Open access policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that providing the public with free access to research helps a greater global exchange of knowledge.

The publication is free and its contents are distributed with Creative Commons of Attribution -Non-Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) consistent with the Open Access declaration of our publishers.
RIEM does not charge for article processing (APC) or article submission fees for any of the editorial or publication processes.

FILING SYSTEM

This journal uses the LOCKSS system to create an archive system distributed among collaborating libraries, allowing them to create permanent archives of the journal for conservation and restoration purposes.

EDITORIAL ETHICS
The Ibero-American Journal of Municipal Studies (RIEM) bases its editorial processes on the ethical code of the Publications Ethics Committee (COPE). It therefore sets out the following commitments:

EDITOR

Ensure the selection of highly qualified reviewers with the least possible bias.
Evaluate exclusively on the basis of the scientific merit of the contents, without discrimination of any kind (ethnic, political, economic, institutional, etc.).
Not to disclose information about articles received to persons outside the editorial process.
Maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts, their authors and reviewers, ensuring the anonymity of the process.
Not to use the contents of the articles for own research without the express consent of the authors.
Strictly comply with the published times for the editorial process (14 weeks maximum term) and a maximum number of lag between acceptance and publication, that is, no accepted article can remain unpublished two issues in a row.

REVIEWERS

Make a critical, constructive and honest review of the scientific quality of the article received.
Inform the Editor in case of conflicts of interest, refusing to perform the review due to possible bias.
Decline to make an assessment if it does not correspond to your area of knowledge or specialization.
Evaluate the work in a timely manner, immediately informing the Editor in case of impossibility of performance at the time of receiving the request.
Consider each assigned manuscript as confidential, and these texts cannot be discussed with other persons without the express consent of the Editor.
Evaluate objectively, without establishing personal judgments about the authors of the contributions.
Justify their assessments according to the guidelines established by RIEM (available on the journal’s website).
Warn publishers if substantial parts of the work have already been published or are under review for another publication.
Indicate with precision the bibliographical references of fundamental works possibly forgotten by the author.
Inform the Editor of any similarities or overlaps of the manuscript with other published works.
Consider the information obtained during the peer review process as confidential, and may not use it for personal purposes.

AUTHORS

Present an original work, which does not contain parts of other authors or other fragments of work without the corresponding reference.
Present true and unaltered data.
Not to publish articles in which the same results are repeated in more than one scientific journal, nor to present a manuscript simultaneously in more than one journal.
Provide in a rigorous manner the indication of the sources and contributions mentioned in the article.
Include those people who have made a real contribution to the article, ranked the authors according to their level of responsibility and involvement in the document.
Not include other authors in the middle of the editorial process (not allowed by RIEM’s editorial policy).
Make available sources or data on which the investigation was based, in case of duly justified request by the Editor.
Explicitly declare the absence of conflicts of interest that may have influenced the results obtained or the proposed interpretations (mandatory in RIEM)and indicate any funding of agencies and/or projects from which the research article is derived.