Publishing ethics and best practice

Publishing ethics and best practice

The Iberoamerican Journal of Health Law is affiliated with the Committee on Publications Ethics (COPE) and adopts its ethical principles and guidelines for best practice set forth in Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. By submitting their manuscripts, authors accept the terms of the journal's editorial policy as well as the guidelines and best practices recommended by COPE.

Publication of articles containing results from research involving human subjects requires adherence to the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (1964, restated in 1975, 1983, 1989, 1996, 2000, 2008 and 2013), of the World Medical Association. In addition, compliance with specific laws (if any) of the country in which the research was conducted should be observed and incorporated into the Ethics Committee approval protocol, if applicable. This information should be included in the methodology of the article. The Editorial Board reserves the right to request additional information on the ethical procedures that were performed as part of the research.

In addition, the Iberoamerican Journal of Health Law requires authors, reviewers and editors to adhere to the following guidelines:

 Authors

  1. to respect the values and principles of science;
  2. to respect Brazilian laws and codes of ethics related to scientific research, especially when human subjects are involved;
  3. to guarantee the originality of the work and reject any form of plagiarism;
  4. to ensure the accuracy of the information, data and references presented, in order to allow the reproduction and proof of the experience presented;
  5. not submit the article to other journals simultaneously.

 Reviewers

  1. to maintain confidentiality of the work received;
  2. to be objective and impartial in the evaluation of articles;
  3. to manifest themselves in case of a conflict of interest or an obstacle that affects the evaluation.

Editors

  1. to maintain professional and scientific responsibility;
  2. to decide on article publication;
  3. to be fair;
  4. to maintain confidentiality;
  5. to maintain transparency and avoid conflicts of interest;
  6. to respect human rights, dignity, and diversity;
  7. to prevent, identify, and take appropriate action against misconduct, such as plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, and so on.

(updated on 01/03/2023)