About the Journal

Aims and Scope

The Brazilian Journal of Environmental Sciences (RBCIAMB) publishes original research addressing different dimensions of Environmental Sciences, including environmental management, public policies, technological innovation, and land-use dynamics. The journal prioritizes high-quality studies that enhance the understanding of interactions between society and nature and contribute to the analysis and development of solutions to contemporary environmental challenges.

RBCIAMB is a publication of the Brazilian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (ABES). It publishes original and complete articles, peer-reviewed. RBCIAMB does not publish simple diagnoses that are merely applications of known techniques and constitute technical work without contributing to scientific advancement. Review articles must have a clear purpose and provide an evident intellectual contribution to the advancement of knowledge. Articles that merely reproduce data from databases without contributing to scientific debate will not be accepted. Strictly disciplinary works, predominantly limited to a single field of knowledge without interdisciplinary integration and convergence with Environmental Sciences, will also not be accepted. In line with best editorial practices and international trends, from 2024 onwards RBCIAMB adopted a continuous publication model with a single annual volume, replacing the previous quarterly system.

If the article has been previously presented at a conference, the version submitted to the journal must present a significant improvement compared to the conference version, effectively constituting a new article.

 

Mission

To contribute to the development, quality, and dissemination of Environmental Sciences. To publish high-quality research that promotes and supports sustainability in its various dimensions. To serve as a reference in scientific publishing within the field of Environmental Sciences.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate and free access to its content, following the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public promotes the global democratization of knowledge.

RBCIAMB adheres to the Open Access policy in accordance with the DOAJ definition. Open Access is the condition in which the copyright holder of a scholarly work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license, allowing free and immediate access to the work and permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, transmit them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose.

RBCIAMB uses the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which allows sharing with proper attribution. PDFs of articles published from issue no. 48 (2018) onwards display the license under which they are distributed.

 

Copyright

The content of the articles is the sole responsibility of the author(s), who declare themselves responsible for any third-party claims involving copyright issues, exempting the Brazilian Journal of Environmental Sciences (RBCIAMB) from any liability arising from their publications.

Authors retain copyright of their work, granting RBCIAMB the right of first publication.

 

Periodicity

From 2024 onwards, RBCIAMB adopted a continuous publication model with a single annual volume, replacing the previous quarterly system.

 

DOI

Articles published from issue no. 36 (2015) onwards are assigned a DOI identifier.

 

Digital Preservation Policy

The Brazilian Journal of Environmental Sciences (RBCIAMB) uses the LOCKSS system through the Public Knowledge Project (PKP PLN) and the CARINIANA Network.

 

Privacy Statement

All information collected for user registration through the OJS/PKP system will be used exclusively for the services provided by this publication and will not be made available for any other purposes or to third parties.