Author Guidelines

Juscontemporânea Magazine publishes articles, critiques, interviews, translations and essays on Law and relations between Legal and Social Sciences, amongst other Human Sciences. In each issue, specific themes may be defined for the publication.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

The papers will be submitted to an editorial board for the veritification of their suitability to the journal editorial line. The manuscripts considered to be relevant will then be anonymously sent over to two reviewers (blind peers), which will decide on the paper's acceptance or rejection, examining the work formal structure, its originality, thematic pertinence and adequacy to the journal policies. The evaluation follows the blind review system, in which the peers do not have any information about the work authorship, therefore, respecting the author's privacy and applying impartiality in the selection process, regarding the author as well as the evaluator/reviewer. Reviewers may suggest changes to both structure and content. The reviewers’ comments and opinions are sent to authors along with instructions for the suggested changes. If it is the case, the modified text should be sent over to the editor, which will evaluate the changes made. If the manuscript receives divergent reviews, the paper is sent to a member of the editorial board.

The estimated time for the review process is that of 4 (four) months.

FREE ACCESS POLICY

This Journal grants immediate and free access to its contents by following the principle that free access to scientific knowledge by the general public enables greater democratisation of knowledge in the world.

Juscontemporânea Magazine charges no submission fees, neither processing nor publication fees (APCs).

ANTI-PLAGIARISM AND MISCONDUCT POLICY

While reaffirming our continued commitment to excellence, we inform the editorial improvements that aim at enhancing the integrity of the papers published by this journal. In conformity to COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines, which aim at encouraging identification of plagiarism, malpractices, fraud, possible violation of ethics and proceedings, we recommend that:

1. Authors should access COPE’s website at http://publicationethics.org, which provides information for authors and editors on Research Ethics;

2. Before submitting their manuscripts, authors must obey the following criteria:

    a) manuscripts that use data acquisition, analysis or interpretation from other publications must be explicitly referenced;

    b) manuscripts that present critical reviews of intellectual content produced by other authors, they must be properly quoted;

    c) all authors must follow the criteria that apply to original authorship and none of the researchers involved in the study should be omitted from the list of authors;

    d) final approval of the manuscript will be given by editors and the editorial board.

Juscontemporânea Magazine is dedicated to the compliance of good practices concerning the moral conduct suitable for the publication of scientific periodicals. The prevention of negligence is also a crucial responsability of the editor and the editorial team: any unethical behavior, as well as plagiarism in all instances, will not be accepted.

This journal uses softwares of plagiarism detection. 

CRITERIA FOR PUBLICATION

1. The editorial board will distribute the submissions to reviewers with renowned scientific expertise both nationally and internationally;

2. Publication of articles is subject to positive and reasoned evaluation by reviewers

3. The Journal will publish papers of the following nature:

      I – Unpublished articles that in the form of studies, theoretical or practical approaches to research within the cultural and law fields, and which make relevant contributions to the theme under study

      II – Translations of fundamental texts, i.e., those classic texts not yet available in Portuguese, which are fundamental for the cultural and law fields and, for this reason, contribute to giving support and density to academic reflection. The          original author’s consent is mandatory.

      III – Unpublished interviews on relevant topics focusing on the cultural and law fields.

      IV – Reviews of relevant unpublished materials on the progress made in the cultural or in the Law field;

      V – Essays on Law topics.

TEXT FORMATTING GUIDELINE

1. ABNT formatting standard;

2. Manuscripts should be a maximum of 30 pages in length and a maximum of 4 authors;

3. A4 paper size;

4. Margins - all submitted manuscripts must adhere to the following guidelines: upper and left margins = 3,0cm; lower and left margins = 2,0cm;

5. Heading and subheading: font Tahoma 12 pt, bold capitals, single-line spacing and centred. Headers and subheaders (if any) should be separated by colon ( : ). The above mentioned guidelines also apply to the translation of the title in English, which must be in italics.

6. Abstract: should be written in font Tahoma 12 pt, with single-line spacing,  justified alignment. The abstract must be written as plain text with a maximum of 250 words.

7. Keywords: minimum of 3 and maximum of 5, separated by a full stop (.)

8. Text body: font Tahoma 12 pt,  justified alignment, 1.5 line spacing;  with no paragraph spacing (0 pt before and after), 1.5 indentation at the beginning of each paragraph.

9. Pages should not be numbered;

10. Section formatting as follows:

  1 PRIMARY SECTION (LEFT ALIGNMENT, UPPER CASE, BOLD)

              1.1 Secondary section (Left alignment, Lower case, bold)

             1.1.1 Tertiary section (Left alignment, lower case, italics)

             1.1.1.1 Quaternary section (Left alignment, lower case, italics, bold)

             1.1.1.1.1 Quinquenary (Left alignment, lower case, no bold nor italics) 

11. In cases where the manuscript presents graphs, tables or photos, text length must be reduced due to the space taken by the previously mentioned images. Figures and tables must be inserted in the main body of the text, and not at the end in the form of annexes. Sources must be referenced;

12. Italics should be used solely for titles of publications, foreign words and in tertiary and quaternary sections. The same applies to underlining, bold types and upper cases;

13. Referencing and cross-referencing must be done in accordance with the Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT – 6023) in the AutorData system. The responsibility for the accuracy and adequacy of the referencing remains with the author(s);

14. Explanatory notes: in footnotes, 10 point Arial font, single-line spacing, without paragraph spacing;

15. The referencing must be done in 12 point Arial, with single-line spacing, left alignment, no borders, and single-line spacing between paragraphs;

16. Short direct quotes up to three lines long must come between quotation marks in the body of the text, with no highlighting. Direct quotes more than three lines long must come in a paragraph with a indentation left 4cm, justified alignment, single-line spacing, written in 11 point Arial font, without quotation marks;

17. References must include legislation and jurisprudence, if applied;

18. Manuscripts should not contain annexes;

19. Direct quotes in foreign languages must be thoroughly translated and the original text should come as explanatory note;

20. As for the manuscript metadata (step 3 of the submission), it is recommended to consult the information about rhe authors in the List of Contributors (please click on the arrow next to the name and, afterwards, on the word “editing”). Please, note that the fields that refer to URLs must be filled in with the Lattes curriculum address, as well as the field for the summarised biography, which must be filled in with the graduate and postgraduate titles, both lato sensu and stricto sensu (as well as the respective specialisations), name of the higher education institutions, city, state and country.

Note: Access here for a model of an article following the rules above.

STRUCTURE APPLIED TO MANUSCRIPTS ONLY

The manuscript should not contain any information about the authors, their affiliation or qualifications.

The manuscripts should contain the following sections, in this order:

• Title in Portuguese;
• Title translated into English;
• Abstract in Portuguese;
• Keywords;
• Abstract in English;
• Keywords in English;
• Introduction;
• Development (the titles to the sections may be supplied at the author’s discretion);
• Conclusion/Final considerations;
• References.

FINAL PROVISIONS

1) Manuscripts that do not rigorously meet the established criteria will not be accepted. Rejected manuscripts will be returned to the authors accompanied by justification;

2) The mere submission of a manuscript implies the author’s consent to publishing it, as well as free assignment of copyright.