Ethical Issues and Anti-Plagiarism Policy

Ethics Committee

Considering that the Journal receives articles from all over Latin America and prioritizes the perspective of the humanities and social sciences, authors must, in the body of the text or in footnotes, explicitly state, when applicable, the approval of the research that underlies the article under review by research ethics committees and/or discuss the ethical precautions taken to minimize potential research risks for participants.

Policy on Misconduct, Errata, and Retractions

Any corrections needed after publication of an article will be evaluated by the Editorial Team, and if they do not constitute misconduct, an ERRATA will be published.

If misconduct is identified, the publication of a retraction by the authors will be mandatory, and other sanctions will be assessed and determined by the Editorial Team.

Allegations of misconduct in research and publication will be addressed in accordance with the basic guidelines for integrity in scientific activity of the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, of Publication Ethics Committee- COPE, and Best Practices Guide for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publishing at  SciELO.

Any evidence of misconduct—such as falsification, data fabrication, plagiarism, or other cases—in published articles will result in a RETRACTATION, not a withdrawal. The retractation will be recorded, documented, and include references for its motivation. Further action and sanctions may be evaluated and will be implemented at the discretion of the journal's Editorial Board.

Errors or errors that do not constitute bad faith will be submitted in the form of an Errata. The Errata aims to preserve the original publication record by reporting any corrections, deletions, or additions. The procedure follows international guidelines and will be conducted in accordance with the guidelines and guidelines of the SciELO Publication Ethics Committee (COPE).

Submission of articles for publication in Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad – Revista Latinoamericana automatically implies that the authors are aware of and in agreement with the guidelines set forth herein.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Conflicts of interest can be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial in nature. Conflicts of interest can occur when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing any financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. Conflicts of interest, even potential ones, must be disclosed in a separate document signed by the authors and attached to the submission platform.

Adoption of Similarity Verification Software

With the commitment to avoid plagiarism practices that violate the ethical bases of scientific production and constitute crimes of copyright infringement under Brazilian law, Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad uses software to identify texts that are similar to other content available on the internet. The journal reserves the right to reject manuscripts in which plagiarized content of any extent is identified.

Authors should be aware that reproducing excerpts from previously published articles may be considered a form of self-plagiarism, which in some cases is unacceptable. When this type of reuse of texts is essential or unavoidable, the duplication must always be transparently referenced and properly attributed, as well as comply with the necessary copyright requirements. If a manuscript contains previously published text, authors must notify the Editorial Team at the time of submission.

Adoption of software and use of Artificial Intelligence resources

When applicable, the type of use of Generative Artificial Intelligence must be made explicit in the pieces submitted for evaluation. As detailed in the Guide to the Use of AI Tools and Resources in the Communication of Research in the Scielo Network, “hiding the use and content of AI is an ethical offense that violates the principles of transparency and honesty in research”. Therefore, it is recommended that you mention any and all types of use of AI tools when preparing your manuscript. For more information on the subject, see the Scielo document.