About the Journal
Abstract
Em Extensão is a biannual periodic of the Pro-Rectory of Extension and Culture (PROEXC) of the Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU) and it is intended to disclose original papers on university extension covering interdisciplinary content linked to the thematic areas established in the National Extension Plan (Communication, Culture, Human Rights, Education, Environment, Health, Technology and Work) and in the Guidelines for Extension in Brazilian Higher Education (CNE RESOLUTION N° 7/2018).
History
Em Extensão was created in 1998, a time when the institution was maturing its extension practice and looked forward to the institutionalization of extension in its management structures, its communication processes, its methodology and its praxis. Pioneer of other journals which aimed to register and disclose papers resulting from extension practice and its reflection, Em Extensão is currently consolidated as one of the most known extension journals in Brazil and in Latin America, promoting exchanges between students and professional workers from different fields of knowledge.
Focus and Scope
The periodic Em Extensão has as its main focus the promotion and dissemination of knowledge that encourage critical thinking on university extension as an episteme, that is, as a field of knowledge that integrates teaching, research and society in a dialogical way.
The journal's scope covers the publication of papers that present theoretical analyses, practices and disclosure of partial and/or final results of extension programs, extension projects and extension actions. Furthermore, the submission of critical reviews on works that contribute to the progress of arguments on university extension's role, its relevance and the challenges to extension in the academic field are encouraged.
The papers published by this journal present interdisciplinary content connected to the thematic areas established in the National Plan of Extension (Communication, Culture, Human Rights, Education, Environment, Health, Technology and Work) and they converge to the intensification of dialogical interaction between knowledge and of the educational-pedagogical role of extension to the individuals involved in the extension process.
Qualis Score (Journals): B2 (Quadrennium Journals' Ranking 2017-2020)
DOI https://doi.org/10.14393/REE
Indexers/Database
Clase, Diadorim, DOAJ, EBSCO, Geodados, Google Scholar, Latindex, Capes Periodics, Portal Mineiro de Periodicos, REDIB, Sumarios.
Cover
Gabriel Ballador
Sections
Each issue consists of a minimum of six extension papers, typologically classified as: Original articles; Communications; Experience Reports; Interviews; Editorials; Reviews; Thematic dossiers.
Frequency
The journal has a biannual frequency. Texts accepted for publication will be released collectively when the summary of the issue is ready at the end of each semester.
Target audience
Because of its objectives, Em Extensão has as its target audience students, professors and technical workers from the various national and international education institutions, members of public organizations and of the civil society which are involved in university extension practices and the general community.
Form of assessment
The journal uses blind peer review as its assessment process. To ensure the integrity of this type of assessment, all possible care is taken not to reveal the identity of both authors and evaluators, which requires some precautions with the text and with the document properties, namely:
a) Document authors must exclude their names from the text, replacing them with "Author", and the year in references and footnotes, instead of authors' names, article title etc.;
b) in Microsoft Office documents, author identification must be removed from the document's properties (on the Word menu > Preferences), by starting in File, in the main menu, click on the sequence: File > Save as... > under Personal settings (or Mac book options) > click security... > under privacy options, select the Remove personal information from this file on save check box > OK > Save the document.;
c) In PDF, authors' names must also be removed from Document Properties, under File in the main Adobe Acrobat menu.
Assessment process
At first, submitted articles must go through pre-assessment by the Editorial Board to check if they are pertinent to the focus and scope of the journal. Once they are approved by this pre-assessment, the papers are submitted to the evaluation of at least two referees selected by specialty and/or affinity in relation to the thematic content of the papers under evaluation, who are not affiliated to the institution that the paper originates from.
The referees must review the quality of the papers according to their conceptual rigor, academic relevance, originality and clarity of exposition. They have the right to present an unfavorable, favorable or favorable bounded on the reformulation of the article, or akin paper, opinion, in this last case proposing suggestions for reformulation to the authors (all of the pieces must be emphasized with paragraphs and/or pages highlights, as appropriate).
The referees have twenty calendar days to submit their opinion, from the date of receiving the article. This deadline may be extended for a shorter or equal period, at the discretion of the editor, provided that the extension does not result in a delay to the other papers that compose the issue.
The referees are responsible for the opinion on the second round of assessment of the text for which they have suggested changes.
The referees must disclose to the editors any conflict of interest that may influence their opinions on the manuscript and declare themselves unqualified to review specific original papers if they believe this to be the appropriate procedure.
Revision
The final revision of the approved paper is under the authors' responsibility.
Text formatting
The process takes an average of two months, and the authors are notified in two time frames: May and November.
Open Access Policy
This journal follows an immediate open access policy to its content, following the principle that making scientific knowledge available to the public free of charge leads to greater global democratization of knowledge. This policy aims to break down economic barriers that create inequalities both in access to information and in the publication of research results and extension practices that seek or fall within the journal's editorial standards.
No charge is made for submitting or for publishing articles.
Papers are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Conservation Policy
The journal Em Extensão is included in the Cariniana Digital Preservation Network, an initiative of the Brazilian Institute of Information on Science and Technology (IBCT) to safeguard scientific, technological and cultural heritage, in a distributed way, by research institutions in partnership with IBCT. Data is physically stored in an interconnected way between the institution and IBCT using LOCKSS software.
Anti-plagiarism Policy
All accepted papers are submitted to a plagiarism detection software.
Plagiarism assumptions are: a) presenting other's work as your own; b) using the words or ideas of other authors without giving proper credit; c) not using quotation marks in a verbatim quote; d) paraphrasing a source without mentioning it; e) abusive paraphrasing, even if the source is mentioned.
The general assumptions of scientific fraud are as follows: a) data fabrication, falsification or omission, and plagiarism; b) double publication; and c) authorship conflicts.
Authors must bear any kind of consequences arising from not complying with the obligations set out in these editorial rules.
To deal with cases in which plagiarism is identified, the journal will act in accordance with the following procedures: evidence of the detected plagiarism will be sent to the authors, requesting an explanation about it. If the answer is not satisfactory, the article will not be published and, if it is possible, the media in which the original plagiarized article was published will be informed.
Intellectual property
Intellectual property of published articles is exclusive property of the authors, who cede the right to their public communication to the journal. Opinions expressed in the published papers are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of Em Extensão's editorial team.
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