Coleção Estudos Cariocas - Carioca Studies Collection is committed to the highest standards of ethics and transparency in scholarly publishing, in accordance with editorial best practices and following the guidelines of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics). This statement outlines the following key points:
Identity and governance
The journal's title is unique and does not cause confusion with other publications. Its publication frequency is clearly stated on the website.
The journal is managed by the Instituto Municipal de Urbanismo Pereira Passos, with institutional affiliation and contact details clearly displayed in the page footer. The Editorial Team consists of recognized experts in the field. Their full names, affiliations, and roles are available on the website, and editors can be contacted via a public physical address and email.
Website and editorial standards
The aims and scope are defined on the website, along with authorship criteria. The electronic ISSN is prominently displayed in the journal description. The website avoids misleading information and does not imitate other journals.
Peer review
The journal employs a double-blind peer review system by independent experts. Review criteria and timelines are detailed on the website. We do not guarantee acceptance or excessively short review times. Reviewers and editors must treat manuscripts as confidential documents.
Copyright and licensing
This journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports greater global knowledge exchange.
Therefore, this is an open-access journal, meaning all content is freely available without cost to users or their institutions. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without requesting prior permission from the publisher or author, provided they cite the source.
In terms of licensing, this journal operates under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY) license. This allows others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the work, even commercially, as long as they credit the authors for the original creation. All authors who publish in this journal retain all rights to their works and must accept these terms as conditions of publication. The journal also adheres to digital preservation via CLOCKSS.
Fees and funding
The journal charges no fees (Article Processing Charges). This information is clearly stated on the website. There is no editorial bias regarding the free publication of articles. Any advertisements are separate from editorial content and do not influence decisions.
Additionally, if an article has received external funding, this must be disclosed in the text.
Ethics and misconduct
Plagiarism and data falsification are prohibited; all texts are screened using Plagium. Authorship follows the criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Ghost or gift authorship is not permitted.
Any conflicts of interest must be declared by authors, reviewers, and editors. Retractions are handled according to COPE guidelines for error correction. Violations may result in rejection, retraction, or notification to the authors' institutions.
Research involving humans or animals
Ethics committee approval is required for studies involving human or animal participants.
Privacy
The names and addresses provided to this journal will be used exclusively for the services offered by this publication and will not be made available for other purposes or to third parties.