Author Guidelines

Submission and Formatting Guidelines

All empirical and theoretical articles must comply with the guidelines and formatting requirements specified in the template available on the journal’s website. Authors must download and use the template when preparing their manuscripts to ensure that all formatting requirements established for publication are properly followed. In the Letter to the Editor, authors must briefly present the research and indicate the category under which the manuscript is being submitted.

All content and formatting requirements that must be followed when preparing the manuscript are provided in the template:

RBPEF Template

There is no page limit for submitted articles. However, the editors and/or reviewers may request that manuscripts be shortened when they are excessively long or contain redundant material.

The first author is responsible for submitting the manuscript and, where applicable, acts on behalf of all co-authors. By submitting the manuscript, the first author confirms that all co-authors have authorized the submission, that the manuscript is free of plagiarism, and that it does not infringe upon any copyright or other intellectual property rights. RBPEF assumes no responsibility for the opinions expressed in published articles.

Articles may have up to three authors. RBPEF adopts the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) to identify and acknowledge each author’s specific contribution to the submitted manuscript. If a manuscript has more than three authors, the authors must provide a justification in the comments to the editor, specifying the individual contribution of each author. This may apply, for example, to empirical studies in which data are collected at multiple institutions by several researchers. In such cases, APA 7th edition requires the surnames and initials of up to 20 authors to be included in the reference list. In in-text citations, only the first two authors’ surnames should be given, followed by et al. and the publication year.

The full URL of each author’s ORCID iD must be included in the author registration information.

All submitted articles, whether empirical or theoretical, must strictly comply with the formatting requirements specified in the template.

Manuscript Requirements

Every manuscript must include:

• A title in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.
• An abstract in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, with a maximum of 250 words in each language, accompanied by the corresponding keywords (minimum of three and maximum of five).

Recommended Structure for Empirical Articles

The following sections are recommended and specified in the empirical article template:

INTRODUCTION – The introduction should describe the topic under investigation in a way that establishes the research problem, presents the research objective, and introduces the theoretical framework adopted. It should briefly contextualize the study and include a review of key works in the field that helps identify a potential gap in the literature and provides the basis for formulating the research problem. The research problem must be clearly stated and defined. The theoretical framework used to investigate the identified problem should also be presented.

METHODOLOGY – This section should provide a qualitative and/or quantitative description of the research, including the methodological framework adopted for data collection and analysis. The methodology must provide a rigorous and sufficiently detailed account of the materials and methods used in the study, including, where applicable, the control group, sampling procedures, and other relevant methodological procedures. The description should make clear what was done and how the research was conducted. Data should be appropriately organized and may be grouped into categories and presented in tables or other suitable formats to facilitate analysis and provide a clear understanding of the research conducted.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION – This section should provide a detailed analysis of the data collected. The discussion should relate the findings to current and relevant issues in the field and clearly identify their significant implications. Interpretations must be consistent with the data collected and the analyses performed (deductive reasoning) and should not go beyond what can reasonably be inferred from the methodology and evidence of the study (inductive reasoning). The limitations of the study should also be addressed, indicating possibilities for further research.

CONCLUSION – This section should present the conclusions of the study by revisiting the research problem, highlighting the main findings, and stating the answer provided by the investigation, together with its implications for the field of physics education.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS – Include this section only when applicable. Otherwise, it should be omitted from the manuscript.

REFERENCES – References must strictly comply with the APA 7th edition guidelines.

Recommended Structure for Theoretical Articles

For theoretical articles, authors should follow the recommendations provided in the theoretical article template.

The overall structure of a theoretical article should make explicit the development of the argument, from the theoretical problem that motivates the study to the conceptual or theoretical contribution that emerges from it. The structure and organization of the manuscript will therefore depend on the type of theoretical contribution being developed. Examples of possible structures include:

Structure for proposing a new model:
Introduction → Theoretical Foundation → Model Development → Model Presentation → Implications → Final Considerations.

Structure for proposing a reconceptualization:
Introduction → Problematization of the Existing Concept → Theoretical Perspectives → Proposed Reconceptualization → Implications → Final Considerations.

Structure for proposing a theoretical synthesis or integration:
Introduction → Selected Theoretical Perspectives → Analysis of Convergences and Tensions → Proposed Synthesis/Integration → Implications → Final Considerations.

All other information and formatting requirements are provided in the relevant template.

RBPEF adopts the APA Style (7th edition) for citations and references. For more information, consult the following link: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/journal-article-references

Examples of citations for bibliographic references:

Books:

 Bachelard, G. (1965). L’ Activité rationaliste de La Physique contemporaine. PUF.

Official documents and laws:

BRAZIL (1988). Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil of 1988. https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/constituicao/constituicao.htm

BRAZIL (2009). Law No. 11.947, of June 16, 2009. Provides for the provision of school meals and the Direct Cash in Schools Program. http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007- 2010/2009/Lei/L11947.htm 

Videos:

Haase, V. G. (2014). SBNp - Cognitive Science and Education: Constructivism Doesn't Work [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB7YuB3BH8w

Blog Post:

 Kofalt, D. (2023, May 15). APA Style JARS for high school students. APA Style Blog. https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/jars-high-school-students

Papers published in conferences/symposia:

Lima, L. G., & Corrallo, M. V. (2019). Thirty years of physics is also culture: presentation of didactic strategies for teaching the physics-literature interface through indicators. In Proceedings of the XXIII National Symposium on Physics Teaching (pp. 01-08). Brazilian Society of Physics. https://sec.sbfisica.org.br/eventos/snef/xxiii/sys/resumos/T0351-1.pdf

Book Chapter:

Ricardo, E. C. (2010). Problematização e contextualização no ensino de física. In A. M. P. Carvalho (Ed.), Ensino de física (pp. 29–48). Cengage Learning.

Publication on a social network:

Museu de Lisboa [@MuseudeLisboa]. (2019, November 21). Plural Lisbon exhibition #museudelisboa [Video attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/MuseudeLisboa/status/1197590644425932800

Dictionaries / Encyclopedias:

Priberam. (n.d.). Priberam Dictionary of the Portuguese Language. https://dicionario.priberam.org/

Electronic game / video game:

New World Computing. (1996). Heroes of might and magic II [Electronic game]. The 3DO Company.

Organizations:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2015). Students, Computers and Learning: Making the Connection. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264239555-en

Podcast:

Pasquini, P., & Rodrigo, I. (Hosts). (2023). Quantum Mechanics [Episode #124 of audio podcast, 20’45’’]. Fisicast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/55P3ZJkoGyy8qnNKxGfF2P

Publication in journal:

Pietrocola, M. (2002). Mathematics as a structuring factor of physical knowledge. Caderno Catarinense de Ensino de Física, 19(1), 89-109. https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/9297

Image:

Rabelo, D. (2015). Pigeon [Photography]. Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127210860@N08/19610050386/

Book with two authors:

Saviani D., & Duarte, N. (2021). Conhecimento Escolar e Luta de Classes. Associated Authors.

Software / mobile application:

The Tor Project, Inc. (n.d.). Tor browser (Version 13.0. 1) [Computer software]. https://www.torproject.org/download/

Website / information or news:

Vaiano B. (2024, April 6). FCC: the particle accelerator that could replace the LHC. Super Interessante. https://super.abril.com.br/ciencia/fcc-o-acelerador-de-particulas-de-91-km-que-pode-substituir-o-lhc/

Theses/dissertations:

Viennot, L. (1976). Le raisonnement spontané en dynamique élémentaire. [Doctoral thesis, Paris VII University]. https://doi.org/10.3406/cafon.1979.1171