Author Guidelines

Overall Guidelines

Revista X publishes articles, interviews, reviews, and testimonials of teaching experiences in the field of Languages authored by Brazilian and Foreign researchers. PhD-level researchers collaborate as external evaluators with the journal’s editorial team and institution. 

Before submitting a manuscript, the authors must refer to active calls for papers in the journal’s Home Page. The works will be assessed according to the journal’s publication frequency. Failure to comply with the journal’s Guidelines for Authors will cause works to be returned to their authors so that the necessary changes are made before the commencement of the blind review process.

Should a submission have multiple authors, all of them must be registered as users in the journal’s system and listed in the submission’s page by the author in charge of the submission. All authors must have ORCIDs, which shall be informed in the metadata field at the time of the submission’s registration.

The texts can be written in Portuguese, Spanish or English and must be original. The manuscripts shall be sent for 2 reviewers for blind review, who in turn can recommend the work for publishing with no restrictions, recommend the work for publishing after the implementation of changes, recommend it for a new evaluation, or decline it. The texts will be accepted for publishing after being further revised by the proponent and all adjustments and corrections indicated by reviewers are implemented within the deadline proposed by the journal.

NOTE: The first version of a document submitted for evaluation in Word format (.doc or .docx) shall carry no identification of the author.

Upon approval for publishing, the title of the work’s final version must be centered and written all in uppercase with bold formatting, using font size 12. The author must skip a line and then add the title once again, now in foreign language, centered and in italic. After skipping one more line, the author must include his/her first name followed by last name in uppercase, their institution of affiliation, email address and, finally, ORCID — the URL must begin with htpps. Each piece of information must be added in a different line. Then, the author must leave a blank line and, in the following line, include the abstract in the language the paper is written, followed by keywords with no space. The author shall then skip another line and include the abstract and keywords in foreign language, following the same formatting style.

By submitting their work to Revista X, the author(s) automatically assign copyright for publishing.

JOURNAL’S SECTIONS:

Revista X accepts works within all its sections, namely:

a) Articles (within specific areas, such as Applied Linguistics, Language Teaching/Learning, Portuguese as a Second Language, Literature Teaching, Translation Teaching, Cultural Studies etc.)

b) Interviews (with relevant researchers in the areas covered by the scope of this journal)

c) Reviews (critique on books, articles, monographs, and theses that have been recently published and show direct implication to Language Teaching/Learning, Literature, or Language Teacher Training)

d) Classroom Testimonials (description and critical reflection on teaching/learning experiences, suggestion of activities for classroom use based on theories from the areas of Language and Literature Teaching)

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS:

The journal only accepts works submitted through the portal.

• Size: Articles must have between 5,000 and 10,000 words. Reviews shall be no longer than 2,000 words. 
• Formatting: The work must be typed in Word for Windows.
• Spacing and margins : 1.5 line spacing; superior and inferior margins of 2.5cm, left and right margins of 3cm.
• Paragraphs : 1.25 indentation, 0pt paragraph spacing.
• Centered title: Uppercase, bold formatting, single spacing if more than one line.
• Title in foreign language: Centered, title case, italic formatting, right below the title in Portuguese, separated by 2 single spaces.
• Author’s information : no spacing, right-aligned; first name with capitalized initial, last name all in uppercase; right below goes institutional affiliation in title case followed by institutional email addresses and, finally, ORCID with URL starting with https (no hyperlink). Data must come after title and before the word “Abstract”, separated by 2 single spaces from both. 
• Abstract in Portuguese and in English/Spanish: body text in 1.0 spacing with a maximum of 200 words per language. The word ABSTRACT must be all uppercase in bold, followed by a colon and the body copy.  
• Keywords (up to 4 words) must come right after the body text. The word KEYWORDS must be all uppercase in bold formatting, followed by a colon and the keywords in question, separated from each other by a semi-colon. 
• Font and Spacing in Main Body Text: Separated from title by double 1.5 line spacing; Times New Roman size 12 with 1.5 line spacing must be used. 
• Sections and Subsections: Should there be more than one section, each section title must be all uppercase, in bold formatting, left line indent, preceded and followed by a single line spacing. Subsections must be written in lowercase and bold formatting. Titles of sections and subsections must be separated from body text by a 12pt paragraph spacing. 
• Text Excerpts: Text excerpts must be separated from one another by a 1.5 line spacing before and after titles, all uppercase (lowercase must be used solely for subtitles within a section), in bold formatting, title in left indent, without numbering. 
• Footnotes: Footnotes must be reduced to a minimum and included at the foot of the page — please use the Microsoft Word feature to add footnotes. They must be written in Times New Roman size 10 and numbered according to their order of appearance in the main body text. 
• Citations Within Body Text: They must have a maximum of 3 lines. The author’s last name must be cited between round brackets, written in uppercase, separated from publication date by a comma (ex: SILVA, 2000). Should the author’s name appear in the text, only the date must be included between round brackets: “Silva (2000) points out that...”. When necessary, pages must be specified after the date, separated by a comma, and preceded by a “p.” (SILVA, 2000, p. 100). Citations of several works from the same author, published within the same year, must be itemized by lowercase letters after the date, without a space (SILVA, 2020a). For works with multiple authors, all authors can be cited, separated by a semi-colon (SILVA; SOUZA; SANTOS, 2000). If there are more than 3 authors, the first must be cited followed by “et al.” (SILVA et al., 2000). 
• Citations Separated from the Main Body Text: Direct citations with more than 3 lines must be separated from the main body text with a left indent of 4cm. They must be written in Times New Roman size 10, with single spacing and no quotation marks (ABNT, NBR 10520, July 2001). Citations must be separated from the main text by a 12pt paragraph spacing before and after the citation. 
• Figures and Charts: Only figures and charts in good resolution quality (sharpness and contrast) will be accepted. 
• Acknowledgments: We recommend including the names of all persons involved in the work that contributed to its completion (e.g., those who helped with data gathering, data analysis, initial informal review upon author’s request etc.) or even laboratories and research groups. The Acknowledgments section comes before the References section. 
• Bibliographical REFERENCES: Are found at the end of the text. The word REFERENCES must be all uppercase in bold formatting and separated from the text by a 1.5 line spacing. No space shall be added between the title and the first reference. 
• References: Bibliographical references and others must comply with current ABNT standards (2018, NBR 6023). They must be separated by single line spacing and used in bold formatting. This tutorial can be used for checking ABNT NBR 6023:2018: referencia_exemplo.pdf (ufpr.br)
• Appendices: Centered title written all in uppercase with bold formatting. They must be included as a new section, separated by the former section by a page break. Should the author wish to submit a text version in foreign language, such version must be placed right after the References section from the text in Portuguese, following the same formatting style of the Portuguese version.  

Types of Text Accepted by Revista X:

a) Articles must contemplate the themes within the journal’s scope. Manuscripts must have between 4,000 and 10,000 words. Articles based on undergraduate monographs, master’s dissertations or doctorate’s theses must include a footnote with this information. Revista X has strong policies against plagiarism and self-plagiarism in place. In addition, research pieces involving human beings must ensure all procedures were carried out in compliance with institutional-level standards set out by the Ethics and Research Committee. Authors must confirm that they ensure subjects’ privacy and that all subjects consented with participating in the research.

b) Interviews: Must be carried out with relevant researchers in the areas covered by the scope of this journal. The interview must have 5–10 questions and the final text must have between 2,000 and 4,000 words. The title must contain the author’s name (e.g., “Interview with Antonieta Celani”). Text must include a brief introduction of the interviewee and explain his/her relevance to the field. Similarly, the text must also include a brief introduction of the theme. Text must follow ABNT standards in relation to citations and bibliographical references, although allowing a more informal style. Abstracts are not necessary, but keywords must be included according to guidelines for articles.

c) Reviews: Critique of books or recently published theses within the scope of the journal. The manuscript must make full reference of the work being reviewed, as set forth in the example below. The name of the author of the text under review must be separated from the work title by 2 single line spaces. His/her last name must be all uppercase followed by the institution’s initials (in final version; initial submission must not contain data from the author).

Ex:

REVIEW

EAL, T. F.; GOIS, S. (Org.). A oralidade na escola: a investigação do trabalho docente como foco de reflexão. Belo Horizonte: Autêntica, 2012. (centered title)

Adair Vieira GONÇALVES

Overall Guidelines

Last update: 02/29/2020.

Revista X publishes articles, interviews, reviews, and testimonials of teaching experiences in the field of Languages authored by Brazilian and Foreign researchers. PhD-level researchers collaborate as external evaluators with the journal’s editorial team and institution. 

Before submitting a manuscript, the authors must refer to active calls for papers in the journal’s Home Page. The works will be assessed according to the journal’s publication frequency. Failure to comply with the journal’s Guidelines for Authors will cause works to be returned to their authors so that the necessary changes are made before the commencement of the blind review process.

Should a submission have multiple authors, all of them must be registered as users in the journal’s system and listed in the submission’s page by the author in charge of the submission. All authors must have ORCIDs, which shall be informed in the metadata field at the time of the submission’s registration.

The texts can be written in Portuguese, Spanish or English and must be original. The manuscripts shall be sent for 2 reviewers for blind review, who in turn can recommend the work for publishing with no restrictions, recommend the work for publishing after the implementation of changes, recommend it for a new evaluation, or decline it. The texts will be accepted for publishing after being further revised by the proponent and all adjustments and corrections indicated by reviewers are implemented within the deadline proposed by the journal.

NOTE: The first version of a document submitted for evaluation in Word format (.doc or .docx) shall carry no identification of the author.

Upon approval for publishing, the title of the work’s final version must be centered and written all in uppercase with bold formatting, using font size 12. The author must skip a line and then add the title once again, now in foreign language, centered and in italic. After skipping one more line, the author must include his/her first name followed by last name in uppercase, their institution of affiliation, email address and, finally, ORCID — the URL must begin with htpps. Each piece of information must be added in a different line. Then, the author must leave a blank line and, in the following line, include the abstract in the language the paper is written, followed by keywords with no space. The author shall then skip another line and include the abstract and keywords in foreign language, following the same formatting style.

By submitting their work to Revista X, the author(s) automatically assign copyright for publishing.

JOURNAL’S SECTIONS:

Revista X accepts works within all its sections, namely:

a) Articles (within specific areas, such as Applied Linguistics, Language Teaching/Learning, Portuguese as a Second Language, Literature Teaching, Translation Teaching, Cultural Studies etc.)

b) Interviews (with relevant researchers in the areas covered by the scope of this journal)

c) Reviews (critique on books, articles, monographs, and theses that have been recently published and show direct implication to Language Teaching/Learning, Literature, or Language Teacher Training)

d) Classroom Testimonials (description and critical reflection on teaching/learning experiences, suggestion of activities for classroom use based on theories from the areas of Language and Literature Teaching)

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS:

The journal only accepts works submitted through the portal.

• Size: Articles must have between 4,000 and 10,000 words. Reviews shall be no longer than 2,000 words. 
• Formatting: The work must be typed in Word for Windows.
• Spacing and margins : 1.5 line spacing; superior and inferior margins of 2.5cm, left and right margins of 3cm.
• Paragraphs : 1.25 indentation, 0pt paragraph spacing.
• Centered title: Uppercase, bold formatting, single spacing if more than one line.
• Title in foreign language: Centered, title case, italic formatting, right below the title in Portuguese, separated by 2 single spaces.
• Author’s information : no spacing, right-aligned; first name with capitalized initial, last name all in uppercase; right below goes institutional affiliation in title case followed by institutional email addresses and, finally, ORCID with URL starting with https (no hyperlink). Data must come after title and before the word “Abstract”, separated by 2 single spaces from both. 
• Abstract in Portuguese and in English/Spanish: body text in 1.0 spacing with a maximum of 200 words per language. The word ABSTRACT must be all uppercase in bold, followed by a colon and the body copy.  
• Keywords (up to 4 words) must come right after the body text. The word KEYWORDS must be all uppercase in bold formatting, followed by a colon and the keywords in question, separated from each other by a semi-colon. 
• Font and Spacing in Main Body Text: Separated from title by double 1.5 line spacing; Times New Roman size 12 with 1.5 line spacing must be used. 
• Sections and Subsections: Should there be more than one section, each section title must be all uppercase, in bold formatting, left line indent, preceded and followed by a single line spacing. Subsections must be written in lowercase and bold formatting. Titles of sections and subsections must be separated from body text by a 12pt paragraph spacing. 
• Text Excerpts: Text excerpts must be separated from one another by a 1.5 line spacing before and after titles, all uppercase (lowercase must be used solely for subtitles within a section), in bold formatting, title in left indent, without numbering. 
• Footnotes: Footnotes must be reduced to a minimum and included at the foot of the page — please use the Microsoft Word feature to add footnotes. They must be written in Times New Roman size 10 and numbered according to their order of appearance in the main body text. 
• Citations Within Body Text: They must have a maximum of 3 lines. The author’s last name must be cited between round brackets, written in uppercase, separated from publication date by a comma (ex: SILVA, 2000). Should the author’s name appear in the text, only the date must be included between round brackets: “Silva (2000) points out that...”. When necessary, pages must be specified after the date, separated by a comma, and preceded by a “p.” (SILVA, 2000, p. 100). Citations of several works from the same author, published within the same year, must be itemized by lowercase letters after the date, without a space (SILVA, 2020a). For works with multiple authors, all authors can be cited, separated by a semi-colon (SILVA; SOUZA; SANTOS, 2000). If there are more than 3 authors, the first must be cited followed by “et al.” (SILVA et al., 2000). 
• Citations Separated from the Main Body Text: Direct citations with more than 3 lines must be separated from the main body text with a left indent of 4cm. They must be written in Times New Roman size 10, with single spacing and no quotation marks (ABNT, NBR 10520, July 2001). Citations must be separated from the main text by a 12pt paragraph spacing before and after the citation. 
• Figures and Charts: Only figures and charts in good resolution quality (sharpness and contrast) will be accepted. 
• Acknowledgments: We recommend including the names of all persons involved in the work that contributed to its completion (e.g., those who helped with data gathering, data analysis, initial informal review upon author’s request etc.) or even laboratories and research groups. The Acknowledgments section comes before the References section. 
• Bibliographical REFERENCES: Are found at the end of the text. The word REFERENCES must be all uppercase in bold formatting and separated from the text by a 1.5 line spacing. No space shall be added between the title and the first reference. 
• References: Bibliographical references and others must comply with current ABNT standards. They must be separated by single line spacing and highlighted in italic formatting. 
• Appendices: Centered title written all in uppercase with bold formatting. They must be included as a new section, separated by the former section by a page break. Should the author wish to submit a text version in foreign language, such version must be placed right after the References section from the text in Portuguese, following the same formatting style of the Portuguese version.  

Types of Text Accepted by Revista X:

a) Articles must contemplate the themes within the journal’s scope. Manuscripts must have between 4,000 and 10,000 words. Articles based on undergraduate monographs, master’s dissertations or doctorate’s theses must include a footnote with this information. Revista X has strong policies against plagiarism and self-plagiarism in place. In addition, research pieces involving human beings must ensure all procedures were carried out in compliance with institutional-level standards set out by the Ethics and Research Committee. Authors must confirm that they ensure subjects’ privacy and that all subjects consented with participating in the research.

b) Interviews: Must be carried out with relevant researchers in the areas covered by the scope of this journal. The interview must have 5–10 questions and the final text must have between 2,000 and 4,000 words. The title must contain the author’s name (e.g., “Interview with Antonieta Celani”). Text must include a brief introduction of the interviewee and explain his/her relevance to the field. Similarly, the text must also include a brief introduction of the theme. Text must follow ABNT standards in relation to citations and bibliographical references, although allowing a more informal style. Abstracts are not necessary, but keywords must be included according to guidelines for articles.

c) Reviews: Critique of books or recently published theses within the scope of the journal. The manuscript must make full reference of the work being reviewed, as set forth in the example below. The name of the author of the text under review must be separated from the work title by 2 single line spaces. His/her last name must be all uppercase followed by the institution’s initials (in final version; initial submission must not contain data from the author).

Ex:

REVIEW

EAL, T. F.; GOIS, S. (Org.). A oralidade na escola: a investigação do trabalho docente como foco de reflexão. Belo Horizonte: Autêntica, 2012. (centered title)

Adair Vieira GONÇALVES

d) Classroom Testimonials: Must foster critical debate on teaching/learning experiences based on theory within the scope of Language and/or Literature Teaching. Manuscripts must include the work’s TITLE (centered, uppercase) followed by MAIN TEXT in compliance with the same formatting style set out for the articles. Should the author wish to submit a text version in foreign language, such version must be placed right after the References section from the text in Portuguese, following the same formatting style as the Portuguese version