Good publishing practices in gender equality

UMA Editorial, as the academic imprint of the University of Malaga (UMA) managed through the Publications and Scientific Dissemination Service of the Vice-Rectorate for Research and Transfer of the University of Malaga (UMA), shares the values of the institution. Among them is "equality" between women and men.

In this sense, we follow the guidelines of the Style Guide for Publishing of Publications and scintific Dissemination Service , which is based on the Guidelines for the Gender-Equitable Use of Language and Image of the UMA (2015), a useful tool that offers resources and strategies to avoid linguistic sexism in publishing, teaching, research and management activities.

This journal is committed to gender policies that lead to real equality in our society between women and men through the following actions.

Editorial participation. Umática seeks to achieve a balance in the percentage of women and men included in the Editorial Team, as well as the Peer Reviewers.
Use of inclusive language. Recommend the use of inclusive language in scientific articles, for which it is recommended to consult the following Guide for non-sexist language  (PDF).
Sex and gender in research. It will be required to report on whether the source data of the research takes gender into account, in order to allow the identification of possible differences. Inclusion in the article of the full name of the authors of the works published. In this regard, it is recommended to consult the Practical Guide for the inclusion of the gender perspective in the contents of research (PDF).