Escrevendo para publicação: questões éticas

Abstract

Publishing scientific knowledge began more than 350 years ago with The Royal Society of London. This international society was chartered by King Charles of England in 1662 and in 1665 published one of the first scientific journals, Philosophical Transactions. 1 Today there are thousands of scientific journals available to provide us with information on topics from basic to applied sciences. In medicine, nursing and healthcare oriented journals we look to the content of articles we read to improve our practice or understanding of diseases and patient care. Thus, we expect accuracy of content. To assist with ensuring this accuracy we have a peer review process whereby manuscripts submitted to journals are assessed for content by experts in the field. Establishing standards in publishing In 1978, a group of medical journal editors met in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to develop guidelines for formatting manuscript for their journals. This group began by addressing citations and methods for referencing journal articles, book chapters and newspaper articles. 2 Over the years this prestigious group has expanded its scope to include ethics in publication and is now the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The group meets annually and revisions to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals. In 1997, a group of editors met informally in the United Kingdom to discuss concerns over scientific misconduct. This group formalized and is now the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). In 1999, COPE issued Guidelines on Good Publication Practice that address study design, authorship, peer review process, redundant publication, duties of editors and guidelines for managing misconduct. 3 Guidelines from ICMJE and COPE will be used to discuss ethical issues in publication.

Desafios e perspectivas para a publicação de artigos - uma reflexão a partir de autores e editores

“…The need to consolidate our proposals with the reality the field of knowledge production establishes is a fundamental aspect. We should remind that, in their search for scientific literature, our readers want to learn about new developments, approaches, information on aspects related to their activities, 4 such as studies that influence disease treatment, or that validate some method to reach a diagnosis or the severity of an illness. 1 Hence, who wants to publish should pay considerable attention to this aspect.…”

“…7,9 Normally, the person who planned the study, worked on data collection and analysis and wrote the paper should be the primary author. 4,[9][10] What generally defines the order of the authors is the level of conceptual and technical participation in the study and manuscript.…”