Submissions

Author Guidelines

The texts submitted must be original contributions not under submission to other journals or other types of publication.

The texts of theoretical reflection should present a significant contribution to the reflection and discussion of knowledge within the editorial scope of the journal. Critical literature review articles must be amply substantiated, revealing extensive research and must describe the criteria and procedures for selection and analysis of the supporting bibliography. They should desirably contain between 5000 and 8500 words.

The texts of the empirical studies/research section must present research and empirical studies carried out within the scope of the themes of the journal. The texts of this section should contain between 5000 and 8500 words and contemplate the conceptual framework that presided over the research, the description of the methodological procedures used and the conclusions.

Texts in the Praxis section should present the conceptual basis for the experience or innovation being presented, a detailed description of it and a final critical reflection on the process and/or results. They should ideally be between 5000 and 6000 words.

Citations and references must follow the norms in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition, of the American Psychological Association (APA).

When making a submission, authors should ensure that the identification of the authors is protected by anonymity.

At submission, authors must fill in the required metadata.

Whenever applicable, it must be indicated how compliance with ethical principles in accordance with international standards for the conduct of research in social sciences and humanities was ensured.

The journal’s direction will promote the identification of plagiarism in the submitted papers, rejecting those not offering originality assurance.

All texts submitted to the journal must be in accordance with the formatting norms that follow.

The journal direction holds the right to outright reject any texts that do not follow rules or formatting norms herein listed.

Formatting Norms

1) Page Formatting: size A4, vertical orientation, margins 3cm – top, bottom, left & right.

2) All documents must be submitted in word, using Tahoma font, and all tables, diagrams and figures inserted in the text.

3) Title: Tahoma font, size 12, bold, paragraph simple, spacing before 8pt and spacing after 16pt, alignment centred, written in the language in which the text is presented and in English. If the text is originally written in English or Spanish, the article must also present the title in Portuguese.

 3) Authors identification: It should only appear in the version accepted for publication by the journal, observing the following rules: the authors´ names separated by semicolon, with Tahoma 11, without spaces before and 12 points after. The institution and email of each author should appear in footnote, with Tahoma 10, without spaces before and after, aligned to the left, on separate lines. The text to be submitted for consideration should omit the identification of the authors, or authors’ references (the authors´ references should be Authors, date), although they should fill all their data in the metadata section, including ORCID identification and institutional affiliation.

5) Abstract: Provide an abstract of up to 200 words, Tahoma font, size 11, single spacing, 0 pt spacing before and 12 points after, justified, no indentation. It must be written in English and in Portuguese.  Do not use abbreviations, acronyms, citations, bibliographical references, or footnotes.

6) Keywords: Each article must provide 3 to 5 keywords, in the same languages of the abstract, separated by semicolon; keep the same formatting style indicated for the abstract.

 7) Titles and subtitles for each section: Left aligned, 0pt spacing before and 12pt spacing after; titles should use Tahoma font size 12, bold; subtitles should use Tahoma font, size 11, bold.

8) Text Body: Should use Tahoma font, size 11, justified. Line spacing 1,15; 0pt spacing before; 12pt spacing after.

9) Footnotes: Tahoma font; regular style; size 10; left alignment and single line spacing.

10) Citations longer than two lines: must be formatted on a separated paragraph. Tahoma font, regular style, size 10. Paragraph justified, single spacing, indentation left and right by 1cm, spacing before at 0pt and at 12pt after.

 11) Tables: Tahoma font, size 9. Title must appear on top, tahoma font, size 10, left alignment, spacing before 0pt and 6 pt after.  Table single line spacing, spacing before at 12pt and at 0pt after. The source must appear after, spacing before 0pt and 12pt after.

12) Graphics/Illustrations/Figures: title should be placed on top, tahoma font, size 10, left alignment, spacing before 0pt and 6 pt after.  The source must appear after., spacing before 0pt and 12pt after.

13) Referencing: references should follow the 7th edition of APA style. Use Tahoma font, size 11, left alignment, spacing before at 0pt and after at 12pt. Hanging indent by 0,8cm. Single line spacing.