About the Journal

Focus and Scope

RBPAE accepts unpublished works by national and foreign authors, in Portuguese, English or Spanish. The editorial staff encourages and thanks in advance for sending articles, collaborations and material to any of its sections. The originals must deal with themes pertinent to the policies and administration of education in general, be it about public and institutional education policies, education planning, management of educational systems, institutions and processes, and evaluation of educational policies or educational institutions. The works must be sent to the editorial board of RBPAE and will be received with the understanding that ANPAE will have the right to publish them exclusively. Within the scope and editorial standards of the journal, they will be referred to editorial consultants for double-blind evaluation. These will express to the editorial board their appreciation of the quality and relevance of the publication, recommendations or requests to update or modify the articles. The editorial consultants will not be aware of the names of the authors of the texts submitted to their evaluation, nor will the names of the reviewers be informed to the authors (double blind review). To be published, the originals may undergo editorial changes. The final opinion regarding the publication will be issued by the publishers of RBPAE. The published texts express opinions, results and assumptions of exclusive responsibility of their authors.

Peer Review Process

Peer-review: evaluation of articles, documents and reviews

  1. For analysis of articles and reviews sent for publication, RBPAE adopts the blind anonymous evaluation system (blind review), submitting the works to at least two external reviewers. 
  2. Documents submitted for publication are analyzed by RBPAE´s editors, without external evaluation. 
  3. The Editorial Board will try to preserve the credibility and exemption of the authors of the reviews, aiming to inhibit family and professional interferences in the text evaluation process.
  4. Texts of articles, documents and reviews that do not comply with ABNT (BRAZIL) standards and the technical criteria and formatting standards adopted by RBPAE will not be accepted for submission. 
  5. Articles and reviews with plagiarism and self-plagiarism will not be accepted. 
  6. The deadline for replying to the first or only author of an article, document or review is up to 90 days from the date of its receipt in the Editoria. 
  7. There is no possibility of appeal when the manuscript is refused or disapproved for publication. 
  8. Omitted cases will be considered by the magazine's Ethics Committee, composed of former editors.

Open Access Policy

Journal in open access and does not charge fees for access to articles.

Sources of Support

The Brazilian Journal of Policy and Administration of Education (RBPAE) is financed by the National Association of Policy and Administration of Education (ANPAE).

Journal History

The Brazilian Journal of Policy and Administration of Education (RBPAE) is a quarterly publication from the National Association of Policy and Administration of Education (ANPAE). It aims to disseminate educational studies and experiences and to promote the debate and reflection on theoretical and practical issues in the field of education management and the processes of planning, assessment, and formulation of educational policies in the field of the education system, schools, universities, and other public venues of education and citizen training. RBPAE has been published since 1983 and is distributed to the permanent of ANPAE, to individual and institutional subscribers, libraries, and also to people and institutions with specific requests. The readership of RBPAE consists of educational managers and educators; specialists on the education systems and formulators of educational public policies; university professors and students; school managers; universities; and other public venues of education and citizen training. State and municipal education boards and secretariats, university libraries, and institutions for training teachers and educational managers will find in RBPAE relevant and particular contributions to their activities.