Ethics Code
Code of Ethics
Revista Enfermagem UERJ adheres to the ethical principles applicable to the editing and publication of scientific journals and articles, principles that are essential for the journal to play its role as guardian of scientific knowledge in the field of Nursing. Editors, authors, and reviewers must follow these principles ensuring ethics and integrity in the publication process. Below, we detail the ethical standards that must be followed by the actors involved in the editorial process.
Authorship: the authorship of the publication must contain only individuals who significantly contributed to the elaboration of the work presented. If you have any doubts about the inclusion of an individual as (co)author, we recommend that you refer to the CRediT taxonomy (https://credit.niso.org/), which includes 14 categories of roles that can be played in the elaboration of a scientific article. The author who submits the article must ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the article’s final version and agreed with its submission for publication in the Revista Enfermagem UERJ. If the journal editors identify problems in the article’s authorship (editors use The COPE Guide to identify this type of problem), the authors will be contacted for clarification. The article should be removed from the review process if a problem is identified. The inclusion (or exclusion) of authors during or after the beginning of the editorial process will be subject to the Editor’s evaluation on a case-by-case basis and must have the consent of all the authors of the article.
Duplicate publication: Submitting for publication the same manuscript (or a manuscript with high similarity) that has previously been published in another scientific journal constitutes unethical publishing behavior. If duplication is identified during the editorial process, the authors will be notified, and the article will be removed from the process. If duplication is identified after publication, the article will be subject to removal from the edition in which it was published, and the journal’s readers will be duly informed about the case. Attention: results of studies previously published in the annals of scientific events are not considered duplicate publications, and the authorship of the group of researchers must be respected. In addition, the authors must inform the previous presentation at a scientific event in the submission. Articles from theses and dissertations are accepted as long as the work is cited in the submitted article.
Similarity/Plagiarism: plagiarism in the context of the Revista Enfermagem UERJ is defined as “presentation as if it were its authorship, of results or conclusions previously obtained by another author, as well as full texts or a substantial part of other texts” (Report of the Commission of CNPq Research Integrity, Available at: https://www.gov.br/cnpq/pt-br/composicao/comissao-de-integridade/relatorio-comissao--integridade-do-cnpq.pdf). All articles submitted to Revista Enfermagem UERJ undergo a plagiarism check in the desk-review stage, in which the journal’s editorial team analyses full content using the Plagium® Premium. If excerpts with similarity are identified (except direct citation) and for which the reproduction has been total and/or without citation, the authors will be contacted for clarification. In the absence of clarification from the authors, the editors will archive the submission. The similarity identification search report will be stored by the editorial team in the manuscript submission system. During the peer review process, reviewers may also find evidence of similarity/plagiarism. If this happens, the reviewers will communicate the fact to the editors (presenting the appropriate evidence), and the editors will investigate suspected similarity/plagiarism using The COPE Guide. If the suspicion of plagiarism is confirmed, the editors will archive the submission.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in scientific research: Revista Enfermagem UERJ adopts the recommendations of the Gender Policy Committee of the European Association of Science Editors (GPC-EASE) on Sex and Gender in Research (Sex and Gender Equity in Research – SAGER) . Authors are requested to verify compliance with the recommended steps in the Authors’ checklist for gender-sensitive reporting.
Citations and References: Articles must cite appropriate and relevant literature to support the statements made. Excessive self-citation, unnecessary citations not consistent with the content of the article presented, and any other form of manipulation of citations are considered unethical procedures. If the manipulation of citations is identified, the submission will be archived.
Conflict of interest: The authors must declare any potential conflict of interest - whether professional or financial - in relation to the article. Authors must also disclose all funding sources that the research reported in the article relied on. If evidence of an undisclosed conflict of interest is found, the editors will use The COPE Guide to take the necessary steps. Editors and reviewers invited to review articles also need to reveal conflicts of interest that could bias the editorial process, such as personal, academic, or financial relationships. Reviewers should not review manuscripts if they believe they are involved in any conflict of interest. If there is potential bias, editors should hand over the lead of the article process to another editor.
Data fabrication: Data fabrication is the unethical practice of inventing data or research results and recording or reporting them in the article. Revista Enfermagem UERJ is strictly against data fabrication, as this practice undermines the integrity of the scientific literature and its credibility and may lead to erroneous conclusions. In this sense, if a suspected data fabrication is identified in submitted articles, the editors will use The COPE Guide to proceed with the necessary actions. If the data fabrication is confirmed, the editors will archive the submission.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools: Revista Enfermagem UERJ understands that only humans can receive credit for the authorship of manuscripts, and sources must be acknowledged by the authors. The use of AI tools for writing any part of the manuscript, for generating or publishing images, is not permitted. It is up to authors to take public responsibility and acknowledge the sources of their materials. If AI tools are used to develop or improve any part of the manuscript, such information must be explained in the Summary and Method sections, in the section referring to ethical aspects, including replication and identification. The editorial team of Revista Enfermagem UERJ reserves the right to use AI detection tools such as, for example, GPTZero, AI Text Classifier, AI Content Detector, Open AI Detector, among others.
Confidentiality: Revista Enfermagem UERJ keeps all the details of a submitted manuscript confidential and does not comment about or publish the manuscripts while they are under consideration or when they are rejected. The editors and reviewers of Revista Enfermagem UERJ are committed to not revealing manuscript data (or supplementary materials) prior to publication, as well as not using the knowledge they acquired from an unpublished article to promote their own interests. In cases of approaches from authors that do not respect the editorial flow, the submission is rejected. If reviewers are accused of misappropriating ideas from work under review, the editors of Revista Enfermagem UERJ will use The COPE Guide to help deal with this situation.
Errors in published work: When a significant error or inaccuracy is discovered in a published work, it is the author’s obligation to immediately notify the journal editor and cooperate with the Editor in withdrawing or correcting the article.
Research Involving Human Beings
All research involving human subjects (individuals, samples, or data) must have been carried out according to the current resolution of the National Health Council (CNS) - Resolution No. 466, December 12th, 2012 and complementary law. Before starting the study, authors must have obtained ethical approval for all protocols from their institution’s ethics committee to confirm that the study meets national and international guidelines for research in humans. A document confirming ethics committee approval must be included as a supplementary file during the submission, including the ethics committee name and reference numbers (Certificate of Presentation of Ethical Appreciation (CAAE – which must not be stated in the manuscript) and protocol approval).
The authors of the article must have obtained informed consent from the study participants. A statement to confirm this must be included in the manuscript. If requested, authors should be prepared to provide dated copies signed by participants to the journal’s editorial staff.
Guidelines for submitting research results
It is recommended that authors use the EQUATOR guidelines (https://www.equator-network.org/) to adequately report the results according to the type of research carried out. The use of such guidelines in the manuscript preparation helps increase the reliability and replicability of the study carried out.
