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Ensuring a Blind Peer Review
To ensure the integrity of the “double-blind’ peer review, we need to make every effort to preserve the anonymity of authors and reviewers alike.
When preparing the article for submission, please observe the following:
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omit your name and institution on the title page, headers and footers;
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delete any information that might identify you inadvertently, such as “as this author has described elsewhere (reference) ...” or “see (reference) for further discussion ...”;
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avoid self-citations or reference to personal work (theses and dissertations, for example), published or unpublished;
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delete acknowledgements that might facilitate authorship identification;
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remove the User ID from the Properties option in Word.
The editorial board understands that even though it is difficult to conclusively remove everything that could lead to the identification of the author, care must be taken to eliminate all the obvious sources that allow her identification, avoiding obvious indicators of authorship on the part of the evaluators. Currently, REF is starting to accept articles submitted for peer review in a preprint system, using the platform offered by SciELO (https://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo).
Format of submissions
1. When submitting files for consideration by the REF (articles, essays, reviews and interviews), the authors must:
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Use Windows-compatible word processors (.doc or .docx);
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Define 2.5 cm margins (sides, top and bottom);
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Use Times New Roman font, size 12, 1.5 line spacing in the body of the text, titles, abstracts and reference list;
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Justify the text and do not use paragraph entries or spacing between paragraphs;
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Do not use any type of markup or automatic cross-references.
2. To meet the journal's graphic design, titles should fit the width of the page. They should be short, inspiring and attractive. Long titles may have to be edited by the Committee.
Example:
Original title - A Corte chega a Desterro: a visita de Dom Pedro II à capital da Província de Santa Catarina.
How it should be - A Corte chega a Desterro.
2.1 For titles (English, Portuguese and Spanish), use Times New Roman 12, without indentation or bold.
2.2 For section titles, use Times New Roman 16, bold, centered on the line. Leave no space between section titles and text.
2.3 For subsection titles, use Times New Roman 14, bold, centered on the line. Leave no space between subsection titles and text.
3. The following items should be observed double quotation marks for quotation of up to three lines;
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for quotations of more than three lines, a 4cm indentation from the left margin, font Times New Roman 11, 1.5 spacing and no quotation marks;
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single quotation marks for unconventional use of words, or for quotation within an up to three lines quotation;
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italics for foreign words (including proper names/names of institutions), neologisms, transcripts of interviews and titles of published works;
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footnotes for explanatory notes only; they should be numbered and used sparingly. In case of including footnotes, the footnote identifier, in the text, must come after the punctuation (full stop, comma, colon, semi-colon, etc.).
IMPORTANT:
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notes should not be included in the title, subtitles, abstracts, tables and graphs; references must not be inserted in the footnotes.
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Please do not include any new sources in footnotes.
4. References: the sources of quotations or paraphrases should be indicated between parentheses in the text, immediately after the citation and never in footnotes (following the system author-date of ABNT’s NBR 10520/2002), with only AUTHOR’S LAST NAME, year of publication, initial and final pages.
It is common practice in the journal to include the author’s first name in the first mention of each author cited in the text.
Example of first reference to an author:
“Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx” (Simone de BEAUVOIR, 1949, p. xx).
Example of following references to this author:
“Yyyyyyyyyy yyyyyyyy” (BEAUVOIR, 1949, p. xx-xy).
A list of bibliographical references, with the complete surname and first name of the authors must be included at the end of the text, with only the works that were effectively cited in the body of the text.
Please note: If reference and footnote norms are not followed, the article will be returned to the author(s) for adjustment, resulting in a delay in the publication process.
Example:
FONSECA, Claudia. Família, fofoca e honra: a etnografia de violência e relações de gênero em grupos populares. Porto Alegre: Editora da UFRGS, 2000.
5. References should follow this format:
a) Book:
AUTHOR’S LAST NAME, First Name(s). Title of work: subtitle. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication.
Example:
FONSECA, Claudia. Família, fofoca e honra: etnografia de relações de gênero e violência em grupos populares. Porto Alegre: Editora da UFRGS, 2000.
For two or more authors, the names should be separated by a semicolon (;). This applies to parenthetical references as well. For more than four authors, use et al.
Example:
FLEISCHER, Soraya; SCHUCH, Patrice; FONSECA, Claudia (Orgs.). Antropólogos em ação: experimentos de pesquisa em direitos humanos. Porto Alegre: Editora da UFRGS, 2007.
b) Book Chapter:
LAST NAME OF CHAPTER’S AUTHOR, First Name(s). “Title of Chapter: Subtitle”. In: LAST NAME OF BOOK’S AUTHOR, Prenomes. Book’s Title: Subtitle. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Initial and final pages of chapter, separated by a hyphen.
For two or more authors, the names should be separated by a semicolon (;). For more than four authors, use et al.
Example:
HEILBORN, Maria Luiza. “Gênero: um olhar estruturalista”. In: PEDRO, Joana; GROSSI, Miriam (Orgs.). Masculino, feminino, plural: gênero na interdisciplinaridade. Florianópolis: Editora Mulheres, 1998. p. 43-55.
c) Journal article:
LAST NAME OF ARTICLE’S AUTHOR, First Name(s). “Title of Article: Subtitle”. Title of Journal, city, volume number, issue number, first and last pages of article, month and year.
For two or more authors, the names should be separated by a semicolon (;). For more than four authors, use et al.
For online publications, include link and date of access (day/month/year).
Examples:
ROSEMBERG, Fúlvia. ““Instrução, rendimento, discriminação racial e de gênero”. Revista de Estudos Pedagógicos, Brasília, v. 68, n. 159, p. 324-355, maio/ago. 1987.
LAGO, Mara Coelho de Souza. “Feminismo, psicanálise, gênero: viagens e traduções”. Revista Estudos Feministas, Florianópolis, v. 18, n. 1, p. 189-204, abr. 2010. Available in http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-026X2010000100012&lng=pt&nrm=iso. Retrieved on 17/04/2019
d) Electronic journal article:
LAST NAME OF ARTICLE’S AUTHOR, First Name(s). “Title of Article: Subtitle”. Title of Journal [online]. City of publication (if available), year, volume, number, initial and final pages (if available) OR number of article within publication. Available in (online address). ISSN. DOI. Other publication information. Retrieved on day/month/year.
Example:
FREITAS, Lucas Bueno de; LUZ, Nanci Stancki da. “Gênero, Ciência e Tecnologia: estado da arte a partir de periódicos de gênero”. Cadernos Pagu [online]. Campinas, 2017, n. 49, e174908. Available in http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-83332017000100304&lng=pt&nrm=iso. Epub 13/03/2017. ISSN 1809-4449. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/18094449201700490008. Retrieved on 17/04/2019.
e) Dissertations and Theses:
AUTHOR’S LAST NAME, First name(s). Title of work: subtitle. Year of presentation. Degree (Category and Concentration Area) - Institution, city, state, country.
Example:
DINIZ, Carmen Simone Grilo. Entre a técnica e os direitos humanos: possibilidades e limites da humanização da assistência ao parto. 2001. Doutorado (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Preventiva) – Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
f) Papers presented at scientific events:
AUTHOR’S LAST NAME, First name(s). “Title of work”. In: NAME OF EVENT, event edition number, year, city, state, country where the event was held, sponsor institution. Anais ... (or Proceedings ... or Summaries ...) Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. First and last pages of paper.
Example:
PRADO, Danda. “Maternidade: opção ou fatalidade?”. In: SEMINÁRIO SOBRE DIREITOS DA REPRODUÇÃO HUMANA, 1, 1985, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, ALERJ. Anais... Rio de Janeiro: ALERJ/Comissão Especial dos Direitos da Reprodução, 1985. p. 26-29.
g) Laws and official publications:
COUNTRY/INSTITUTION. Title of publication (edition, if available). Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication.
Example:
BRASIL. Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil, 1988 (1ª. ed.). Brasília: Senado Federal, 1988.
BRASIL. Ministério da Educação. Lei N. 9.394/1996. LDB: leis de diretrizes e bases da educação nacional. Brasília: Senado Federal, 1996.
Please note:
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Do not use a long dash or hyphens to indicate the same authorship as a previous entry. Every reference should be free-standing.
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In and et al. must be italicized.
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Do not use < > to indicate links.
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Do not use a colon (:) after “Available in” and “Retrieved from”.
Guidelines for constructing an accessible text
In order to promote accessibility to visually impaired readers (who need reading softwares which do not grasp the content of images, graphs, tables and the like), we include below procedures for preparing manuscripts for submission.
1. Avoid the use of double spacing between words;
2. Non-textual content (photos, illustrations, tables, graphs, gifs) must include a verbal description;
3. Avoid the use of merged cells in tables and charts. In the case of complex tables and charts, we suggest a brief description of its format, such as number of columns, lines and colors;
4. Insert the description immediately below the item “Source”, keepig the same format;
5. In the description, follow the #SoEveryoneCanSee order: what/who + where + how + does what + how + when + where from; or use the simplified pattern: form + subject + setting + context + action.
All articles published in REF from 2020 on must follow accessibility norms, following the text submission model available in “Guidelines for Authors”.
Guidelines for image, tables and charts insertion
1. It is the author’s (or authors’) responsibility to ensure the reproduction rights for images (photos, pictures, paintings etc.) inserted in articles and essays. Permission for their use should be sent to REF, for the final approval of the text will depend on the resolution of these issues.
2. Figures, graphics and images should be sent in separate files, in TIFF format, 300 dpi, loaded in the system in the field, and in JPG format inserted in the text. Title, source and observations must be in the text and should not be part of the image. Materials which do not follow these specifications cannot be used.
3. Tables should come in text form (without footnote insertion inside the table) AND in TIFF format image and 300 dpi resolution, in “Supplementary Documents”. The maximum size of tables should be 13 x 17 cm, vertically. Avoid large tables, with many cells and/or much text in each cell. This may cause the text to become illegible.
4. Whenever possible, detach them from a specific paragraph so as to allow some flexibility in the layout of the text and the images on the page. However, there must be somewhere in the text the indication, in bold, of the image (Image 1, for example).
5. The images, tables and graphs must have a title, a source and a written description for accessible reading (#SoEveryoneCanSee). The description should come immediately below the graphic element, as specified in the model available in “Guidelines for Authors”.
6. The use of images should be kept to a minimum. No more than 10 are allowed.
Guidelines for articles and essays
Articles: no more than 4 authors.
Essays: only one author.
1. Articles and essays should not exceed 9,000 words or 45,000 characters, spaces included, (approximately 25 A4 pages), inclusive of references, notes and tables.
2. Each article or essay should have:
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titles in Portuguese, English and Spanish;
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abstracts in Portuguese, English and Spanish (no more than 10 lines);
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keywords (no more than 5) in Portuguese and Spanish (all small letters) and in English (capitalized), separated by a colon (;).
Use the Checklist available in the menu “Guidelines for Authors”, to facilitate revising the items according to REF norms.
Guidelines for Book Reviews
No more than two authors.
1. Reviews should have between 5,000 and 10,000 characters, including spaces (about 2,000 words).
2. The books reviewed should be related to the subject of feminisms, gender or sexuality and should be preferably recent: four years for books published abroad and two for those published or translated in Brazil.
3. Review must contain:
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title (different from that of the book reviewed);
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a summary of the subject;
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information about the author or authors of the book;
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where the work stand in relation to contemporary discussions on the subject;
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critical assessment of the work (positive and negative points, aspects that could have been further explored, innovative and important contribution).
4. The reviewer should also send a mini-biography (of up to five lines and fill in the submission metadata in the system.
5. Book reviews should follow the same guidelines indicated in “Submission Format”.
6. All sources and references should be informes, according to Item 5 of the “Submission Format”.
Guidelines for Interviews
1. Interviews should be preceded by a short authoral introduction, contextualizing their subject matter and the setting in which they took place, so as to enhance reader interest.
2. Use short questions, preferably one sentence only. Space should be given to the interviewee, not the interviewer Longer questions should be edited before submission.
3. Long answers dealing with different themes may be edited by the author via the inclusion of questions breaking the text.
4. Comments to similar themes appearimg at different moments during the interview may be edited to provide a better flow.
5. After the interview, please check the spelling of names cited and make sure to get complete references for the works cited.
6. Whenever possible have the person interviewed check the transcript before submission.
7. Interviews should follow the same guidelines indicated in “Submission Format”.
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