Authorship Policy (copyright, contributions, and funding)

Authors retain their copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication. The journal will publish the article online on its website (https://revistas.cef.udima.es/index.php/rtss) under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Authors must sign the originality and first publication rights agreement available on the journal’s website.

Authors are primarily responsible for the content and claims made in their article, to prevent conflicts of interest between the journal Revista de Trabajo y Seguridad Social. CEF and third parties or institutions.

If an article is co-authored, the corresponding author must ensure that no contributor has been omitted and that no individuals have been included who did not contribute, thus avoiding honorary or fictitious authorship, which is considered a form of scientific misconduct. The corresponding author must also ensure that all listed authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript and consent to its possible publication.

The list of authors must include only individuals who have made an intellectual contribution to the development of the work. Simply compiling data or participating in technical tasks is not sufficient to warrant authorship.

In general, three minimum requirements must be met to be considered an author:

• Participation in the conception and development of the work that resulted in the final article.
• Involvement in the drafting of the manuscript and subsequent revisions.
• Approval of the final version to be published.

Authors must be listed in the article in strict order of relevance, based on their specific contribution to the work. Any changes during the review process must be communicated in writing to the editor and signed by all involved authors.

Authors must include details of their specific contribution to the article in the curriculum section appended at the end of the manuscript (see point 9 “Structure”, section “CURRICULUM” of the publication guidelines).

Authors must declare the exact origin of the article's content (e.g., doctoral thesis, research project, teaching experience, etc.).

Authors must disclose to the editor any potential conflicts of interest. If there is a commercial, financial, or personal relationship that may affect the results and conclusions of the work, it must be declared and will be included in the published version of the article.

Authors must clearly and concisely declare all sources of funding received for the study, specifying the private or public entity that provided the funding and including the funding reference code, if applicable. This information will appear in the published version and in the journal’s metadata.

Authors must ensure that their manuscripts contain original results, data, ideas, and/or interpretations, and that these have not been copied, fabricated, distorted, or manipulated. They are also responsible for reviewing and verifying the accuracy and validity of the results before submitting the manuscript to the journal.

In accordance with the Artificial Intelligence Policy, authors must explicitly declare the use of AI tools in the development of their work and cite the tools used in the references section. All manuscripts will be checked with AI detection tools (Ithenticate) to ensure ethical and transparent use. Fraudulent use of AI will result in corrective actions such as retraction of the article and disqualification of the author from future submissions.

Authors agree not to submit articles that have been previously published or are under review elsewhere. Articles derived from conference papers that have not been published or are only accessible in conference proceedings may be submitted, provided their origin is stated at the time of submission.

Authors agree not to commit plagiarism or use third-party texts without prior consent from the original authors and without proper citation, even if permission has been granted.

Authors also agree not to resubmit previously created texts with more than 20% overlap with the new submission. Editors will check each article using plagiarism detection software (Ithenticate). If more than 20% similarity is found, the editors will thoroughly review the sources and send a report to the author indicating either rejection or a chance to revise and properly cite the sources.

Authors are legally responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to reproduce cited texts, figures, graphs, tables, photographs, etc., which must be properly credited. When including images as part of the research, authors must explain how they were created or obtained if necessary for understanding.

Irregular practices include excessive self-citation, citing sources without consultation, adding irrelevant citations to increase citation counts, misrepresenting other works, releasing results prior to peer review, withholding data or methods needed for replication, and including unverifiable private information.

For articles involving data from studies or research with human participants or based on clinical trials, authors must ensure participants’ privacy rights are respected. A written declaration of informed consent (freely and voluntarily given) must be attached. Appropriate consents, permissions, and authorizations must be obtained when including personal information or images. Authors must retain these documents and provide them to editors upon request.

If the article involves human participants or clinical trials, authors must ensure the research complies with the Declaration of Helsinki on Ethical Principles for Medical Research