Metadata Management Policy

This policy establishes the guidelines for the creation, validation, updating, and preservation of the editorial metadata of peer-reviewed academic journal post(s) published by USFQ PRESS, the publishing house of Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18272/posts.press.metadata-policy

Its purpose is to strengthen the academic integrity, editorial traceability, technical interoperability, and international visibility of the scientific content published by the journal.

Scope

This policy applies to all articles, essays, editorials, translations, and other content published by the journal.

Principles

Metadata management is governed by the following principles:

• academic accuracy;
• editorial transparency;
• digital persistence;
• international interoperability;
• continuous updating;
• preservation of the academic record.

Required Metadata

Every accepted manuscript must include, as applicable:

• title in the original language and in English;
• abstract in the original language and in English;
• keywords in the original language and in English;
• full names of authors;
• institutional affiliation;
• country of affiliation;
• ORCID identifier;
• email address, preferably academic;
• dates of submission, acceptance, and publication;
• DOI;
• conflict of interest statement;
• statement on the use of artificial intelligence;
• research data availability statement, when applicable.

Responsabilities

Authors are responsible for providing complete, accurate, and up-to-date information.

Editorial Team responsible for verifying the academic and editorial consistency of the records.

Technical Team (SCImago)

The technical team is responsible for ensuring the correct implementation of metadata in OJS, Crossref, and external indexes.

Post-publication Corrections

Errata, corrections, retractions, or revised versions will be published as independent records and linked to the original article, preserving the traceability of the editorial record.

Validity

This policy may be updated as international standards for scientific publishing evolve.