Author Guidelines
Submission rules (updated December/2020)
In order to contribute to the improvement of the writing of the papers, we recommend the previous reading of the guidelines for authors and translators of the European Association of Science Editors, available here.
1 - We accept for publication in Sociedade & Natureza Journal unpublished papers, research results of an empirical, experimental or conceptual nature, master's, doctoral or similar studies on a theme specific to Geographic Science (with a minimum of 4000 and a maximum of 6000 words, including titles, abstracts and references).
2 - The journal's editorial team will judge the pertinence of publishing papers from related areas (which must necessarily include a territorial/spatial approach). Texts not related to the journal's focus will be excluded from the evaluation list.
3 -The paper must be submitted through the journal's website. In case authors find difficulties during the submission process, authors should consult the system tutorial here (in Portuguese only).
4 - Submissions will be accepted in the following languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English. Submissions in Portuguese and Spanish, after evaluation and issue of final acceptance by the Journal, must be translated into English so it can also be published in that language. The paper will only be published after the presentation of the text in English, within the quality standards of the Journal (see more information in Guidelines for presenting English papers topic). Submissions originally in English do not require translations, but it must be accompanied by a certificate of translation of the text, according to the "Guidelines for presenting English papers" topic. Poor quality in writing the text in English will result in its immediate rejection.
5 -Authors must pay attention to the correct and complete filling in of the submission metadata. All authors must be registered, separately, in the electronic submission form (ORCID code, area of training, title and institution of professional activity). The absence of such information will result in the direct exclusion of the submission. Under no circumstances will authors be added or removed after the submission has been accepted.
6 - During submission, authors must upload the following documents (mandatory):
6.1. Letter to the editor (template available here): authors must present all data requested in the template, including: Title of the paper, name(s) of the author(s), ORCiD number (mandatory) for all authors, affiliation(s) and email(s). Also in this document, authors must provide the Acknowledgments (if any), funding sources (if any) and the Authors' Contributions (following the author roles in CRediT). Then, the authors must present a brief summary of the paper, which justifies why it should be published in Sociedade & Natureza. Authors must also certify that this is an original submission that is not held in any other journal. In the case of research involving human beings, the authors must also present approval by the responsible Ethics Committee. Any further authorizations that are necessary must be included in this document.
6.2. Main document: Word document with the content of the paper, obligatorily following all the rules available in the Guidelines. The text must not contain footnotes, endnotes or headings. As the review process is Double-Blind, this document should not contain any information that allows the identification of authorship. Remember to remove all information that allows the identification of authors, including document properties. This file must have a maximum size of 12 MB.
P.S.: communications between authors and editors during the editorial process must be made exclusively using the journal's system, in the proper fields. Documents and messages sent directly to the editors' personal emails will not be considered part of the editorial process.
Guidelines for presenting English papers
After acceptance of the submission, the texts in Portuguese and Spanish must also present the complete version in English. The translations must obligatorily present the quality standard consistent with the policies of Sociedade & Natureza and, therefore, the authors must attach in the system, together with the translated version, a document that proves that the translation was performed by a professional qualified for this purpose. The document should contain data attesting to the proofreader's qualifications (for example: invoice with CNPJ from the translation company, class council registration, translator's curriculum or certificate, etc.).
The English text will be analyzed by the editors. If it does not meet the Journal's quality standards, it will be returned to the authors to make the necessary adjustments. If after this stage the translation is still below the required quality, the submission will be rejected. Therefore, we suggest that authors be very careful when presenting texts in English.
Suggestions:
Authors will find important tips for translating texts in the document from the European Association of Science Editors (available here).
- Remember to translate the content of the figures! In many situations, it will be necessary to redo them. Therefore, figures in Portuguese will not be accepted in the translated version.
Native English speakers do not need to upload the translation/language-checking certificate.
Publication Frequency
The Journal adopts the continuous publication system. Papers are published as soon as they are approved and edited. This model speeds up the publishing process, reducing the time between submission and online publication of full texts.
