Submissions

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.

• Presentation and structure of manuscripts

  The originals must be written in Portuguese, Spanish or English and typed on A4 sheet, Times New Roman font size 12, margins of 3.0 cm (top, left) and 2.0 cm (bottom, right), spacing between lines 1.5, justified alignment (except for the list of References). Texts must be saved in doc/docx or compatible format.
  Articles with up to six (6) authors will be accepted. Articles with a greater number of authors will be evaluated by the journal's editorial team upon receipt of the articles.
  Articles must respect the maximum number of words recommended for each section (See Section Policies), excluding titles, abstracts, keywords, reference list, footnotes and tables/charts/figures.
  Authors must agree with the Conflict of Interests Declaration at the time of article submission.
  The submission (article file) must be accompanied by a Letter to the editor and the Cover Sheet (template below). Both documents must be attached as a supplementary file ("others"). Authors must declare, in the Letter to the editor, that the article is original and that it has not been published or submitted in another journal, not infringing any copyright or other property right. When applicable, the consubstantiated opinion of approval of the study by the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) must also be attached as a supplementary file ("others").
  
  As for the structure, the articles should follow the following guidelines:
  Title: maximum of 20 words. Titles that exceed 20 words must be justified by the authors.
  Research article (original, including literature review article): Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion and Conclusion or Final considerations, References.
  Experience report article: Introduction, Experience report, Discussion, Conclusion or Final considerations, References.
  Special Articles: Follow original research article structure.
  Comments and Essays and Debates: Introduction, Development (argumentation), Conclusion or Final considerations, References.
  Newsletter (research): Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion or Final considerations, References.
  Newsletter (experience report): Introduction, Experience Report, Discussion, Conclusion or Final considerations, References.
  Newsletter (educational-informative material): Objective, Titles relating to the topic covered, Final considerations, References.
  Regarding the structure of the articles, consult:
  

  Template article

  
  
  Introduction
  It should clearly present the context of the subject, the justification and objective of the work and its relationship with other works in the same line or area. Extensive literature reviews should be avoided and, when possible, replaced by references to the most recent works, integrated in the same paragraph by different authors/ideas. The objective should be included in the last paragraph of the Introduction.
  Avoid long sentences, which make it difficult to understand the idea presented.
  The use of direct quotes is not recommended.
  Font: Times New Roman, size 12, spacing 1.5, paragraph entry 1.5 cm.
  
  Method
  The description of the methodology used must be sufficiently objective to allow the perfect understanding and repetition of the work, not being extensive.
  Font: Times New Roman, size 12, spacing 1.5.
  Studies involving human beings (original research) must necessarily present information about the approval by the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) and the number of the approval opinion.
  
  Results
  They should be presented with as little discussion or personal interpretation as possible, accompanied by tables, charts and/or adequate illustrative material, when necessary. Statistical data and textual material from qualitative research must be subjected to appropriate analyses.
  Font: Times New Roman, size 12, spacing 1.5.
  
  Discussion
  It should be restricted to the meaning of the data obtained, results achieved, relationship with existing knowledge, avoiding hypotheses not based on the results. Study limitations should be stated in the Discussion.
  Font: Times New Roman, size 12, spacing 1.5.
  
  Conclusion or Final considerations
  They must be in accordance with the objectives and based on the results of the study. No question that was not addressed during the text should appear in the conclusion and the end of the conclusion should indicate what the article contributed to the area of knowledge.
  Citations are not recommended in this text.
  Font: Times New Roman, size 12, spacing 1.5.
  
  References (see Citations and References).
  
  Acknowledgments (if any).
  
  Financing source (development agencies or own financing).
  
  Author contributions (describe the contribution of each author of the article in the text).
  Attention: The text of the article must not contain information that allows identifying the authors or institutions to which they are linked. This information must be presented on the Cover sheet.

• Cover sheet

  Must be submitted as a supplementary document, containing:
  - Title in Portuguese, Spanish and English, brief and indicative of the exact purpose of the work. Up to 20 words. Titles that exceed 20 words must be justified by the authors.
  - Full name of the authors (without abbreviations and written with the initial in capital letters) with the indication of only one university title (example: undergraduate, master's or doctoral student in... or graduate, master or doctor in) and/or a link to the teaching or research institution that indicates their authority in relation to the subject (example: Professor of the department / Faculty or Course / IES written in full and the respective acronym), city, state, country.
  - ORCID Identification (if the authors are not yet registered, access: ORCID - https://orcid.org/signin)
  - Name and email of the corresponding author.
  For the preparation of the Cover Sheet, consult:
  

  Cover Sheet

• Abstract

  It must precede the text and be presented in Portuguese, English and Spanish. It represents the synthesis of the content, exposing: Objective (which can be preceded by Introduction - decision of the authors), Methodology (or Experience report for Teaching and Student Experiences or argumentation for Essays and Comments), Results and Conclusion, not exceeding 300 words. The journal adopts the structured abstract format, that is, with subtitles, presented in a single paragraph, Times New Roman font, size 12, justified alignment, single space.
  
  Resumo must contain subtitles (in bold): Introdução: (opcional) Objetivo: Metodologia (ou Relato da experiência): Resultados: Conclusão:
  Abstract must contain subtitles (in bold): Introduction: (optional) Objective: Methodology (or Experience report): Results: Conclusion:
  Resumen must contain subtitles (in bold): Introducción: (opcional) Objetivo: Método (o Relato de experiencia): Resultados (o argumento): Conclusión:
  
  Palavras-chave/Keywords/Palabras clave: They must be written with the initial in capital letters and separated by a period (in bold). Three to six keywords. For your indication, consult the list of Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS): https://decs.bvsalud.org/

• Aspects of ethics in research

  Studies involving human subjects (original articles) must comply with Resolution 466/2012 (available at: https://conselho.saude.gov.br/resolucoes/2012/Reso466.pdf) and Resolution 510/2016 of the National Health Council (available at: https://conselho.saude.gov.br /resolucoes/2016/Reso510.pdf), the National Health Council and/or the Declaration of Helsinki. The methodology of these articles must include information on approval by the Research Ethics Committee (CEP), with the respective number of the approval opinion. In addition, at the time of submission of the article, it is mandatory to send, as a supplementary document, the consolidated approval opinion of the CEP. Submissions that do not present the described documentation will be immediately rejected before peer review.

• Anti-plagiarism policy

  Saberes Plurais uses and recommends the use of tools to identify plagiarism.

  In 2023, the journal used the Originality software from the Turnitin platform for text similarity analysis. Since 2024, the journal has used CopySpider software (a freeware tool). If plagiarism is identified at any stage of the evaluation, the article will be rejected.

• Charge policy

  The journal does not charge financial charges (fees) to authors for submission and/or processing of submitted articles.

• Corrections and retractions

  In case of corrections and retractions, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommendations are adopted.

• Guidelines for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  The journal allows authors and reviewers to use AI to improve the writing/textual enhancement of manuscripts or scientific reviews, provided that this is declared by the authors (preferably in the Method section of the manuscripts) and reviewers (preferably as a footnote in the reviews), specifying the tool used and its purpose.

  In the review writing process: It is forbidden to insert all or parts of the manuscript submitted for evaluation in the journal into AI tools for the preparation of scientific reviews. The objective is to ensure authorial and citation originality, promoting integrity and ethics in scientific publication.
  The journal reinforces the need to respect good publication practices.
  Consult the Publication Integrity and Ethics Guidelines ("About").