Revista de Ciencias de la Comunicación e Información is committed to actively promoting gender equality, inclusion, and diversity in all areas of scientific communication. This commitment aligns with the ethical principles promoted by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and with national and international recommendations that advocate for a fairer, more diverse, and more equitable science.

1. Inclusive and Non-Sexist Language

The journal encourages the use of inclusive and non-sexist language in all texts submitted for evaluation and potential publication. While the use of such language is not a mandatory criterion for manuscript acceptance, authors are expected to follow editorial recommendations aimed at ensuring respectful language that reflects diversity, equality, and the representation of all identities.

Authors are encouraged to consult the following guides to facilitate the implementation of gender-fair language:

• Guidelines for the Equal Use of Language and Image (University of Málaga)

• Guide for the Use of Gender-Inclusive Language (University of Valencia)

• Guide for the Equal and Non-Sexist Use of Language and Image (University of Jaén)

2. Gender Perspective in Research

The journal encourages the inclusion of a gender perspective and sex and/or gender-disaggregated analysis in the design of research, methodologies, analysis of results, discussion, conclusions, and limitations, whenever relevant to the study’s objectives. This approach contributes to improving the quality, relevance, and scientific rigor of the published articles.

3. Fair Visibility of Authorship

To ensure the visibility of all scientific contributions, the journal publishes the full names of all authors, avoiding the exclusive use of initials. This measure seeks to fairly recognize the academic work of both women and men.

4. Diversity in the Editorial Team and Peer Review

The composition of the editorial team, as well as the peer review system, is governed by principles of institutional, geographical, and gender diversity. The journal promotes equal opportunities in the selection of authors, reviewers, and collaborators, and firmly rejects any form of discrimination based on gender, identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, religion, or disability.

5. Inclusive Evaluation Approach

Editorial and peer review processes will include, when appropriate, an assessment of the gender perspective within the manuscript’s content. Review comments may include suggestions to strengthen the gender perspective or the use of inclusive language in line with the journal’s editorial principles of equity and scientific rigor.

Revista de Ciencias de la Comunicación e Información adopts this policy as a dynamic framework, open to ongoing review and continuous improvement, in dialogue with the social, academic, and cultural transformations concerning equality. We invite the scientific community to actively contribute through responsible and conscious editorial practices that foster research environments that are fairer, more accessible, and more representative.