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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 Microsoft Word (97-2003), RTF, or OpenOffice document file format.
  • all URL addresses in the text (e.g..: http://www.ibict.br) are activated and ready to click.
  • 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, which is found in About the Journal.
  • in the case of submission to a peer-reviewed section (eg articles), the instructions available under Ensuring Blind Peer evaluation are followed.
  • the published text will include the author's e-mail address.

Author Guidelines

childhood & philosophy is a juried publication, and does not accept previously published contributions. all submissions will be anonymously reviewed by at least two members of our board of editorial consultants (blind peer-reviewed). authors receive communication on the reviews issued, guaranteeing the confidentiality of the referees. if the two reviewers disagree on their judgment the paper will be send to a third. the final decisions on submissions, including requests for revisions, are the responsibility of the editors.

submissions (free) may be sent in english, portuguese, spanish, italian, german, or french. all submissions should, if possible, be prepared as word files, and must be “camera ready”—i.e. appropriately formatted, without grammatical mistakes, carefully spell-checked, and ready for uploading into the journal.

submissions should follow the abnt rules (nbr 6023, brazil). Submissions should not exceed 60,000 characters in length. a 200-400-word abstract, 3-5 key words, and a brief autobiographical statement should be included with each submission.

the abstract and the keywords must be translated into english and spanish. if a funding agency is to be included, it must be included in the autobiographical note.

 

authors’ rights and responsibilities

authors are obliged to participate in the peer review process, and to assure the editors that all authors have contributed to the research involved in their submission. they are also responsible for and are obliged to provide a list of references as well as acknowledgements of financial support or potential conflicts of interest. authors are forbidden to publish the same research in more than one journal. they are expected to confirm that all the work in the submitted manuscript is original and is not currently under consideration elsewhere. they are also expected to acknowledge and cite content reproduced from other sources. where appropriate, they are expected to obtain permission to reproduce any content from other sources that overlaps with published or submitted content, and to acknowledge and cite those sources. they may be asked to provide the editors with a copy of any submitted manuscript that might contain overlapping or closely related content. finally, authors are expected to notify the editors if a significant error in their publication is discovered, to provide retractions or corrections where mistakes have been identified, and to cooperate with the editors in publishing an erratum, addendum, or corrigendum notice, or to retract the paper where this is considered appropriate.

authors should ensure that any studies involving human or animal subjects conform to national, local and institutional laws and requirements (e.g. wma declaration of helsinki, nih policy on use of laboratory animals, eu directive on use of animals) and confirm that approval has been sought and obtained where appropriate. authors should obtain express permission from human subjects and respect their privacy.

childhood & philosophy is a juried publication, and does not accept previously published contributions. all submissions will be anonymously reviewed by at least two members of our board of editorial consultants. final decisions on submissions, including requests for revisions, are the responsibility of the editors. once published in childhood & philosophy, authors are free to republish their contributions, on condition that they mention childhood & philosophy as the original place of publication.

submissions may be in english, portuguese, spanish, italian, german, or french. if you wish to submit in some other language, the editors will consider publishing it in its original language or may request a translation. all submissions should, if possible, be prepared as word files, and must be “camera ready”—i.e. appropriately formatted, spell-checked, and ready for uploading into the journal. all graphics should be submitted in a separate file. we accept any style of bibliographic citation as long as it is internally consistent. contributions should not exceed 25 pages in length. a 200-400-word abstract, 3-5 key words, and a brief autobiographical statement should be included with each submission. submit your paper through: http://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/childhood/

dossier: philosophical inquiry with children: new voices

 

 

dossier: "confronting adultcentrism in educational philosophies and institutions"

Deadline for complete papers: 31st December 2023.

Dossier: "Práticas e escritas de Filosofia com crianças: contribuições ao campo do Ensino de Filosofia no Brasil"

Articles till November 15, 2023

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