Ethics and good practices for publication

 

The Iberoamerican Journal of Industrial Engineering (IJIE) adheres to ethical, transparent, and responsible practices in scientific communication, aligned with recommendations from national and international organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (DOAJ, COPE, OASPA, and WAME), and the Recommendations for Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications (CSE), among other relevant guidelines.

IJIE seeks to ensure integrity and responsibility of all parties involved in the editorial process, promoting an ethical environment for the publication of scientific articles.

Authorship and contribution

IJIE recommends that authorship be attributed only to individuals who have made significant contributions to the work and can take responsibility for the published content. The criteria follow the recommendations of the ICMJE:

  1. Substantial contributions to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation;
  2. Drafting or critically revising the manuscript for important intellectual content;
  3. Final approval of the version to be published;
  4. Accountability for all aspects of the work, ensuring accuracy and integrity.

Contributions should be specified at the time of submission according to the CRediT taxonomy.

Collaborations that do not meet authorship criteria may be acknowledged in the acknowledgments section.

Conflicts of interest

In accordance with the CSE, conflicts of interest may be personal, financial, or institutional. Authors must disclose any relationship that could influence the manuscript evaluation, including funding, employment, or personal relationships.

Editors and reviewers must recuse themselves from editorial decisions in cases of conflict of interest.

Diversity of perspectives, theoretical, ethnic, religious, or gender positions must not interfere with the editorial process.

Data sharing and reproducibility

IJIE encourages authors to make research data available, whenever possible, in reliable repositories or as supplementary material. This includes raw data, codes, tables, or other relevant datasets.

During submission, authors must indicate whether:

  1. Supporting data are not publicly available;
  2. All relevant data are included in the article;
  3. Data are included in the article and supplementary materials.

Ethical oversight

Research involving human subjects must have approval from an Ethics Committee, either in Brazil or in the authors' country of origin. This approval must be declared at the time of submission, including the protocol number.

Allegations of research misconduct

IJIE follows the CSE definitions of research misconduct, such as plagiarism, data fabrication, citation manipulation, or redundant publication.

Screening is conducted using similarity detection tools and thorough editorial review. Any suspicion may be reported to the IJIE editorial team with as much information as possible for analysis.

The editorial team follows the COPE flowcharts to conduct investigations and make decisions.

Corrections and retractions

IJIE uses the definitions of the NLM, supported by the CSE, to issue errata, retractions, or expressions of concern. Decisions are made after careful analysis and based on the COPE guidelines.

Gender identity

IJIE is committed to diversity and inclusion. Authors who wish to change their authorship name may contact the editorial team with proper documentation, using a self-declaration form available for trans individuals, if applicable.