Editorial Policies

Preprints 

Aligned with best Open Science practices, Movimento welcomes manuscript submissions that have been posted as preprints on platforms like SciELO Preprints and Research Square.

Authors who have shared a preliminary version of their manuscript as a preprint must disclose it at the time of submission, including the relevant DOI and/or URL. Authors are responsible for maintaining the link between the preprint and the submitted or published article. After the article is published in the journal, authors must update the preprint to include the full reference and DOI of the published version, preventing confusion about duplicate content and ensuring all versions are linked via hyperlinks.

Peer-Review Process

Manuscripts submitted to Movimento first go through an initial eligibility check by the Editorial Team. This includes verifying if the manuscript fits the journal's scope, complies with submission restrictions, submits files as per guidelines, completes all required authorship and metadata information on the platform, and checks for similarities with other published works.

If any issues are identified with these items, the authors will be notified that the evaluation cannot continue. The Executive Editorial Team will then request the required corrections or additions and set a deadline for submitting the updated version to Movimento.

Manuscripts that meet the eligibility criteria will undergo a double-anonymous peer review. First, a Section Editor will be assigned to oversee the process. The editor will appoint at least two reviewers to evaluate the manuscript and submit their review reports within a maximum of three weeks.

For manuscripts already uploaded to preprint repositories, the review will be conducted using a single-anonymous peer-review format. This means reviewers know the authors' identities, while the authors remain unaware of the reviewers'.

The reviewers assigned should evaluate based on these guiding criteria:

- Originality, novelty, and relevance: assessment of the relevance of the topic and objectives aligning with the field, identifying knowledge gaps, contributing to the field, and potentially inspiring new insights or debates.

- Coherence: logical consistency of the argumentation in relation to the adopted theoretical and methodological framework; clarity in formulating the objectives. and alignment among the objectives, analytical development, and conclusions.

- Theoretical and analytical consistency: solid grounding of arguments; capacity to support the presented propositions despite opposing views; and alignment with the current state of scientific research on the topic.

- Objectivity and argumentative strength: ability to apprehend the constitutive elements of the phenomenon under investigation; robustness of the analyses; and plausibility and support for the results presented.

- Linguistic adequacy and compliance with technical standards: mastery of the standard written language and adherence to the journal's editorial guidelines and adopted technical standards.

- Research and publication ethics: adherence to the ethical standards relevant to research in the Human and Social Sciences, along with compliance with scientific integrity guidelines and best publication practices.

Considering the review reports, and in cases of disagreement, imprecision, or incompleteness, Section Editors may appoint additional reviewers to gather further information about the manuscript according to the adopted guiding criteria. These additional reviewers will also have three weeks to submit their review reports. Based on the recommendations and review reports from all reviewers involved, the responsible Section Editor submits a proposed decision to the Editorial Board, which then deliberates on the manuscript's editorial status. The possible outcomes are:

- Accept the manuscript for publication.

- Request corrections, revisions, or additional information from the authors.

- Reject the manuscript for publication.

If the decision is to request corrections, revisions, or additional information, this does not mean the manuscript is accepted; rather, it indicates there may be further rounds of review. The authors will be notified of the decision and have 15 days to respond and submit a revised version. They may also, if appropriate, include the relevant justifications for the issues raised.

After resubmission, the manuscript will undergo a new review cycle with the same reviewers, ideally those who identified the original issues. They will have three weeks to assess whether the concerns have been properly addressed. If needed, the Section Editor can appoint a different reviewer, who will then have three weeks to provide a comprehensive review report.

After completing all review rounds, the Section Editor makes a final decision based on the reviewers' recommendations and reports. Even if the Editor recommends acceptance, the Editorial Board can still reject manuscripts that violate any part of the journal's editorial policy.

The final published version of an accepted manuscript will include an “Editorial Notes” section that lists who was responsible for the editorial process.

Open Data

Movimento encourages authors to share data and information generated, gathered, and organized during their research, such as interviews, databases, and documents, while respecting ethical considerations and agreements that influenced the study. The goal is to enable readers and other researchers to evaluate the research independently and, if accepted for publication, to facilitate additional investigations and analyses.

In line with transparency and scientific integrity guidelines, as well as Open Science policies, authors must specify at least one of the following: research data are available in a repository; research data are available upon request only; research data are available (in whole or in part) within the manuscript; research data are not available; or no research data were used.

Fees

Movimento waives publication fees for Latin American authors when research funding is available, covering the journal's editorial costs. This waiver may continue if funding is renewed or new sources are secured. If funding ceases, publication fees might be introduced for these authors to ensure financial stability. Any fee changes will be announced in advance on the journal's website.

For manuscripts submitted by authors from countries outside Latin America, a publication fee of US$150.00 will apply. After acceptance, the Editorial Team will email payment instructions if applicable. Once payment is confirmed, the manuscript advances to the next editorial stage.

Ethics and Misconduct Policy, Errata, and Retractions

In accordance with the principles of scientific integrity outlined in the "Ethics and Research Integrity" section, authors must adhere to Movimento's standards throughout the development and submission of their research. These include the guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the SciELO Guide to Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication, Resolutions No. 466/2012 and No. 510/2016 of the Brazilian National Health Council, as well as the Policy on Integrity in Scientific Activity of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

For research conducted in Brazil, authors must adhere strictly to the national regulations listed above. For studies in other countries, they should follow their local ethical standards and oversight procedures, provided these meet the journal's criteria. Authors are required to specify the relevant regulations and references in the ethical compliance section when submitting their manuscript.

When the journal detects practices that violate scientific integrity or ethical and editorial standards, the Editorial Board will start an investigation. This process will follow the decision-making flowcharts provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), tailored to specific allegations such as authorship issues, plagiarism, duplicate publication, data or image manipulation, or undeclared conflicts of interest. Throughout, it will ensure that all parties involved are given due process and a full opportunity to defend themselves.

Once the analysis is finished and it is confirmed to violate best scientific practices, the appropriate measures can be taken based on the severity of the case:

- Rejection or withdrawal of the manuscript at any point during the editorial process, even after a positive publication decision.

- Issuance of a formal retraction for already published articles, including proper indexing and links to the original text to ensure transparency in scholarly records.

- Publication of an erratum, correction, or editorial statement whenever required.

When errors or inconsistencies are identified that do not constitute misconduct or violate scientific principles, the journal will carry out formal correction procedures to update the scholarly record, ensure transparency and traceability, and preserve the original published version.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Conflicts of interest can be personal, commercial, political, academic, institutional, or financial, and may be actual, potential, or perceived. A conflict of interest is any situation that might influence, or be seen as capable of influencing, the process of preparing, evaluating, or making editorial decisions about a manuscript.

At submission, Movimento asks authors to state any conflicts of interest clearly. This declaration is necessary even if there are no conflicts. If accepted, the conflict declaration will be published with the article in the Editorial Notes section. Authors also agree to disclose any conflicts of interest that arise during the editorial process.

The appointment of reviewers and Section Editors depends on a prior statement that there is no conflict of interest. Usually, the journal uses a double-anonymous peer review process. When appropriate and with the consent of the parties involved, interaction between reviewers and authors may be permitted. Any conflicts of interest must be disclosed if, upon reading the manuscript or from prior knowledge of the field, there are signs of authorship and/or institutional affiliation, even with the anonymous review process. This includes recent collaborations, supervisory roles, co-authorship in an open-review process, or any other circumstance that could compromise impartiality. If a conflict of interest is declared or found at any point during the review, the reviewer or editor will be replaced to maintain the integrity, fairness, and proper flow of the editorial process.

Use of similarity-checking software

Movimento publishes original work and evaluates only manuscripts that are not simultaneously under review by another journal.

If an article is derived from, continues, or further develops another work published in print or electronic format (e.g., a thesis or dissertation available in a repository, a paper published in conference proceedings, or a book chapter), the authors must provide the reference to that publication for the Editorial Team's information. This information must be provided during the submission process through a dedicated form.

Regardless of this information, upon receiving a submission and before starting the peer-review process, the Movimento Editorial Team conducts a similarity check to compare the manuscript with other published works. This process follows the principles and procedures outlined in the Ethics and Misconduct Policy, Errata, and Retractions.

The use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in scientific writing

Movimento recognizes that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and resources has become part of scientific production, including the preparation and editing of manuscripts. However, their use must comply with ethical standards and best practices in scholarly communication and must be duly disclosed throughout the editorial process. Authorship of manuscripts submitted to the journal is restricted to human beings; systems or AI tools may not be credited as authors.

If artificial intelligence (AI) tools or resources have been used in the preparation of a manuscript, their use must be disclosed at the time of submission. The disclosure must identify the tool used, its version, and the purpose for which it was used. The use of these tools will be accepted only when the following conditions are met:

- The tool must have been used exclusively to support translation, language editing, improvements in textual clarity, and compliance with applicable standards. It must not have been used to generate data, results, analyses, or interpretations, or to draft substantive sections of the manuscript.

- After its use, all content must have been critically reviewed and validated by the authors, who assume full responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, originality, and ethical compliance of the manuscript.

- The use of the tool must have complied with the principles of transparency, scientific integrity, and data confidentiality.

Any use of AI or AI-assisted technologies must be declared in a dedicated form at the time of manuscript submission, in accordance with the conditions established above. If the manuscript is accepted and published, the declared uses will be reported in the “Editorial Notes” section.

If irregularities in the use of AI or AI-assisted technologies are identified that violate the conditions established above, the authors will be asked to provide clarification to the Editorial Board, which will examine the matter and make a decision, while ensuring the authors' right to respond and present a defense. If the use of AI in violation of the journal's guidelines is confirmed, the manuscript will be removed from the editorial workflow.

Likewise, reviewers, Section Editors, and copyeditors assigned to peer-review and post-acceptance revision processes must comply with the journal's specific guidelines regarding the use of AI tools and technologies.

At the time of assignment, reviewers are informed that manuscripts and their contents may not be entered, in whole or in part, into generative AI tools during the review process. The use of AI is permitted only for technical support, such as proofreading reviewers' comments, provided it does not involve confidential excerpts from the manuscript and is followed by a full human review. If AI is used, the reviewer must explicitly disclose this in the review report. Failure to disclose such use constitutes an ethical violation.

For Section Editors, inserting manuscripts, either completely or partially, into generative AI tools that may reveal confidential content or authorship details is also prohibited. AI may only be used for tasks that assist the editorial process, such as detecting plagiarism, verifying metadata, and spotting duplicate images or possible inconsistencies. All AI use during the editorial process must be documented internally.

During the copyediting stage, the use of AI will be restricted to the following functions: proofreading, grammatical and spelling corrections, adjustments to the translation of titles, abstracts, and keywords; and ensuring that the text complies with the journal's guidelines.

Considerations on Sex and Gender in Research

Movimento adopts the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines as a reference for its editorial practices and instructs authors who publish in the journal to observe them. The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of parameters that guide the consideration of sex and gender in study design, data analysis, and the reporting and interpretation of findings. Movimento considers gender equity in the composition of its Editorial Board.

Ethic Committee

In line with the journal's commitment to scientific integrity and safeguarding research participants' rights and well-being, studies involving humans must undergo prior review by a Research Ethics Committee (CEP) or an equivalent authority. For research in Brazil, authors are required to submit the Certificate of Presentation for Ethical Review (CAAE) number registered on “Plataforma Brasil,” along with the name of the involved CEP. For international research, authors should provide the equivalent ethics approval or registration mandated by local ethical regulations, provided these meet the journal's standards. If local laws or policies do not require review and approval, authors must include a detailed statement explaining this and affirming adherence to ethical principles for human research. All ethics approval or exemption details should be submitted through the designated form during manuscript submission, following the provided instructions.

Copyright

Authors retain the copyright to the manuscripts they submit and grant Movimento the right to publish the text in accordance with the open licensing policy adopted by the journal.

Authors assume full responsibility for the opinions and concepts expressed in signed articles and reproduced materials. When a manuscript includes illustrations whose copyright belongs to third parties, authors are likewise responsible for obtaining and providing proof of the appropriate authorization for their use.

Intellectual Property and Terms of Use

Movimento adopts the Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) license and follows the Open Access model, which provides unrestricted online access, including free access, to all scholarly texts published by the journal.

When submitting a manuscript, authors must acknowledge that they are aware of the copyright licensing terms that will apply if the manuscript is accepted and published, as described below:

- Open access is a condition in which the copyright holder of a scholarly work grants third parties’ rights to use the work under an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC BY)

- Open access provides free and immediate access to the work, authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles; index them; pass them as data to software; or use them for any other lawful purpose.

Movimento encourages authors to self-archive accepted manuscripts by making them available on personal blogs, institutional repositories, academic social media platforms, and personal profiles, provided that the complete reference to the published version on the journal's website and/or the SciELO Collection page is included.

Sponsors and Funding Agencies

Movimento receives support from the following organizations:

- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, through the Journal Publishing Support Program (PAEP/UFRGS).

- The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), through their journal publishing programs. Funding received from both agencies is intermittent and may be discontinued, as the policy for supporting Brazilian scholarly journals does not provide permanent funding.