Section policies

All contributions considered for peer review must be unpublished (written in Spanish or English), the product of original research, and adhere to the topics considered by the journal. The types of contributions received are:

• Scientific articles
• Essays
• Book reviews

All manuscripts share the following characteristics:

• Double-blind review
• Bilingual (English - Spanish)
• Open access
• No publication fees

For more details on the characteristics of each type of contribution, please see the Guide for authors.

Submission

The process of submission and review of manuscripts is done through the Open Journal System (OJS). The person responsible for the submission is the “corresponding author” and is the only one with whom communication will be maintained throughout the process. The documents and information required for the submission are:

• Cover letter
• Front page
• Manuscript
• Figures
• ORCID identifier of each author

For more information regarding documents, see the Guide for authors.

If the paper is in line with the journal's topics and research areas, and meets the requirements described in the Guide for authors, an email will be sent to acknowledge receipt of the contribution, in which a reference key will be assigned, which must be specified in any procedure or query. Failure to comply with the criteria described in the Guide for authors will lead to rejection (topic outside the scope of the journal or duplication of content) or return of the manuscript for correction before starting the evaluation process.

Each paper submitted to Textual. Análisis del medio rural journal will be checked for possible plagiarism using iThenticate®. If the tool detects a similarity greater than 10 % in the introduction, results and discussion, and conclusion sections, the document submitted will be rejected. This journal reserves the right to determine the outcome of this evaluation and is not required to disclose the similarity percentage found.

Use of artificial intelligence (AI)

The Textual journal allows the use of AI only to improve the readability and language of the contribution. If applicable, the contribution must include a description of the technologies used and what was generated with them.

Authors are responsible for supervising, reviewing, and editing information obtained using AI, as these technologies may generate incorrect information.

Under no circumstances may authors include AI as a co-author in the contribution, as this implies performing activities that can only be attributed to humans.

The Textual journal does not allow the use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies (such as ChatGPT, Deepseek, or Claude) by reviewers and editors in the peer review process, to protect the rights of authors and the confidentiality of their research.

Privacy and confidentiality policy

The Textual journal’s privacy policy is based on the provisions of the General Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Obligated Entities (LGPDPPSO) and the General Guidelines on the Protection of Personal Data for the Public Sector, and is detailed in the document Simplified privacy notice: submission of scientific articles for publication in institutional journals, which can be consulted at: https://revistas.chapingo.mx/public/site/pdf/cori_DP-en.pdf

Digital preservation policy

The Textual journal ensures the long-term preservation, accessibility, and integrity of its digital content through institutional storage, backup, and interoperability mechanisms.

The content published in digital formats (PDF, HTML) is hosted on external servers linked through an institutional domain of the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, which ensures operational stability, continuous availability, and open access to scientific content.

The digital preservation strategy includes performing weekly backups of websites, editorial files, and associated databases, with the purpose of preventing data loss and ensuring content recovery in the event of technical contingencies.

Furthermore, the journal maintains active Digital Object identifiers (DOI) and interoperability mechanisms through OAI-PMH, which facilitates the traceability, harvesting, and integration of articles into national and international indexing systems and academic platforms.

Interoperability and metadata policy

The Textual journal offers interoperability services through the OAI-PMH protocol (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting), accessible via the following URL: https://revistas.chapingo.mx/textual/oai/

The platform implements an advanced interoperability scheme that allows the exposure of structured metadata in Dublin Core format, facilitating integration with indexing systems, institutional repositories, and national and international scientific dissemination platforms.

In addition, it incorporates enriched metadata, interoperability with DOIs, links to PDFs, and compatibility with academic retrieval systems and external query services.

Self-archiving policy

The authors retain their property rights over the contribution, and therefore may deposit, self-archive, disseminate, or distribute the final published version in national or international repositories, as well as on personal websites, academic networks, and other open access media, in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.

Therefore, the Textual journal does not establish embargo periods or restrictions for the deposit or dissemination of published articles. Self-archiving may be done immediately after publication of the manuscript in its final version or in advance publication format.

Every version of the deposited manuscript must include the full reference to the original publication (authorship, year of publication, title of the article, name of the journal, volume, article number, and DOI) to guarantee the correct attribution, citation, and traceability of the work.

Open access policy

The Textual journal, together with the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, recognizes that to improve the process of dissemination of scientific knowledge, it must be accessible to any user without any legal or economic barrier. Therefore, authors who publish in the Textual journal accept the following terms and conditions:

• Based on copyright legislation, the Textual journal recognizes and respects the moral rights of authors, as well as the ownership of the property rights of their work, which will be ceded to the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo through the signing of a copyright transfer agreement, in which they explicitly recognize that their work will be disseminated under the open access principles established by the journal.
• Authors may make other independent and additional contractual agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the final version of the published article (such as including it in an institutional or thematic repository, hosting it on academic social networks, or disseminating it on electronic or printed platforms). This is provided that the document is clearly and explicitly stated as having been first published in the Textual journal, that the reference is placed as proposed on the first page of the article, and that the respective digital object identifier (DOI) is included.

Licensing

All content published in the Textual journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. This means that readers/users may freely access all content published in the journal, as well as cite, share (in print and electronic format), print, and distribute the documents, as long as it is clearly and explicitly mentioned that the document was first published in the Textual journal and the respective DOI is included. Likewise, the material cannot be used for commercial purposes.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license

Code of ethics

The Textual journal follows the international standards published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure transparency in both the publication of contributions and the associated dispute resolution procedures.

Authors must declare compliance with ethical standards throughout their research and manuscript preparation by signing the submission letter. Furthermore, authors must assume full responsibility for the content of the manuscript.

Originality of the manuscripts. Authors must ensure that they have written completely original works. If they have used the work or phrases of other authors, these must be cited appropriately.

Plagiarism. This practice can occur in many ways, from self-plagiarism (citing one's own work without the respective reference), presenting someone else's work as one's own, copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another work (without attribution), and even claiming as one's own the results of research conducted by others. Plagiarism (in all its forms) and fraudulent statements constitute unethical conduct and are unacceptable in the scientific community and in the editorial process.

The journal uses the iThenticate® software to verify the originality of submitted manuscripts before beginning the peer review process.

Multiple publication. Authors must not submit manuscripts that are essentially the same to more than one journal.

Acknowledgement of consulted sources. Credit should always be given to the work of other authors through proper citation.

Authorship of the contribution. Authorship must be limited to those who contributed significantly to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the research conducted.

Self-citation and fabricated citations. Authors should avoid self-citations and citations unrelated to the main objective of the paper.

Research ethics. All contributions that address topics such as genetic manipulation, environmental impact, the use of radiation, biosafety, animal welfare, public health, discrimination, or any other socially sensitive issue must comply with the applicable regulations, authorizations, and permits in the country and at the institution where the research was conducted, whenever such provisions exist and are legally enforceable.

The Universidad Autónoma Chapingo and its institutional journals disclaim any liability arising from authors’ failure to comply with these obligations; authors shall bear full responsibility for the corresponding legal, ethical, and administrative consequences.

Furthermore, the journal reserves the right to reject, suspend, or withdraw any submission if the editorial board determines that the work violates ethical, moral, or regulatory principles, to ensure the scientific integrity and transparency of the research.

Post-publication corrections and retractions. The Textual journal is open to publishing corrections (errata) or retractions in cases where it is proven that the published article contains significant errors. To do so, authors must submit a request via email to the Editor-in-Chief of the Textual journal, who will issue a decision within 30 business days after receiving the request. To issue an opinion, the Editor-in-Chief must consult with experts and may employ any tools deemed necessary for this purpose.

Complaints. Possible irregularities related to editorial ethics (such as plagiarism, duplicate publication, manipulation of information and data, or authorship conflicts) may be reported via email to the Coordinación de Revistas Institucionales (Coordination of Institutional Journals) of the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo and to the Editor-in-Chief of the Textual journal, who will analyze the complaint.

The complaint must explain the facts in detail and be accompanied by supporting documentation and evidence. Additional information may be required.

The decision will be issued in accordance with the editorial policies and institutional regulations applicable to the institutional journals of the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. If the situation warrants it, support may be sought from other institutional bodies to resolve the issue.

Depending on the nature and severity of the irregularity or fault, measures such as rejection of the manuscript, request for revisions, publication of errata, issuance of warning notes, or formal retraction of the published article may be implemented. Throughout the entire process, the confidentiality of the information and the decisions resulting from each proceeding will be ensured.

Conflict of interest. Authors must declare any financial or employment relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias the outcome of the work, such as financial gain, personal prestige, or institutional commitments. To this end, authors must disclose any conflicts of interest and, if such conflicts exist, describe the agreements reached.

Reviewers must refrain from participating in the evaluation of manuscripts whenever there is a conflict of interest that could affect their objectivity, impartiality, or academic independence. This includes personal, business, employment, institutional, academic, or recent collaborative relationships with any of the authors or with the institutions involved in the research. If a conflict of interest arises, they must decline the requested review. Furthermore, the information contained in the manuscripts under review must be treated as strictly confidential in accordance with our personal data protection policy.

Manuscripts authored by any collaborator in the Textual journal (editors, reviewers, members of editorial bodies) will not receive preferential treatment in the selection of reviewers, and their evaluation will be carried out under the same criteria applicable to any other contribution.