Authorship Policy

General framework

Interações. Sociedade e as Novas Modernidades adopts rigorous principles of academic integrity, transparency and responsibility in the definition of scientific authorship. This Authorship Policy establishes the criteria applicable to the identification of authors and co-authors, individual contributions and responsibilities associated with scholarly publication.

This policy applies to all manuscripts submitted to the journal, regardless of manuscript type, issue or scientific field.

Authorship criteria

An individual is considered an author only if all of the following criteria are met:

  • Substantial intellectual contribution to the conception of the study, methodological design, data collection, analysis or interpretation of results, or theoretical development of the work;
  • Active participation in drafting the manuscript or critically revising it with relevant intellectual input;
  • Final approval of the version to be published;
  • Public responsibility for the content of the work, ensuring its integrity, accuracy and ethical compliance.

Technical, administrative, financial or institutional support alone does not justify authorship.

Co-authorship and individual contributions

In multi-authored works, all co-authors must meet the authorship criteria defined in this policy. The order of authorship must result from explicit agreement among the authors and should accurately reflect their respective contributions.

Whenever requested by the Direction or the Scientific Editorship, authors must clearly indicate the individual contributions of each co-author. The journal may request this information at any stage of the editorial process.

Authors’ responsibilities

Authors are collectively responsible for:

  • ensuring the originality of the manuscript;
  • guaranteeing the accuracy of the data, analyses and interpretations presented;
  • declaring any potential conflicts of interest;
  • respecting ethical principles of scientific research, including, where applicable, ethics in research involving human subjects;
  • complying with the journal’s editorial standards and policies.

The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the journal throughout the editorial process and for conveying accurate information to all co-authors.

Improper authorship practices

Interações expressly rejects improper authorship practices, including:

  • Honorary authorship: attribution of authorship to individuals who do not meet the defined criteria;
  • Ghost authorship: exclusion of individuals who have made substantial contributions to the work;
  • Coercive or imposed authorship: inclusion of authors due to hierarchical, institutional or other pressure;
  • Manipulation of authorship order without the agreement of all co-authors.

Identification of any of these practices may result in manuscript rejection, article retraction or other measures deemed appropriate by the journal’s Direction.

Changes in authorship

Any request to change the list or order of authors after manuscript submission must be duly justified and accompanied by written agreement from all authors involved. Acceptance of such changes is subject to a reasoned editorial decision.

Ethical references

This Authorship Policy is aligned with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and forms an integral part of the journal’s ethical and regulatory framework.