Plagiarism, according to the Basic Guidelines for Integrity in Scientific Activity of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), consists of "presenting, as if it were their own, results or conclusions previously obtained by another author, as well as complete texts or substantial parts of third-party texts." Valuing the integrity of the contents it publishes, all manuscripts will be submitted to similarity checks using the Crossref Similarity Check tool during the evaluation process.

RIAL utilizes the international guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Basic Guidelines for Integrity in Scientific Activity from CNPq as a basis for plagiarism analysis.

Submissions that show signs of plagiarism will be rejected, and authors will be notified of the reason for cancellation. If identification occurs through notification after publication, the article will be retracted.

Authors must ensure the originality of the texts submitted to RIAL, and all references to distinct authorship works must be properly cited within the text and referenced at the end of the work.

 If the text has been previously presented at scientific events or is the result of academic work, the submitted text must not be identical to the version that originated it and must clearly be an expansion of the initial work. Authors must inform on the title page the reference to the event where it was presented or the work to which it is related.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

RIAL, as a vehicle for disseminating scientific knowledge, cannot overlook the potential benefits that new scientific information technologies can offer to the journal and its readers. On the other hand, attention to ethical principles and scientific transparency and integrity will always be imperative.

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for the development or enhancement of the manuscript is acceptable, but exclusively as linguistic support to improve the language and readability of the text, in accordance with recommendations from the Guide on the Use of AI Tools and Resources in Research Communication in the SciELO Network.

If generative AI or AI-assisted technology is used in manuscripts submitted to RIAL, authors must:

• Explicitly declare the sources and applications used in the research and writing of the article or chapter. Any use or content generated by an AI application must be stated in the abstract and in the methods section or equivalent.
• Validate all references and generated data to ensure that citations are real, accurate, and properly attributed, as it is not uncommon to generate references to non-existent works.
• Assume public and ethical responsibility for the entire content of the work, considering that such responsibility is exclusive to human researchers.
• Explicitly inform on the Title Page the declaration of the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, specifying the sources and applications used.

Artificial Intelligence does not constitute authorship; therefore, it is unacceptable for the name of any AI or algorithm to be included as an author of a work. Similarly, concealing the use and content of AI is an ethical failure that violates the principles of transparency and honesty in research.