The journal follows the guidelines of the ICMJE, COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), the Declaration of Helsinki, and CNS/CONEP. Ethical approval, informed consent, and appropriate anonymization are mandatory in studies involving human subjects.

The approval date and the CAAE number generated by Plataforma Brasil must be cited in the article. Only manuscripts prepared in accordance with Resolution No. 466/12 of the National Health Council/Ministry of Health (CNS/MS), which regulates research involving human subjects, will be accepted.

Scientific Integrity

The journal uses plagiarism detection tools and follows COPE guidelines for addressing misconduct, and may issue retractions and corrections when necessary.

 Authors’ Contributions (CRediT)

The journal adopts the CRediT taxonomy to clarify each author’s role in the conception, drafting, critical review, analysis, and supervision of the study. A clear and individual description of each author’s contributions must be included in the manuscript.

Conflicts of Interest and Funding

All authors must disclose conflicts of interest and sources of funding.

Copyright and Licensing Policy

Copyright

The copyright of any article published in the Journal belongs to the author(s).

Authors also grant third parties the right to use the article freely, provided that its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details, and publisher are identified.

Publication Rights

The Journal allows its author(s) to retain their publication rights without restrictions. The authors grant the Journal a license to publish the article and identify themselves as the original publisher.

Licensing Policy

As an open-access journal, the texts are available for anyone to read, download, copy, print, share, reuse, and distribute, provided the source and authorship are properly cited. In such cases, no permission is required from the authors or editors.

Plagiarism Detection

The Journal reserves the right to run a scan through iThenticate—anti-plagiarism software available to publishers affiliated with the Brazilian Association of Scientific Publishers (ABEC)—to check for possible plagiarism before submitting the article for peer review. The Journal reserves the right to reject articles with a high level of self-plagiarism for review.
It is the authors’ responsibility to ensure the originality of the manuscript and, when using portions of other articles, to provide proper citations.
The Journal condemns plagiarism in all its forms and will contact authors whenever the percentage of similarity with other texts reaches high levels. If plagiarism is confirmed, the Journal will not accept the manuscript under review.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

The Journal has made an ethical commitment to promote the adoption of DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) guidelines throughout its editorial process, with the aim of addressing inequalities, inequities, and disparities in health, and ensuring the greatest possible scientific diversity.
To promote diversity, authors are encouraged to self-identify their gender, race/ethnicity, and origin at the time of submission. Reviewers, editors, and the entire journal staff are also encouraged to provide this information.

Manuscripts submitted to the Journal must adhere to the principles of the Guidelines on Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER). According to these guidelines, the terms “sex” (a biological attribute) and “gender” (shaped by social and cultural circumstances) must be used with care to avoid confusion. We suggest that authors consult the complete guidelines before submission.

Definition of Sex and Gender (Office of Research in Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health – NIH).
– Sex – refers to the biological differences between women and men, including chromosomes, sex organs, and endogenous hormonal profiles.
– Gender – refers to socially constructed and prescribed roles and behaviors that occur within a historical and cultural context and vary across societies and over time.
In accordance with the journal’s guidelines, editors and reviewers must not allow their reviews to be influenced by the manuscript’s origin, the authors’ nationality, religious or political beliefs, biological sex, gender identity, or other characteristics, nor by commercial interests.
To promote accessibility and the dissemination of scientific knowledge, the Journal’s articles are published, at no cost to the authors, in Portuguese and English. Abstracts are published in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.