Responsibilities of the editors and the Editorial Team

The editor is responsible for the initial scientific evaluation of the manuscript, regardless of the author's geographical origin, political-ideological position, religious belief, gender and ethnic-racial origin.

Manuscripts submitted to PAG will undergo a plagiarism/self-plagiarism detector before peer review, or at any time during the editorial process. To verify similarity with other publications, the editors will use the iThenticate software. Manuscripts with a high level of similarity with other publications will not be accepted, and these submissions may be rejected at any time during the editorial process.

The Journal Pesquisa Agropecuária Gaúcha (PAG) is based on the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics - COPE (https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines).

PAG will publish, whenever necessary, errata, retractions and expressions of concern about published material. Any ethical infractions will be carefully analyzed by the Editorial Team. Reports of ethical violations can be communicated by anyone at any time, via email pag@agricultura.rs.gov.br.