Information For Authors

Are you interested in publishing in the journal? We recommend reviewing the About the Journal page to consult the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors must register with the journal before submitting, or if already registered, they can simply log in and begin the five-step process.

AUTHORS

Authors and their work must meet the following requirements:

Commitment to the ethical and responsible development of research.

Produce an original, unpublished document. No plagiarism or self-plagiarism.

Coherence of the publication, where the identified research problem corresponds to the article's objectives, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusions.

Rigorous data analysis. Authenticity of data and results (not copied, fabricated, or manipulated)
Transparency and explicit explanation of the theoretical/methodological approach used
Explicit acknowledgment of the source of ideas, cited texts, and graphic resources (use of citations)
Explicit explanation of the means or methods used to create original images
Use of permissions when using resources from other authors (images, etc.)
Submission of the manuscript to only one journal (no simultaneous submissions)
For more information, please refer to International Standards for Editors and Authors (COPE, 2018), available at https://publicationethics.org/node/11184

AUTHORSHIP

Authorship in scientific publications is a topic that can cause ethical dilemmas and controversies among colleagues, an aspect that has always been present since its origins. In fact, by creating Philosophical Transactions (1665), Henry Oldenburg sought to resolve authorship disputes among members of the Royal Society of London, ensuring the authorship of research results before their publication.

Although not a single, universally accepted term, according to Albert & Wager (2003), authorship informs readers who wrote or did what work, and it is essential to ensure that the right people receive credit and can take responsibility for the research.

According to widely accepted criteria recommended by COPE (2018) and the ICMJE (2017), among others, authorship is attributable to those who:

Make substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work;
Draft the work or critically revise it, contributing significant intellectual content;
Approve, after review, the final text of the version to be published;
Ensure the integrity of the work and take responsibility for all aspects involved. Adherence to these criteria aims to ensure that all those who participated in the publication of a research work assume public responsibility for its content.

According to Albert & Wager (2003), individuals misrepresent authorship when they:

include the names of those who had little or no involvement in the research, and 2) omit individuals who participated in the research. To avoid this, it is advisable to establish policies regarding contributions, so that information about the exact contribution of each participant is published (ICMJE, 2017). It is the responsibility of the authors to acknowledge the contributions of those who have participated in an article without being authors.

The ICMJE recommends adopting the following policies regarding authors:

Establish clear authorship criteria and explain them in the author guidelines.
Require corresponding authors to confirm that all co-authors meet the journal's authorship criteria and that no one has been omitted.
Request that authors provide a brief description of their contributions.
Include those who do not meet the authorship criteria in an acknowledgments section.
The corresponding author must confirm in writing that all co-authors agree to the publication of the article.
Require confirmation that all co-authors agree on the order of their names.
The corresponding author must ensure that all journal requirements have been met: authorship details, ethics committee approval, signed informed consent, clinical trial registration documentation, and conflict of interest disclosure documents and declarations.
Send copies of all correspondence to both the corresponding author and the other authors.
Request that authors provide the correct spelling of their names to avoid future confusion.