An Ethical Approach on Research With Humans in the Editorial Guidelines of Brazilian Journals on Ecology and Environment

  • Guilherme Malafaia Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Urutaí
  • André Luis da Silva Castro Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Urutaí
  • Aline Sueli de Lima Rodrigues Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Urutaí
Keywords: Bioethics, Instructions to Authors, Human Experimentation, Scientific Journals.

Abstract

The ethical approach in the editorial guidelines of Brazilian scientific journals on Ecology and Environment (base year 2008) listed in the program Qualis-CAPES is evaluated. The theme investigated whether the journals provided information on ethical issues and procedures involved in human experimentation and whether they provide information to the authors on the manner they must assure the editors that ethical procedures had been accomplished in their experiments. The guidelines of 129 journals were evaluated. Results showed that, in general, the contents of the "Instructions to Authors" of the journals evaluated contained little information on ethical issues. In fact, few journals explained to the authors about the fulfillment of ethical procedures in their experiments. Significant improvements are required with regard to the ethical approach of editorial guidelines in Brazilian scientific journals on Ecology and Environment for the publication of investigations executed according to ethical principles.

Author Biographies

Guilherme Malafaia, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Urutaí
Biólogo; Mestre Docente do Departamento de Ciências Biológicas do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano – Campus Urutaí - IFGoiano. Pesquisador do Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais - NPCBA. E-mail: guilhermebioufop@yahoo.com.br
André Luis da Silva Castro, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Urutaí
Biólogo; Doutor Docente do Departamento de Ciências Biológicas do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano – Campus Urutaí - IFGoiano. Pesquisador do Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais - NPCBA. E-mail: andrelscastro1@yahoo.com.br
Aline Sueli de Lima Rodrigues, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Campus Urutaí
Engenheira Ambiental; Mestre Docente do Departamento de Gestão Ambiental do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano – Campus Urutaí - IFGoiano. Pesquisador do Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais - NPCBA. E-mail: rodriguesasl@yahoo.com.br
Published
2011-11-01
Section
Artigos Originais