Stages of Submission

1st Carefully review the Author Guidelines and Editorials Policy established by the journal, ensuring complete understanding of all requirements.

2nd Prepare the manuscript in strict compliance with the journal's official template, removing any elements that may identify the authors - an essential condition for the blind peer review process.

3rd Complete the formal submission through the journal's electronic system, accurately filling in all requested metadata (including title, abstract, keywords, institutional affiliations, contact information, Lattes curricula, ORCID, brief biography in Portuguese, English and Spanish, and bibliographic references) and attaching the manuscript.

4th. Attach, during submission, the mandatory documents: Article in the anonymized template, Submission Verification Form for Authors, and Declaration of Absence of Conflicts of Interest. All required supplementary documentation, if applicable, such as the Open Science Compliance Form and Declaration of Use of Artificial Intelligence, properly completed and in PDF format.

5th The manuscript will undergo preliminary editorial assessment to evaluate its alignment with the journal's scope, overall quality, and compliance with editorial policies, determining its suitability for peer review.

6th Once approved at this stage, the text is sent to specialist reviewers (ad hoc referees), initiating the double-blind peer review process.

7th If the reviewers recommend acceptance, the corresponding author will be notified to make final adjustments, including language polishing and, if applicable, translation into English or Spanish. After submitting these corrections, the article proceeds to typesetting and publication.

8th If deemed unsuitable for publication, the manuscript will be returned to the author along with the reviewers' comments and evaluations, which may be used as basis for revision and potential submission to another journal.