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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Articles submitted to the Journal Derecho y Cambio Social will be evaluated according to the criteria established in our editorial compliance program, composed of structural, textual, ethical, and content requirements.

Submitted manuscripts, after preliminary verification, will be forwarded to ad hoc reviewers with appropriate expertise in the subject of the research and holding a doctoral degree, for specialized evaluation.

Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of the theme and the chosen focus; the logical and argumentative structure of the work; the organization and structure of the article; the theoretical-philosophical and methodological appropriations (support); the repertoire of bibliographic references (currency and relevance); the fluency and cohesion of ideas, as well as the quality of scientific writing.

The Journal Derecho y Cambio Social conducts a careful evaluation of submitted manuscripts, aiming to preliminarily verify compliance with the established requirements.

Submission Rules

Here are the detailed standards for formatting and preparing original submissions:

  • Articles should be no longer than 30 pages.
  • Accepted languages include Portuguese, English, or Spanish.
  • Authorship is limited to a maximum of 6 authors per article.
  • The text should be formatted in Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing.
  • Figures and tables must be integrated into the text, editable, and presented in font size 10. Both the content and title of figures and tables must be in font size 10, with the title placed directly above the graphic elements and the content below.
  • The title of the article must be provided in Portuguese, English, and Spanish at the beginning of the file, using font size 14.
  • Abstracts and keywords should be included in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, with single spacing, immediately below the title.
  • Citations and references must follow the standards established by the American Psychological Association (APA) or the guidelines of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT).
  • The submitted file should not contain any identification of the authors.
  • To download the template for authors, click here.

 

EDITORIAL COMPLIANCE IN CONTENT AND STRUCTURE

Authors should ensure that their submission complies with the aforementioned requirements. Submissions that do not conform to the guidelines of the Journal Derecho y Cambio Social will be justifiably returned. Before submitting the file, please ensure that the work meets the SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.

EDITORIAL ETHICAL COMPLIANCE

Authors must ensure that their submission complies with ethical standards and requirements, as well as the journal's policies.

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