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Submission Preparation Checklist

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  • The submitted manuscript is original and unpublished and is not being evaluated for publication in another journal.
  • The manuscript fits in the RBCIAMB scope.
  • The manuscript dialogue with recent environmental sciences literature published in qualified journals in the area, considering similar and related studies.
  • The research represent an advance concerning similar and related studies.
  • The manuscript has an interdisciplinary approach.
  • The research has an interface with other areas or convergence of different knowledge.
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word format saved in the extension .doc or .docx.
  • The text has been carefully revised to eliminate grammar and spelling errors.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • At the time of submission, when entering the authors in the System, it is mandatory to inform: full name, e-mail, ORCID, title, and complete institutional link containing institution, function, city and country. This information should only appear in the System, filled in at the time of registration. IMPORTANT: do not put this information in the body of the article when sending the original contribution.
  • The authors agree to the journal's open access policy and the use of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY.
  • Does the work have ethics committee (CEP – CONEP/CONCEA) approval for experiments with animals or humans (directly or indirectly), including use cases of interviews and questionnaires and other procedures for obtaining direct or indirect opinions.? Does the job not undue promote or criticize an individual, organization, or product? (See Publication Ethics Statement.)
  • If the graphic elements (FIGURES, TABLES, IMAGES, PHOTOS, etc.) are not original, do they have a license that allows their reproduction or adaptation?

Author Guidelines

 

Language

As of 2021, articles are only published in English.  Submission may be in English or Portuguese and, if approved, the authors must provide the final English version. 

 

Structure and Formatting

Title, Abstract and Keywords:

The Portuguese text must also contain title, abstract and keywords in English.

The English text must also contain title, abstract and keywords in Portuguese (Brazil). 

Abstract: with a maximum of 250 words in the text language.

The paper must be formatted in page size A-4, margins of 3 cm to the left and top and of 2 cm to the bottom and right; Times New Roman font, size 12 and the spacing between lines should be 1.5. The pages must be properly numbered and the full article must have a maximum of 7,000 words. The submission file is in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word format saved in the extension .doc or .docx.

Figures should be sent at a resolution of 300 DPI and minimum size of 2,500 pixels (width).  Images submitted in inadequate formats will not be accepted.

At the time of submission, when entering the authors in the System, it is mandatory to inform: full name, e-mail, ORCID, title, complete institutional link containing institution, function, city, country. This information should only appear in the System, filled in at the time of registration. IMPORTANT: do not put this information in the body of the article when sending the original contribution.

The authors should insert an attached document with the following information (in item 2. Upload submission - Select article component - Other):

a) whether or not there is a conflict of interest

b) source of funding

c)contribution of the authors (Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal Analysis, Funding, acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)

Declaration of use of generative AI

Journal Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools – COPE-Aligned Version

RBCIAMB follows the principles of publication ethics and transparency recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in scholarly publishing.

AI tools may be used only as supportive instruments for language editing, grammar correction, translation, formatting, and readability improvement. Such tools do not meet the requirements for authorship and, therefore, cannot be credited as authors or co-authors.

Authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, validity, and integrity of all submitted content, including data, analyses, citations, interpretations, and conclusions. The use of AI does not transfer or reduce accountability for authors.

Any significant use of AI tools in the preparation of a manuscript must be clearly disclosed in a dedicated statement at the time of submission.

The undisclosed or unethical use of AI, including the fabrication or falsification of data, the generation of misleading content, fake references, manipulated images, plagiarism, peer-review interference, or any other deceptive practice, will be treated as potential misconduct and handled in accordance with the journal’s editorial procedures and ethical guidelines.

The use of AI tools in the manuscript preparation process must be disclosed through a statement at the end of the text when the article is submitted. The statement will appear in the published work and should be included in a new section, before the list of references.

Example:

AI Use Statement

During the preparation of this manuscript, the author(s) used [NAME OF TOOL/SERVICE] for [PURPOSE]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as necessary and take full responsibility for the content of the published article.

 

References

The references must be presented at the end of the manuscript, in alphabetical order according to the surname of the first author, model authors, date. The Brazilian Journal of Environmental Sciences  (Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais) adopts the Chicago standars with adaptations.

All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references that must be organized alphabetically in the names of the authors and chronologically by author. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of the author's names and dates are exactly the same as in the text as in the reference list.

Course completion works will not be considered validated scientific references.

The text refers to the author's name (without initial) and year of publication, followed - if necessary - by a brief reference to the appropriate pages.

If the reference is made in the text to a publication written by more than two authors, the name of the first author should be used followed by "et al". This indication, however, should never be used in the reference list. In this list should be mentioned names of first authors and co-authors.

The use of DOI is highly recommended. In the test phase, the data that are missing from the references will be requested from the authors for correction. References should be organized according to the following examples:

Examples

Citation in the Text

One author:
In paragraph  Schultz (2020) or
Between parentheses: (Schultz, 2020)

Two authors:
In paragraph Schultz and Luz (2020) or
Between parentheses: (Schultz and Luz, 2020)

Three or more authors:
In paragraph:  Mello et al. (2020)
Between parentheses: (Mello et al., 2020)
 
Documents by the same author, published the same year:
In paragraph:  Brazil (2020a, 2020b) or
Between parentheses: (Brazil, 2020a, 2020b)

Citation with page number

One page: Schultz and Luz (2020, p. 201)

Page interval: (Schultz and Luz, 2020, pp. 201-210)

Reference List

Article in a  Journal
Soares, R.; Silva, S.; Souza Filho, F.; Studart, T.; Frota, R., 2020. Groundwater vulnerability to agrochemical contamination. Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais (RBCIAMB), v. 55 (4), 440-455. https://doi.org/10.5327/10.5327/Z2176-947820200531.
  
Book
Gaugh, Jr., H.G., 1992. Statistical Analysis of Regional Field Trials. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 278 p.

Book Chapter

Cox, G.; Lowe, P.; Winter, M., 1990. The political management of the dairy sector in England and Wales. In: Marsden, T.; Little, J. (Eds.), Political, Social and Economic Perspectives on the International Food System. Avebury, Aldershot, pp. 82-111.

Dissertations/Theses
Dalberto, G., 2020. Coloniality and Security: discourses and practices of security sector reform in Liberia. Doctoral Thesis, Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo. doi:10.11606/T.8.2020.tde-04112020-212829. Retrieved 2020-11-05, from www.teses.usp.br

Legislation

Brasil. Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente – CONAMA, 2005. Resolução CONAMA n. 357, de 17 de março de 2005. Diário Oficial da União, Brasília.

Homepage
Washington State Department of Ecology, 2020. Washington Geospatial Open Data Portal (Accessed November 15, 2019) at:. http://geo.wa.gov/datasets.

 

Plagiarism

The articles undergo an initial screening with software to check for plagiarism. If the article has already been published in seminars or conferences, for example, the version for the RBCIAMB must have significant progress, effectively configuring a new article.

As part of the review procedures, starting in 2025, the RBCIAMB adopted detection analysis of Artificial Intelligence (AI) use in English version of the manuscript. The use of AI is not inherently negative; we will analyze each case individually. As a general rule, IA can be admitted as an auxiliary tool, but under no circumstances should it replace the intellectual work of the authors, with predominance in the text. Articles with predominantly AI-generated writing characteristics will be rejected at any stage of the review process where this is detected.

 

Billing System

At the time of submission, you will need to indicate in the comments to the editor if any of the authors are members of ABES, specifying their membership number, or pay the submission fee and attach proof of payment to the system. Remember that the submission will only be effective if this procedure is completed.

To pay the submission fee, click on the link " (Pay the submission fee here) " and make the payment via PayPal.

Note: Payment of the fee does not guarantee acceptance of the item and will not be refunded under any circumstances.

 

 

Evaluation Topics

Is the TITLE concise, representative of the article's content, and attention-getting?

Does the ABSTRACT summarize the context, the problem, the objective, the methodology, the results, and conclusions?

Are KEYWORDS pertinent and avoid repeating title terms?

Does the INTRODUCTION contextualize, problematize, and properly justifies the research objectives?

Does the LITERATURE REVIEW present the state of the art, nationally and internationally, on the subject and define the main concepts in the light of which the research is developed?

METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES - Is the conceptual model presented consistently, with methodological advances and innovations? Were the data collection and analysis procedures detailed enough to be reproduced in other studies?

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION - Are the results presented in detail and are they consistent with the methodological procedures? Are the results discussed in the light of the basic literature and compared with other studies presented in the state of the art?

GRAPHICS, FIGURES, TABLES, IMAGES, PHOTOS – The graphic elements are clear, communicative, illustrative, and with good resolution?

Are the CONCLUSIONS clearly established and supported by the work data? Do they represent advances in knowledge on the topic addressed?

REFERENCES - Does the article have at least 50% of references and citations from articles published in international scientific journals? Does the article have at least 50% of references and citations from articles published in the last five years in scientific journals? This guideline should be considered more than just to fulfill percentages but to demonstrate effective dialogue with the scientific community, highlighting advances and gaps and positioning the manuscript in this context.

Privacy Statement

The Brazilian Journal of Environmental Sciences – RBCIAMB – works together with its Editorial Team (Editors and Editorial Board), authors, and reviewers to ensure the quality and ethical standards of manuscripts from submission to publication.

By submitting a manuscript, authors automatically agree to all items of this ethics and best practices statement for publication in this journal.

This Ethics and Best Practices Statement is based on the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1 – Authorship

Authors must identify each contributor’s role in the work according to the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) parameters.

All authors must approve the content of the manuscript and agree to its submission.

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

2 – Conflicts of Interest

Editor and Editorial Team

In the event of any conflict of interest related to competition, collaboration, or other relationships or connections with any author, editors or reviewers must disclose it and transfer responsibility for the manuscript to another member of the Editorial Team.

By accepting to review any manuscript, reviewers declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Even under double-blind peer review, the assignment of reviewers considers any academic or institutional relationships inappropriate.

Authors

When submitting a manuscript, authors must declare the absence of any conflict of interest in the manuscript, and this information is published on the article’s first page.

3 – Complaints and Appeals

Editor

The Editor is responsible for investigating any allegation of error or misconduct, whether concerning submitted or published articles. All complaints are investigated regardless of when the article was published.

RBCIAMB adopts COPE procedures and guidance, giving all parties involved a full opportunity to respond and ensuring the right of manifestation to everyone concerned.

If necessary, other appropriate measures may be taken, such as the publication of a retraction or editorial note.

4 – Publication

Editor

The Editor is responsible for decisions regarding articles to be published, based on the guidelines established by the Editorial Board and in compliance with applicable legislation.

Provided that no ethical violations exist, editorial decisions must be technical and based on the relevance of the scientific contribution, considering originality, methodological rigor, and dialogue with the scientific community in the field.

The Editor may share decision-making with other editors and shall seek to meet the needs of readers and authors in order to: ensure the quality of published material; publish corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when necessary; improve the journal; and preserve the integrity and memory of the journal archive.

The journal homepage provides instructions for authors detailing expectations for manuscript submissions. These instructions are regularly updated and explain the stages of the review process.

Authors

Authors declare that the submitted work is original and is not under consideration elsewhere. They also declare that all parts derived from other works and authors have been properly cited according to editorial standards and good publishing practices.

Authors acknowledge that total or partial reproduction of other works (phrases, data, methods, results, conclusions), whether direct or indirect (including paraphrasing), without proper citation constitutes plagiarism and is inconsistent with ethical scientific publishing practices.

Papers previously presented at conferences must contain substantial modifications for journal submission, with at least 50% different content.

5 – Use of Humans or Animals in Research

Manuscripts resulting from research involving human participants or animals must comply with all applicable institutional protocols in their respective jurisdictions.

In Brazil, research involving humans must comply with current legislation under the responsibility of the National Research Ethics Commission (CONEP) and its respective Research Ethics Committees (CEPs).

Research involving animals must comply with the rules of the National Council for the Control of Animal Experimentation (CONCEA) and its respective Ethics Committees on the Use of Animals (CEUAs).

In both cases, authors must inform the registration number and approval opinion number issued by the CEP or CEUA. The editorial team may request submission of the approval document.

Research conducted in other countries must include a declaration confirming full compliance with ethical principles and applicable legislation, including the relevant approval protocols.

6 – Funding

All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed and will be published on the first page of the article.

7 – Confidentiality

Information regarding submitted manuscripts will only be disclosed to authors, reviewers (without author identification), and the editorial team, as appropriate.

Disclosure of unpublished materials contained in a submitted manuscript may only occur with the author’s prior written authorization.

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must remain confidential and may not be used for personal gain or shared with third parties.

Names and email addresses entered on this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

8 – Transparency

The editorial team of the Brazilian Journal of Environmental Sciences (RBCIAMB) considers transparency in the evaluation process and journal-related information a core value.

Authors may track the status of their manuscripts through the OJS system and may contact the editorial office at any time.

Since 2021, RBCIAMB has published on its website information regarding the number of authors and institutions, article evaluation times at different stages, and citation report badges.

Privacy Statement

Names and addresses provided to this journal will be used exclusively for the services of this publication and will not be made available for any other purpose or to third parties.