Thésis Journal is committed to research integrity and ethics in science and publishing. The journal’s ethical guidelines and best publication practices follow the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Code of Good Scientific Practices of the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), the Research Integrity Guidelines of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing presented by COPE, the SciELO Guide to Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publishing, and the SciELO Network Guide on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools and Resources in Research Communication.

Editors are responsible for supervising the editorial process, communicating with authors and reviewers, ensuring transparency and quality control throughout the process, and receiving and investigating allegations of misconduct and disclosures of conflicts of interest.

Misconduct includes plagiarism (the improper appropriation of ideas or information without proper credit to the author), self-plagiarism (reuse of previously published material without proper acknowledgment), data falsification or manipulation, fabrication of results, and failure to disclose conflicts of interest. If identified, such practices may result in suspension of the review process or retraction of the publication.

The journal uses the CopySpider tool to verify duplication with previously published texts and to prevent plagiarism.

Authors must guarantee the originality of submitted texts, authorize the full publication of the article, and confirm that it has not been submitted to another journal. All listed authors must have contributed to the work and must be aware that their names appear in the submission. The content and positions presented in the publication are the sole responsibility of the authors. Authors must observe copyright, intellectual property, and image rights requirements, ensuring that authorization or permission to use materials is obtained when necessary. If the research involved human subjects, a formal statement of approval by a duly accredited Research Ethics Committee must be provided.

Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of information and ensure that there is no conflict of interest during the editorial process, informing the editors if one arises.

When using generative Artificial Intelligence tools, their use must be transparent regarding objectives and declared by the authors in the Methods section of the article, specifying which tools were used and how they were used. Chatbots cannot be listed as authors, but they may assist in the preparation, drafting, revision, and translation of texts, improving language and readability. However, the generation of scientific content such as hypotheses, analyses, and conclusions is not permitted. Authors must ensure that generated information is properly attributed, as such tools may produce inaccurate information, biased content, or references to non-existent works. Authors are responsible for material produced by AI tools and, therefore, for any ethical violations indicated above.