About the Journal

ISSN: 2631-2743

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Purpose of the journal

KAIRÓS, Journal of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences (ISSN: 2631-2743), is a biannual open-access academic publication (published in January and July of each year), edited by the Faculty of Political and Administrative Sciences of the Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo (Ecuador). Its objective is to disseminate the results of research and academic work conducted at national and international universities and research centers. The journal is aimed at professionals, academics, researchers, students, and others interested in the social and behavioral sciences, especially those generally related to economics, administration, and legal and law sciences.

Focus and Scope

KAIRÓS, Journal of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences, considers for publication unpublished and original academic articles related to political, economic, legal, administrative, accounting, communication, and tourism issues, presented as theoretical or applied contributions. The journal will give priority to the publication of works whose subject of study concerns Ecuadorian and Latin American issues.

Articles received by the journal are preliminarily evaluated by the editor, taking into account standards of academic quality and originality. Articles that meet this requirement are submitted to anonymous evaluation by two national or international reviewers (double-blind method). The reviewers' comments will be made available to the authors. At the editor's discretion, the journal may also publish methodological notes, book reviews, and brief comments on published articles, together with the response of the author(s) of the original article.

The journal offers its articles in an open format (Open Access, OAJ); that is, any article published in the journal can be accessed free of charge through the journal's website: http://kairos.unach.edu.ec

To submit comments to the journal, please contact the editor: PhD. Diego Enrique Pinilla-Rodríguez, at the following address: Publications and Intellectual Property Unit. Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo. "La Dolorosa" Campus, Avda. Eloy Alfaro and 10 de Agosto. Email: kairos@unach.edu.ec; or the editorial coordinator, PhD. Gerardo Nieves, at the email address: gnieves@unach.edu.ec

Peer Review Process

KAIRÓS, Journal of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences, is an academic journal with national and international reach that publishes research articles related to economic, administrative, accounting, legal, and communication issues.

Each article received is submitted to the judgment of anonymous reviewers under the double-blind methodology. The evaluation is carried out by academics with extensive experience and recognition in each of the topics evaluated. They will preferably be international and external to the publishing institution. This process uses a format appropriate to the journal's areas of knowledge and ensures that the evaluation is guided by the following criteria:

  • Regarding content, based on its relevance, pertinence, contributions, depth, and conceptual and methodological rigor.
  • Regarding formal aspects, based on its structure, style, and readability.

The evaluation process and its criteria ensure that the articles published in the journal are of excellent quality.

Publication Frequency

The journal publishes one issue every six months (2 issues within one annual volume), covering the January-June and July-December periods. The issues are published at the beginning of the declared periods (January and July).

Open Access Policy

KAIRÓS, Journal of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences, is an open-access journal. All its content is immediately and freely available to users and their institutions, with no access charges or embargo periods.

Users may read, download, copy, share, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of the articles, in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), without the need to request additional authorization from the authors or the journal.

KAIRÓS does not charge article processing charges (APCs), submission, evaluation, or publication fees.

The journal maintains its commitment to open access to scientific information and seeks to eliminate economic barriers to access and dissemination of knowledge. All articles are available in full text, immediately and free of charge, under the conditions established by the applicable license.

License Terms

Articles published by KAIRÓS, Journal of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences, are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

This license allows the material to be copied and redistributed in any medium or format, provided that appropriate credit is given to the authorship, the original publication in KAIRÓS is cited, and a link to the license is provided.

The material may not be used for commercial purposes. If the material is remixed, transformed, or modified, the resulting version may not be distributed.

The full license can be consulted at:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Article Evaluation and Editorial Process

Upon receipt of an article, the editorial team evaluates whether it meets the basic requirements established by the journal (length of the abstract and document, citation standards, and formal presentation), as well as its relevance (topics) and quality (objective, theoretical framework, methodology, conclusions, and bibliography).

Articles that meet the thematic and formal requirements indicated in these instructions will be accepted for evaluation and submitted to peer reviewers. Articles that do not comply with these standards will be declared not approved. KAIRÓS, Journal of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences, reserves the right to make any editorial changes it deems appropriate.

Subsequently, every contribution is submitted to evaluation by anonymous reviewers. They may recommend publication without observations, publication with major (substantive) modifications, or determine that the manuscript is not publishable. In the event of disagreement between the peer reviewers' reports, the matter will be resolved by requesting a new evaluation from another peer reviewer. If the article is rejected by both reviewers, it will be returned to the author with an explanation of the reasons.

The results of the evaluations will be communicated to the author within a period of approximately less than three months from receipt of the article.

The observations of the reviewers, as well as those of the editorial team, must be taken into account by the author, who will make the requested adjustments and explain the changes made in an attached letter. These modifications and corrections to the manuscript must be completed by the author within the period indicated by the journal editor (approximately 15 days).

After receiving the revised article, the author will be informed of its approval. The editorial team reserves the final decision regarding the publication of articles and the issue in which they will be published. That publication date will be met provided that the author submits all requested documentation within the indicated period.

Copyright

Authors retain copyright over the works published in KAIRÓS, Journal of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences.

By accepting publication of their work, authors grant KAIRÓS non-exclusive authorization to make the first publication of the work and for its reproduction, editing, publication, public communication, distribution, and the technical or editorial transformations necessary for its publication and dissemination in the different formats used by the journal.

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Authors may enter into additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of their work —for example, by depositing it in institutional or subject repositories or personal websites— provided that its original publication in KAIRÓS is acknowledged and the terms of the applicable license are respected.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to deposit and disseminate the published version of their articles in institutional, subject, or personal repositories once published, indicating the complete bibliographic reference and corresponding DOI.

Statement of Ethics and Good Scientific and Editorial Practices

This scientific journal adheres to the international standards published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)[1]. It is also based on the Best Practice Guidelines for Academic Journal Editors[2] and the Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (PERK)[3], developed by the Elsevier publishing group, in order to guarantee transparency both in the publication of contributions and in the procedures for resolving associated conflicts.

KAIRÓS adheres to the CRediT initiative (Contributor Role Taxonomy)[4], an internationally recognized standard that allows authors to accurately identify and describe their contributions to the preparation of submitted manuscripts. For this purpose, at the beginning of the editorial process, an authorship contribution statement following the stated taxonomy will be requested.

KAIRÓS uses the automated plagiarism management system -Compilatio- to detect possible plagiarism in submitted manuscripts, so all articles will be reviewed using this method, accepting a maximum similarity rate of 10%.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Articles

The journal uses the Compilatio system to identify or detect the use of artificial intelligence in submitted manuscripts. The journal accepts the use of artificial intelligence by authors provided that its use is declared, specifying the AI used, the sections in which it was used, and providing the corresponding citation, for example:

OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (May 21 version) [Language model]. https://chat.openai.com/auth/login

In addition, respect for intellectual property, biases generated by misinformation, and the actions taken to eliminate them must be considered.

If AI is used without being declared, the article will be rejected.

The journal's editorial team will ensure that all parties (editors, peer reviewers, and authors) fully comply with ethical standards throughout the editorial process.

 

Authors

Avoid research misconduct:

  • Research fraud.
  • Improper experimentation with or on animals and humans.

Avoid serious breaches of professional ethics:

  • Simultaneous submissions, duplicate publication.
  • Conflict of interest.
  • Authorship disputes.
  • Fragmentation.

Peer Reviewers

  • Declare conflicts of interest or disqualifying circumstances.
  • Strictly adhere to the journal's review process policies.
  • Respond to requests and submit evaluations on time.
  • Conduct a methodical and rigorous evaluation, as expected given the peer reviewer's level of expertise.
  • Respect the confidentiality of information related to the editorial process.

Editor

  • Ensure the transparency of contributions and the evaluation and publication processes.
  • Ensure objective communication and confidentiality among the parties involved in the editorial process.
  • Respond promptly and respectfully to questions and notifications.
  • Ensure compliance with international standards of research and publication ethics in all scientific and editorial processes related to the journal.

Storage

The Information and Communication Technologies Department of the Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo maintains virtualized servers. All virtual machines are hosted on an HP server, on which HPE 3PAR StoreServ storage is configured. Additionally, a Veeam Backup & Replication virtual machine service is maintained to ensure daily backups of the information on the server assigned to KAIRÓS, Journal of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences.

The website of KAIRÓS, Journal of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences, based on Open Journal Systems, is compatible with the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system, which guarantees the journal a permanent and secure archive. LOCKSS is an open-source program developed by the Stanford University Library that enables libraries to preserve selected web journals by regularly checking registered journals to collect newly published content and archive it. Each archive is continuously validated against records from other libraries, so any damaged or lost content can be restored using those records or the journal itself. LOCKSS has been enabled to store and distribute journal content among participating libraries through the LOCKSS Editorial Manifest Page.

The CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system has also been enabled to guarantee a permanent and secure archive for the journal. CLOCKSS is based on the open-source LOCKSS software developed by the Stanford University Library, which allows libraries to preserve selected web journals by regularly checking the websites of registered journals for recently published content and archiving it. Each archive is continuously validated against other library caches and, if content is found to have been corrupted or lost, the other caches or the journal itself are used to restore it. CLOCKSS therefore makes it possible to store and distribute the content of KAIRÓS, Journal of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences, to participating libraries through the CLOCKSS Editorial Manifest Page.

All articles published in KAIRÓS have a Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

Funding

KAIRÓS, Journal of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences is an academic and editorial project of the Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo / Faculty of Political and Administrative Sciences, a higher education institution that provides the material and financial support for publication of the journal, within the framework of Resolution No. 35-CEPI-2018-02-27 of the Editorial and Intellectual Property Council of the Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, which approved the creation of KAIRÓS once the established requirements had been fulfilled.