1. SOCIOLOGIA ON LINE only accepts submissions of original sociological texts that have not been previously published (with the exception of works deposited in preprint repositories) or are not under review by another journal.
2. The journal accepts different types of texts: articles (which may result from basic/pure research or applied research, action-research) and book reviews.
3. These manuscripts may be written in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish.
4. Submissions must be sent by email to sociologiaonline@aps.pt.
5. The Editors-in-Chief conducts an initial assessment of all texts. Where these are deemed suitable for SOCIOLOGIA ON LINE and comply with the publication guidelines, a review process will be initiated involving external referees under a double-blind system, whereby referees do not know the identity of the authors and authors do not know the identity of the referees (through the submission of an anonymised file). This process involves at least two referees. The final publication decision rests with the Editors-in-Chief of SOCIOLOGIA ON LINE.
6. In addition to the complete file identifying the authors, an anonymised version must be submitted, omitting any reference to authorship or to projects that may have funded the research. Any reference to previous publications by the authors must also be replaced, both in in-text citations and in the reference list, with the term ‘Author@/s.’
7. All submissions will be subject to plagiarism detection. In the event of plagiarism, the work will not be published. Authors will also be barred from submitting further publications for a period of no less than one year, subject to decision by the Editors-in-Chief of SOCIOLOGIA ON LINE.
8. Submissions to SOCIOLOGIA ON LINE must be sent in a Word file, font size 12, Times New Roman, 1.5-line spacing. Authors are responsible for grammatical and syntactic revision.
9. Articles must not exceed 9,000 words, including footnotes and references.
10. Book reviews must not exceed 1,500 words, including footnotes and references.
11. For articles resulting from basic/pure research, authors are advised to follow this general structure: Introduction; Theoretical framework; Objectives (general and specific); Method; Results; Conclusions; Funding (optional); Acknowledgements (optional); Use of Artificial Intelligence; References.
12. For articles based on applied research, action-research, the following structure is recommended: Introduction; Contextualisation of the phenomenon under study; Objectives (general and specific); Diagnosis of the intervention context; Methodology; Results; Conclusions; Funding (optional); Acknowledgements (optional); Use of Artificial Intelligence; References. Authors must include details regarding innovation, evaluation and monitoring components.
13. Sections of annexes are not permitted in texts (articles and book reviews).
14. Footnotes should be kept to a minimum and presented in font size 10. Numbering should be continuous throughout the article.
15. Manuscripts in Portuguese must include a final note stating whether or not the new orthographic agreement has been adopted. The following wording is suggested: ‘By personal decision, the authors of this text do/do not write in accordance with the new orthographic agreement.’
16. Non-textual elements in articles must be organised into tables and figures, identified with continuous Arabic numbering for each type. Table titles must be presented in bold, centred, font size 12, Times New Roman; there must be a space between the text and the table/figure title, and a space between the title and the respective table/figure. Tables must not be split across pages; if a table does not fit, it must be moved entirely to the next page.
17. Non-textual elements must be submitted in a separate file in their original format (Excel, SPSS, others) or in the following format:
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- EPS (or PDF): Vector drawings;
- TIFF (or JPG): Colour or greyscale images, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
18. Where non-textual elements are not original and are subject to copyright or other rights, authorisation for their use or acquisition of the relevant rights is required.
19. Articles must be accompanied by a title in Portuguese and in English; an abstract of up to 250 words in Portuguese and another in English (including a brief introduction to the study; reference to the theoretical and methodological approaches used; the main results; the conclusion and the relevance of the work); 4 keywords in Portuguese and 4 keywords in English. Articles written in other languages must additionally include a title, abstract and keywords in the original language of the text.
20. Titles of texts submitted for publication in SOCIOLOGIA ON LINE must not be identical to titles of other publications or communications by the authors.
21. Identification details of all authors must include the following information: institution specified at three levels (e.g. University; Faculty; Department or Research Unit); postcode; city; country; and email address. All authors must provide their ORCID identifier. The corresponding author must provide the full institutional address.
22. Authors must indicate, based on the CRedit taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), the contribution of each author/collaborator to the text. In the case of single authorship, the same procedure must be followed.
23. Authors must submit a declaration of absence of conflict of interest signed by all.
24. Authors must comply with the editorial guidelines of SOCIOLOGIA ON LINE regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
25. Citations, in-text references and reference list must comply with APA 7th Edition standards.
26. Copyright belongs to the Associação Portuguesa de Sociologia.