Author Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

1. Formatting Requirements:

• Submissions must be typed in Microsoft Word, on A4 paper (21 cm x 29.7 cm), and submitted electronically via http://periodicos.uesc.br/index.php/calea.

• Two versions are required: one with authorship details and another anonymous version (no author identification).

• Accepted languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, or French.

2. File Structure and Formatting:

• Margins: Top and left margins: 2 cm; right and bottom margins: 2 cm.

• Page numbering: None.

• Font: Times New Roman, size 12.

• Spacing: 1.5-line spacing for text and paragraphs.

• Alignment: Justified (except references, which are left-aligned).

• Page limits: Minimum 12 pages, maximum 25 pages (including tables, figures, and references).

3. Document Structure:
            3.1 Title: Centered, bold, uppercase, at the top of the first page. Subtitles (if any) should follow on the next line.
            3.2 Author(s) Name(s) (for non-anonymous version): Full name(s), with only initials capitalized, placed two lines below the title, aligned to the right. Include an asterisk (*) linking to a footnote with institutional affiliation, email, and ORCID.

• 3.3 Institutional Affiliation (for non-anonymous version): In a footnote, include department, faculty/institute/center, university acronym, city, state, country, email, and ORCID.

  3.4 Abstract:

• For Portuguese articles: abstract in Portuguese and English (Abstract).

• For foreign-language articles: abstract in the article’s language and Portuguese.

• Format: Bold subtitle followed by a colon, single paragraph (100–200 words), justified, no indentation, single spacing, font size 10. Place two lines below the author’s name.

  3.5 Keywords: Minimum 3, maximum 5. Bold subtitle followed by a colon, capitalized initials, separated by periods, justified, single spacing, no indentation, font size 10. Place one line below the abstract.

4. Article Text:

• Begin two lines below keywords.
  4.1 Paragraphs: Justified, with a 1.25 cm first-line indent.
  4.2 Subtitles: Left-aligned, bold, no indentation, first word capitalized (e.g., Abstract, Keywords, References). No numbering.
  4.3 Emphasis: Use single quotes (‘text’) for highlighted terms.
  4.4 Citations:

• Follow the author-date system (ABNT NBR 10520:2023), e.g., (Silva, 2005, p. 36–37).

• 4.5 Tables and Figures:

• Place near relevant text. Follow IBGE Tabular Presentation Standards.

• If the table’s author is part of the theoretical framework, cite as (Author, Date) below the table.

• If not, include full reference below the table.

• For modified data, credit the editor in a footnote.

5. References:

• Left-aligned, no indentation, alphabetical order by author’s last name.

• Follow ABNT NBR 10520:2023 and NBR 6023 for electronic sources (include URLs and access dates if applicable).

6. Phonetic Transcription:

• Use silDoulosIPA font (size 12) for IPA symbols. Download at: http://software.sil.org/doulos/download/.

7. Appendices (if applicable):

• Place after references, labeled Appendices or Annexes (bold, no numbering).

8. Anonymous Version:

• Remove all author identifiers, including file properties, for blind review.

9. Non-Compliance:

• Submissions not adhering to guidelines will be rejected.

10. Review Process:

• Evaluated by two Editorial Board members or ad hoc reviewers. In case of disagreement, a third reviewer will decide.

11. Plagiarism Policy:

• Plagiarized works will be automatically rejected without reconsideration.

12. Copyright Declaration:

• Authors transfer copyright to the journal upon acceptance. Content responsibility lies solely with the authors.

• Republishing the text (in whole or part) elsewhere is prohibited.

13. Licensing:

• Published works use the Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 license. For details, visit: Creative Commons.