Ethical Guidelines

Editors, authors, and reviewers are expected to adhere to the highest ethical standards throughout research, data production and processing, as well as in the writing, evaluation, and publication of the submitted manuscript. As references for principles and good practices related to negligence and ethics, we follow the following guidelines from international and national bodies, and we encourage all individuals involved in the production of the journal to adopt:

the "Principles of Transparency and Best Practices in Scholarly Publishing" from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE);

the "Guidelines of the Council of Science Editors (CSE) for Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications," updated in 2012;

the "Good Practices Guide for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication" by Scielo, in its September 2018 version;

the "Guidelines" from the Report of the Research Integrity Commission of CNPq, instituted by ordinance PO-085/2011 of May 5, 2011; and

the "Code of Ethics for Anthropologists" by the Brazilian Association of Anthropology, established during the 1986/1988 administration and revised during the 2011/2012 administration.

Authors are especially encouraged to follow such good practices when planning and writing their works. We recommend that authors seek appropriate guidelines for the type of study they are presenting. We will take active measures regarding any ethical issues, negligence, or misconduct during evaluation, or after publication. When necessary, issues and problems will be investigated according to the flowcharts suggested by COPE.

During the screening and evaluation stages, editors, authors, and reviewers should report to the Editor-in-Chief whenever they observe potential conflicts of interest that may influence the design or evaluation of the manuscript. We consider potential conflicts of interest to be any circumstances of a personal, commercial, political, or academic nature, whether or not involving financial compensation.