Ethics on publications

Ethical declaration and good practices

The Gregório Semedo: Science and Development editorial team  is committed to the scientific community in guaranteeing the ethics and quality of the published articles, based on the code of conduct and good practices established by the Publications Ethics Committee . on publication Ethics , COPE) defines for editors of scientific journals.

• Author commitments

• Reviewer Commitments

• Publisher Commitments

What to do if you suspect a post is redundant or duplicate?

(a) Suspected redundant publication in a received manuscript

(b) Suspected redundant publication in a published article

 What to do if you suspect plagiarism?

(a) Suspected plagiarism in a received manuscript

(b) Suspected plagiarism in a published article

 What to do if you suspect fabricated data?

(a) Suspected fabricated data in a received manuscript

(b) Suspicion of fabricated data in a published article

 Authorship changes

• The corresponding author requests to add an additional author before publication.
• The corresponding author requests to remove an additional author before publication.
• Request to add an additional author after publication.
• Request to remove an author after publication.

What to do if you suspect the existence of anonymous, guest or gifted authors? (see also the flowcharts on Authorship Changes, as these requests may indicate the presence of an anonymous author or gifted authorship)

How to detect problems with authorship?

What to do if the reviewer suspects that there is an undisclosed conflict of interest ( CoI ) in a received manuscript?

What to do if a reader suspects that there is an undeclared conflict of interest ( COI ) in a published article?

What to do if you suspect that there is an ethical problem in a received manuscript?

What to do if you suspect that a reviewer has appropriated an author's ideas or data?