The journal CULTURA the University of San Martín de Porres establishes this Declaration of Ethics and Prevention of Malpractice in accordance with the institution's ethical standards and international standards for scientific publishing.
CULTURA the principles of transparency and best practices in academic publishing. These principles ensure transparency in the editorial process, impartial peer review, open access, and good ethical practices in academic publishing.

Authors' Responsibilities

• Submit original, unpublished works that have not been submitted simultaneously to other journals.
• Transparently declare any conflicts of interest and sources of funding.
• Comply with ethical regulations for research involving human subjects (Declaration of Helsinki) and animal welfare where applicable.
• Collaborate in the correction, retraction, or revision of the article when necessary.

Responsibilities of the Editorial Board and Editors

• Ensure confidentiality and impartiality in the evaluation of manuscripts.
• Implement clear policies and procedures for addressing misconduct, following the institution's and WAME's guidelines.
• Publish corrections, clarifications, or retractions where appropriate.

Reviewer Responsibilities:
Maintain absolute confidentiality of the manuscripts reviewed. Provide objective, substantiated, and constructive opinions. Disclose potential conflicts of interest before accepting the review. Detect signs of plagiarism, data falsification, or duplication.

Unacceptable Conduct
The following are considered bad practices: plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data manipulation, falsification, fabrication of results, redundant or fragmented publication, and manipulation of indicators.

Research Ethics:
Comply with the Declaration of Helsinki in research involving human subjects, ensuring informed consent and protection of privacy. Respect the Montreal Declaration in international collaborations. Adopt the principles of the Singapore Declaration to maintain research integrity.

Style and Reference Guidelines
All manuscripts must comply with the APA Publication Manual (7th edition) for citation and references.