Políticas editoriais e Ética de Publicação

Research and Publication Ethics Policy – RSV

The Revista Saúde dos Vales (RSV) adopts high ethical standards in scientific research and publishing, reaffirming its commitment to academic integrity, editorial transparency, scientific responsibility, and preservation of the scholarly record.

The journal operates in accordance with internationally recognized best practices and guidelines, including those established by:

  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

  • International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)

  • Council of Science Editors (CSE)

The policies below guide authors, reviewers, editors, and readers, ensuring credibility, impartiality, and scientific excellence.

1. Editorial Ethics and Best Practices

RSV conducts its editorial processes in an ethical, independent, and transparent manner.

Manuscripts are evaluated exclusively based on:

  • Scientific merit

  • Originality

  • Academic relevance

  • Methodological rigor

No discrimination is made regarding institutional affiliation, nationality, gender, political orientation, religious belief, or any personal characteristic.

Editorial decisions are independent of commercial, institutional, or financial interests.

2. Peer Review Policy

All manuscripts submitted to RSV undergo double-blind peer review.

The editorial process includes:

  • Initial editorial screening (scope, compliance, preliminary originality check);

  • Evaluation by at least two independent expert reviewers;

  • Editorial decision based on technical reports.

Reviewers are selected according to thematic expertise, academic experience, and absence of conflicts of interest.

3. Author Responsibilities and Authorship Criteria

Authorship must reflect substantial intellectual contribution, including:

  • Study conception or design;

  • Research execution;

  • Data analysis or interpretation;

  • Manuscript drafting or critical revision.

All authors must:

  • Approve the final submitted version;

  • Agree to submission and publication;

  • Declare conflicts of interest;

  • Disclose funding sources or declare none;

  • Guarantee originality and absence of simultaneous submission;

  • Obtain ethical approval when applicable (IRB or institutional committees).

Honorary, guest, or ghost authorship is not accepted.

4. Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, institutional, or personal conflict that may influence manuscript evaluation or interpretation.

If no conflicts exist, this must be explicitly stated.

5. Plagiarism and Scientific Misconduct

RSV does not tolerate:

  • Plagiarism

  • Excessive self-plagiarism

  • Redundant submission

  • Data fabrication or manipulation

  • Inappropriate citation practices

All manuscripts undergo similarity verification prior to peer review.

Suspected cases are handled according to COPE flowcharts and may result in rejection, retraction, or institutional notification.

6. Reviewer Responsibilities

Reviewers must:

  • Maintain strict confidentiality;

  • Declare conflicts of interest;

  • Provide ethical, technical, and constructive evaluations;

  • Respect established deadlines.

7. Editorial Responsibilities

Editors are responsible for:

  • Ensuring decisions based solely on scientific merit;

  • Guaranteeing a fair, transparent, and impartial process;

  • Addressing ethical complaints in accordance with international standards;

  • Preserving the integrity of the scholarly record.

8. Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern

If substantial errors or ethical concerns are identified after publication, RSV may issue corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern to maintain the reliability of the academic record.

9. Use of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence tools may be used to support writing or data analysis provided that:

  • Their use is explicitly disclosed;

  • They do not replace human intellectual authorship;

  • They are not listed as authors.

Authors remain fully responsible for published content.

10. Ethics in Research Involving Humans and Animals

Research involving human participants or animals must comply with national and international ethical standards.

When applicable, authors must declare:

  • Ethics committee approval;

  • Informed consent.

11. Data Availability and Reproducibility

RSV encourages scientific transparency and reproducibility.

Whenever possible, authors should indicate the availability of data, codes, and supplementary materials, respecting ethical and legal requirements.

12. Digital Preservation

RSV adopts robust digital preservation strategies to ensure permanent access to its scholarly archive through systems such as:

  • Rede Cariniana (IBICT)

  • LOCKSS

  • CLOCKSS

  • Portico

These mechanisms ensure redundancy, security, and long-term preservation, even in cases of editorial discontinuity.