Editorial Policy

Educação em Revista accepts the publication of preprint articles. In addition to accelerating the communication of research results, the author can receive feedback from readers on the study and make changes deemed pertinent. A preprint is defined as a manuscript ready for submission to a journal and deposited on reliable preprint servers before being submitted to a journal. The following servers accept preprint submissions: SciELO Preprints, Zenodo, Figshare, and OSF.

Processing Steps

1.  The manuscript is prepared using the template available on the website (without journal identification): https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/edrevista/templates

2. The manuscript is deposited in the preprint repository: https://preprints.scielo.org or other acceptable repositories.

3. The manuscript is approved in the repository, and a DOI is assigned.

4. After the preprint is published, the manuscript must be submitted to the journal's system: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/edrevista/about/submissions
(attach the Open Science Compliance Questionnair and the Research Ethics and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resources Form)

5. The manuscript is evaluated according to editorial criteria.

6. If approved in the initial technical evaluation, it proceeds to single-blind peer review or may be selected for the open peer review process.

The editorial policy of the journal Educação em Revista adopts the following criteria for evaluating submissions: compliance with formatting requirements; originality; thematic relevance; clarity and precision in delimiting the object; theoretical and methodological consistency of the content; analytical rigor; timeliness; text quality and suitability to the editorial scope. The manuscript may be submitted in Portuguese, English, or Spanish.

The submitted manuscript goes through three evaluation phases:

1. The first consists of a screening that examines the suitability of the manuscript to the scope of the journal and analyzes its degree of similarity using the Check For Plagiarism software;

2. The second phase refers to the evaluation of the manuscript's quality carried out by the Associate Editors;

3. The third phase consists of the peer review process, with the Associate Editors indicating at least two reviewers. If there is substantial divergence in the opinions of two reviewers, a third will be called upon to support the decision of the Section Editor.

The journal Educação em Revista uses two types of peer review:

1. Single-blind peer review: In this type of review, the reviewers know who the authors are, but the authors do not know who the reviewers are.

2. Open peer review: In this type of review, the authors and the reviewers know each other's identities.

The journal adopted the single-blind peer review as a standard format. The editors-in-chief and section editors, based on the principles of Open Science and taking as a reference the information submitted by the authors in the Open Science Compliance Form, will invite authors and reviewers to begin the evaluation process, which will be finalized upon acceptance by both.

The final decision of the Editor-in-Chief, responsible for the final stage of submission, will be supported by the recommendation of the Associate Editor and the reviewers, as well as the author's implementation of the recommended adjustments, when applicable. An article may be rejected in evaluation phases 1 and 2. If the article reaches the third phase of the evaluation process, it is up to the section editors, after peer review, to recommend acceptance, rejection, or reformulation of the work. It is emphasized that the opinions of the associate editor and reviewers are advisory. The result of the evaluation will be sent to the authors and may include: acceptance; mandatory corrections, submission to another journal; or rejection. “Approval with mandatory corrections” implies checking the final version of the manuscript by the section editor. Educação em Revista publishes in the final version of the article the name of the section editor responsible for the peer review process of the manuscript.

Providing data, code, and other materials in an open format contributes to reproducibility, transparency, collaboration, efficiency, and data economy, among other important aspects for scientific practices and knowledge production.

Once a manuscript is approved, the data, code, and other materials must be submitted to the Educação em Revista repository on Scielo Dataverse and reviewed by the journal's Data Editorial team, which is also responsible for assisting authors in implementing any necessary adjustments.

Since 2025, Educação em Revista has included information on data availability at the end of articles approved for publication, in accordance with the Scielo Guidelines (2018).

Educação em Revista does not charge fees for manuscript submission and publication.

Educação em Revista is committed to good publishing practices, in accordance with the standards of research integrity endorsed by the scientific community. It also guides its editorial decisions according to the principles of transparency and best practices in academic publications, discussed internationally within the framework of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).

When submitting a manuscript, authors must declare that they have respected all ethical guidelines concerning the integrity of the scientific activities carried out during the research. They also need to inform funding sources, such as research agencies. If applicable, authors must declare that the ethical principles have been submitted to and approved by the ethics committee of their institution. Adherence to good ethical practices in research is the sole responsibility of the authors.

The editorial policy of Educação em Revista is based on the principles of the SciELO Codes of Ethics, present in the “Guidelines to the Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication”; on the “Principles of Transparency and Best Practices in Academic Publications” recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE); on the principles of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); and on the principles of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA).

In cases that they do not constitute misconduct, the journal may publish an erratum, retraction, or addendum, following the SciELO guidelines available in the Guide for the registration, marking, and publication of Erratum, Guide for the registration, marking, and publication of Retraction, and Guide for the registration, marking, and publication of Addendum.

Falsification or fabrication of results will be considered serious misconduct. If there are doubts regarding the research results in the manuscript, supporting data for the research methodology may be requested. Educação em Revista receives reports of suspected misconduct in published manuscripts via its institutional email: revista@fae.ufmg.br. The flowcharts of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) are used to analyze misconduct. If retraction is necessary, Educação em Revista follows the SciELO Retraction Guidelines. The manuscript remains in the database in retracted status.

Manuscripts with more than one author must present the specific contribution of each author to the writing process. The journal operates in accordance with the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), maintained by the Consortia for Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI). CRediT considers 14 different authorship or contribution roles: Project Management, Formal Analysis, Conceptualization, Data Curation, Writing – First Draft, Review and Editing –, Investigation, Methodology, Funding Acquisition, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, and Visualization. All authors must present their contribution(s) to the writing of the manuscript in the specified form. No additional authors will be accepted after the manuscript is submitted.

Educação em Revista is committed to good publishing practices, in accordance with the research integrity standards endorsed by the scientific community. Conflicts of interest can be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial. Conflicts of interest may arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that could influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. Authors, editors, and reviewers must declare any conflict of interest related to the research or the manuscript, in accordance with the SciELO Guidelines to Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practices in Academic Publications, recommended by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, and WAME. Adopting these guidelines helps editors detect potential fraud and poor publishing practices.

For the identification of misconduct, including plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and republication of articles, as well as data falsification, Educação em Revista uses Check For Plagiarism software, which produces a similarity report that includes a percentage score from 0% to 100%. All articles exceeding 25% similarity, including self-citation, will be reviewed by the Section Editor, who will request a statement from the authors if necessary.

The field of scientific research and academic communication is being profoundly impacted by the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) resources, especially those classified as generative. Educação em Revista recognizes the potential of these resources to assist authors, reviewers, and editors in various tasks, but reiterates the need for their use to be ethical, transparent, and responsible.

The ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in scientific research means these technologies should support, not replace, critical analysis or the research process. Authors must verify and correct AI-generated results, ensuring there is no data manipulation, plagiarism, or violation of intellectual property. Also, listing AI as an author or co-author is prohibited, as authorship involves responsibilities that only humans can fulfill.

Transparency in the use of AI is also necessary, which means explicitly stating which resources were used, at what stage of the process, and how they contributed to the manuscript. This information should be included in the methods section of the manuscript and clearly indicated on the form provided by the journal. It aims to strengthen ethics and trust in scientific publication. Hiding the use and content of AI is an ethical error that violates the principles of transparency and honesty. Generating data using AI is prohibited. Researchers are expected to use rigorous techniques for data collection and interpretation.

All uses of AI resources must be reported in the submitted text, clearly describing which parts of the manuscript were generated using AI, including the name and version. Under no circumstances should AI ​​be listed as an author of the manuscript, as the responsibility for the content of the text, including its accuracy and integrity, rests exclusively with the author(s). Permitted uses include improving language and clarity of the text, grammatical and spelling correction, assisting in literature review (with critical human supervision), and optimizing figures or tables, provided that they do not misleadingly alter the scientific data and that the use is duly disclosed.

Reviewers may use AI tools to assist in reviewing their own reviews (grammatical correction). It is strictly forbidden to submit any part of the manuscript under evaluation – whether text, data, or figures – to generative AI resources, to avoid breaches of confidentiality and potential copyright conflicts.

Educação em Revista recommends that authors, reviewers, and editors who use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools follow the Guide to the use of Artificial Intelligence tools and resources in research communication on the SciELO Network and the document Guidelines for authors, reviewers, and editors on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in manuscripts submitted to Educação em Revista.

The editorial board of Educação em Revista, along with its authors, is committed to observe the guidelines on Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER). These guidelines provide a set of principles that guide the reporting of sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, and the interpretation of findings. Also, Educação em Revista also adopts the DEIA principles (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) and follows a gender equity policy when forming its editorial board.

Educação em Revista requires authors to submit their research to the Ethics Committees of their respective institutions when studies involve human beings. This requirement does not apply to studies that fall under the exemption provisions of CNS Resolution number 510, of April 7, 2016. This information must be included in the methodology section and in the form provided by the journal. Manuscripts with foreign authors must follow the ethical guidelines of their country of origin, clearly indicating these guidelines in the manuscript.

When submitting an article for publication in Educação em Revista, authors must declare that all ethical guidelines concerning the integrity of the scientific activities carried out during the research have been respected, as well as provide information on funding sources and research agencies. Adherence to the best ethical practices in research is the sole responsibility of the authors.

Authors publishing in Educação em Revista retain the copyright to their texts without receiving any fees. Their work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, which allows the reuse of articles and distribution without restriction, as long as the original work is properly cited.

The positions expressed in the published articles are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Educação em Revista. The journal follows SciELO Criteria, item 5.2.10.1.2, regarding copyright.

All content and articles published by Educação em Revista, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Authors of articles published by Educação em Revista retain copyright to their work, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided the original work is properly cited.

Educação em Revista encourages authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts, publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories, and academic social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, provided that a full citation to the journal's website version is included.

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