Publication Ethics and Best Practices

Publication Ethics and Best Practices

Editora SertãoCult is committed to the principles of publication ethics, academic integrity, and best practices in scholarly publishing, adopting procedures intended to ensure the quality, transparency, and reliability of published works.

Authors, editors, reviewers, and members of the Editorial Board are expected to act ethically, responsibly, and transparently throughout all stages of the editorial process.

The publisher does not tolerate plagiarism, inappropriate self-plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, manipulation of information, fictitious authorship, undisclosed simultaneous submissions, or any other conduct incompatible with scientific integrity.

Authors are responsible for the content of submitted works, the originality of texts, the proper citation of sources, and compliance with ethical standards applicable to academic research.

Reviewers must act with confidentiality, impartiality, and academic respect, contributing technically to the evaluation of submitted works.

Conflicts of interest must be disclosed whenever they may compromise the impartiality of the editorial process.

The use of generative artificial intelligence tools must be disclosed by authors whenever such tools significantly contribute to text production, image creation, translation, revision, or content organization.

When necessary, the publisher may request corrections, clarifications, retractions, or removal of content that violates ethical principles, copyright, or academic standards.

Editora SertãoCult supports international best practices in scholarly publishing and the strengthening of academic integrity in scientific communication.