Author Guidelines

“Jornal de Políticas Educacionais” accepts works that discuss topics related to educational policy, educational and school planning and management, education and school financing, educational evaluation, comparative studies in educational policy, epistemology of educational policy, among other topics related to the field of educational policy and management. 

Articles must be unpublished and forwarded after proofreading in Portuguese and foreign languages (abstract and summary). Translations made by an online translator will not be accepted. Articles in Portuguese, English or Spanish are accepted. The linguistic revision is the sole responsibility of the author(s). 

The text of the article must comply with the ethical principles indicated in the Document Ethics and Research in Education. ( http://www.anped.org.br/news/comissao-da-anped-apresenta-documento-etica-e-pesquisa-em-educacao-subsidios ). 

“Jornal de Políticas Educacionais” reserves the right to not publish work(s) by the same author(s) within a year between the publication of texts written by the same author and the beginning of a new submission process, except in special numbers. 

Formatting rules for articles, reviews, translations 

The submission must be made through the following address (https://revistas.ufpr.br/ jpe), using this TEMPLATE . 

1. The files for submission should be in Microsoft Word format (.doc, Compatibility Mode). 

1. Each article must have between 30,000 and 45,000 characters (with spaces), including abstract, resumen, references, illustrations, graphs, maps and tables. 

1. Title in bold, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, Cambria font, size 14, with the first letter of the sentence in capital letters. 

1. The abstract should contain a maximum of 230 (two hundred and thirty) words and three to five keywords, in Cambria font, size 10, single space and should be presented in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Translations made by an online translator will not be accepted. The abstract must clearly explain the purpose, methodology and conclusions of the article. 

1. The body of the text must be presented in Cambria font, size 12, spacing 1.5, A4 paper, margins of 2.5 cm, pagination in the lower right corner. 

1. Footnotes should be used for necessary clarifications and all highlights in the text should be made in italics (bold will only be used in the title, subtitles and references). 

1. The authors mentioned in the article must be cited between parentheses in the body of the text, with the year of publication of the work and, when applicable, with the cited page(s). Ex.: (CALKINS, 1950, p.161). References must follow ABNT standards. 

1. It is mandatory to remove any authorship identification and the Properties option in Word, thus guaranteeing the journal's secrecy criteria, to ensure blind peer review. Articles with any identification will not be accepted for the evaluation process. 

The title of the work in Portuguese, English and Spanish must be sent in a separate file (model) submitted as a supplementary document. In case of research funding, the funding institution must be mentioned in a footnote linked to the title in Portuguese. Full name(s) of author(s). In addition to Title/area information. Institutional binding. City, State. Country. Orcid and Email. In the case of several authors, they must inform in the order of precedence. 

The reviews may have a maximum of 5 (five) pages and the title will be the complete bibliographical reference of the reviewed work. Ex.: BOURDIEU, Pierre. The scientific craft: science of science and reflexivity. Barcelona: Anagrama, 2003. Keywords and abstract are not required. The review must be carried out by third parties, never by the researcher, author or co-author of the reviewed work. 

Translations must be accompanied by authorization from the author and the original text. A letter authorizing its publication must submitted as a complementary document to the editor of the “Jornal de Políticas Educacionais”. 

Rules for submitting Thematic Dossiers 

The submission of Thematic Dossiers must observe the following guidelines: 

1. The theme of the proposal must follow the scope of the journal. 

1. Proponents must send a proposal to the editors by email (jpe@ufpr.br) containing justification and indication of at least six articles to be published (title, abstract and authors). 

1. The dossiers must have between 6 and 8 articles, two of which must be by authors linked to foreign institutions. Articles by foreign authors may be co-authored with Brazilians. 

1. The articles that make up the dossier must follow the submission criteria and be sent according to the template. 

1. At the discretion of the organizers, a broad call for publication in the respective thematic section may be made. 

Article evaluation process 

The texts received will be forwarded to 2 (two) ad hoc reviewers. In case of divergent opinions, it will be sent to a third evaluator. Only texts that comply with the rules will be appreciated. 

The evaluation of papers submitted to the “Jornal de Políticas Educacionais” follows the main criteria adopted: 

1. Adequacy of the theme to the journal's scope, newsworthiness/originality and contribution to the area. 

1. Presentation of the Abstract containing objective, methodological procedure and result(s). 

1. Clarity in the introduction of the article, presentation of the object, objectives and structure of the article. 

1. Coherence and cohesion in the structure of the text, considering the theoretical-methodological procedure and the announced objective. 

1. Theoretical consistency and conceptual and argumentative rigor. 

1. Final conclusions of what is presented in the objectives and in the theoretical-methodological procedure. 

1. Quality of writing and adequacy of the text to the standards of the Portuguese language. 

1. Indication of references according to the Norms of the Journal and ABNT. 

Acceptance of material for publication implies the transfer of copyright to the journal. To “Jornal de Políticas Educacionais” is guaranteed the right to disseminate information and editorial rights, in accordance with the Law. 

Contact 

Jornal de Políticas Educacionais Universidade Federal do Paraná Núcleo de Política Educacionais– NuPE/UFPR 

Avenida Sete de Setembro, 2645. 2º andar, Sala 213. CEP: 80.230-010 – Curitiba – PR – Brasil.  

E-mail: jpe@ufpr.br