Editorial policy

1. OPEN ACCESS POLICY

Imagem: Revista de História da Arte is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This complies with the BOAI definition of open access and with the criteria of DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals).

2. POLICY FOR PROMOTING ETHICS IN ACADEMIC PUBLICATION

Imagem: Revista de História da Arte adopts the principles and practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Code of Good Scientific Practices of the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), the UNIFESP Office of Research Integrity, and the SciELO Guide to Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication as references for the implementation of good scientific practices at all stages of the editorial process, from manuscript submission to publication.

The editorial board of Imagem: Revista de História da Arte is committed to identifying and preventing the publication of papers in which the occurrence of research misconduct or ethical violations is verifiable, especially in cases of plagiarism, manipulation of quotations, falsification/manufacturing of data, absence of relevant authorizations, dissemination of discriminatory opinions, among others.

Cases of this nature that come to the attention of the Editors will be analyzed individually. When instances of misconduct are identified in articles already published by Imagem: Revista de História da Arte, and when there is concrete evidence of their occurrence, the journal will issue on its website a retraction note, correction, or expression of concern, clearly stating the reasons that justify it, in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Authors are responsible for declaring any conflicts of interest — financial, institutional, personal, or otherwise — that may have influenced the conduct or results of the research presented. This declaration must be included at the time of manuscript submission.

3. COPYRIGHT DECLARATION

Authors retain copyright over their article and grant Imagem: Revista de História da Arte a non-exclusive license to publish it. Imagem: Revista de História da Arte is not responsible for copyright infringements made by its contributors. It is the authors' responsibility to obtain written permission to use copyrighted material in their papers.

4. LICENSING

All articles published in Imagem: Revista de História da Arte are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This license allows anyone to copy, distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the article for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the author(s) and the original publication. The licensing terms are separate from and do not contradict the open access policy or the copyright terms stated above.

5. PRIVACY STATEMENT

The names and addresses furnished to Imagem: Revista de História da Arte will be used exclusively for the services provided by this publication and will not be made available for other purposes or to third parties.

6. ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES

Imagem: Revista de História da Arte does not charge any fees for submission, peer review, processing, or publication. All publishing services are free of charge for authors. As the journal charges no fees, no waiver policy is applicable.

7. DIGITAL PRESERVATION

Imagem: Revista de História da Arte uses the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) to digitally preserve its published content and ensure long-term access.

8. REPOSITORY POLICY

Imagem: Revista de História da Arte allows authors to deposit versions of their work (preprint, accepted manuscript, and published version) in institutional or subject repositories at any time, provided that proper citation of the original publication is included.