Engagement of authors

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• This Commitment is one of CERES' editorial innovations. It describes, by summarizing them, the main values and editorial policies of CERES, in particular by emphasizing what distinguishes it from other scientific centres. By using a synthetic and written form in the “I” to reinforce the understanding and the degree of agreement of its readers, it makes it possible to properly inform people who wish to publish in CERES. He shows them and reminds them at the same time that publishing in CERES is not a trivial gesture intended to add a line to an academic file. It is an ethical gesture that participates in the fight to enrich and enhance a pluriversal science (open to the plurality of knowledge) in the service of a better world.

The points addressed in the Commitment concern editorial policies (open access, integrity, inclusive writing) and values (multilingualism, cognitive justice, etc.) as well as the services offered by the general direction and what is expected from the authors: use of the CERES style sheet, absence of plagiarism, complete and exact references, etc.

Each author who has decided to submit a text to one of the CERES journals must read this Commitment before submitting an abstract in the appropriate form and explicitly signify, by ticking a box on the form, that he or she has understood and fully accepts it. Authors are of course also invited to read carefully the CERES editorial policies on open access, integrity, linguistics and evaluation. In the case of collaborative articles, all authors must read this Commitment and accept it. The main author is responsible for this sharing.

Please note that this document will evolve over time and as experience is gained. The version below dates from March 2023.

• I understand that the publication of a text in one of the CERES journals is not conditional on any payment, but that CERES needs donors to finance its activities and develop. I therefore understand that I am invited to make a donation, whatever the amount, to CERES or to find an organization that will make this donation on my behalf.
• I understand that the publication of an article in one of the CERES journals commits me to agree to evaluate in the next year (from the date of publication of my article) at least two texts that will be sent by the General Directorate of CERES and to do so seriously and diligently. This task is unpaid.
• I certify that the text submitted is indeed from me (or from my writing group in the case of a collective article) and that I have fully contributed to it. If it turns out that my name appears there out of convenience or fraud, I accept in advance that my article be withdrawn from the journal.
• I certify that my article does not contain any passage plagiarized from another text. I agree that my article will be submitted to an anti-plagiarism software. If plagiarism is revealed, I accept in advance that my article be removed from the journal.
• I certify that I have mentioned in the body of the text or in a footnote all the links of interest, subsidies and sponsorships that have allowed the research reported in the article or the writing of my article.</li >
• If my text is of the article or synthesis/debate type, I accept that it will be submitted to the external double-blind peer review process as recommended by CERES editorial policies and I accept to take into account, in the final version of this text, the comments resulting from the evaluation and those responsible for the review.
• If my text is of the research note, research question, report, practice/return from the field or interview type, I understand that it will be evaluated internally by the editorial board, which may, however, call on an external expertise as needed.
• I understand that it is possible that the journal in which I wish to publish practices a so-called “open” evaluation, that is to say, which publishes the history of my article (a summary of the evaluations); this information must be clearly displayed on the journal's website.
• I understand that I must use the style sheet proposed by CERES for my text, which will guarantee that all the necessary information will be there and that the work of putting it online on the journal's website will be quick and efficient, with less risk of error.
• I undertake to carefully check the bibliography of my text and to respond to requests from the CERES General Directorate in this regard: the references must be complete, no reference mentioned in the body of the text must be missing from the list references, no reference mentioned in the list should be missing from the body of the text.
• I undertake to make every effort to translate or have translated my abstract into my mother tongue or into a language of my country.
• I understand that my text will be available in open access, under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA license, which means that I do not transfer the rights to it and that I can reuse it in other contexts, just like the readers, provided they cite the original source and use the same license. For more information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
• I understand that CERES will generate a PDF version of my article which will be given to me by the editorial board of the journal in which it was published and which will be deposited in the …………, the open archive of the ……………., if my home university is a member of …………. The Direction générale can also deposit it in the open archive ………………… and I understand that I can deposit this article anywhere on the web. However, I will not receive a printed version of this PDF.
• I understand that CERES favors, in its language policy, inclusive writing that ensures equal symbolic visibility for women and men, that I am invited to use it in my article and that the final linguistic revision will reflect this choice.
• I understand that CERES, in its linguistic policy, does not impose a writing on the "we" at all, but accepts and encourages a situated writing, which can choose to use the "I" if it is important or relevant to the author.
• I understand that the illustrations I submit must all include an explanatory caption and a mention of the source and that only authorized or royalty-free illustrations are accepted. CERES can tell me about royalty-free image banks if necessary, in particular the Creative Commons bank.
• I understand that I must minimize complicated tables and diagrams both to make my text easier to read and not to ask the impossible of the software used by CERES (Pressbooks).
• I understand that I must aim for the accessibility of my text so that it is read and used in the world of research and education, but also in civil society, administrations, companies, etc. Therefore, I promise to minimize jargon or explain any key concepts I use, especially if they are rare or little known.
• I understand that CERES, in its quest for cognitive justice, encourages me to use and cite work by (female) researchers and work from other regions of the South, such as Africa, Latin America or Asia.
• I undertake to respond as quickly as possible to messages from the CERES team, by mail/e-mail or WhatsApp.