Good Practices of Open Science and the Route of the Agropecuária CatarinenseJournal towards SciELO

Abstract

Starting with volume 39, in February 2026, the journal Agropecuária Catarinense will fully adopt the six Open Science guidelines proposed by SciELO: explicit alignment with Open Science in its editorial policies, adoption of the CC-BY license, acceptance of manuscripts deposited on preprint servers, continuous publication, requirement for a declaration of availability of research data, and promotion of informed peer review, with encouragement of open evaluation. To this end, RAC revised its editorial policies, standardized the steps of the editorial workflow, created monitoring instruments, and expanded requirements at the time of submission, including declarations on ethics, authorship, research data, and open evaluation. Furthermore, it strengthened its presence in academic and social networks to broaden scientific dissemination. This editorial addresses the journal's new phase, contextualizing the main points of its alignment with SciELO's rules.