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Ambiente & Sociedade Journal migrated to Scielo ScholarOne submission platform hoping in that way to optimize the whole process, from submission to publication. To send your paper access: https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/asoc-scielo
We request the authors to read carefully below all the submission process requirements.
ScholarOne requires that authors indicate their ORCID code at the time of submission. The completion of the ORCID in ScholarOne can only be done by the author or co-author of the manuscript.
Contact with the Journal is made only and exclusively by email: revistaambienteesociedade@gmail.com
A) PAPER FORMAT
Authors must pay attention to the following formatting instructions:
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Manuscripts must be classified as "Original Article" in the submission step "Step 1: Type, Title & Abstract".
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The maximum number of authors and co-authors per submitted manuscript is 7 people.
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The paper must be structured as follows: Title in English, Abstract, Key-words, Title in Portuguese, Resumo, Palavras-chave, Title in Spanish, Resumen, Palabras-clave, Introduction, Main Body, References. Footnotes are optional.
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For evaluation, text can be written in the following languages: Portuguese, Spanish, or English.
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Document must be submitted in .doc or .docx format.
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Arial 12 font and 1,5 (one and a half) spacing between lines.
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All pages must be sequentially numbered.
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All the manuscript text should be 35.000-50.000 characters long (including spaces and references). Publication of articles does not include attachments or appendices. If the authors want this information to appear in the article, they must include it in the text or they can be cited if stored in digital repositories..
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Title must be 15 words at most.
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Abstracts (three languages) must contain between 100-150 words each. They must not be written in first person, and must include the general topic, research problem, goals, method, and main conclusions.
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Key words for all languages must be at least 5 and at most 8.
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Acknowledgements (optional) must be cited as a footnote by the title. They must not contain either direct or indirect references to the authors.
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Graphic elements (Tables, and figures) are allowed up to a maximum of five elements (overall), numbered in Arabic, and following the same sequence they have in the text. It must be in an original format that allows their editing and must be included in the body of the text. All graphic elements must have a font, including those created by the authors. Tables cannot exceed one page. They should comply with ABNT rules for references and caption insertion for each element. If in doubt, access: http://www.biblioteca.fsp.usp.br/~biblioteca/guia/i_cap_04.htm
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Coloured and Black&White Images, digitalized in .jpg format, with resolution starting from 300dpi, presented in such dimensions that allow resizing without legibility loss.
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Footnotes are explanatory and should be avoided. They must be used only as exceptions, when strictly necessary for text comprehension and 3 line long at most. Footnotes must have consecutive numeration, in Arabic, sequenced as in the text body.
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Citations within the text body and references should comply with ABNT rules and optionally Vancouver rules for authors affiliated with foreign universities. If in doubt, access: http://www.biblioteca.fsp.usp.br/~biblioteca/guia/i_modelos.htm
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Blind evaluation: when submitting the paper on the online platform, the author must delete all authorship identification (direct and indirect) from the text which will continue toward blind evaluation by external referees. Authorial information will be concealed and kept registered within the system. When saving your document, make sure to remove MS Word’s metadata (file author; last modified by), in order to remove any possible author identification. Manuscripts with author’s informations will not be accepted and will be returned to the author for necessary adjustments.
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Reviews of books can be submitted both by invitation of the editors of the Journal, and also independently, in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Document must be submitted in .doc or .docx format. Font must be Arial 12, with 1,5 (one and a half) spacing between lines. All pages must be sequentially numbered. Reviews must be 10.000-15.000 characters long (with spaces) and comprise the full reference of the reviewed book, as well as a title and author(s) of the book identification at the end of the text (full name and institution). Only reviews about books published within the last five years shall be accepted. Please review the book as a whole, avoiding in that way, if possible, a review for each chapter. Book reviews should be classified as "Review" in the submission step "Type, Title & Abstract". Authors should delete all identifications of authorship (see section “17. Blind Evaluation”, described earlier). For the submission of the review, a fee of R$ 150,00 (one hundred and fifty reais) will be required. Payment will follow the same rules provided for in point C) Payment system.
B) INDICATION OF POTENTIAL REVIEWERS
In order to streamline the peer review process, authors, at the time of submission, must indicate the full name and email of at least five potential reviewers. In “Step 2: File upload” section, authors should attach a document containing such information as "Supplemental File NOT Review". Failure to comply with this requirement will lead to the return of the manuscript to the authors.
C) PAYMENT SYSTEM
Due to budget cut and support reduction by research financing agencies, Ambiente & Sociedade Journal has started charging online paper submission since 2012.
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As of 01/10/2022 the value of the submission fee is R$ 150,00 (One hundred reais) per submitted manuscript. For the manuscripts that are approved, for publication purposes, the authors must pay an additional fee of R$ 600.00 (Six hundred reais). This reformulation of the payment method aims to reduce the cost of submission by increasing the value only for articles approved for publication, due to the need to cover the production costs required to be part of the Scielo collection.
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There are no refunds if the paper is rejected or incorrect payment by the authors. Editors hope to count on the collaboration of all authors through the fulfillment of the requirements that guide the production of the journal.
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For payments within Brazil, the fees can be paid at Banco do Brasil:
ANPPAS
BANCO DO BRASIL - 001
Agency: 3559-9
Account: 51117-X
CNPJ: 04.484.842/0001-17
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For authors without a bank account in Brazil, the payment of fees can be made through PayPal, and it will cost R$170.00 (one hundred and seventy reais) for submission and R$ 620.00 (six hundred and twenty) for publication. In both cases it is included a tax for the service (charged by PayPal). To request this form of payment, the authors should send an email to: revistaambienteesociedade@gmail.com
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The author has to mandatorily attach the receipt of the fee in ScholarOne during online submission, in the section “File upload” together with the manuscript files as “Supplemental File NOT for Review. The submission will only be considered if the proof of payment is attached.
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