Ethics and authorship in Brazilian psychology journals

Abstract Credit and responsibility for scientific authorship are issues discussed in Brazilian and international literature. In 1978, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors was created, which established general rules for determining authorship in scientific publications. By discussing ethical aspects of scientific production, this article seeks to present these guidelines, as well as the percentage of national psychology journals that adopt them. From the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel system, Brazilian psychology publications with Qualis A1, A2, B1 and B2 scores were evaluated. The editorial policies of 292 journals were found to be in line with the committee’s authorship criteria, suggesting that national psychology publications show quality and credibility for complying with rules of responsibility for authorship.

学术作者的贡献归属与责任是巴西及国际学界热议的议题。1978年，国际医学期刊编辑委员会（International Committee of Medical Journal Editors）成立，确立了学术出版物中作者署名判定的通用准则。本文围绕学术生产的伦理维度展开探讨，旨在阐明上述准则，并梳理巴西本土采用该准则的心理学期刊占比情况。本研究基于巴西高等教育人员发展协调局（Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel）的评级体系，对获评Qualis A1、A2、B1及B2级别的巴西心理学学术出版物进行了评估。经核查，其中292种期刊的编辑政策符合该委员会制定的作者署名准则，这表明巴西本土心理学出版物因恪守作者责任相关规范，展现出较高的学术质量与公信力。