Submissions
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.- Plagiarism and Originality: Has the manuscript been checked using anti-plagiarism software? Are the citations and references correct and complete? Is there any recycled text or redundant publication? Is the article original, and is it not being evaluated by another journal and has it not been published in conference proceedings (congresses, seminars, etc.)?
- Format: The article file is a Microsoft Word document. The text is single-spaced and uses 12-point Times New Roman font. It contains the following mandatory elements: Title in Portuguese, Title in English, Summary, Keywords, Abstract, and Keywords. The summary and abstract have a maximum of 200 words. The introduction has a maximum of 42 lines. The article has a maximum total of 20 pages.
- Did all listed authors contribute significantly to the article? Is the role of each author clear? Are there any guest, ghost, or courtesy authors?
- Conflicts of Interest - Have all authors declared potential conflicts of interest?
- Data and Image Manipulation: Is the presented data consistent and transparent? Have images, graphs, and tables been manipulated inappropriately? Are the data analysis methods clearly described?
- Peer Review: Are the authors aware that the peer review process must be carried out independently? That the authors should not appoint reviewers? That the authors are aware of the average review time for the article and the average total processing time for the article?
- Research Ethics: Does the study involving humans or animals have ethical approval? Is there informed consent from the participants? Is sensitive or personal data protected according to legislation?
- Corrections and Retractions: Are the authors aware of the criteria for correcting or retracting articles? Are the authors aware that the journal has a transparency policy for dealing with errors or misconduct?
- Access and Transparency: Do the authors understand and accept the editorial policies published and accessible on the REN website? Are the authors aware that there are no charges or payments for publication, licenses, or copyrights? Does REN not, and does not authorize, monetization of articles published by it? Do the authors accept the advertising policies of REN's sponsor, Banco do Nordeste?
- Editorial ethics oversight: The REN Editorial Board is responsible for ensuring REN's ethical compliance.
Artigos
Devem ser inéditos, originais, relevantes do ponto de vista científico e com solidez metodológica. Devem divulgar resultados de pesquisa, utilizar dados confiáveis, fontes atualizadas (máximo de cinco anos) e estar em conformidade com padrões éticos de pesquisa. Podem ser apresentados em língua portuguesa, inglesa ou espanhola. À REN é facultada a decisão de também publicar a tradução dos artigos (português), na versão impressa da Revista, sem ônus para o (s) autor (es).
Revisões de literatura
Serão publicadas somente em suplemento especial por demanda do próprio Comitê ou quando o conteúdo apresentar uma visão nova e profunda sobre um assunto relevante e novos conceitos/encaminhamentos ou novas interpretações.
Preprints
A REN poderá aceitar manuscritos previamente depositados em repositórios de preprints reconhecidos (ex.: SciELO Preprints, Zenodo, OSF, Advance), desde que o conteúdo não tenha passado por publicação formal. Os autores devem informar o link do preprint no momento da submissão. Essa prática amplia a visibilidade e o diálogo científico, sem configurar publicação prévia.
Copyright Notice
Os autores detém os direitos autorais sem restrições, devendo informar a publicação inicial nesta revista, em caso de nova publicação de algum trabalho.
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