Author Guidelines

Perspectiva Journal accepts previously unpublished articles from Brazilian and other authors about the theme of education, particularly those related to completed research of a theoretical or empiric nature, critical analyses, and essays that contribute to the most prevalent issues in the field.

The publication of works is conditioned on approval by the Scientific-Editorial Board, based on the evaluation reports of ad hoc reviewers. A blind-review system is used, that is, the names of the reviewers are classified, and the reviewers do not know the names of the authors. The final evaluation report will be presented to the authors. The articles must be rigorously edited before submission, or they may not be accepted by the journal, because style, grammar, and application of ABNT norms are criteria considered in the evaluation. If the evaluators request changes to the text, it will only be published if presented within the established deadlines. The articles should be accompanied by a declaration from the author or authors authorizing publication in the journal and, if approved, that it be available online on Perspectiva’s site. 

The Journal Perspectiva does not remunerate authors who have articles published in the journal.

Perspectiva publishes articles, debates, interviews, and essays. The opinions expressed in the works published are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Editorial Board.

  1. The originals must be 13- 25 pages long and obey the following configurations: typeface - Times New Roman 12, page size A-4, line spacing 1.5, with all margins of  2.5 cm;
  1. The presentation should obey the following sequence: The title of the article must be provided in Portuguese and English, and either Spanish or French; the complete name of the author or authors (with a maximum of 3 authors, at least one of whom is a doctor); their credentials and place of work, including address, telephone, and e-mail;
  2. Abstracts of 100 to 250 words, with simple line spacing, must be provided in 3 languages: Portuguese and English, and either Spanish or French and should contain an introduction, objectives, methodology, and conclusions;
  3. Three keywords must be provided in Portuguese and English, and either Spanish or French was chosen from the INEP thesaurus available at: http://www.inep.gov.br/pesquisa/thesaurus/
  4. The main text should indicate the locations for the insertion of illustrations (graphs, photos, maps, models, etc.) and of annexes to the text if any.
  5. Notes. Notes should be concise, their numbering must rigorously obey the indications in the body of the article and they should be placed at the end of the text. Only notes that are indispensable should be used in the article. The title, abstract, and identification of the author should not have notes. The bibliographic references should not be in the notes but in their own space at the end of the text.
  6. Illustrations, if any, should be produced according to the following standard: a) if the illustrations have already been published mention the source and permission for their use;  b) Tables: must be accompanied by titles, according to ABNT norms.
  7. Citation of authors: according to NBR 10520 (ABNT 2023, 2ª ed.). Entries using "author's surname, date" or "author's surname, date, page" when included in the sentence or when enclosed in parentheses, must be written in upper and lower case letters, for example: a) "According to Silveira ( 1999)...." ; b) "[...] according to what determines the understanding of this concept (Lima, 2001, p. 300)".
  8. References: in alphabetical order according to NBR 6023 (ABNT July, 2023, 2nd. edition). Examples:

    a) Book:

CARVALHO, Diana C.; QUINTEIRO, Jucirema (Org.) . Participar, brincar e aprender: exercitando os direitos da criança na escola. 1. ed. Araraquara - SP: Junqueira e Marin Editores, 2007. v. 1.

b) Book chapter:

MEKSENAS, Paulo. Ideologia, Intelectuais e Dogmatismo na Ciência. In: MEKSENAS, Paulo. BIANCHETTI, Lucidio. (Org.). A trama do conhecimento:teoria, método e escrita em ciência e pesquisa. 1 ed. Campinas: Papirus, 2008, v. 1, p. 57-72.

c) Articles in periodicals:

JANTSCH, Ari Paulo. A história continua: a formação ampliada do pequeno agricultor enquanto processo de individuação do homem universal e constituinte de um novo ser social. Reflexão e Ação, Santa Cruz do Sul, v. 12, n. 1, p. 79-89, 2004.

d) Thesis/dissertation:

JANTSCH, Ari Paulo. Pequeno agricultor e racionalidade educativa. 1997. 333 f. Tese (Doutorado em Filosofia da Educação)-Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba/UNIMEP, Piracicaba , 1997.

e) Newspaper or magazine article:

FREIRE, I. M. Espetáculo a serviço do sensível. Jornal Notícias do Dia - Caderno Plural, Grande Florianópolis, p. 03 - 03, 03 ago. 2010. Homepage: <www.escrevedance.blospot.com>; Date of publication: 03/08/2010.

f) Electronic media:

TORRIGLIA, Patricia Laura; DUARTE, Newton. A ciência e a produção de conhecimento na pesquisa educacional: contribuições de Maria Célia Marcondes de Moraes. Perspectiva (UFSC), Florianópolis, v. 27, n.2, dez.2009,  p. 347-374. Disponível em: <http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/perspectiva/article/view/15862/pdf_2>. Acesso em: 28 dez. 2010.

g) Eletronic document format (with DOI):

EVANGELISTA, Olinda; SHIROMA, Eneida Oto. Professor: protagonista e obstáculo da reforma. Educação e Pesquisa, São Paulo, v. 33, n. 3, dez. 2007 . Available at: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-97022007000300010&lng=pt&nrm=iso. Accessed on: April 2,  2011. doi: 10.1590/S1517-97022007000300010.