Conflict of interest policy
RAC's conflict of interest policy follows the guidelines established by the ICMJE (2025), which states that the credibility of published studies depends on trust and transparency in the scientific process, as well as on good relationships between all parties involved (authors, reviewers, editors, etc.).
Intentionally failing to report specific relationships or activities on the journal submission form is an example of misconduct.
Institutional support, indicating the author's time availability, should be distinguished from direct funding. This distinction can be presented as a note in the text, including a mention of support for the work and an explanation of the role of this source, indicating whether or not there are any implications regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation of data, preparation of the report, submission for publication, access to data, and the extent of this access, both during and after publication.
Responsibility of each actor who may create a conflict of interest:
Editor and journal staff: For ethical reasons, editors must refrain from any action regarding the processing of a paper that represents any potential conflict of interest related to the submitted material.
Peer reviewer: It is the reviewer's responsibility to question whether there are any implications that could present any type of conflict of interest, pointing out to the editor any activity or relationship that could compromise or bias their evaluation.
Author: It is the author(s)' responsibility to disclose relationships related to the preparation and publication activities at all stages of the research, identifying those that could bias the publication of the study. It is recommended to use a note explaining the relationships and potential conflicts of interest: "This study was funded by A; Dr. F's time on the work was supported by B."
In the RAC, the contribution of each person involved in the study should be described according to the Taxonomy of Authorship Contributions – Credit (2022). The journal has adopted the Credit taxonomy to characterize the roles of each author in a text. This measure aims to align the journal with best editorial practices and reinforce its commitment to the open science movement. Therefore, authors of texts submitted to the journal must have their roles defined upon submission and in the final, approved version. The Credit taxonomy classifies authors into 14 distinct roles:
a) Conceptualization: Idea, formulation, or evolution of overarching objectives;
b) Data Curation: Management of activities to annotate (produce metadata), cleanse, and maintain research data (including software code, when necessary for data interpretation) for initial use or subsequent reuse;
c) Formal Analysis: Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data;
d) Funding Acquisition: Obtaining financial support for the project that led to the publication;
e) Research: Conducting research and the research process, specifically performing experiments or collecting data/evidence;
f) Methodology: Developing or creating a methodology: creating models;
g) Project administration: Responsibility for managing and coordinating the planning and execution of the research;
h) Resources: Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources, or other analysis tools;
i) Software: Programming, software development, creating computer programs, implementing codes and algorithms, testing existing code components;
j) Supervision: Responsibility for supervising and leading the planning and execution of research activities, including guidance from outside the core team;
k) Validation: Verification, either as part of the activity or separately from the replication/reproducibility of results/experiments and other research outputs; m) Data visualization (infographics, flowcharts, tables, graphs, images, etc.): Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of the published work, specifically the visualization/presentation of the data;
l) Writing – first draft: Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of the published work, specifically the writing of the first draft (including substantial translations);
m) Writing – review and editing: Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of the published work by those who are part of the original research group, especially critical review, comments, or proofreading, including pre- and post-publication processes.
All authors must have contributed to the work submitted to Revista Agropecuária Catarinense, justifying co-authorship of the manuscript and any supplementary documents that may exist. Contributions from anyone who does not meet the authorship criteria should be listed in the Acknowledgments section. In cases of disputes regarding authorship, contact the corresponding author first, as they are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the information submitted. If necessary, all authors should be contacted. In the event of a dispute, the authors' affiliations or funding institutions involved in the research should be contacted.
If there is evidence that could create a conflict of interest on the part of the authors, editors, or reviewers (anyone involved in the process), the interested party should contact the editorial team via email at editoria@epagri.sc.gov.br and provide a detailed report of the incident. This situation applies if there is evidence of: a) personal and institutional ties and conflicts (of a family or political nature) between reviewers and authors; b) financial support obtained during the development of the work and resulting in a reading that could undermine the reliability of the material produced.
Política redigida com base em:
CREDIT. Contributor Roles Taxonomy. 2022. (As included in ANSI/NISO Z39) Disponível em: https://www.niso.org/publications/z39104-2022-credit
ICMJE - INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF MEDICAL JOURNAL EDITORS. Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest. 2025. Disponível em: https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/author-responsibilities--conflicts-of-interest.html
