Code of Ethics and Conduct

The Editorial Council of the Revista de Psicanálise da SPPA believes that all agents involved in the process of scientific publications should be aware of their responsibilities and the importance that the results of the studies represent for society.

In this sense, we present below the ethics and conduct guidelines for those involved in this process: authors, reviewers, editors and editorial board.

The Revista de Psicanálise da SPPA will always seek to improve its guidelines for good practices and guidelines, relying on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and on the guidelines on Good Practices in Editorial Processes from Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde – Informação em saúde da América Latina e Caribe – BIREME/OPAS/OMS (Lilacs-BVS Salud). Thus, we seek to achieve the highest ethical standards in publications.

Authors' Responsibilities

If you have clinical material, submit a statement taking responsibility for the preservation of professional and ethical confidentiality, clearly indicating the type(s) of precaution adopted. The declaration template can be found on the first page of the Publication Rules; in addition to this document, the author may present, if desired, informed consent signed by the patient;

Introduce, if any, the research funding institution, dedicating a space to it in the acknowledgments, and ensure that the content presented in the texts is not influenced by the funding institution;

Commit to not falsifying and fabricating data in the texts, as well as not using piracy or plagiarism;

To become, as an author, an ethical researcher responsible for the content exposed in the material produced;

Guarantee the originality and originality of the texts, including the preprint, submitted for evaluation;

Clearly and correctly identify the authorship of everyone who carried out the study and the consequent text of the article. Likewise, indicate the co-authorships and their respective collaborations;

Inform possible conflicts of interest that may occur at the time of article submission, whether academic, financial, personal or political;

Be available to correct the literature, if necessary;

Not practicing the manipulation of citations, data and information in order to obtain the intended research result in the material produced;

Do not overuse self-citation. In the same sense, do not use specific references aimed at manipulating impact factors, as well as self-plagiarism;

Verify the existence of copyright of the images that will possibly be used in the construction of the text, identifying, whenever used, their authorship and sources;

The article must not be forwarded at the same time to another publication in Brazil without officially communicating this fact in writing to the Revista de Psicanálise of the SPPA. Violations of this rule, which result in legal action, will be the sole responsibility of the author.

Responsibilities of Editors and Editorial Boards

Conduct an initial analysis of the submitted articles, to verify the adequacy to the scope of the journal and save the time of those involved in the evaluation process: authors and reviewers;

The editor, the Editorial Council and the Editorial Board are responsible for preserving the ethical aspects of the Revista de Psicanálise da SPPA, resolving any conflicts with brevity and transparency, with the main objective of maintaining the journal's credibility.

Responsibilities of the reviewers

Ensure the confidentiality of your assessment, ensuring and carrying out the blind peer review;

Evaluate articles with neutrality and academic rigor;

Exercise the role of reviewer as a volunteer, aware of the importance of their collaboration with the journal and science;

Inform editors when they do not feel comfortable evaluating an paper due to the thematic distance of the text from their area of study;

Inform possible conflicts of interest that may occur when evaluating an article, whether academic, financial, personal or political, and decline the evaluation;

Do not make any use of the material other than reading strictly for the assessment;

Do not induce, in their respective opinions, that the authors quote texts authored by the reviewers;

Do not take advantage, under any circumstances, of the role of evaluator;

Carry out constructive criticism aimed specifically at the text and content of the papers;

Be aware that the figure of the referee and its practice of blind peer review are the key points for evaluating the quality of the journal's content.

This code of ethics and conduct is designed to raise awareness of the integrity of scientific journal publications. If necessary, the SPPA Publications Directorate will review other matters that have not been presented here.