Submissions

Author Guidelines

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The journal welcomes submissions at any time for the following categories:

a) Original Articles: original texts resulted from research or from opinions, which present a contribution to knowledge in fields of popular education, popular health and popular culture, and they must contain: Title (in Portuguese and English), Abstract (100 to 200 words, with precise information on the purpose of the study, the methodology used, the results and the conclusion), Resumo, Keywords, Palavras-chave (up to five), Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Final considerations, Acknowledgements (optional), and References (only those cited in the text and in accordance with the updated ABNT standards), with papers not exceeding twenty pages, annexes included.

b) Experience Reports and Research Communications: texts that present researches and experiences relevant to the improvement of practices in popular education, popular health and popular culture, and must contain:  Title (in Portuguese and English), Abstract, Resumo (100 to 200 words, with precise information on the purpose of the study, the methodology used, the results and the conclusion), Keywords, Palavras-chave (up to five), Body and References (only those cited in the text and in accordance with the updated ABNT standards), with papers not exceeding fifteen pages, annexes included.

c) Point of View: stories that show opinions related to popular education, popular health and popular culture themes, with articles not exceeding six pages.

Submitted texts must comply with the the following configuration: typed in Word, A4 page size, 1.5 spacing, Times New Roman font, size 12, margins 2.5 cm.

Authors’ and co-authors’ names must not appear in the text, in order to guarantee anonymity in the assessment process.

The presentation order of authors, limited to four, must be based on the involvement degree of each one in the production of the text. Project coordinator’s or participants’ names, who did not actually take part in the writing of the text, must not be included.

Quotations must be written in the text body. Example: (Author, year, page number).  Quotations with more than three lines must be single-spaced, in size 11 and indented by 4 cm. All quoted authors must appear in the references at the end of the text.

References at the end of the text must appear according to updated standards of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT), as stated by the following examples:

a) for books: SURNAME, Abbreviated name. Title in Bold. Edition. Place of publication: Publishing House, Year. Number of pages (optional). 

b) for collections: SURNAME, Abbreviated name (of the referenced piece's author). Chapter title. In: SURNAME, Abbreviated name (org.). Title in Bold. Edition. Place of publication: Publishing House, Year. Start page-end page of the referenced part.

c) for journal articles: SURNAME, Abbreviated name. Article title. Journal Title in Bold, Place of publication, Volume (v.), journal issue (n.), number of pages in the article, month (shortened) and year of publication. Available at: link. Accessed on: day month (shortened) year.

d) for capstone projects/thesis/dissertations: SURNAME, Abbreviated name. Title capstone project/thesis/dissertation in bold. Year of defense. Number of sheets (optional). Capstone Project (Undergraduate in…) or Dissertation (Masters in…) or Thesis (Doctorate in…) – Institution where the defense occurred (Faculty, University), place, year. Available at: link. Accessed on: day month (shortened) year.

e) for papers presented at a conference: SURNAME, Abbreviated name. Paper title. In:  CONFERENCE TITLE, 3. (edition), year, place. Annals […]. Place: Institution, year. Available at: link. Accessed on: day month (shortened) year.

f) for texts found on websites: SURNAME, Abbreviated name. Title in bold. Available at: link. Accessed on: day month (shortened) year.

Illustration: must be cited in the text and put as close to the passage to which it refers as possible, and its identification must appear at the top, preceded by a designating word (drawing, diagram, flowchart, graph, map, organization chart, plan, table, portrait, figure, image etc.), followed by its order number as it appears in the text. Consecutive to the illustration, at the bottom, indicate the source used (a mandatory element, even if it is the author’s own production), caption, notes, and other information necessary for understanding (if there is any).

Tables: up to three (do not separate your data with vertical and horizontal lines).  Illustrations: up to three, scanned with bmp, jpg or tif extension (illustrations that have already been published must be attached to the author’s authorization).  Photos: up to five, in black and white or color, well contrasted (copyright of the photos is the sole responsibility of the author).

Papers resulting from research with humans must mention the authorization for disclosure of those involved or the Informed Consent Form (ICF) or approval by the Ethics Committee of the institution in which the research was carried out.

The journal uses tools designed for plagiarism detection in any of its forms.

The journal does not charge an administrative fee for its editorial process.