Ethical Principles and Values Editors

Revista Sem Aspas conducts its editorial activities according to the highest ethical standards, committed to scientific integrity, impartiality, transparency, and social responsibility in the process of scientific communication. This policy is grounded in the principles and values recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), and the Council of Science Editors (CSE), ensuring the credibility and reliability of the published content.

Among its fundamental principles, Revista Sem Aspas highlights intellectual honesty, ensuring that the results presented are authentic, original, and properly supported. The journal values the responsibility of authors, editors, reviewers, and readers in preserving the integrity of the academic record and preventing any form of misconduct.

Transparency guides all stages of the editorial process, from submission to publication and long-term preservation of articles. This transparency is reflected in clear information about policies regarding access, peer review, corrections, retractions, funding, and conflicts of interest.

Impartiality is a non-negotiable value, ensuring that editorial decisions are based solely on academic merit, without discrimination based on geographic origin, institutional affiliation, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or political beliefs of the authors.

Equity permeates the relationship among all participants in the editorial process, promoting fair opportunities and respectful treatment of everyone involved in the scientific community.

Respect for copyright and human rights is an integral part of the editorial practice at Revista Sem Aspas, ensuring that all contributions are properly credited and that no content harms or discriminates against individuals or groups.

The journal is also committed to accountability toward the academic community and society, promptly correcting any errors or mistakes and ensuring the traceability of published information.

Revista Sem Aspas explicitly states that certain behaviors are not tolerated, as they constitute ethical violations and threats to scientific integrity. These include plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication or manipulation, simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to different journals, falsification of authorship, moral or sexual harassment within the editorial context, deliberate omission of conflicts of interest, undue manipulation of the peer-review process, and inappropriate fragmentation of results (salami slicing).

These principles and values guide not only editors but also authors, reviewers, and all collaborators of Revista Sem Aspas, strengthening the collective commitment to the ethics, quality, and relevance of published science.