Author Guidelines
Summary:
1. Submission Conditions
2. Instructions for Authors
3. Editorial Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence
4. Open Science Policy
5. Review Process
6. Publication Frequency
7. Article Processing Charges (APCs)
8. Copyright Statement
9. Privacy Statement
10. Self-Archiving Policy
11. Questions or Further Information
1. Submission Conditions
1.1. The submitted manuscript is original and unpublished and is not under consideration by another journal.
1.2. Submitted manuscripts must address philosophical topics or topics from other fields examined from a philosophical perspective.
1.3. Submitted manuscripts may consist of articles or book reviews. Translation proposals are subject to editorial review.
1.4. The submission file must be in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).
1.5. Manuscripts may be written in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, German, or Italian.
1.6. The manuscript must include a title, abstract, and keywords in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. If the manuscript is written in a language other than Portuguese, English, or Spanish, that language will replace Portuguese in the title, abstract, and keywords.
1.7. The Title Page, duly completed, must be submitted separately at the time of submission. The document must contain, for each author, the full name, institutional affiliation, academic degree, ORCID, and contact email address, as well as declarations regarding conflicts of interest, the use of artificial intelligence, the existence of versions previously made available on preprint servers, and research materials associated with the manuscript.
1.8. All authors must have an active ORCID.
1.9. For manuscripts with more than one author, the Author Contributions Form, based on the CRediT taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), must be submitted at the time of submission.
1.10. Submissions must comply with the journal’s academic qualification requirements: authors holding doctoral or master's degrees, as well as master's and doctoral students, may submit manuscripts individually. For undergraduate students or graduates without a master's degree, co-authorship with a PhD holder is mandatory.
1.11. The manuscript must not contain any information that may identify the author(s).
1.12. Each author may publish only one contribution per volume. Co-authored contributions will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
2. Instructions for Authors
2.1. Submission System
Submissions must be made exclusively through the journal's electronic submission system, available at:
https://opiniaofilosofica.org/index.php/opiniaofilosofica/about/submissions
2.2. Specific Requirements for Each Submission Type (Articles, Translations, and Book Reviews)
2.2.1. Articles must contain between five thousand and eight thousand words, including the title, abstracts, keywords, footnotes, and references.
2.2.2. Translations must contain between five thousand and eight thousand words, including the title, abstracts, keywords, footnotes, and references.
2.2.3. Book reviews must contain between two thousand and three thousand words, including the title, abstracts, keywords, footnotes, and references.
2.3. Guidelines for the Abstract
2.3.1. The abstract must contain between 250 and 300 words in each of the three languages required by the journal.
2.3.2. If the manuscript is written in a language other than Portuguese, English, or Spanish, the abstract must be presented in English, Spanish, and the original language of the text, the latter replacing Portuguese.
2.3.3. The abstract must be written objectively, avoiding generic considerations and excessively broad contextualizations.
2.3.4. The abstract must concisely present the central theme of the paper, the problem investigated and/or the research objectives, the main theoretical references employed, the general development of the research presented in the manuscript, including its main conclusions, and the relevance of the proposed contribution.
2.4. Guidelines for Keywords
2.4.1. The manuscript must contain three to five keywords in each of the three languages required by the journal.
2.4.2. If the manuscript is written in a language other than Portuguese, English, or Spanish, the keywords must be presented in English, Spanish, and the original language of the text, the latter replacing Portuguese.
2.4.3. Keywords must begin with a capital letter and be separated by periods.
2.5. Text Formatting
2.5.1. The manuscript must use A4 page size, with margins of 2.5 cm (top and bottom) and 3 cm (left and right), without pagination.
2.5.2. The main text must be written in Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing, justified alignment, and a first-line indent of 1.25 cm. Do not insert blank lines between paragraphs.
2.5.3. The title of the manuscript must be centered, in bold, and in Times New Roman font, size 14. Only the first letter of the first word should be capitalized, except where otherwise required by orthographic rules.
2.5.4. Abstracts must be presented in Times New Roman font, size 12, with single spacing and justified alignment.
2.5.5. Keywords must be presented in Times New Roman font, size 12, with justified alignment and separated by periods.
2.5.6. Section and subsection headings must be left-aligned, in bold, and numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals.
2.5.7. Block quotations (more than three lines) must be presented as a separate indented paragraph, with a 4 cm indentation from the left margin, in Times New Roman font, size 10, and single spacing, without quotation marks.
2.5.8. Footnotes must be indicated in the body of the text by Arabic numerals in ascending order and presented at the bottom of the page, with justified alignment, single line spacing, Times New Roman font, and size 10.
2.5.9. Tables, charts, graphs, and images must be inserted in the body of the text, numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals, and accompanied by a caption, source, and year. Images must have a resolution suitable for publication and, when necessary, be accompanied by the appropriate authorization for use.
2.5.10. The use of boldface must be restricted exclusively to section and subsection headings.
2.5.11. Italics must be used for foreign words, titles of works and journals, as well as for conceptual emphasis in the body of the text.
2.6. Citations
2.6.1. Citations must comply with ABNT NBR 10520.
2.6.2. Citations and references to works mentioned in the text must follow the author-date system, presented in parentheses and containing the author's surname and year of publication. In direct quotations, the corresponding page number must be indicated.
Examples:
(Hegel, 2014, p. 35)
(Marx; Engels, 2007, p. 112)
2.6.3. Short quotations (up to three lines) must remain in the body of the text and be presented within double quotation marks.
2.6.4. Block quotations (more than three lines) must be presented as a separate indented paragraph, with a 4 cm indentation from the left margin, in Times New Roman font, size 10, with single spacing and without quotation marks.
2.7. References
2.7.1. References must be presented at the end of the manuscript, in alphabetical order by the surname of the first author, in accordance with ABNT NBR 6023.
2.7.2. Only works cited in the text must be included in the references.
2.7.3. When available, URLs must be included in the references.
2.7.4. When available, the DOI of the publication must be provided at the end of the reference in URL format.
2.7.5. Reference Examples:
BOOK:
BAVARESCO, A. A teoria hegeliana da opinião pública. Porto Alegre: LP&M, 2001.
BOOK CHAPTER:
SHAIKH, A. Marx's Theory of Value and the 'Transformation Problem'. In: SCHWARTZ, J. (org.). The Subtle Anatomy of Capitalism. Santa Monica: Goodyear Publishing Company, 1977. p. 106-140.
JOURNAL ARTICLE:
BAVARESCO, A. Epistemology of Social Networks, Public Opinion and Theory of Agenda. Canadian Social Science, v. 10, n. 1, p. 11-19, 2014.
3. Editorial Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation of manuscripts is permitted, provided that their use is declared at the time of submission, including the identification of the tool used and the purpose of its use. This information must be included in the Title Page.
It is not permitted to attribute authorship to AI systems or to use them in a manner that substitutes for the intellectual contribution of the authors.
Authors remain fully responsible for the submitted content, including arguments, analyses, conclusions, references, and citations.
Failure to disclose the use of AI tools constitutes a violation of the journal's editorial policies.
4. Open Science Policy
The journal adopts Open Science principles, promoting transparency in the use of research sources and materials, and accepting manuscripts previously made available on preprint servers.
Upon submission, through the title page, authors must inform whether there are research materials associated with the manuscript — such as datasets, source codes, documents, and other content — as well as the availability of these materials and the existence of previous versions of the manuscript on preprint servers, providing justification for any restrictions on their sharing.
If research materials associated with the manuscript exist, the journal encourages their submission as supplementary material for peer review purposes.
5. Review Process
5.1. All manuscripts submitted to Revista Opinião Filosófica undergo a preliminary editorial review (Desk Review) to assess their suitability for the journal’s scope, the originality of the contribution, the theoretical and argumentative consistency of the manuscript, and compliance with the submission guidelines. Only manuscripts approved at this stage will be forwarded for peer review.
5.2. Manuscripts approved in the preliminary editorial review will be submitted to double-blind peer review, preserving the anonymity of authors and reviewers throughout the entire process. Peer review will be conducted by up to three independent reviewers with recognized expertise in the subject matter addressed by the manuscript.
5.3. In their review reports, reviewers may recommend one of the following editorial decisions: accept the manuscript; require mandatory revisions; request resubmission for further review; recommend submission to another journal; reject the manuscript.
5.4. The final editorial decision rests with the journal’s editorial team and is based on the reviewers’ reports.
5.5. In the event of substantial divergence between the reviewers’ reports, the editorial team may request an additional review.
5.6. If the reviewers recommend modifications, publication will be conditional upon their incorporation.
5.7. Authors will have 30 days from the date of notification of the editorial decision to submit the revised version of the manuscript.
5.8. The reviewers’ reports will be forwarded to the authors, while preserving the anonymity of the reviewers.
6. Publication Frequency
The journal publishes one annual volume on a continuous publication basis.
7. Article Processing Charges (APCs)
Publication in this journal is free of charge. No APCs (Article Processing Charges) or any other editorial fees are charged.
8. Copyright Statement
The authors retain the copyright of their published works and grant the journal the right of first publication.
The published works are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, which permits their sharing and use by third parties, provided that appropriate credit is given to the authors and the original source of publication is acknowledged.
Authors and readers are permitted to use, reproduce, and adapt the published works for any lawful purpose without prior authorization, provided that proper attribution is given to the authors and the original source of publication is indicated.
9. Privacy Statement
The names and addresses provided to this journal will be used exclusively for the services provided by this publication and will not be made available for other purposes or to third parties.
10. Self-Archiving Policy
Authors may deposit the final published version of their works in institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal websites, or other scholarly communication channels, in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, provided that the original publication in Revista Opinião Filosófica is properly acknowledged, thereby ensuring proper authorship attribution and linkage to the published scholarly record.
11. Questions or Further Information
If authors have any questions or require clarification, they should contact the journal’s editorial team at: lutieroess@gmail.com.
ISSN: 2178-1176 