Submissions
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and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The contribution is original and unpublished, having been submitted exclusively to this journal. The manuscript has not been published, is not under review, and has not been submitted to another journal for evaluation. Otherwise, a justification must be provided in "Comments to the Editor.
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word or RTF (and they do not exceed 2MB).
- The text follows the style patterns and bibliographic requirements of Standards of the Journal.
- The identification of authorship of the manuscript has been removed from the file and from the Properties option in Word, ensuring the criterion of anonymity of the journal, according to the instructions available in "Peer Review Process".
- Ensure that the research complies with ethical guidelines and adheres to the legal requirements of the country where the study was conducted.
Empirical Studies
Report of original research with primary or secondary data sources. Its structure reflects the stages of the investigation process and are presented in the following order: introduction (development of the problem with a review of relevant empirical literature and presentation of the investigation aims); method (description of participants, instruments, and procedures employed for the conduction of the research); results (report of findings and analyses); and discussion (results summary, interpretation and implications). This type of contribution is limited to 30 pages, including abstracts, figures, tables and references.
Literature Review
Systematic review or meta-analysis of published material about a particular subject, through clear methodological procedures. The aim of this type of contribution is to update authors on previously published material, considering the process of research and seeking to clarify a specific problem. It is expected that authors: (a) clearly define a problem; (b) summarize previous investigations to inform the reader about the state of research; (c) identity relationships, contradictions, blanks and/or inconsistencies in the literature; and (d) suggest the next investigation steps for the resolution of the identified problems. There is not a predefined section structure for this type of contribution, so that the authors must seek a coherent format for the text. It is essential that there is an organizing argument rather than a mere compilation of past studies. This type of contribution is limited to 30 pages including abstracts, figures, tables and references.
Theoretical Article
Work based on the current theoretical and empirical literature to propose conceptual and theoretical advances. It is expected that authors present the development of a scientific area to be expanded or refine theoretical constructs, present a new theory or analyze an existing theory, presenting its weaknesses or demonstrating the edge of a theory over another. Usually the authors of contributions of this kind analyze the internal consistency of a theory, as well as its external validity. The sections may vary as way to seek consistency. It is essential that there is a propositional element in the text. This type of contribution is limited to 30 pages, including abstracts, figures, tables and references.
Methodological Article
It is the discussion about new methodological approaches, improvement of existing methods or discussions about data analytical approaches to the scientific community. The use of empirical data, in this case, serves only as an illustration of the data analysis technique. This type of contribution is limited to 20 pages, including abstracts, figures, tables and references.Book review
Critical review of a recently published work (maximum 2 years), guiding the reader in terms of its characteristics and potential uses. It is essential that it is not only a summary or review of the chapters of the work, but actually a critique. This type of contribution is limited to 4 pages including all of its elements. It must present a title in the original language and in English, as well as the complete reference of the reviewed book right below the title. There is no Abstract.Copyright Notice
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