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Author Guidelines

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Conditions for submission

As part of the submission process, the authors are obligated to verify the conformity of the submission in relation to the following listed items. The submissions that are not in conformity to the standards will be returned to the authors.

• The contribution is original and unpublished, and it is not being evaluated for publication by another journal; otherwise, it shall be justified on the section “Comments to the editor”.
• The archive for submission is in the following formats: Microsoft Word, OpenOffice or RTF.
• When possible, the references URLs are informed.
• The text follow all of the Cenário’s rules and the template available on the “Submission” link; the charts and figures are inserted on the text, not on the end of the document or in attachment.
• The author generated the ORCID and informed it on the first page of the submission.
• The text follows the style patterns and bibliographic requirements described in “Authors Guidelines”, on the “About the Journal” page.

Authors Guidelines

For text submissions, the following rules must be criteriously followed.

Editorial Board Decisions

1. The submitted work will be assessed, at first, by the journal’s Editorial Board, aiming to determine if the article is aligned to its focus and scope and free of possible plagiarism (verification by anti-plagiarism software), the articles that exceed 15% of similarity with any existing academic material will go through an analysis process to verify the occurrence of plagiarism, according to Committee On Publication Ethics (COPE) instructions. After this stage, if the text has potential for publication, it will be forwarded to the opinion of, at least, two members of the Scientific Board, according to the Double Blind Peer Review system.
2. The authors will be notified by the chief editor about the acceptance of refusal of its works based on the received opinions. After submission, the average time for publication of the approved texts is 12 (twelve) weeks.
3. Eventual suggestions of modification of structure and/or content that may be necessary will be notified to the author for contact, which will be responsible to make them and retransmit the texts by the deadline established by the Editorial Board. Opinions, analysis and theoretical content , as well as grammatical, orthographic and syntax correction, are entire responsibility of the authors. The Editorial Board reserves the right to make changes on the originals, aiming to keep the quality of the publication, while respecting the style and opinions of the authors.
4. Additions or modifications will not be allowed on the accepted works, after they are forwarded to the final artwork and published.
5. Translations of works to portuguese must be followed by written authorization by the author or, if is the case, the copyright holders or its legal representatives.
6. Translations of public domain works must be followed by a critical introduction and/or footnotes with comments about the text, being mandatory the register of the manuscript alongside the Escritório de Direitos Autorais da Fundação Biblioteca Nacional: http://www.bn.br/portal/?nu_pagina=28.
7. In the submission, authors must include, mandatorily, the references used on the article.

Authors Guidelines: Presentation of the Originals

All of the journal’s submitted texts must be presented in electronic format, typed in word processing programs such as MS Word or supported by it.

The author must download the Template and write the article from it, respecting all of the pre-established text-formatting.

Article structure:

• cover sheet [with the author’s personal data: name, academic education and academic title(s), address, institution, electronic mail, ORCID  number - mandatory];
• article title;
• abstract and title in three idioms (portuguese, spanish and english), followed after the respective title in each idiom;
• key-words (up to 5) in the three abstract languages;
• introduction without title;
• article text, with images, charts and tables, if is the case;
• bibliographic references;
• end notes;

• The cover sheet must contain the title of the article, clarification about the origin of the article [financed thesis or project, with all the possible informations, up to 4 lines], name of the author(s), institution affiliation, electronic mail of the author(s). If there is more than one author, it must be clearly identified. Articles with more than 4 authors will be denied.
• The articles, always unpublished, must have between 12 to 22 numbered pages, with Arial size 11 font, with left and superior margins of 3,0 and right and inferior margins of 2,0 single spaced, justified text.

The critical analysis must have, at most, 4 pages with Arial size 11 font and remaining features described above.

• In the first page, the article title must be in small letters size 14 arial font, bold, centralized at the top of the page, single spaced. Other titles that will accompany the three abstracts (portugueses, spanish and english) in bold 11 font, following the font of each abstract;
• The subtitles will be graphically distinguished between different hierarchies or equals [all with Arial 12, bold and italic font]. In case there are low hierarchies in each article seccion, use 11 Arial, bold and italic font. Do not initiate a new page for every subtitle.
• Do not use footnotes, but endnotes with size 10 arial font, single spaced and in sequential roman number.
• Resumo (in portuguese), Resumen (in spanish) and Abstract (in english) must be in size 11 arial font, justified, single spaced, containing 100 to 150 words (up to 10 lines). The key-words must be between three and five (in portuguese, spanish and english) arranged below, respectively. The words must be separated by semicolons, started in lower case.
• Illustrations, tables, charts, figures and related must be sent in two formats: i) individual separated archives - in JPEG or GIF formats; ii) also on the body of the text (never as attachments). Must be numbered in sequence and arabic numbers, identified in the body of the text. The same procedure must be taken for charts, graphics and figures. Numbers and titles for each of these elements must be in its superior part and the subtitles or sources, on its inferior part. For that, you must use size 10 arial font.
• To submit the manuscript, the author must do a upload on the journal’s system, with the correct archive, in MS Word 2003 or more recent format.
• The presentation of numeric and statistic informations must follow rigorously the APA manual recommendations.
• We must mention that, in case of portuguese written articles, any inconsistencies between the APA manual guidelines and writing in portuguese must be solved by the authors, according to the general rules of writing in portuguese language.The text formatting of the manuscript and tables construction, figures and other elements must follow strictly to the APA manual recommendations. We suggest that the authors appraise, before submission, if your manuscript is according to the verification list presented in pages 241-243 of the APA manual. In case the article does not follow the APA guidelines, in formatting or any other mentioned elements, it will not be sent for appraisal. To consult the APA guidelines, we recommend the following websites:

Http://www.apastyle.org/

Http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/

APA reference models

Journal article

Printed article

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Article title. Journal title, volume(number), initial and final page of the article.

Electronic article with DOI

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Article title. Journal title, volume(number), initial and final page of the article. doi: xxxxx

Electronic article without DOI

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Article title. Journal title, volume(number), initial and final page of the article. Recovered from http://xxx

Edition or special section in journals

Editor, A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of fascicle/section [special number]. Title of the journal, volume(number).

Editorial with signature and with proper title (printed and online)

Author, A. A., (Year). Title of the editorial [Editorial]. Title of the journal, volume(number), initial and final page.

Editorial without signature and with proper title

Editorial: Title of the editorial [Editorial]. (Year). Title of the journal, volume(number), initial and final page.

Editorial with signature and without proper title

Author, A. A. (Year). [Editorial]. Title of the journal, volume(number), initial and final pagel.

Articles that are in the process of being published (in printer)

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (in printer). Article title. Journal title.

Ahead of print

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year, day, month). Article title. Journal title. Ahead of print. DOI: xxx

Review

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Review title [Review of title from the book, of A. Author & B. Author]. Journal title, volume(number), pages or DOI

Statements and interviews published in journals and periodicals

Interviewee, A. (Year). Title of the interview [Interview/statement conceded to Interviewer A]. Journal title, volume(number), pages or DOI

Newspaper articles

Printed article

Author, A. A., & Author, B. (year, day, month). Article title. Newspaper title, pages.

Electronic article

Author, A. A., & Author, B. (year, day, month). Article title. Newspaper title. Recovered from http://xxx

Books

Printed books

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Book title. City, State or Country: Editor.

Electronic version of printed book

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Book title [Electronic version]. Recovered from http://www.xxx

Electronic book

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Book title. Recovered from http://www.xxx.xxx

Book chapter

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Chapter title. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Book title (pp. xx-xx). City, State/Country: Editor.

Reference works (dictionary, encyclopedia, vocabulary, etc.)

Complete work

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of the work. City, State or Country: Editor.

Entry of printed encyclopedia with defined authorship

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Entry title. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of the dictionary/encyclopedia (pp. xx-xx). City, State or Country: Editor.

Entry of electronic encyclopedia with defined authorship

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Entry title. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), title of the dictionary/encyclopedia. Recovered from http://www.xxxx.xxx

Entry without authorship

Entry title. (Year). In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of the dictionary/encyclopedia (pp. xx-xx). City, State or Country: Editor or website.

Academic works (dissertations, thesis, final term paper)

Printed format

Author, A. A. (Year). Title (dissertation or thesis). Institution, Location.

Electronic format – available in institutional/governmental websites

Author, A. A. (Ano). Title (dissertation or thesis, Institution, Location). Recovered from http://www.xxx

Electronic format – available in commercial databases

Author, A. A. (Year). Title (dissertation or thesis, Institution, Location). Available in Name of the Database (register number).

 

Event documents

Paper presented in annals/abstracts of events

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Work title. In Event title (pages). City, State/Country: Editor.

Poster presented in event

Presenter, A. A. (Year and month). Poster title. Section of the presented poster no Event name, City, State/Country.

 

Audiovisuals

Films (video, DVD)

Director, A. A. (Director), & Producer B. B. (Producer). (Year). Film title [Media: Film/DVD]. Country: Studio.

Musical recording

Author, A., & Author B. (Copyright year). Song title [Recorded by B. B. Artist]. In Album title [Media: CD, cassette, vinyl]. Location: Label. (Recording date if different from copyright)

Podcast

Author, A., & Author B. (year, day, month). Title [podcast audio]. Recovered from http://www.xxx

Source:

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the  American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

American Psychological Association. (2012). Manual de publicação da American Psychological Association (6a ed., D. Bueno, trad.). Porto Alegre, RS: Penso. (Tradução da 6a ed.: Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 2010)

APA. (2010). Manual de publicação da American Psychological Association. Washington, DC: APA.

Articles

Standart section policies

Copyright declaration

1. Policy Proposal for Free Access Journals

Authors that publish in this journal agree with the following terms:

The authors maintain the copyrights and grant to the journal the right of first publication, therefore the word is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License that allows the work sharing with authorship recognition and first publication in this journal.

The contribution is original and unpublished, and it is not being evaluated for publishing for another journal.

Authors give the copyright of the work they present to the Editorial Board of Revista Cenário, that may convey the article at Revista Cenário and in public and private databases, in Brazil and abroad.

Authors declare that are entirely responsible for the totality of the content of the contribution they submit to the Editorial Board of Revista Cenário.

Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest that can interfere in the impartiality of the scientific works presented to the Editorial Board of Revista Cenário.

Authors have the authorization to take on additional contracts separately, for non-exclusive distribution of the work’s version published in this article (e.g.: publishing in institutional repository or as book chapter), with recognition of the authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors have permission and are encouraged to publish and distribute their work online (e.g.: institutional repositories or their personal pages) at any point before or during the editorial process, since it can generate productive alterations, as well as rise the impact and citation of the published work (See The Effect of Free Access).