Guidelines for Editors

Ethical principles for editors

• Decision: to decide the fate of the submitted manuscripts according to scientific and ethical parameters;
• Impartiality: evaluation based strictly on the intellectual content of the manuscripts, without any distinction in treatment between authors;
• Confidentiality: non-disclosure of the manuscript beyond those involved in the editorial process;
• Non-evaluation: in cases where there are conflicts of interest;
• Non-dissemination: of unpublished content without explicit authorization from the author(s);
• Investigation: investigation in cases of ethical complaints about submitted or published manuscripts;
• Verification: checking for copyright infringement, plagiarism, legal requirements and defamation;
• Guarantee: guaranteeing the maintenance of scientific knowledge from the decision to publish;
• Legality: check/contact authors in case of doubts about the legislation governing the place where the research was carried out;
• Specificity: be specific in your criticism, even if it is objective.