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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The file is in OpenOffice or Word format.
  • The file complies with the style template.
  • The text meets the stylistic and bibliographic requirements included in the Publication Guidelines.
  • Follow the instructions included in Ensuring anonymous evaluation.
  • The rules set out in the document Publication rules are complied with.
  • The works are unpublished, having been neither published in whole or in part, nor are they in the process of publication or have been submitted to another journal for evaluation.

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Copyright Notice

Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms:

1.- If a work is accepted for publication, the authors acknowledge the transfer of printing and reproduction rights in any form and medium to Behavior & Law Journal.

2.- Furthermore, it is understood that the opinions expressed in the articles are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not compromise the opinion and scientific policy of the journal.

3.- Likewise, the activities described in the published works must be in accordance with generally accepted ethical criteria, regarding both work with humans and animal experimentation, as well as professional deontology. It is the responsibility of the authors to provide interested readers with copies of raw data, procedural manuals, scores, and, in general, relevant experimental material.

4.- The article will be distributed under a “Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. You can consult the summary and the legal text of the license here. The indication of the usage and distribution license, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, must be expressly stated in this manner when necessary.

Privacy Statement

PRIVACY POLICY AND LEGAL NOTICE

1. USER INFORMATION

Behavior & Law Journal is an academic journal published by Evidentia University of Behavioral & Forensic Sciences (hereinafter, EU or the CONTROLLER), a university based in Florida, United States, dedicated to research and scientific dissemination.

EU informs the User that it is the Controller of their personal data. Given the international nature of the journal, EU is committed to processing such data with the utmost rigor, complying with applicable local regulations in the United States and the State of Florida, as well as aligning with the standards of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) to safeguard the rights of users residing in the European Economic Area.

Purpose of Processing: To maintain the academic and editorial relationship with the journal's authors, reviewers, and readers. The planned operations are:

  • Sending communications via email or any other electronic means necessary for the editorial process (from manuscript submission and peer review to publication and dissemination).

  • Sending notifications regarding new issues or calls for papers, always related exclusively to Behavior & Law Journal.

  • Conducting anonymous statistical studies regarding the use of the journal.

Data Conservation Criteria: Data will be kept as long as there is a mutual interest in maintaining the purpose of the processing (e.g., publication history, active subscriptions). When no longer necessary for this purpose, they will be deleted with adequate security measures to guarantee the pseudonymization of the data or their total destruction.

Data Disclosure: Data will not be communicated to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to do so.

Rights of the User: Although the headquarters are located outside the EU, EU guarantees the following rights to all its users:

  • Right to withdraw consent at any time.

  • Right of access, rectification, portability, and erasure of their data, as well as the limitation or opposition to their processing.

  • For European users, the right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority if they consider that the processing does not comply with current regulations.

Contact details to exercise your rights:

  • Entity: Evidentia University of Behavioral & Forensic Sciences.

  • Mailing Address: 111 E Monument Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34741, USA.

  • Email: info@evidentiauniversity.com

2. MANDATORY OR OPTIONAL NATURE OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED

Users, by entering data in the fields marked with an asterisk (*) in the registration or contact forms, expressly accept, freely and unequivocally, that their data is necessary to meet their request or manage the editorial process. The inclusion of data in the remaining fields is voluntary. The User guarantees that the personal data provided to the CONTROLLER is true and is responsible for communicating any modification thereof.

The CONTROLLER expressly guarantees that personal data will not be transferred to third parties for commercial purposes or purposes unrelated to academic activity.

3. SECURITY MEASURES

In accordance with current regulations on data protection and information security, the CONTROLLER complies with all necessary technical and organizational standards to guarantee the security of personal data and avoid its alteration, loss, unauthorized processing, or access, taking into account the state of technology, the nature of the stored data, and the risks to which they are exposed.

LEGAL NOTICE AND CONDITIONS OF USE

1. IDENTIFICATION DATA

In compliance with the duty of information and transparency, the details of the entity owning the website are reflected below:

  • Name: Evidentia University of Behavioral & Forensic Sciences.

  • Registered Office: 111 E Monument Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34741, USA.

  • License/Authorization: University authorized by the Commission for Independent Education (CIE) of the Florida Department of Education.

  • Contact Email: info@evidentiauniversity.com

  • Website: www.evidentiauniversity.com / www.behaviorandlawjournal.com

2. OBJECT AND ACCEPTANCE

This legal notice regulates the use of the Behavior & Law Journal website. Access and/or use of this portal attributes the condition of USER, who accepts, from said access and/or use, the General Conditions of Use reflected herein. The CONTROLLER reserves the right to modify any type of information that may appear on the website, without there being any obligation to give prior notice, with publication on the journal's website being understood as sufficient.

3. INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The website, including but not limited to its programming, editing, compilation, designs, logos, text, and/or graphics, is the property of the CONTROLLER or has a license or express authorization from the authors.

  • Journal Content: Articles published in Behavior & Law Journal are governed by the Open Access policy detailed in the "About the Journal" section, generally distributed under a Creative Commons license (please consult the specific license for each article).

  • Trademarks: Any previously unauthorized use of the brand or corporate content of Evidentia University will be considered a breach of intellectual or industrial property rights.

To make any type of observation regarding possible breaches of intellectual or industrial property rights, you may do so via email at info@evidentiauniversity.com.

4. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

The CONTROLLER disclaims any type of liability derived from the information published on its website provided that this information has been manipulated or introduced by a third party external to it (for example, in forums or comments, if any).

Link Policy: The website may redirect to content from third-party websites. Since the CONTROLLER cannot always control the content introduced by third parties on their respective websites, it does not assume any type of liability regarding said content. However, in compliance with applicable regulations (including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act - DMCA), it will actively collaborate in the withdrawal or blocking of all content that may affect or contravene national or international legislation, third-party rights, or morality and public order.

Technological Availability: The CONTROLLER does not guarantee the absence of interruptions or errors in accessing the website, although it will make its best efforts to avoid or remedy them.

5. USE OF COOKIES

This website may use technical cookies (small information files that the server sends to the computer of the person accessing the page) to carry out certain functions considered essential for the correct functioning and visualization of the site (e.g., maintaining a registered user session). The user has the possibility of configuring their browser to be alerted of the reception of cookies and to prevent their installation on their computer.

6. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

For the resolution of all disputes or issues related to this website or the activities developed therein, the legislation of the State of Florida (USA) and the applicable federal regulations of the United States shall apply. The parties expressly waive any other jurisdiction that may correspond to them and submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts and Tribunals of Osceola County, Florida (USA).