Submission guidelines

Revista Espaço Pedagógico publishes original and unpublished works in Portuguese, Spanish, English, Italian, German and French, in the form of articles, interviews with educators and critical reviews of works in the field of education or similar.

In each text submitted, it is allowed up to three authors, one of them needing the title of doctor. The minimum title for the other authors is a master’s degree, remaining up to the editor allowing submissions of texts by Master's degree candidates.

Each author may only have one manuscript in process between the beginning of the submission and the final publication. There will be a gap of two years between the publication of texts written by the same author (or co-author) and the beginning of a new submission process.

The originals must be submitted through the journal’s website at: http://www.upf.br/seer/index.php/rep/about/submissions

The authors’ names must not appear in the body of the text. Any passage that undermine the guarantee of anonymity should be eliminated, as well as any trace of identifying information in the properties of the document.

The identification data of the authors must be registered directly in the appropriate fields on the user registration page. Also in this field, it is mandatory to insert the ORCID number.

The estimated time for evaluation is 12 months. The estimated time for publication is 18 months. The rejection rate of submissions in the year of 2018 was 42%. To check the evaluation model adopted, access this link.

Formatting requirements

For the purpose of graphic standardization, the papers must strictly follow the norms specified below, under the risk of not being accepted, regardless of the adequacy of the content.

1. Texts must be typed in Word for Windows, Times New Roman font, size 12; justified alignment; even margins in 2.5cm, and 1.5 line spacing.

2. Article: unpublished manuscript resulting from theoretical studies, researches and reflections on pedagogical experiences. The text must be presented in size A4, and must contain between 15 and 25 pages, including references, footnotes, images, charts, tables and other visual aids. Title should have up to 15 words in Portuguese, Spanish and English. Abstract between 150 and 200 words in Portuguese, Spanish and English. The footnotes, reduced to the minimum necessary, must be of an explanatory nature and not bibliographical. The abstract should be written in a single paragraph, with concise sentences (not topics), verbs in the active voice and in the third person of singular; the keywords must appear just below the abstract, separated by a period.

3. Dialogue with educators: interview with Brazilian or foreign researchers/educators of recognized scientific production in the field of education or related areas. Must not exceed 20 pages.

4. Critical Review: critical reading of works of relevance in the national and international academic scene, in the field of education or related, published in the last three years prior to submission. Regarding standards, the following aspects should be considered: writing in Portuguese, English or Spanish; between 3 and 5 pages, quotations and bibliographic references meeting the same standards of the articles. The review must be unpublished and contain the complete identification of the work.

5. Illustrations, tables and other visual aids: should have complete identification (titles - single spacing, font 12, justified alignment; subtitles and fonts - single spacing, font 10, justified alignment) and be numbered consecutively, inserted as close as possible to the mention in the text. As this is a black and white publication, it is recommended to use textures instead of colors when drawing graphics. For more elaborate photos or illustrations, an attached file with the originals should be sent. Tables and frames should be in text format, not as a picture. Images and/or illustrations should also be sent as “Supplementary Documents” in separate file, in .JPG or .TIF format, in high resolution (at least 300dpi). The author is responsible for authorizing the publication of the image as well as the corresponding references.

6. Symbols: all symbols should be defined in the text. Each measurement symbol should mention the units in brackets. Groups without dimension and coefficients should be in this way defined and indicated.

7. Mathematical Units and Expressions: measurement units and abbreviations shall follow the International System. Other units may be indicated as additional information. Mathematical expressions should be avoided throughout the text as part of a sentence by typing them in separate lines. Mathematical expressions should be identified in sequence and referred to in the text as Eq. (1), Equation (2) etc.

8. Acronyms: the first time an acronym is mentioned, it should have its full name written before, such as the example: Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF).

9. Notes: the notes should be explanatory and / or additive only, sequentially numbered and placed at the end of the manuscript, before the references. Footnotes won’t be accepted (convert to endnotes).

10. Highlights; italics should be used for foreign words with unconventional use, neologisms and titles of works/journals.

11. Quotes: they must follow the form (AUTHOR'S LAST NAME, YEAR) or (AUTHOR'S LAST NAME, YEAR, p. xx). Different titles of the same author, published in the same year, should be distinguished by adding a letter after the date (AUTHOR'S LAST NAME, YEARa, p. xx) and (AUTHOR'S LAST NAME, YEARb). Quotes with more than three lines should always appear in a new paragraph, in body 10, without quotation marks, with single spacing and 4 cm indentation in the left margin. Double quotation marks should be adopted for direct quotes in the body of the text (up to three lines in length). In case of more than three authors, indicate last name of the first followed by the Latin expression et al. (without italics). The short reference should be included next to the author's name and not after the citation, according to the example: According to Freire, “[...] the problematizing educator constantly (re) makes his cognizing act, in the learners' cognoscivity” (1987, p. 69).

12. References: only the cited texts should be listed, in alphabetical order by author's name, following ABNT rules. The same pattern should be adopted in all references: right after the last name, which will be spelled in uppercase, present the full name without mixing the two types of record (FREIRE, Paulo). It musn’t be substituted by underline the repeated name of the same author, if there is more than one work.

 

Examples of most recurring references:

Books:

LAST NAME, Given name. Book Title (in italics): subtitle. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication.

Book Chapters:

LAST NAME, Given name. Chapter Title: Subtitle. In: LAST NAME, First Names without Abbreviation (Org.). Book title (in italics): subtitle. Edition Number. Place of publication: Publisher, year. p. xx-yy. (first and last pages of the chapter).

Articles in journals:

LAST NAME, Given name. Article Title: Subtitle. Journal Name (in italics), Place of publication, v. ___ and/or year (e.g, year 1), no. ___, p. xx-yy (home page - end of article), abbreviated month. year.

Texts of publications in events:

LAST NAME, Given name. Title. In: EVENT NAME, event edition number in Arabic, year the event took place, city where the event was held. Type of publication (annals, abstracts, reports). City: Publisher, year.p. xx-yy (first and last page).

Dissertations / Doctoral dissertation:

LAST NAME, Given name. Title: Subtitle. Year. Number of sheets. Dissertation / Doctoral Dissertation (Master in ... / Doctorate in ...) - Name of Postgraduate Program or Faculty, Institution, City, Date.

Websites:

LAST NAME, Given Name. Title (of the page, program, service, etc.). Version (if there is one). Description of the media. Available at: < >. Accessed on: dd(day), month abbreviated, yyyy(year).