Author’s rights and co-authors’ contribution policies

All authors should complete an Authorship Statement form declaring their responsibility on the veracity and novelty of the work, sign this statement and submit it to the Editorial Committee. All accepted manuscripts will not be published until the statements signed by all the authors have been received. The Argentine Journal of Cardiology adheres to ICMJE recommendations on authorship which postulate that authorship is based on the following 4 criteria: 1) Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the article, or the acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data for the article; and 2) Drafting the paper and reviewing it critically for its intellectual content; and 3) Final approval of the version to be published; and 4) Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the paper to ensure that all questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the study are appropriately investigated and resolved. See http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html

The authors’ participation in each stage of the article drafting should be clearly identified. Participation only in data collection or financial support, as well as acting in the general supervision of the group does not justify authorship. At least one author should be accountable for any part of the article that is critical for its main conclusions. These criteria should also be applied in multicenter papers and all authors should comply with them. The members of the group that do not meet these criteria can participate, if they agree, in acknowledgements or the appendix.

The Argentine Journal of Cardiology considers very seriously breach of author’s rights, plagiarism or other flaws to good clinical practice in publication. We seek to protect our authors’ rights and always investigate claims of plagiarism or inappropriate use of published articles. Similarly, we seek to protect the journal’s reputation against these adverse practices.