers received with the intention of being published in the journal will be reviewed initially by the editorial team, which has a period of two weeks to verify compliance with the specific rules of the articles, as well as the suitability and quality of the same. If the manuscript does not comply with the guidelines, it will be returned to the author for full application.

Manuscripts that comply with all the guidelines set out in the instructions for authors will be sent to national and international anonymous peer reviewers (preferably outside the publishing institution), of recognized experience, who will advance the double-blind evaluation process. The evaluator will issue its concept on the manuscript and may make recommendations or request clarifications. The journal will send the concepts of evaluation in a period no longer than three months, time that begins from the notification to the author that his writing has entered that phase. The opinion process requires anonymity.

 If a positive and a negative evaluation is submitted, the editor will decide on the said controversy, either by sending it to a third evaluator or sending it to the editorial committee, with the purpose of giving a definitive verdict. Below are the possible results, after the final verdicts.

Evaluator peer one	Evaluator peer two	Result
To publish	To publish with modifications	It is accepted with modifications
To publish	To publish	Publishable
Not to publish	To publish with modifications	Third peer
Not to publish	To publish	Third peer
To publish with modifications	To publish with modifications	It is accepted with modifications
Not to publish	Not to publish	Not publishable

 If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors will receive the form of transfer of patrimonial rights of articles, which all authors must complete and sign; for the case of the existence of illustrations, portraits, photographs, etc., other formats available on the journale's platform will be filled out. The accepted articles will go through a process of correction of style and layout by the editing team. When the proof of galleries of the journal is obtained, the manuscript will be sent to the authors for their review, this step is prior to or during the publication of the edition in process, it is necessary to clarify that the publication process does not present any economic cost for authors. This phase can take up to three months from the approval for publication of the document.

Ethics in research and publication is fundamental for the journal, therefore, in case of plagiarism or copyright violation, the editors will order the cancellation of the review, editorial preparation or publication processes, as the case may be.

 For more details, consult the Ethics guide and good editorial practices located at the following URL: http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/duazary/etica

Open access policy

Commercial use of the original work or of possible derivative works is not allowed, the distribution of which must be done with a license equal to that which regulates the original work.

File

This journal uses the LOCKSS system to create a distributed storage system among participating libraries and allows the creation of permanent archives in the journal for conservation and restoration purposes. Plus...

Duazary allows the simultaneous publication of its publications in self-archiving systems or institutional repositories, provided their origin is recognized.