Ethics Statement

Ethics Declaration Policy for publications, conduct of good practices, and improper procedures in publications (*)

The Revista Bem Viver Compartilhando Saberes is committed to adhering to best practices regarding moral conduct consistent with the scientific editing of journals, based on the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Code of Conduct. The prevention of negligence is also a crucial responsibility of the editor(s) and the editorial team. Any form of unethical behavior, as well as plagiarism in any instance, is not accepted. Authors who submit articles to the journal declare that their content is original and guarantee that the work has not been published and is not under review/evaluation in any other journal.

In addition, Revista Bem Viver Compartilhando Saberes is committed to ethics and quality in publishing. We support the standards of ethical behavior expected of all parties involved in publishing in our journal: the author(s), the journal editor(s), and the reviewer(s). We do not accept plagiarism or any other unethical behavior.

Duties of the Editor(s):

Publication decision: The editor(s) of the journal is/are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor(s) is/are guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and in strict compliance with legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor(s) may consult the editorial board or contributors when making decisions.
Fair play: The editor(s) must evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content, without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, nationality, or political philosophy.
Confidentiality: The editor(s) and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author(s), reviewer(s), potential reviewer(s), other editorial advisors, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest: The editor(s) must not use unpublished information in their own research without the express written consent of the author(s). The editor(s) should recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the author(s), companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers.
Participation and cooperation in investigations: The editor(s) should take reasonable responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published article.

Duties of the reviewer(s):

Contribution to editorial decision-making: Peer review assists the editor(s) in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communications with the author(s), may also assist the author(s) in improving the paper.
Promptness: Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor(s) and withdraw from the review process.
Confidentiality: All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others.
Standards of objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively, and reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgment of sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the author(s). The reviewer should also draw the editor’s attention to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest: Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the author(s), companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of the Author(s):

Reporting standards: Author(s) of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
Originality and plagiarism: Author(s) must ensure that their works are entirely original, and if the author(s) have used the work and/or words of others, these must be appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Multiple, redundant, or concurrent publication: In general, an author should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously and/or publishing the same article in different journals constitute unethical publishing behavior and are unacceptable.
Acknowledgment of sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Author(s) should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author(s) of the work involved in these services.
Authorship of the paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as coauthors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should also be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The author(s) should ensure that all appropriate coauthors and no inappropriate coauthors are included in the paper and that all coauthors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest: All author(s) should disclose in their manuscripts any financial or substantive/material conflict of interest that could be construed to influence the results or interpretation in their manuscripts. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Fundamental errors in published works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor(s) or publisher and cooperate with the editor(s) to retract or correct the paper.

Publisher’s Duties

We are committed to ensuring that the receipt of advertising funds, reprints, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.
Our articles are reviewed to ensure the quality of scientific publications, and we also use Crossref Similarity Check (plagiarism and similarity detection software).

(*) This Ethics Policy is based on recommendations by Elsevier and COPE – Committee on Publication Ethics – Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Source: Statement based on the journal Debates em Psiquiatria, of the Brazilian Association of Psychiatry.