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.

• 1. ORIGINALITY AND EXCLUSIVITY
  - The article must be original and unpublished, and not under review by another journal.
  - If it has been previously presented in another format, justify this in the “Comments to the Editors” section.
  - It is mandatory to cite at least one reference from the ACERTTE Scientific Journal.
• 2. FILE FORMATTING
  - Accepted formats: Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, or RTF (max. 10 MB).
  - Arial font, size 10; 1.5 spacing from the introduction onwards; titles in uppercase and bold.
  - Figures and tables must be inserted within the text.
  - Abstract, resumo, and resumen (max. 250 words each), with 3 to 6 keywords in each language.
  - Article length between 10 and 30 pages, including references.
  
• 3. AUTHORSHIP AND REGISTRATION
  - All authors must be registered with the journal and have an ORCID.
  - After submission, adding new authors is not allowed (except in exceptional cases, subject to editorial evaluation).
  - The corresponding author must have the consent of all co-authors.
• 4. COPYRIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY
  - Submission of the article implies full transfer of copyright to the journal for publication, indexing, and dissemination.
  - The author(s) assume full civil and criminal responsibility for the content, exempting the journal from liability.
  - Plagiarism is prohibited; proven cases will result in rejection and possible legal action.
• 5. RESEARCH ETHICS
  - Research involving human subjects must have Ethics Committee approval, in accordance with Resolutions 466/12 (Health) and 510/16 (Human Sciences).
  
• 6. FUNDING POLICY AND FEES
  Our journal has consciously chosen not to seek public funding or display advertisements on our website, thereby ensuring our autonomy and editorial independence. This decision is fundamental to maintaining freedom in our work, without external pressures.
  To cover the expenses related to our publications, we have adopted a funding model in which the authors themselves contribute by paying a publication fee. This amount is calculated considering a variety of factors, such as fixed monthly costs, variable expenses, and infrastructure investments, including hosting publications, hiring qualified professionals (journalists, lawyers, librarians, IT specialists), communication services, accounting, DOI registration, marketing, text editing and layout, acquisition of equipment, taxes, among others.
  ACERTTE clarifies that there is no fee for the initial submission of articles. After the submitted text is approved, a publication fee will be applied according to the category of the work and the necessary services, such as editing, layout, and, when requested, translation.
  Additionally, if corrections are required after publication, an extra fee may be charged to cover the costs of the process.
  We emphasize the importance of verifying all details before submission to ensure that the publication process runs smoothly and without additional costs.
• 7. EDITORIAL PROCESS
  - Double-blind review system.
  - The article may be accepted, rejected, or returned for content and formatting adjustments.
  - Acceptance implies agreement with the final edition and proofreading done by the journal.
  
• 8. ONLINE SUBMISSION
  - Submit exclusively through the journal’s website, attaching files separately (article, proof of payment, etc.).
  - Follow the official template avaliable here.
  To attach the requested files:
  Access the Journal system with your login and password → Submissions → Queue → Click on the article → Workflow → Review → Revisions → Upload File (a drop-down box with article components will appear; click the arrow and the labels for the files will appear: Article File | File (final article in the template); Proof of payment).
  When clicking UPLOAD FILE (drag-and-drop is not allowed), choose the file label → select the file from your computer → click Continue → click Continue again → click Finish.
• 9. AUTHOR DECLARATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS
  - The contribution is original and unpublished, and is not under review for publication in another journal; otherwise, this must be justified in the “Comments to the Editor” section.
  - ACERTTE Journal reserves the right to index its article platform on websites deemed appropriate by its editors to promote the journal, as well as for the commercialization and advertising of the article, provided that any returns, when applicable, are shared with the author.
  - If publishing an Undergraduate Thesis (TCC), it may only be submitted to the journal after approval by the competent bodies of the university. All authors involved in the preparation of the work must agree to its publication, including the advisor. The TCC must not have been published in another journal, and all authors must be registered.
  - All WORKS (articles, reviews, TCCs, translations, images, videos, interviews, and others), in physical or digital format, are legally assigned by the contributors upon submission of their work on the Journal's platform. This AUTHORIZATION occurs when the author or co-authors register and submit the article, accepting the copyright conditions stated by the Journal, under national and international standards for the dissemination of digital content.
  - The corresponding author assumes full responsibility for registering the co-authors in the journal, when applicable, and confirms that they have their consent to submit the article.
  - After the article is published, any necessary corrections will be the responsibility of the author, who must pay a fee of R$ 200.00 (two hundred reais) to make them. Only errors made by the journal itself during the publication process will be exempt from this fee.
  - I declare that I am aware of the journal’s regulations and assume full civil and criminal responsibility for the content of the submitted article. Furthermore, I commit to registering all co-authors of the article and making the corrections suggested by the reviewers, as well as formatting the article by the journal's template.