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.

By submitting the manuscript, authors agree to the Submission preparation checklist, the Author guidelines, the Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement, and the Aims and scope.
The submission must be original and unpublished, and must not be under simultaneous review by another academic or scientific publication. Works previously made available in preprint repositories, proceedings, or other media may only be submitted if this information is properly disclosed and if the text has undergone significant modifications compared to the original version.
The manuscript file must be in .odt or .docx format, and must strictly follow the formatting outlined in the Template for authors and Formatting guide.
All manuscript authors must be properly identified in the system metadata and in the Authorship statement.
Authors must hold the copyright and/or the publication rights to the text and any media used.

Author Guidelines

Linhas Críticas journal accepts submissions in Portuguese, Spanish, and English of the following manuscript types: article, theoretical essay, review, interview, viewpoint, and response.

All information regarding the journal’s editorial workflow, intended both for authors with manuscripts currently under review and for prospective authors, is presented below.

Manuscript type		Article	Essay	Review	Interview	Viewpoint	Response
Review	Formal	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Editorial	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Peer	✓	✓	✓
What the manuscript must have (metadata)	Title	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Highlights	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Full reference of the original work			✓			✓
	Abstract	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
	Keywords	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
Word count	Minimum	4,300	4,300		4,300	2,150	2,150
Word count	Maximum	7,200	7,200	1,500	6,500	3,600	3,600

Note: The word count refers to the entire file, from the title through the references, inclusive.

Text formatting

Detailed instructions on manuscript formatting are available in the Template for authors and the Formatting guide. The journal accepts submissions of manuscripts whose citations and references are formatted according to one of the following styles: APA (7th edition) or ABNT (NBR 10520:2023 and NBR 6023:2018).

Review process

After submission, manuscripts will undergo up to three reviews and up to four editorial decisions, as detailed below.

1. Submission
At this stage, the author(s) submit the manuscript and the authorship statement.
Guidelines and templates:
- Submission Preparation Checklist
and Author Guidelines
- Formatting guide and Template for authors

2. Desk review
The Managing Committee checks compliance with manuscript formatting requirements, the authorship statement, and the similarity index.
Possible editorial decisions:
- Mandatory revisions
- Send for editorial review
- Reject

3. Formal corrections
The author(s) revise the manuscript and/or the authorship statement in accordance with the outcome of the Desk review. Resubmission deadline: 2 weeks.

4. Editorial review
The Editorial Committee assesses the manuscript with regard to its thematic and methodological relevance.
Possible editorial decisions:
- Mandatory revisions required
- Send for peer review
- Accept (only manuscripts of the types Interview, Viewpoint, and Response)
- Reject

5. Thematic and methodological revisions
The author(s) revise the manuscript in accordance with the outcome of the Editorial review. Resubmission deadline: 3 weeks.

6. Peer review
This stage applies to the following manuscript types: Article, Theoretical Essay, and Review.
At this stage, two or more external reviewers provide input to the scientific editors regarding the manuscript’s quality, credibility, and scientific relevance. Type of review: double-blind.

7. Post-peer review editorial decision
The Editorial Committee decides on the course of the manuscript based on the reviews received.
Possible editorial decisions:
- Mandatory revisions
- Accept
- Reject

8. Mandatory revisions after peer review
The author(s) revise the manuscript in accordance with the reviewers’ reports and any additional comments included in the Editorial Decision. Resubmission deadline: 4 weeks.

9. Post-revision editorial decision
The Editorial Committee decides on the course of the manuscript after the revisions.
Possible editorial decisions:
- New review round
- Mandatory revisions
- Accept
- Reject

10. Copyediting and translation
The author(s) arrange for the linguistic revision and translation of the accepted manuscript in accordance with the Copyediting and Translation Policy (see below).

11. Publication
The Managing Committee carries out the layout process, prepares the final files, updates the metadata in the system, and publishes the manuscript.

Important notes
1. The editorial decision to reject a manuscript, at any stage, is final and not subject to appeal. After rejection, a two-month embargo will be applied.
2. The final decision to accept a manuscript for publication is always the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief or Deputy Editor.
3. The manuscript may be returned for mandatory revisions a maximum of two times. If the required revisions are not addressed, the submission may be rejected.
4. All communication will be conducted through the OJS system. It is the responsibility of the author responsible for the submission to monitor notifications. Failure to meet deadlines may result in rejection of the manuscript.

Copyediting and Translation Policy

Linguistic Revision (Mandatory)
Upon approval of the manuscript, the text must undergo orthographic and grammatical revision to eliminate errors in grammar, spelling, accentuation, punctuation, and agreement. This step is the sole responsibility of the authors.
The linguistic revision service must be performed by a qualified professional, requiring the submission of:
- Service Performance Declaration (or equivalent document), containing the title of the manuscript, the authors, and the reviser's qualifications;
- Revised manuscript in an editable file, with changes duly highlighted — either by a different color or with the "Track Changes" tool activated in the text editor.
The deadline for returning the revised text is 2 weeks.

Translation (Optional)
Optionally, authors may arrange for the translation of the approved and revised manuscript into Portuguese, English, and/or Spanish, enabling bilingual or trilingual publication. This step is the sole responsibility of the authors.
As with the linguistic revision, the translation service must also be performed by a qualified professional, requiring the submission of:
- Service Performance Declaration (or equivalent document), containing data on the manuscript, the authors, and the translator's qualifications;
- Translated Manuscript in an editable file, free of revision marks or comments.

The deadline for translation delivery will be:
- 2 weeks after sending the revised text, for cases of joint publication (original text and translation published simultaneously);
- 2 months after sending the revised text, for cases of isolated publication (the original version is published first, and the translation is added subsequently, after finalization and formatting).

Linhas Críticas journal does not maintain, nor will it maintain, any commercial relationship with revisers or translators. The entire process — including quotes, hiring, payment, and potential corrections — is the exclusive responsibility of the authors, in direct relation with the hired professionals.

Authorship
The journal considers as authors only those persons who have contributed effectively and substantially to the intellectual and scientific development of the research. The author responsible for the submission is also in charge of identifying the other authors in the Authorship statement, monitoring the review process via the system, and ensuring the ethical integrity of the manuscript as a whole. It is this person's responsibility to guarantee the effective participation of each co-author and to declare that all have agreed with the final content of the manuscript. There are no restrictions regarding the number of authors or their academic background.

Restrictions
Manuscripts falling under the following conditions will not be evaluated:
- Submitted simultaneously to more than one journal;
- From authors who already have two manuscripts, either under review or published, in the current annual volume, regardless of authorship order;
- Authored (or co-authored) by authors affiliated with the University of Brasília (UnB), in cases where this type of submission exceeds 10% of the average publications of the last ten years. Persons affiliated with UnB are considered to be: 1. staff, outsourced personnel, and collaborators with active ties; and 2. students at any level, with active ties;
- Authored (or co-authored) by members of the Editorial Board of the Linhas Críticas journal;
- Characterized as experience reports or research proposals.

Similarity Control
All manuscripts submitted to the journal will be evaluated by an anti-plagiarism system, aiming to identify the manuscript's similarity index in relation to other previously published texts.
Original manuscripts presenting a similarity index higher than 5% — or another equivalent index defined by the Management Committee — must be revised or accompanied by a justification from the authors.
In the case of manuscripts derived from degree completion papers (at any level), or from texts previously disseminated on preprint platforms, proceedings, or other media, a similarity index of up to 50% — or another equivalent index defined by the Management Committee — will be admitted, provided that updates, revisions, and/or innovations regarding the already published text are clearly reported in the Authorship statement.
The final decision on the acceptance or rejection of manuscripts based on the similarity criterion lies with the editor responsible for the editorial evaluation.

Articles

A text that must present research results, featuring a rigorous methodological description and methods stated by the researcher starting from the title and/or pre-textual elements. The text must demonstrate a dialogue with the most contemporary and recent developments in the research field in which the author(s) intend(s) to participate. Articles presenting only research proposals will not be accepted. Articles presenting only partial analyses ("salami slicing" of results) will be accepted only in exceptional cases.

Literature reviews will only be accepted if they present a rigorous methodology and a clear presentation of methods, covering a substantial corpus of pertinent and current literature (significant scope, including journals, repositories, and sources appropriate to the study and field) and a critical analysis of contributions vis-à-vis the contemporary literature presented.

Guidelines and templates: Formatting guide, Template for authors, and Authorship statement
Mandatory metadata: title, highlights, abstract, and keywords
Length: minimum 4,300 and maximum 7,200 words
Reviews: desk review, editorial review, and peer review

Essays

A text that problematizes a theoretical or methodological field, presenting a concrete and explicit exercise of criticism, publicly intervening in a contemporary debate, and necessarily making clear reference to contemporary publications and contexts. The text must focus on solid arguments that reveal the construction and relevance of the proposed provocation.

The journal will not accept submissions that merely provide a review, presentation, or summary of concepts based on previous authors, concepts, and works.

Reviews

A critical review of a scientific work published in the last two years. The review must include information on what is addressed in the work in order to highlight its qualities and limitations. The inclusion of direct quotes that exemplify the critique is suggested. A good review situates the work within its thematic field and within historical and contemporary discussions, drawing connections with other academic and literary productions. A review must not present the work in a way that merely summarizes its chapters and sections for the reader.

Guidelines and templates: Formatting guide, Template for authors, and Authorship statement
Mandatory metadata: title, highlights, and full reference of the original work
Length: maximum 1,500 words
Reviews: desk review, editorial review, and peer review.

Interviews

Text that highlights the relevance of the interviewer and the interviewee(s) to the theme. It must present its motivation, contextualizing the interview within the contemporary landscape and defining the scope of the discussion and its thematic focus. The interview must explicitly make a clear contribution to the contemporary debate regarding the theme. Both interviewers and interviewees must be included in the Authorship Declaration.

Viewpoints

Short texts that present current and contemporary themes (1) in a didactic and balanced manner, aiming to educate a lay audience on the subject, and (2) bring to light and problematize the dilemmas surrounding this theme. Works must include references to current literature on the topic, preferably works published in the last four years.

Guidelines and templates: Formatting guide, Template for authors, and Authorship statement
Mandatory metadata: title, highlights, abstract, and keywords
Length: minimum 2,150 and maximum 3,600 words
Reviews: desk review, editorial review

Responses

A text presenting a direct response, criticism, or questioning regarding any publication made by the Linhas Críticas journal throughout its history. Objectively, it is a theoretical essay or article addressed to another work with the aim of intensifying a debate, generating controversy, or refuting a theoretical-methodological approach.

Guidelines and templates: Formatting guide, Template for authors, and Authorship statement
Mandatory metadata: title, highlights, full reference of the original work, abstract, and keywords
Length: minimum 2,150 and maximum 3,600 words
Reviews: desk review, editorial review

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