About the Journal

Basic Information

The Revista Soldagem & Inspeção was launched in 1995, in a printed edition distributed quarterly, free of charge, to associates and several libraries in Brazil and Iberian and Latin American countries. Since the first issue of 2009, the journal has been made available electronically on the Internet, with open access at www.scielo.br/j/si/.

Since its creation, numerous renowned professionals in the field of welding have contributed to the Revista Soldagem & Inspeção, and its editorial board crosses the Brazilian borders. The journal’s development has benefited from the special contributions of its former Editors-in-Chief: Professors Ronaldo Paranhos, Américo Scotti, Paulo Modenesi, Alexandre Bracarense, Ana Sofia C. M. d’Oliveira, Paulo Cesar Okimoto, and José Mazzaferro. Currently, the Editors-in-Chief are Professors Hélio Cordeiro de Miranda and Cleiton Carvalho Silva, both from the Federal University of Ceará. The Revista Soldagem & Inspeção also counts on the support of 13 Associate Editors, a permanent Editorial Board, and occasional ad hoc members.

The abbreviated title of the journal is Rev. Soldag. Insp., which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references, and bibliographic captions.

Open Access & Intellectual Property

This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including free access) to all scientific articles published by the journal.

Open access refers to the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC BY). This allows immediate and free access to the work, authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, index them, transfer them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose.

Compliance with Open Science

The editorial policy of the Revista Soldagem & Inspeção aligns with the principles of Open Science, which promotes a collaborative and transparent approach to the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge. Open Science is based on the premise that all aspects of the scientific process, from hypothesis formulation to publication and data reuse, should be accessible, verifiable, and reusable by anyone, anywhere in the world.

In line with Open Science practices, the Revista Soldagem & Inspeção adopts measures such as open access to publications, sharing of data and code, open peer review processes, publication of preprints, and disclosure of individual author contributions in cases of multi-authored articles.

By embracing Open Science practices, the Revista Soldagem & Inspeção reaffirms its commitment to a more inclusive, efficient, ethical, and collaborative scientific enterprise.

Publication Ethics

With a commitment to upholding best practices in scholarly publishing and ethical conduct, the editors and editorial team of the Revista Soldagem & Inspeção are dedicated to preventing unethical behavior in all forms. Examples of such misconduct include plagiarism and self-plagiarism, duplicate and/or redundant publication, and data fabrication or falsification. Therefore, upon submission, authors are required to declare that the content of the manuscript is original and affirm that the work has not been published or is under review in any other journal.

The Revista Soldagem & Inspeção adheres to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), thereby following standardized and internationally recognized ethical practices in addressing publication-related issues. These include managing conflicts of interest, privacy, and consent, as well as establishing standardized procedures for handling potential cases of misconduct in publishing.

Focus and Scope

The Revista Soldagem & Inspeção is a technical-scientific journal published on a continuous basis, aimed at disseminating original articles in the fields of welding, inspection, and related processes. Its primary target audience consists of researchers from Portuguese-, English-, and Spanish-speaking countries. Currently, the interval between submission and possible final approval is approximately six months, with the entire process, including author revisions, submission for graphic editing, and other steps, being completed within roughly two to four months. The submission and acceptance dates are indicated on the first page of each article.

Digital Preservation

This journal adheres to the standards established by the Digital Preservation Policy program of the SciELO Program.

Indexing Sources

Bibliographic Record

  • Journal Title: Revista Soldagem & Inspeção
  • Abbreviated Title: Soldag. Insp.
  • Published by: Brazilian Welding Association
  • Frequency: Annual
  • Publication Model: Continuous Publication (CP)
  • Year of Establishment: 1995

Websites and Social Media

Editorial Policy

Preprints

In line with SciELO’s Open Science Policy, the Revista Soldagem & Inspeção accepts submissions of preprints from the SciELO Preprints platform, which may be deposited either prior to or simultaneously with journal submission. It is important to note that sharing a preprint on this server does not count as prior publication. In the case of a preprint publication, the Open Science Compliance Form must be completed and submitted as a supplementary file along with the manuscript.

A preprint is defined as a manuscript ready for submission to a journal and deposited on a trusted preprint server before or in parallel with journal submission. This practice, along with continuous publication, is a means to accelerate the communication of research.

Peer Review Process

All articles submitted for publication undergo an initial evaluation by one of the Editors-in-Chief and one of the Associate Editors, who are researchers specializing in different subfields of welding technology, inspection, and related operations. Upon recognizing the merit of a submission, the Associate Editors forward the manuscript to members of the Editorial Board. For publication, approval from at least two members of the Editorial Board is required. The entire process is overseen by the Editor-in-Chief.

The Editorial Board operates independently and is composed of researchers with a minimum qualification of a doctoral degree and recognized expertise in the field. The board represents various regions of the country, as well as key Portuguese-, English-, and Spanish-speaking countries in the field of welding technology. When an article falls within a highly specific area, ad hoc reviewers are selected and invited to provide evaluations.

If both parties agree, the review process may include direct interaction between the reviewers and the authors. Authors interested in this mode of review may indicate their preference using the Open Science Compliance Form. Reviewers should communicate their intentions through the manuscript submission system.

In accordance with Open Science practices, the name of the editor responsible for evaluating the article will be published with the article (applicable only to submissions made from June 2025 onward). Additionally, by mutual agreement, reviewers and authors may request or accept the publication of the review reports for approved articles, with optional identification of reviewers and open sharing of identities during the review process.

Editorial Process

The Editorial Board members of the Revista Soldagem & Inspeção review all submitted manuscripts, assessing, among other aspects, the relevance of the topic, originality, and the presentation of results. They then issue their evaluations to the journal's editorial office using a designated form, identifying the manuscript and assigning only one of the following recommendations:

  • Manuscript not recommended for publication: manuscripts that are not recommended by at least two members of the Editorial Board. In such cases, the authors will be duly informed of the reasons supporting this decision.
  • Manuscript recommended for publication with restrictions: these are accepted manuscripts that will be prioritized for publication, provided they meet all additional requirements outlined in this process. They will be placed on a list maintained and updated by the journal's editorial office. It is the responsibility of the editorial office to assign an Associate Editor to carefully review the manuscript and the Editorial Board’s evaluations. The editorial office is also responsible for sending the reviewers’ recommendations to the authors, using a designated form, for interpretation, correction, and revision of the manuscript. All revisions and comments may be handled confidentially or not, at the discretion of the editorial process. Once the Associate Editor fully agrees with the content of the manuscript, they must send a notice to the editorial office along with a copy of the final version of the manuscript. From that point on, the manuscript will be reclassified as “Manuscript recommended for publication without restrictions” for subsequent publication.
  • Manuscript recommended for publication: manuscripts accepted without the need for corrections, revisions, or modifications. These will be placed on a list for future publication in the journal. One of the Associate Editors must confirm and formalize this recommendation.

 

All manuscripts approved for publication in the Revista Soldagem & Inspeção will be assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

Open Data

In addition to scientific literature, Soldagem & Inspeção is committed to the guidelines of the SciELO Journals’ Guidelines for Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) in Journal Policies and Practices. Therefore, the journal encourages authors to cite related content such as data, codes, methods, and other materials used or generated by the research, aiming to enhance understanding of the study and facilitate its evaluation through data repositories.

Authors may choose to use their institution’s data repository or select, for example, a repository from SciELO’s List of Research Data Repositories. One suggested option is SciELO Data. If authors opt to use SciELO Data, the following links may be helpful: Research Data Preparation Guide and Research Data Deposit Guide.

Authors may choose to keep these files closed until the article is approved and published. The corresponding author must indicate whether the manuscript cites data, program codes, and other materials underlying the article, along with their respective URLs. To this end, the Revista Soldagem & Inspeção requires the Open Science Compliance Form to be properly completed and submitted as a supplementary file for review. Additionally, all such content must be duly cited.

Article Processing Charges

The Revista Soldagem & Inspeção operates under an Open Access model, allowing free reading, downloading, and distribution. The journal does not charge any fees for the submission, review, editing, or publication processes.

Ethics Policy and Misconduct, Errata, and Retraction

Misconduct

Cases of plagiarism, data manipulation, duplicate publications, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or other forms of scientific misconduct will be handled rigorously by the Editorial Board. The journal reserves the right to take appropriate measures, including manuscript rejection and the prohibition of future submissions by the involved authors.

Errata and Addendum

The Revista Soldagem & Inspeção values the correction of identified errors as well as the addition of relevant information after the publication of an article, to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record. To this end, we adopt SciELO’s guidelines for publishing errata, following the Guide for the Publication of Errata, and for addenda, in accordance with the Guide for the Publication of Addenda.

If a significant error is detected in a published article (i.e., an error that compromises the readers’ understanding of the content), authors must immediately inform the journal. In such cases, an erratum will be published detailing the necessary corrections. Likewise, when there is a need to add relevant information to the content of a published article without altering the original content, the journal may publish an addendum.

Retraction

When serious errors or improper practices, such as plagiarism or data manipulation, are identified, it may be necessary to retract the article. This decision is the responsibility of the editors-in-chief, who make it after a thorough analysis and, if applicable, with the assistance of external experts.

The Revista Soldagem & Inspeção retraction policy follows the SciELO Guide for the Publication of Retractions. The retraction will be clearly marked as such and linked to the original article on the journal’s website, ensuring transparency and preserving the integrity of the academic record.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Conflicts of interest may be of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. Conflicts of interest can arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. Upon submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing any financial or other conflicts of interest that may have influenced the work. If there is a conflict of interest, even if only potential, the author(s) must report it in a specific document, signed and attached to the submission platform as a supplementary file.

Adoption of similarity checking software

Starting in June 2025, at the beginning of the editorial evaluation process and prior to the peer review stage, all manuscripts submitted to Revista Soldagem & Inspeção will be checked for similarity with previously published works both nationally and internationally using the CopySpider program. This is a free tool that compares the manuscript text to content published on the internet, identifying potential similarities.

It is important to highlight that the detection of similarities will not be limited only to the stage before peer review, nor solely to analyses performed by the CopySpider program. Throughout the entire review process, members of the journal’s Editorial Board responsible for evaluating the manuscript may report any detected similarities to the journal’s Secretariat.

Manuscripts that present a level of similarity with previously published works deemed inappropriate will be rejected.

Use of Artificial Intelligence Resources

The Revista Soldagem & Inspeção follows the recommendations of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) regarding ethical considerations related to the use of these technologies in scientific manuscripts, which are:

  • Transparency: Authors must clearly declare the use of chatbots in the manuscript preparation process, providing detailed information such as the name, version, model, and source of the technology used. Additionally, they should specify the role played by the chatbots in the development of the text;
  • Responsibility: Authors are responsible for the content generated by chatbots in their manuscripts, ensuring both the accuracy of the information presented and the absence of plagiarism;
  • Attribution: It is the authors’ responsibility to ensure proper attribution to all sources used, including content generated by chatbots. Authors must identify and reference the sources that support the information provided by the chatbots.

Sex and Gender Issues

The editorial team of the Revista Soldagem & Inspeção, as well as the authors who publish in the journal, must always observe the guidelines on Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER). The SAGER guidelines consist of a set of recommendations that guide the reporting of sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, and the results and interpretation of findings. Furthermore, the Revista Soldagem & Inspeção follows a gender equity policy in the composition of its editorial board.

Ethics Committee

Authors must attach, as a supplementary file in the manuscript submission system, the approval document from the ethics committee responsible for the research, whenever applicable, at the time of submission.

Copyright

Authors of articles published by Revista Soldagem & Inspeção retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, which allows the articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is properly cited. In return, the authors grant the journal the right of first publication under the CC BY 4.0 License. It is emphasized that the opinions expressed by the authors in the articles are their sole responsibility.

Intellectual Property and Terms of Use

License Adopted by the Journal:

Until April 2022, Revista Soldagem & Inspeção adopted the Creative Commons BY-NC license. Currently, all the content of the journal and the published articles, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY 4.0 license.

Self-Archiving by Authors:

The Revista Soldagem & Inspeção encourages authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts by publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories, and academic social networks, as well as posting them on their personal social media, provided that a full citation to the version on the journal’s website is included.

Sponsors and Funding Agencies

  • Associação Brasileira de Soldagem (ABS)
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)