As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The contribution is original and unpublished and is not under review or for publication in another journal. Otherwise, it must be justified in "Editor's Comments".
Files for submission are in Microsoft Word, OpenOffice or RTF format (as long as they do not exceed 2MB)
Where available, URLs for references have been provided.
The text is double spaced; uses a 12-point font; uses italics instead of underscores (except for URL addresses); Figures and tables are inserted in the text, not at the end of the document in the form of attachments.
The text follows the style standards and bibliographic requirements described in Instructions for Authors, in the section About the Journal.
Author Guidelines
GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS
Rules for submission and evaluation of articles: REM – Revista de Estudos do Mar
Submission, structure and format
The article submitted to REM must be unpublished. i.e., it cannot have been or is being submitted to another journal, in Portugal or in any other country. Works published in annals of scientific meetings, such as congresses, seminars, symposia, etc. are considered unpublished. Therefore, REM encourages authors of these works to format them in the standard of articles and submit them for evaluation. Articles submitted to REM will, preliminarily, be examined by the Editor as to their suitability for the journal's mission and objectives. If they meet this condition, they will be evaluated by the system of blind evaluation by peers (double blind review) by at least two consultants from the Journal's Body of Reviewers (referees).
Articles can be submitted in Portuguese;
Articles will be submitted through an electronic form available on the journal's website;
The accepted text editor is Word 6.0 or higher;
Font: Times New Roman, size 12;
Line spacing: 1.5;
Alignment: justified;
Margins: top and left: 3 cm, bottom and right: 2 cm;
Number of words, including title, abstract, text, references and illustrations: between 6,000 and 8,000 words for theoretical-empirical articles;
Citations must be made in the body of the text using the author-date system, including page numbers (when applicable), according to the American Psychological Association (APA) standard;
The complete references of the cited works must be presented in alphabetical order at the end of the text, according to APA guidelines;
Illustrations, such as figures, charts and tables must be prepared according to APA rules, always in black and white, along with legends, credits and source. If there are illustrations imported from other programs, such as Excel and Power Point, also send the source file;
Reference and explanatory notes should be avoided. The strictly necessary notes must be numbered sequentially in the body of the text and inserted at the end of the text, before the references;
The article must be submitted in a file containing the text of the article itself, with the characteristics described below. The first page should include: title of the article (in Portuguese and English); B. abstract, containing between 120 and 160 words; ç. between three and five keywords; d.abstract (text with the same content as the abstract in English); and.keywords.
The body of the article should come from the second page;
To guarantee the anonymity of the evaluation process, the author(s) must not identify themselves in the body of the article;
The content of articles should contain, whenever possible: objectives; B. theoretical framework of reference; ç. methodology; d.Results and discussion; and. conclusions, limitations, recommendations of an academic and practical nature; f. references; g.appendices and annexes.
Copyright Notice
Cabe aos/às autores/as dos manuscritos obter autorização para publicação de material sujeito a “Direitos de Autor”.
