Code of ethics
DECLARATION OF ETHICS AND GOOD PRACTICES
The authors who signed the articles accepted the responsibility defined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors; They must also declare, in a mandatory manner, the presence or absence of a conflict of interest in relation to the investigation presented. The opinions expressed are their sole responsibility and may not necessarily reflect the criteria or the policy of the Editorial Committee.
The article should not contain fragments of texts from previously published works or in the process of publication in journals or other support without due citation. If they are the author's own are considered self-citations.
The mention of trade names, manufacturers or distributors of equipment or supplies does not imply that the Medical Journal of Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Guatemala. approves, recommends or uses them.
The investigations sent to the Medical Journal of Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Guatemala, must have been prepared respecting the recommendations on research in humans (Declaration of Helsinki, http://bvs.sid.cu/revistas/recursos/helsinki.pdf) and with laboratory animals (American Society of Physiology).
Clinical trials must carry their due registration number obtained in a Registry of Clinical Trials. This number must be verifiable, so the source will appear. In addition, the evaluation parameters expressed in the CONSORT international guide should be adjusted
(http://bvs.sid.cu/revistas/recursos/CONSORT.pdf)
Any violation of the type of ethics related to the document will be resolved using the protocols established by the International Committee of Ethics of the Scientific Publication - COPE
(http://publicationethics.org/files/All_Flowcharts_English_0.pdf)
DECLARATION OF ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
The journal welcomes the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholary Publishing, published in June 2015 by the Commitee on Publication Ethics (COPE, available at http://publicationethics.org/. April 2017), which establish in relation to authorship and contributions that "an author must assume responsibility for at least one of the parts that make up the work, should be able to identify those responsible for each of the other parties, and would be It is desirable that he trust in the capacity and integrity of those with whom he shares responsibility. " For this reason, Medical Journal of Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Guatemala. Requests all authors to describe their contributions in the manuscript sent for publication.