INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Peer Review Process
• Guidelines for reviewers and authors
• Policies for all sections
• Specific editorial policies for the section HIGHLIGHTED THEMES
• Specific editorial policies for the section OPEN SECTION
• Specific editorial policies for Book Reviews
• Authorship Rights
• Submittance of the Manuscripts
• Submission of Article / Review / Interview

The journal only accepts original manuscripts that have not been published, or submitted, to other journals.

The peer review process follows the below stages:

1st stage

After submission the manuscripts are evaluated according to the stipulated norms (Policies for all sections).  In this stage, which is carried out by the Editorial Team, all required items for submission are checked, as well as required filling in of the forms for submission.  In case of mistakes, the authors will be notified and the submission is cancelled.

At this stage, there is a preliminary evaluation of the article concerning its adequacy to the scope of the journal, the general quality of the text, and its relevance for the area of childhood and youth studies.

2nd stage

The manuscripts that were approved in the previous stage are sent to the review process by ad-hoc reviewers who are appointed by the Editors.  The submissions are sent to double blind review where authors’ and reviewers’ identities are not revealed.  In case of controversy between the two reviewers, a third one is asked to review. The Editorial Committee has the prerogative to propose modifications in the text that are considered relevant for its clarity and the fastness of the editorial process.

The reviews elaborated by the reviewers lead to the following results:

i) approval of the manuscript without alterations;
ii) approval of the manuscript with recommendations to alter;
iii) recommendation to re-submit;
iv) rejection of the manuscript.

After the manuscripts have been through the process of revision and alteration, it is the Editorial Committee’s responsibility for the final decision of publication of the manuscript, including the demand for further alterations. The authors will be notified of all stages in the review process.

The authors are not asked for any submission or publication charges (APC).

Reviewers

The evaluation should be based on the academic and scientific merit of the work, and should not be influenced, positively or negatively, by personal biases, monetary reasons or prejudice.

The submissions and the details of the reviews are kept under confidentiality.  In case there is a conflict of interest, the reviewer should inform the Editors who will appoint other reviewers.  The evaluation should be attentive to other irregularities such as identification of plagiarism, falsification of results or redundant publication.

Authors

The indication of authorship in a scientific work is dependent on the following conditions:

The authors should declare the existence of conflict of interest, when it is the case, filling in the appropriate fields in the submission process.

The manuscripts in this section should critically discuss an issue about childhood and youth in the Latin American context. As a scientific research work, the manuscript should contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge in the area, written by a specialist – professor, researcher – to the scientific community but also to a larger readership – postgraduate students, and non specialists. The manuscripts should have a clear style.  Manuscripts related to professional case experience can be included when they contribute to professional practice and the problematization of theoretical aspects.

1. Manuscripts should have between 5,000 to 8,000 words in length.

2. Three abstracts – in Portuguese, Spanish and English - of approximately 150 words are requested at the end of the article, after the references, followed by 4 to 5 keywords that convey the overall discussion of the manuscript. The key words should be separated by commas, with the first letter in capital.

3. Tables, graphics and figures should be sent separately. An indication in the text of where they should come into is required. In case images and photos are included, authors are required to send the permission for their use.

4. The sections in the body of the text should not begin a new page. The title should be centralized and only the first letter is in capital.  The subtitles should be aligned to the left with the first letter in capital.

This section is intended for the publication of written or video interviews, that deal with current and/or controversial theme in child and youth area. Interviews should be intended to state the views of the interviewee, as well as to explore, along with it, the complexity of the debate on the issue. The interviews are meant primarily to obtain statements that are likely to analyze favorable and unfavorable aspects of the topic discussed.

1. The beginning of the interview should contain a short presentation of the interviewee accounting his or her relevance to the theme of the interview. The interviewer should also situate his/her relationship to the issue.

2. In order to inquire about the relevance of prospective themes and topics for interviews, the Editorial Board should be contacted.

3. Interviews should have between 2,000 to 5,000 words in length, or if in video, 40 minutes at most.

4. In case of interviews in video format, they should be sent in DVD, high resolution SD or HD, format .mov or .avi  accompanied by its transcription in Word.  The DVD should be sent by post to the journal’s address.

5. Four to five keywords are requested to be included at the end of the interview transcription. The title, abstract and key words should be sent in Portuguese, Spanish and English.

Book reviews should critically evaluate recent publications on childhood and youth published through the ISBN system in Latin America.

1. Book reviews should have between 1,500 and 2,000 words in length.

2. An image of the book cover is required, in .jpg or .tiff archive, resolution of 300 dpi.

3. Three to five keywords should come at the end of the book review.

4. Book reviews should contain the complete bibliographical reference of the book: title, author, publisher, city of publisher, date of publication, quantity of pages and ISBN.

5. A title for the reviews, different from the title of the book, should be included.

6. Quotations and references should follow the general rules of manuscripts.  The reference of the reviewed book should come in bold font

The submission of manuscripts to the Journal means the cession of the rights of publication to DESIDADES.  In case of publication, copyrights will be automatically transferred to the journal DESIDADES, without any charge.  The author/s can, nonetheless, publish part, or the integral version later on.  In either case the author/s should mention the first publication in DESIDADES. In either case the author/s should mention the first publication in DESIDADES. Authors are entirely responsible for the opinions expressed in their publications.

Manuscripts should be submitted in the DESIDADES site, at the periodical site of UFRJ: https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/desidades

Authors will be notified of the receipt of their texts.

In case of submissions of interviews in video, the transcription should follow the online submission system, and the DVD should be sent by post to the following address:

NIPIAC – Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa para a Infância e Adolescência Contemporâneas
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Campus da Praia Vermelha
Av. Pasteur 250 – Prédio da Decania do CFCH
Rio de Janeiro CEP 22290-902
Brasil

Email: revistadesidades@gmail.com

Before submitting the material, carefully read the rules for publication. Articles, reviews or interviews will be evaluated by consultants in the blind-review format, and it is up to the Editorial Board to decide whether or not to recommend their publication.

To submit your article, review or interview, visit the DESIDADES website at UFRJ magazines and follow the guidelines provided.