CODE OF ETHICS OF
CONSERVACIÓN COLOMBIANA

Authors are required to submit an accurate and precise version of the results or relevant data of their research. All authors must declare that they have not engaged in scientific misconduct such as plagiarism, falsification, selective data reporting, or duplicate publication.

Authors must maintain accurate records and data analyses related to the manuscript submitted to the journal. When reasonably requested by the editor or editorial board, authors must provide or grant access to this information. Once requested, the original data will enter a custody chain that ensures confidentiality and information protection by the journal.

The order of authorship should be a joint decision of all co-authors. Each author’s contribution must be significant enough to take public responsibility for the content. All ideas and opinions in the manuscript are the sole responsibility of the authors.

Individuals who provided comments on the manuscript or contributed to fieldwork, experiments, etc., may be acknowledged in the Acknowledgments section. However, avoid using titles or initials (e.g., Prof., Dr., PhD) and include funding sources for research projects.

Conservación Colombiana assumes that authors submitting manuscripts have followed the ethical codes established by their respective institutions. The Materials and Methods section must indicate whether ethical standards were followed, especially in studies or collections requiring approval by an oversight body (e.g., in accordance with Decree 309 of 2000).

For studies involving animal experimentation, authors must clearly state whether the institution’s or a national research council’s guidelines were followed, or if national laws on animal care and use were considered. Whenever possible, the date and resolution number should be provided.

For manuscripts that include results requiring the deposit of specimens in biological collections, authors must provide collection numbers and collector details, and state where the specimens were deposited or consulted (vouchers). For deposited tissues and DNA sequences, accession numbers must be included, along with collection and/or genetic resource access permits, when applicable.

If part of the content has been previously published or presented elsewhere, authors must acknowledge and cite those sources appropriately and provide a copy of such publications to the editor and editorial board. Additionally, proper credit must be given for any material reproduced from other sources. Elements such as tables, figures, photos, or patents requiring special permission for reproduction must be accompanied by a letter of approval from the copyright holders.

Authors must declare any potential conflicts of interest that could unduly influence any stage of the publication process.

They are responsible for reviewing the final version of the manuscript before publication and informing the journal of any errors that should be corrected. If significant errors are discovered after publication, authors must promptly notify the editor and cooperate with the journal to publish a correction, erratum, appendix, notice, or, if necessary, retract the article.