Copyright Policy

In line with its open access policy, STAR assumes the principle that published content may only be used by third parties if the original authors are explicitly credited, for non-commercial purposes, and always under the same license for derivative or composite works. This principle ensures that scientific knowledge flows freely while maintaining the academic integrity of the publications and the moral rights of the author.

Authors submitting their manuscripts to STAR must sign the Copyright Transfer Agreement, which establishes the following terms:

a) Commitment to exclusivity: The author undertakes not to submit the manuscript for review to any other publication or journal while it is under consideration in the editorial process.

b) Transfer of rights to the journal: The author grants STAR the rights for reproduction, publication, and distribution of the article; however, the author retains the moral rights to their work.

c) Non-exclusive transfer: The transfer of rights does not imply total exclusivity; the author may reuse their work in other academic or scientific contexts, provided that the original source published in STAR is acknowledged.

This transfer of rights includes explicit consent to display, preserve, and make the content visible in scientific databases, institutional repositories, indexing systems, and other open portals, both nationally and internationally. Likewise, for the purpose of dissemination and academic use, it permits the total or partial translation of the text into other languages, as well as the creation of adaptations or summaries of the original content. It also allows for the inclusion of versions in the original language or translated versions, even under a different title, while always preserving the integrity and authorship of the work.

Through the originality statement, authors officially declare that their manuscript is original, unpublished, and submitted exclusively to this journal. They assume full responsibility for the ideas, data, and criteria presented; they submit their work to peer review under the double-blind arbitration system; they consent to necessary editorial revisions; and they express their agreement with the deadlines and procedures established in the "Peer Review" section.

Authors retain the copyright to their works and grant STAR the right of first publication under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license authorizes third parties to share the work, provided that the creator's name and the original medium of publication, i.e., this journal, are explicitly mentioned.