Submissions

Author Guidelines

Requirements Regarding the Authors' Academic Qualifications

The Revista Brasileira de Políticas Públicas has the following requirements for the submission of articles regarding the academic qualifications of the authors:

1. Single-authored articles: the author must hold a PhD degree.
2. Co-authored articles: at least one of the co-authors must hold a PhD degree.

General Article Structure

Articles should be submitted according to the following format:

• Article title: subtitle, if applicable;
• Abstract;
• Keywords: Xxxx. Xxxx. Xxxx.;
• Textual elements: introduction, development, and conclusion;
• Article title in English;
• Abstract in English;
• Keywords in English;
• References.

• Line spacing: single;
• Typographic emphasis: italics.

Important General Observations

• Do not include the author's name in the article.
• Citations must be provided in footnotes (do not use the author-date system). Do not use idem, ibidem, op. cit., or other Latin expressions.
• It is an objective criterion that the submitted article must have a minimum of 15 pages and a maximum of 30 pages. Failure to comply with this criterion will result in the article being archived without being reviewed.

Detailed Requirements

First Page

Begin with the title of the paper, followed by the text. Do not include the names of the authors or any other elements that identify the authorship.

The authorship of the article and the authors' qualifications are entered in the specific fields of the electronic submission form. The purpose is to ensure a blind peer-review process.

Paper Title

The title should be brief and sufficiently specific and descriptive to represent the content of the text and must have its translation into English.

Abstract

All submitted articles must include an informative abstract of no more than 250 words, with single line spacing.

The abstract must be structured with the following information:

• Objective of the article: mandatory;
• Methodology: mandatory;
• Conclusions: mandatory;
• Research limitations and their implications: if applicable;
• Practical limitations: if applicable;
• Originality or value: mandatory.

Highlight a minimum of three and a maximum of six keywords that represent the content of the text.

The abstract and keywords must be translated into English.

Rules for Preparing a Good Abstract

Important: readers' interest in your article will begin with the quality of the abstract. A well-prepared abstract increases the chances that the article will be read. We have developed a standard abstract structure for the journal to assist authors.

What Is an Abstract?

According to NBR 6028:2003, an abstract is a concise presentation of the relevant points of a text that should provide sufficient information for the reader to decide whether to read the complete work.

Abstracts must be written in a single paragraph, consisting of a logical sequence of sentences rather than an enumeration of topics.

The first sentence should be meaningful and explain the main subject of the document. It should then provide information about the category of the work (whether it is an article, review, literature review, editorial, or case study).

Preference should be given to the use of the third person singular and the active voice. The use of paragraphs, negative sentences, symbols and contractions that are not in common use, formulas, equations, diagrams, etc. should be avoided.

The abstract must not exceed 250 words and should be placed before the text in the original language and after the text in the translated language, which should preferably be English.

According to the ABNT standard, the abstract should highlight:

1. the objective;
2. the method;
3. the results;
4. the conclusions of the work.

For the purposes of submitting academic papers to the Brazilian Journal of Public Policy, the abstract must also contain the following information:

5. research limitations and their implications;
6. practical and social implications;
7. the value and originality of the work.

Items ‘v’ and ‘vi’ are optional, while item ‘vii’ is mandatory.

Elements of the Abstract

Objectives

These are the reasons for the work and the goal of the research: what the author intends to address.

Methods and Approach Techniques

These are the procedures used to test the hypothesis of the work. They should be described concisely. However, it is appropriate to identify whether new techniques were used, the fundamental methodological principle, and the sequence of operations.

Results

The emergence of new facts, significant discoveries, contradictions with previous theories, and new relationships and effects identified should be highlighted. The raw or derived numerical values should also be specified, as well as the results of one or more repeated observations, indicating the limits of precision and degrees of validity.

Conclusions

These correspond to the consequences of the results and the way in which they relate to the objectives proposed in the document. They should be expressed in terms of recommendations, applications, suggestions, new relationships, and hypotheses accepted or rejected.

Results and conclusions may be combined to avoid redundancy, while emphasizing the distinction between them.

Research Limitations and Their Implications

The limitations of the research should be identified, including suggestions for future research on the subject.

Practical and Social Implications

When applicable, the practical and social results and implications arising from the work should be reported.

In this regard, it should be concisely stated whether the academic research will have social, economic, or commercial impacts; whether it will have implications for public policies or trade policies; whether it will affect the social or environmental responsibility of public or private actors; etc.

Value and Originality

The author should state whether the work is original, whom it is intended for, and what its value is, that is, the contribution of the work to its field of research.

Abstract Example

The objective of this article is to analyze the performance of the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization between 1995 and 2007, as well as to discuss the main proposals for its improvement. First, we present the legal predictability of the system; compliance with its procedural provisions; and the participation of different groups of States. The deadlines are compared with those that actually occurred in practice. Next, there is an analysis of the effectiveness of decisions and the need to induce compliance through retaliation. Finally, we discuss the main proposals for changing this system.

We conclude that most legal procedures are implemented as provided for by the DSB, but the system itself is highly dependent on the actions of States, which need time to negotiate. It can also be concluded that there is a high level of effectiveness and that States prefer to respect DSB decisions and maintain the legitimacy of the system as a whole rather than obtain advantages on specific issues.

When the WTO was created, there was an effort to generate a system oriented by legal rules (rule oriented). The DSB has made efforts to maintain a high level of legal predictability. However, it became clear that this system is still highly limited by the traditional method of negotiation among States.

The implementation of a system oriented by legal rules contributes to greater democratization of access to justice and, to a limited extent, to the consolidation of the principle of sovereign equality among States.

Finally, most of the proposed changes attempt to apply the logic of national courts to an international body, assuming a level of organization of the international community that does not yet exist. Other proposals suggest increasing the politicization of the system, which is also not appropriate.

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements for assistance received in the preparation of the work should be mentioned at the end of the article.

Appendices

Appendices may be used for extensive lists, statistics, and other supporting elements.

Graphic Materials

Clear photographs and graphics (strictly indispensable for the clarity of the text) may be accepted. Each photograph or graphic must be included in the text and, in addition, each must be submitted as a separate file.

If the submitted illustrations have already been published, the source and permission for reproduction must be indicated.

Tables

Tables must be accompanied by a heading that allows the meaning of the data presented to be understood without the need to refer to the text.

In the text, indicate by their sequential number the locations where the tables should be inserted.

References

References prepared according to NBR 6023/2002 of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) must be presented in alphabetical order and constitute a single list at the end of the article.

The accuracy and appropriateness of references to works that have been consulted and cited in the article are the responsibility of the author.

Information originating from personal communication, works in progress, or unpublished works should not be included in the reference list, but should be indicated in a footnote.

Do not use the author-date system for citations. The format used by the journal is the numerical system, in which the citation is indicated by a superscript number and the reference is provided in a footnote.

Book

SURNAME, Name. Title: subtitle (if applicable). Edition (if applicable). Place: publisher, year.

REALE, Miguel. Lições preliminares de direito civil. 5. ed. São Paulo: Saraiva, 1978.

Part of a Book

SURNAME, Name (chapter author). Title (of the chapter). In: SURNAME, Name (book author) (may be editor, compiler, etc.). Title (of the book). Edition (if applicable). Place: publisher, year. Pages (of the chapter).

SCHWARTZMAN, Simon. Como a universidade está se pensando? In: PEREIRA, Antonio Gomes (Org.). Para onde vai a universidade brasileira? Fortaleza: UFC, 1983. p. 29-45.

Journal Article

SURNAME, Name. Title (of the article). Title of the journal, place, volume, number, pages (of the article), abbreviated month and year.

SAVIANI, Demerval; CARVALHO, Délton de. A universidade e a problemática da educação e cultura. Educação brasileira, Brasília, v. 1, n. 3, p. 35-58, maio/ago. 1979.

Electronic Document

SURNAME, Name. Title: subtitle (if applicable), year. Available at: . Accessed on: day abbreviated month year.

MELLO, Luiz Antonio. A onda maldita: como nasceu a Fluminense FM, 1995. Available at: Accessed on: 13 Oct. 1997.

Academic Work

SURNAME, Name. Title. year. number of pages. Type of work (Degree) – name of the course or graduate program of the faculty, university, place, year (of defense).

OTT, Margot Bertolucci. Tendências ideológicas no ensino de primeiro grau. 1983. 214 f. Tese (Doutorado) – Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação, Faculdade de Educação, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, 1983.

Judicial Decisions and Legislation

JURISDICTION. Title (law number and date). Provide the original reference and, if possible, the link.

Do not cite regulations in footnotes or in the references.

Observations

• Avoid using Latin expressions in the numerical system (Ibidem, Idem, Op. cit.). Repeat the complete reference.
• Editors may invite authors to write articles specifically for the journal. Such articles will not be submitted to peer review and will be accepted immediately after evaluation exclusively by the editors.

Editorial Changes

The journal reserves the right to make normative, spelling, and grammatical changes to the original manuscripts in order to maintain the standard of the language, while respecting the authors' style.

Since 2009, we have considered it useful to formulate some suggestions (not mandatory) for authors, based on the main reasons for the rejection of articles in previous years.