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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Teste com informações para os autores.

Fonte, tamanha, margens, número de páginas....

  • Aims and scope of the journal
    • Clear description of what the journal aims to publish, and for what audience
  • Types of articles accepted
    • e.g. Original research, reviews, letters to the editor, etc.
    • Length of articles – number of words
  • How to submit articles
    • Format – Microsoft Word, LaTex, etc.
    • Where – address, email
  • Structure of articles, e.g.
    • Titles
    • Authors
    • Affiliation
    • Corresponding author
    • Key words
    • Abstract (structured?)
    • Structure of article
    • Acknowledgements
    • Appendices
    • References / further reading
  • Citations and references – style
    • Books / book chapters/ proceedings
    • Journal articles
    • Websites
    • Blogs
    • Personal communication
  • Style
    • Spellings
    • Nomenclature
    • Measurements (units)
  • Artwork
    • Formats, resolution
    • When to use – where appropriate
    • Style
    • Color – when allowed (and if charges will be made)
    • Tables
    • Style
    • File format
    • When to use – where appropriate
  • Article checklist – if the journal provides one
  • Responsibility of the author:
    • Permission to use material from elsewhere
    • Warranties (original, not already published, not plagiarised etc.)
    • Policy on translated articles
  • Submission letter – if required, what to include
  • Contact information: editorial office contact
  • Procedures: what will happen to the paper after submission
  • Peer review policies
    • Type of peer review
    • Anticipated time to review
    • Feedback expectations
  • Proofing – what is expected of the author
  • Offprints, copy of journal – will any be supplied, and when
    • In print or electronically
    • Online access rights
  • Copyright information
    • A clear indication of your copyright policy
    • What the author has to sign/supply
    • Where the author will locate any copyright form
  • Guidance on ethics / conflict of interest if required
  • Page charges
    • What charges are made (for article, for artwork, for colour, etc.)
    • When money is required to be sent, and how
  • Information about the online journal
    • Early/advance publication opportunities
    • Submission of data sets, additional material, etc. specifically for online-only

Articles

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Reviews

Esta seção tem foco em revisões convidadas. O autores serão convidados a escrever sobre um tema pré-determinado pelo corpo editorial, e está revisão será revisada por pares (peer-review process). As submissões devem estar de acordo as regras descritas no Guia para autores.

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