Ethics & Publication Practices

The Estrabão is committed to the highest standards of ethics, scientific integrity, and editorial transparency. This policy defines the ethical principles and procedures that guide all stages of the editorial process, involving authors, reviewers, editors, and the editorial team.

The journal’s ethical framework is developed internally, and is informed by the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), and the STM Association, while respecting the specificities of the journal’s disciplinary field and editorial practices.

1. General Principles

Revista Estrabão is guided by the following fundamental principles:

  • scientific integrity and authorial responsibility;

  • impartiality and confidentiality in peer review;

  • transparency in editorial decision-making;

  • accuracy and reliability of the published scientific record.

2. Editorial Responsibilities

Decisions to publish manuscripts are based exclusively on their academic merit, originality, scientific relevance, and alignment with the journal’s scope.

The Editor-in-Chief holds final responsibility for editorial decisions, which are informed by evaluations from Section Editors and peer reviewers. Ethical, legal, and integrity-related considerations are taken into account throughout the editorial process.

3. Duties of Authors

Authors are expected to:

  • submit original, accurate, and well-documented work;

  • appropriately acknowledge all sources;

  • ensure that all listed co-authors have made significant contributions;

  • disclose any financial, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest;

  • assume full responsibility for the content of their submissions.

Practices such as plagiarism, data fabrication or manipulation, redundant publication, or simultaneous submission to multiple journals constitute serious ethical misconduct.

4. Duties of Reviewers

Reviewers must:

  • provide objective, constructive, and confidential evaluations;

  • declare any potential conflicts of interest;

  • respect agreed timelines;

  • refrain from using information obtained during peer review for personal or third-party benefit.

5. Conflicts of Interest

All participants in the editorial process—authors, editors, and reviewers—must disclose any conflicts of interest that could influence editorial decisions or the interpretation of results. Identified conflicts are assessed and managed transparently by the editorial team.

6. Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Revista Estrabão acknowledges the increasing use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in scientific writing.

The use of such technologies is permitted solely as a technical support tool, provided that they do not replace human intellectual authorship.

Authors are required to disclose, at the time of submission, any use of generative AI tools in the preparation of the manuscript, informing the editor of:

  • the tool used;

  • the purpose of use (e.g., language revision, translation, formatting, or generation of illustrative figures);

  • the type of interaction with the tool;

  • the level of human intervention in the final content.

The use of AI to generate original scientific content, analyze or interpret data, produce results, draw conclusions, or replace human academic judgment is strictly prohibited.

AI tools may not be listed as authors. Full responsibility for the manuscript remains exclusively with the human authors.

7. Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern

Revista Estrabão follows COPE guidelines for maintaining the integrity of the scientific record.

  • Corrections (Errata) are issued for errors that do not compromise the main findings;

  • Retractions are issued when findings are unreliable or when misconduct is confirmed;

  • Expressions of Concern may be published when potential issues are under investigation.

Corrected or retracted articles remain accessible, with clear indication of their editorial status.

8. Research Ethics (when applicable)

Research involving human participants, sensitive data, or experimental procedures must comply with applicable ethical regulations and, when required, obtain approval from a Research Ethics Committee (REC). Specific submission requirements are detailed on the Submissions Conditions page.

9. Advertising and Marketing

Revista Estrabão does not publish paid advertising. All dissemination and outreach activities are conducted ethically, transparently, and exclusively for academic purposes.

10. Contact

Ethical concerns or allegations of misconduct should be addressed to:

revista@estrabao.press