PUBLICATION GUIDELINES
Conditions for Submission
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
This submission meets the requirements described in the Author Guidelines.
This submission has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by another journal.
All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets, and other materials provided with this submission.
As part of the submission process, authors are required to verify compliance with all items listed below. Submissions not in accordance with the standards will be returned to the authors.
The contribution is original and unpublished and is not being evaluated for publication by another journal; otherwise, justification must be provided in "Comments to the Editor."
The submission file is in Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, or RTF format and does not exceed 15 MB.
The text is 1.5-spaced; uses 10-point Arial font; employs italics rather than underlining (except for URL addresses); figures and tables are inserted in the text, not at the end of the document as appendices.
If graphical elements (such as figures, charts, tables, images, and photos) are not original, they are accompanied by a license authorizing reproduction or adaptation.
The number of authors per article depends on the research.
Whenever possible, URLs corresponding to the references have been provided.
The text follows the style standards and bibliographic requirements described on the Journal's About page.
All authors must be registered in the journal and have an ORCID.
The Journal reserves the right to index its article platform on sites deemed suitable for the journal's dissemination proposal, as well as to commercialize and advertise the article, provided that any return, when applicable, is shared with the author.
I assume full responsibility for the ideological and reference framework given to this work, exempting the journal from any consequences regarding the article/work submitted for publication. I am aware that I may be held civilly and criminally liable in case of proven plagiarism or any subject that raises ideological/political issues.
Research involving human beings has approval from the Research Ethics Committee and includes the process of obtaining free and informed consent from participants.
Resolution 466/12 – Health research.
Resolution 510/16 – Research in Human and Social Sciences.
If publishing a thesis or final paper (TCC), it may only be submitted to the journal after approval by the competent bodies of the institution. All authors involved must agree with its publication, including the supervisor. The paper must not be published in another journal, and all authors must be registered.
I am aware that: after the submission of the article and inclusion of co-authors, adding more author names is prohibited, as the material has already been approved and is in the editing process. Special cases will be handled individually.
Dear authors, after the submission of the article in the journal (24-hour limit for changes), the inclusion of co-authors is prohibited, in accordance with CAPES criteria and our indexers/directories.
The submission of any DIGITAL CONTENT automatically implies FULL AUTHORIZATION of copyright to the Journal, allowing it to publish, display, grant temporary access to third parties, and distribute the content in any territory where the Journal operates. The rights to make the content available for access and consultation belong to the journal's website (the publication platform). The Journal shall have the freedom/right to index the journal in any national or international platform or directory without prior communication to the authors.
All WORKS (articles, reviews, theses, translations, images, videos, interviews, and others), in physical or digital format, were legally assigned by the authors upon submission to the Journal's platform.
This AUTHORIZATION occurred when the article was submitted by the author or co-authors, accepting the copyright conditions set by the Journal, in compliance with national and international digital content dissemination standards.
I take full responsibility for registering the co-authors in the journal, when applicable, and confirm that I have their consent to submit the article. The publication fee is charged only for accepted works. There is no submission fee.
I declare that I am aware of the journal's regulations and assume full civil and criminal responsibility for the content of the submitted article. Furthermore, I commit to registering all co-authors of the article and making the corrections suggested by reviewers, as well as formatting the article according to the journal's template.
Author Guidelines
Articles must be original and unpublished, not printed or electronically published elsewhere. Proof of originality is the responsibility of the author(s).
Articles will be accepted in Portuguese, English, French, or Spanish.
Text writing and formatting must comply with the American Psychological Association (APA) standards, or ABNT, or Vancouver (for health area articles).
The classification of the article by section at the time of submission may include (possibly more than one): New Model/Theory; Field/Empirical/Laboratory Research; Practical Applications; Case or Teaching Study; Descriptive and Critical Analysis; Bibliographic/Documentary Research.
The first page of the article must contain the title in Portuguese (centered, bold, uppercase), followed by the title in English and/or Spanish (when applicable), bold and italic, followed by the ABSTRACT (single-spaced, max. 250 words), KEYWORDS (minimum three, preferably up to six) and then the introduction. Section headings must be bold and uppercase, left-aligned.
Articles must not include author identification. Author information must be removed to ensure the journal's confidentiality policy for peer review, enabling Blind Review.
Authors must clearly present their ideas, including the use of citations and references. Articles must follow the journal's format and generally include: (i) introduction (topic, problem, objectives); (ii) theoretical framework; (iii) methodology or research methods; (iv) results and discussion; (v) conclusions and recommendations; and (vi) reviewed references.
Format: Word (Office 97 or later); Paper size: A4 (29.7 x 21 cm); Margins: top 3.0 cm, bottom 2.0 cm, left 3.0 cm, right 2.0 cm.
Text format: Arial 10-point font, single spacing for ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS, 1.5-spacing from the introduction onward. Suggested length: minimum 13 pages, maximum 30, including references and footnotes. More or fewer pages may be accepted depending on contribution. Recommended max. 8 authors per article (exceptions require justification signed by all authors).
Articles must not be simultaneously submitted to another journal.
The Editor may accept or reject the article according to editorial policy.
The Editor may request changes to content and text format (APA/ABNT/Vancouver).
Approved articles will undergo final editing and proofreading.
In the OJS system, the article will be rejected if the author does not agree to exclusivity, originality, and copyright clauses.
The Editor and affiliated institutions are not responsible for opinions or ideas expressed in the texts.
Review comments are provided in standardized forms and forwarded to the author in case of conditional acceptance, corrections, or rejection.
Abstracts must be in two languages, preferably English and Spanish.
Authors must provide their ORCID during submission.
Submission is exclusively online through the journal website.