Submission Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

As part of the submission process, authors are required to verify the compliance of their submission with all the items listed below. Submissions that do not comply with the guidelines will be returned to the authors.

Registration in the system and subsequent access, through login and password, are mandatory for submitting works, as well as for tracking the ongoing editorial process.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTICLE SUBMISSION

  1. Originality Works must be original in Brazil—unless exempted by the Editor-in-Chief, considering the relevance of the topic, the quality of the research, and the notoriety of the author(s)—and their publication must not be pending in other print or electronic media. After the publication of the journal, texts may be reproduced in other media, provided that the original is cited as the source.

  2. Originality Works must be original and therefore must not contain plagiarism or self-plagiarism, under penalty of rejection, which will also apply if the use of Artificial Intelligence in the writing/development of the work is identified. Literal citations, paraphrases, or summaries of other works must be accompanied by references to the original publication. Citing previous work by the author(s), according to ABNT rules, does not constitute self-plagiarism.

  3. Minimum Qualification Articles must be signed by at least one author who holds a minimum qualification of a PhD in any area of knowledge related to the field to which the journal is linked, allowing co-authorship (limited to up to three authors per article) and exempting the requirement of a doctorate for co-authors.

  4. Anonymization The name(s) of the author(s) must not appear in the body of the article, and sections that could compromise the guarantee of anonymity in evaluation must be removed, as well as identification data in the document properties.

  5. Registration on the Journal's Page To submit articles, prior registration on the Electoral Studies journal page is necessary.

  6. Signature of the Article Submission Agreement: Declaration of Originality and Authorization for Publication To submit the article, the author(s) must sign the Article Submission Agreement, declaring originality and granting authorization for publication without charge in both print and online versions, under the Creative Commons – Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), and subjecting the text to the standardization rules adopted by the Electoral Studies journal. This document must be properly attached and sent as the “Article Submission Agreement” through the journal's page at the time of article submission.

GUIDELINES FOR ARTICLE PRESENTATION

The originals must be presented according to the following guidelines:

  1. Article Formatting

    • File type: .doc, .docx, OpenOffice, or RTF.
    • Language: Portuguese.
    • Page: A4 format (210 x 297 mm).
    • Font: Times New Roman or Arial.
    • Size: 12 for text and titles; 11 for quotes longer than 3 lines; and 10 for footnotes, captions, and sources for tables and illustrations.
    • Line spacing: 1.5.
    • Paragraph: first line indented by 1.25; no spacing before or after.
    • Number of pages: minimum of 15 and maximum of 30, excluding the reference list. Section titles: initial capital letter, bold, left-aligned.
    • Section numbering: must be progressive, identified with Arabic numerals, without a period, with two spaces before the title (Example: 1 Primary Section); subsections have a period (Example: 1.1 Secondary Section). Sections “Introduction,” “Conclusion,” and “References” are not numbered.
    • Citations: up to 3 lines – in the body of the text in quotes, without italics; more than 3 lines – must appear in a separate paragraph, with a 4 cm indent, font size 11, single spacing, without quotes and without italics, according to ABNT NBR 10520:2023. Citations in foreign languages must be translated and followed by the expression “our translation” in parentheses, with the original text indicated in a footnote.
    • Citation system: sources of citations must be indicated in the main text using the author-date system, according to item 6.1 of ABNT NBR 10520:2023. All sources used in the research and cited in the text must appear at the end of the article in the “References” section.
    • References: complete references must be presented only at the end of the text, in alphabetical order, according to ABNT NBR 6023:2018. Legislative or jurisprudential references must contain all necessary data for their proper identification and location. In citations from websites, the access date must be expressly indicated in the following format: “Accessed on: March 16, 2024.”
    • Footnotes: font size 10, single spacing, justified alignment; they must be concise and preferably used to present concepts and explanations that cannot be inserted in the body of the text.
    • Highlights: any emphasis on the text should be done using italics. Bold or underlining should never be used for this purpose.
    • Graphs, tables, and images: if essential for the clarity of the text, they must be presented in shades of gray, in the body of the article, and also in separate files (one file for each graph, table, or image). Graphs must have a maximum width of 10 cm; open and editable vector format; and short, self-explanatory captions. Any graph created by the author must include the data that originated it. Images (bitmap) must have a minimum width of 12 cm and a minimum resolution of 300 ppi.
    • Accessibility for people with disabilities: graphs, tables, and images must be accompanied by the respective description (alternative text) to ensure full access to the information in the images through screen readers. The alternative text must accurately reflect the image, encompassing its fundamental points clearly, objectively, and succinctly.

  2. Article Structure 2.1 The article must contain:

    • 2.1.1 Title and subtitle (if any) in Portuguese and in English, with an initial capital letter only for the first word, except for proper names. The title must be clear, concise, and representative of the subject addressed, containing a maximum of 20 words. The title translated into English must follow the same rules.
    • 2.1.2 Abstract in Portuguese and in English (abstract), with 100 to 250 words, written in a single paragraph, in single space, following grammatical punctuation, according to ABNT NBR 6028:2021. It should highlight the objective, method (type of research or textual structure), and conclusion.
    • 2.1.3 Keywords in Portuguese and in English (keywords), with lowercase initials, separated by semicolons and ending with a period, according to ABNT NBR: 6028:2021. They must be at least three and at most five, expressing the central ideas of the text. 2.2 Logical and sequential presentation of textual elements (introduction, development, and conclusion):
    • Introduction: must contain the justification and objectives of the work, emphasizing the relevance of the investigated topic; Development: will encompass the discussion and/or analysis of the presented hypotheses, with adequate bibliographic support; Conclusion: must concisely contain the answer to the proposed objectives.

SUBMISSION OF FILES

  1. The article must be sent electronically through the journal's page. Access here!
  2. To submit articles, prior registration on the OJS Platform is necessary. Therefore, all communication will be made through this electronic submission system.
  3. All identification data of the author(s) must be directly entered into the appropriate fields on the article and author registration page on the OJS Platform, including full name, postal address, phone number, and email for contact with readers, along with a brief description of the curriculum and institutional affiliation. This data should not appear in the body of the submitted article text.

ARTICLE EVALUATION PROCESS

  1. After receiving the work through the journal's page on the OJS platform, the author(s) will receive confirmation of submission via email.
  2. The texts will be sent for analysis by two reviewers, appointed by the Editor-in-Chief, for qualitative evaluation of their form and content, following the double-blind peer review system.
  3. In case of disparate evaluations, the work may be submitted to a third evaluation at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief.
  4. Works that do not meet the submission requirements will be returned with comments to the author(s), who may resubmit them through the journal's page after making the necessary modifications within the timeframe established by the journal's management.
  5. All adjustments, such as the inclusion of abstract or keywords, are the sole responsibility of the author(s) of the article.
  6. The author(s) will be informed about the result of the analysis and will receive a copy of the anonymous review through the OJS Platform.
  7. All decisions regarding the submission of the article will be available on the journal's tracking page, which can be accessed by the authors through login and password.

COPYRIGHT DECLARATION

No remuneration will be due for any reason as a result of the publication of authorship works in the Electoral Studies journal. The submission of articles implies acknowledgment that, in case of acceptance, publication will depend on the free transfer of rights for reproduction, dissemination, and storage in digital or printed media, without profit motives. The authors retain all moral rights related to the published work.