Plagiarism
1. Ethical Principles
Revista Educação em Análise is committed to best academic research practices and endorses the Core Practices, as well as the other guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The journal recommends that authors, reviewers, and editors observe the principles established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), promoting academic rigor, transparency, and authorial responsibility.
2. What Is Considered Plagiarism
Under Brazilian law, plagiarism constitutes a violation of copyright, as established by Law No. 9,610/1998. Article 184 of the Brazilian Penal Code provides for a penalty of detention from 3 months to 1 year, or a fine, for anyone who violates copyright and related rights. In addition, Article 108 of Law No. 9,610/1998 establishes that the use of an intellectual work without proper identification of the author constitutes a rights violation and may result in civil sanctions, including compensation for moral damages.
For Revista Educação em Análise, plagiarism consists of any form of improper appropriation of another’s or one’s own intellectual production without proper authorship indication and adequate referencing. The following modalities are recognized:
Direct plagiarism: literal reproduction of excerpts from texts, data, tables, images, or graphs without quotation marks, citation, and reference.
Indirect plagiarism: paraphrasing or reformulating another author’s ideas without proper attribution of the source.
Source plagiarism: citing secondary sources as if they were primary sources, without referencing the intermediary work.
Consented plagiarism: presenting third-party work as one’s own, even with authorization.
Self-plagiarism: substantial reuse of text previously published by the same author, without explicit indication of the original publication and without proper contextualization.
Redundant or duplicate publication: simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal or partial publication that is substantially similar to a previously published text.
3. Verification Procedures
All manuscripts submitted to Revista Educação em Análise undergo a double-blind peer review process.
After receiving two favorable peer review reports recommending publication, the manuscript proceeds to the similarity verification stage, conducted using iThenticate software by Turnitin.
Analysis of the report is not limited to the overall similarity percentage indicated by the system. A qualitative assessment is conducted by the editorial board, considering:
a) the nature of the similarities (properly referenced citations, bibliographic references, standardized methodological sections, etc.);
b) the extent and location of occurrences;
c) the potential compromise of the work’s originality.
4. Editorial Conduct in the Event of Identified Similarities
If the similarity report indicates occurrences considered relevant, the Journal will adopt the following procedures:
4.1 Low-Level Similarities
When formal citation issues or minor inadequacies are identified:
The author will be formally notified;
The manuscript will be returned for mandatory revisions;
The editorial process will be suspended until the corrected version is resubmitted;
A new verification may be conducted.
4.2 Moderate Similarities
When there is extensive reproduction of excerpts without proper reference, but correction is possible:
The author will be notified with detailed identification of the occurrences;
A deadline will be granted for substantial rewriting and citation correction;
The manuscript may return to editorial evaluation after a new verification;
Final approval will depend on full compliance being demonstrated.
4.3 Serious Similarities
In cases of significant direct plagiarism, improper appropriation of data, or substantial duplication of publication:
The manuscript will be rejected, even if it has already received favorable peer review reports;
The author will be formally notified;
The Journal may inform the author’s affiliated institution, when applicable;
A temporary prohibition on new submissions (editorial embargo) may be imposed, as determined by the Editorial Board.
5. Authors’ Responsibility
By submitting a manuscript, authors declare that:
The text is original and unpublished;
All sources are properly referenced;
There is no violation of copyright;
The article is not under review by another journal;
Any reuse of their own previously published text is properly indicated and justified.
Authors are fully responsible for the content submitted.
6. Editorial Processing
The estimated average timeframe between submission and publication varies according to submission flow and the complexity of evaluations. The following is anticipated:
First editorial decision: within 30–60 days after submission;
Complete process (submission to publication): between 2 and 3 months, considering peer review, revisions, similarity verification, copyediting, and continuous publication.
The Journal adopts a continuous publication system, meaning that articles are published as soon as all editorial procedures are completed and all formal stages are approved.
7. Final Provisions
Revista Educação em Análise promotes academic integrity and implements measures to ensure originality and ethical standards at every stage of the editorial process. The prevention and combat of plagiarism constitute a non-negotiable principle for maintaining the scientific credibility of the Journal.
