Editorial Team

EDITORIAL TEAM

Chief Editor

Vice Chief Editor:

Technical Support 

Electronic Publishing, Portuguese language review, formatting and standardization

  • Editora Cubo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Titular Members

Alternate Members

Editorial Board

Editorial Policy

Preprints

Katálysis Journal encourages the publication of preprint articles on public platforms, such as Preprints, SciELO Preprints, so that, where applicable, they can be openly discussed before being published.

Preprints submitted to Katálysis Journal are treated with transparency and integrity, we recommend that authors provide the following information:

  • Preprint identification: authors must provide information about the preprint, including title, authors, name of the repository where it was published, publication date and DOI; and
  • Complete the Open Science compliance form.

Use of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence does not meet Revista Katálysis requirements for authorship of a scientific article, given the need for accountability. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and Language Models (LLM) cannot be listed as authors in any academic work published in this journal.

The use of Artificial Intelligence can be used by authors in cases that are not related to ethical problems, such as: responsibility for the article, presence and absence of conflict of interest nor being responsible for managing licensing agreements and author(s) rights(es).

Texts obtained through AI may include biases, distortions, irrelevances, misrepresentations and plagiarism, many of which are caused by the algorithms that govern their generation and depend, to a large extent, on the content of the materials used to form the questions.

Peer Review Process

Revista Katálysis criteria for accepting articles include originality, data validity, clarity of writing, repercussions of conclusions and scientific contribution to Social Work and related areas.

The process of evaluating articles submitted to Revista Katálysis consists of two stages.

The first, a preliminary assessment by the Editors and Editorial Committee, who examine the suitability of the manuscript for the journal's editorial line and carry out the Desk Review assessment. The name of the editor responsible for the preliminary analysis evaluation process will be published in the final publication of the article.

The second consists of the evaluation itself, which is carried out by two ad hoc consultants.

The evaluation primarily considers the scientific quality of the text, focusing on the following aspects: suitability for the objectives and editorial policy of Revista Katálysis, manuscript presentation format and publication potential, rigor, clarity and precision regarding scientific production, the writing, methodological description, content and ethical-theoretical probity.

The Editors and the Editorial Committee, in possession of the referees' analyses, will make the final decision based on the Journal's editorial program. In case of discrepancies between the reviewers, a third opinion may be requested. The Editors will forward the final decision to the responsible author, via the Periodicals Portal Platform.

In line with Open Science communication practices, the journal now adopts in its editorial policy the opening of the peer review process in common agreement with the reviewer.

Furthermore, authors may choose one or more means of opening the peer review process offered by the journal, as well as authors may agree to interact directly with reviewers responsible for evaluating the manuscript, when offered the option.

The reviewers, through an opinion written on the Periodicals Portal Platform, will recommend one of five options:

Accept (with or without restrictions)

Mandatory fixes

Resubmit for evaluation

Submit to another magazine

Reject

Writing/Style – Revista Katálysis spelling, standards and style reviews complete the evaluation process.

Open Data

The journal encourages the author(s) to publish analysis datasets, instruments, statistical analysis scripts, scripts and additional materials, made available in open online repositories, such as SciELO Data, Zenodo, Figshare and OSF, if they cannot be published in the work itself, and this information must be indicated in the manuscript. Consequently, articles that publish research must indicate and reference the availability of content underlying the preparation of the research and the results obtained.

Fees

Revista Katálysis does not charge authors any type of fee for submitting processing or publishing manuscripts.

Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy

In order to guarantee an editorial policy committed to ethical publication criteria, which encourage the identification of plagiarism, bad practices, fraud, possible violations of ethics and the opening of lawsuits, we strongly recommend that authors follow the following steps before submitting the manuscript for the magazine:

- Visit the COPE website, which contains information on research ethics for authors and editors.

- Explicitly reference data acquired, analyzed or interpreted from other publications.

- Submission of a manuscript implies that the text described has not been previously published (except in the form of an abstract, published lecture or academic thesis).

- Cite any intellectual content from other authors.

- Indicate as authors only those who actively and substantially participated in all phases of the research and writing of the article.

- Do not omit any researcher completely involved in the research and writing of the article from the list of authors.

- Include all authors in the article’s authorship criteria.

After submission, the Editorial Committee, together with the journal Secretariat, may carry out the following procedures when they deem it appropriate:

- Request formal explanations about the participation of the authors who subscribe to the manuscript.

- Request formal explanations regarding any doubts and/or problems arising from the similarity assessment of the manuscript.

- With the results and any explanations received, it will be up to the Editor-in-Chief, together with the Editorial Committee, to decide on the procedures in relation to the manuscript.

Errata: Revista Katálysis recognizes the importance of correcting errors that may arise after the publication of an article. If a significant error is identified, authors must notify the journal immediately. An erratum will be published as soon as possible to detail the corrections and ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism: Revista Katálysis strictly prohibits plagiarism and self-plagiarism. Self-plagiarism occurs when an author reuses significant portions of their own previously published work without proper citation. Manuscripts with text recycling will be rejected and may result in sanctions by the Editorial Board.

Duplicate and Redundant Publication: Revista Katálysis publishes only original content. It is not permitted to submit a study to multiple journals simultaneously or divide the results of a study into several articles. Violations will result in rejection or retraction of the article, with possible sanctions by the Editorial Board.

Fabrication and Falsification of Data: fraud such as image manipulation, fabrication or falsification of data will result in the immediate exclusion of the manuscript from the evaluation process and possible sanctions by the Editorial Board.

Corrections and Retraction: in cases of serious errors or discoveries of scientific misconduct, such as plagiarism or falsification of data, a retraction of the article may be necessary. The decision to retract an article is made by the editor-in-chief after careful investigation and, where appropriate, consultation with external experts. The retraction will be clearly identified as such and will remain linked to the original article on the journal website, maintaining the transparency and integrity of the academic record.

Policy on Conflict of Interest

Conflict of interest is often referred to as a competing interest, any interest or relationship, whether financial, personal, religious, political or otherwise, that may influence or be perceived as influencing the objectivity and integrity of an author, reviewer or editor. All participants in the publication process – authors, reviewers and editors – must declare any potential sources of conflicts of interest.

For Authors:

- It is mandatory for the author of the manuscript to declare the existence or not of conflicts of interest.

- Even if there are no conflicts of interest, the author must declare this information in the manuscript.

- The corresponding author must ensure the review of this policy with all co-authors and collective disclosure of all pertinent relationships.

For Reviewers and Editors:

- Declare any conflicts of interest directly to the journal or editor-in-chief before beginning the review process or editorial decisions.

- Clearly detail relevant conflicts or confirm the absence of conflicts.

Important Considerations:

- The existence of a conflict of interest does not prevent the publication of a manuscript, but it is crucial for a transparent and impartial evaluation.

- Readers should be informed about any competing interests of authors when an article is published.

- This process aims to ensure maximum transparency and integrity at all stages of the editorial and scientific publication process of Revista Katálysis.

Privacy Policy

The names and addresses provided in this magazine will be used exclusively for editing and publishing services and will not be made available for other purposes or to third parties.

Adoption of similarity software

Before being sent for evaluation by the Editorial Committee, external reviewers or at any time during the editorial process, manuscripts submitted to Revista Katálysis will be analyzed based on the iThenticate software to identify plagiarism and/or self-plagiarism. Authors must guarantee the originality of manuscripts and, if they use articles from other authors, that they are duly cited. Practicing plagiarism, or self-plagiarism, in all its forms, is unacceptable. In this way, it is possible for authors to receive possible questions during the process of evaluating the submitted work, regarding the indications highlighted by the software used. If plagiarism is actually proven, the manuscript will be returned to the author. The Authors, Scientific Editor, Editorial Committee, Scientific Council and Reviewer of Revista Katálysis are subject to these guidelines.

Revista Katálysis does not use chatbots such as Bard, Bing and ChatGPT and does not accept the use of chatbots in the preparation of manuscripts to be submitted to the journal.

Gender and Sex Issues

The editorial team of Revista Katálysis, in addition to the authors who publish in the magazine, must always observe the guidelines on Sex and Gender Equity in Research – SAGER. The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of guidelines that guide the reporting of information about sex and gender in study design, data analysis, and results and interpretation of findings. Furthermore, Revista Katálysis observes the gender equity policy in the formation of its editorial board.

Katálysis Magazine is committed to promoting diversity and equality in scientific communication. To include a social name or rectify a civil first name, please contact our editorial team by email, indicating:

Change of name of authorship from X to Y, together with the completed and signed Trans Person Self-Declaration form (preferably with na authenticable electronic signature), available on the form.

Ethics Committee

All works resulting from research or reports of experiences involving human subjects or information with restricted access must indicate in the text the approval number by the research ethics committee, indicating compliance with national and international resolutions that regulate these issues. Text that does not comply with these requirements will not be evaluated in the Journal and its submission will be rejected. Authors must attach a statement of approval from the ethics committee of the institution responsible for approving the research, when applicable.

Copyright

Authors of articles published by Revista Katálysis maintain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY 4.0, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited. The authors grant Revista Katálysis the right of first publication.

Intellectual Property and Terms of Use

Website Responsibility:

All magazine content and articles published by Revista Katálysis, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. The publication reserves the right to make normative, spelling and grammatical changes to the originals, with a view to maintaining the cultured standard of the language, whilst respecting the authors' style. Originals will not be returned to the authors.

Author's responsibility:

Authors maintain full rights to their works published in Revista Katálysis, with total or partial reprinting, deposit or republication subject to indication of first publication in the magazine, through the CC-BY license.

The original publication source must be noted.

Authors are authorized to enter into additional contracts separately, for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in this journal (e.g., publishing in an institutional repository or a book chapter). The data, concepts and opinions presented in the manuscripts, as well as the accuracy of documentary and bibliographic references, are the sole responsibility of the authors.

Revista Katálysis encourages authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts, publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories and academic social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, as long as the full citation is included in the journal website version.