Brazilian Political Science Review
Brief Background
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The Brazilian Political Science Review (BPSR) was launched in 2007, with the mission of disseminating high-quality scientific work on topics regarding political science and international relations, thus contributing to the exchange of ideas in the international political science community and to the internationalization of scientific knowledge produced in Brazil. It is published by the Brazilian Association of Political Science and welcomes a diversity of subjects, issues, and theoretical and methodological approaches coming from different subfields of political science and international relations. Its editorial scope is both discipline-focused and broad, encompassing an entire range of approaches to research: theoretical and/or empirical; transnational, international, or country-specific; quantitative and/or qualitative.
As Brazil's only English-language journal dedicated to political science, the BPSR accepts works produced by foreign and Brazilian authors. Its abbreviated title is Braz. Political Sci. Rev., which should be used in bibliographic references, footnotes, references, and bibliographic subtitles. |
Open Science Compliance
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The BPSR adopts a number of open science principles (Open Science Green). All BPSR content is available with open access on the publication’s website, in the SciELO library, and in national and international directories. The publication receives the submission of articles published at academic events, on personal profiles on academic platforms; preliminary versions of working papers and preprint articles published on trusted platforms. The BPSR curates the data from the articles it receives, ensuring that they are replicable, and makes the databases and their metadata available on its website and on Harvard Dataverse. As part of its evaluation process, the editorial decisions submitted to authors are also shared with the reviewers of each article. |
Ethics in Publication
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The BPSR is strongly committed to ethical editorial practices and is continuously striving to ensure the highest standards of best editorial practices as it processes the works it receives, from receiving their submission, through the evaluation stage, to publication. Any and all allegations of misconduct are reported to the editor-in-chief, who submits them to the BPSR Ethics Committee for its consideration and assessment. Reports of misconduct include, but are not limited to, issues regarding authorship; bad practices among reviewers, the editorial team, or the editorial department of the BPSR; conflicts of interest; data and replicability; monitoring of ethical practices in research involving human beings; plagiarism and republication. Other issues may also include topics regarding the editorial process. The members of the BPSR Ethics Committee include the president of the Brazilian Association of Political Science (ABCP), the members of the board of the ABCP’s Publications and Projects departments, and the editor-in-chief of the BPSR. Alleged cases of misconduct are reviewed in light of the guiding documents on best editorial practices adopted by the BPSR. All authors of a manuscript must be informed at the time of submission, including their contact information. Each author’s specific contribution must be acknowledged. Manuscripts with omitted authors, defined by strategic calculations on the effects of prestige on the possibility of approval of the work, or incorporated for honorary or authority reasons (“ghost,” “guest,” or “gift” writers) will be excluded from the editorial process. Any complaints regarding misconduct involving any BPSR reviewers, editorial team members, or editorial department members are reported to the editor-in-chief, who submits them to the BPSR Ethics Committee for consideration and assessment. Reviewers and authors must inform throughout the editorial process any financial support received and any and all possible conflicts of interest derived from it. Associate editors and the editor-in-chief are also encouraged to refrain from participating in any manuscript submission process that may imply conflicts of interest. The BPSR recommends all those involved in the editorial process – authors, reviewers, associate editors, editor-in-chief, and external suppliers – to consult, whenever necessary, the documents that guide the publication’s best editorial practices, especially on issues regarding authorship and references; authors’ responsibilities; conflicts of interest; anonymity and evaluation processes; and research involving human beings. For best practices regarding specific aspects of its editorial process, the BPSR adopts the “Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing” (English only) of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE); and the “Recommendations for Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications” (English only) of the Council of Science Editors. Regarding research development, the BPSR adopts the “Basic Guidelines on Integrity in Scientific Activity” of the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq); the “Guidelines on Communication of Research Results and Authorship” set forth in the Code of Good Scientific Practice of the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), and also the National System of Ethics in Research with Human Beings (Law No. 14,874/2024). |
Focus and Scope
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The BPSR publishes articles that address a diversity of topics, issues, and theoretical and methodological approaches in different subfields of political science and international relations. Its editorial scope is both discipline-focused and broad, encompassing an entire range of approaches to research: theoretical and/or empirical; transnational, international, or country-specific; quantitative and/or qualitative. The journal publishes original articles, notes on research in progress, bibliographic review essays, and reviews on books published by international publishers that promote scientific investigations into Brazil. |
Digital Preservation
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This journal follows the standards defined in SciELO Program’s Digital Preservation Policy, which guarantees permanent access to all of its content, at any time, now or in the future, even in the event that the journal ceases to be published. |
Indexing Sources
Bibliographic Journal Information
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Websites and Social Media
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Preprints
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The BPSR accepts the submission of preliminary versions of working papers and preprint articles published on trusted platforms. |
Peer Review Process
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The BPSR adopts a double-anonymous peer review process. The assessment of scientific merit of manuscripts submitted to the BPSR includes the work of associate editors, who select reviewers, review the opinions submitted by them, and make the editorial recommendation that will support the editorial decision made by the editor-in-chief. While there is no set number of necessary opinions for an editorial recommendation to be produced, usually three assessments are considered. When the editor-in-chief submits their editorial decision to the authors, they also share their decision and all the opinions that substantiated it with the examiners. |
Open Data
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The BPSR has a data sharing policy and makes databases and metadata available on its website (brazilianpoliticalsciencereview.org) and in the Harvard Dataverse repository. An important part of the BPSR data sharing policy is the thorough verification of metadata and databases to ensure the transparency and replicability of the results presented in the articles. All replication procedures are checked. The BPSR assesses the data and metadata and, in case of inconsistencies, submits opinions to the authors requesting the appropriate adjustments. Authors of papers accepted for publication must provide the following set of data files for replication: (i) the database used in their analysis, (ii) the code dictionary describing variables, and (iii) the script or detailed description of analysis procedures and the steps taken to prepare each graph and/or table. The database should be in an easily accessible format to conventional statistical software such as R, Stata, SPSS, and Excel. The code dictionary must include the name of the variable, its description, and the source of the data. When applicable, the code for replication of analyses must include extensive commentary. In cases of articles that do not use statistical software that allows the creation of a replication code, authors must describe their procedures, step by step, to allow replication. |
Fees
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The BPSR charges an editorial processing fee (article processing charge – APC) from authors who have their works approved for publication, exclusively for the payment of English-language translation and/or reviewing services. These services are provided by professionals selected and hired by the BPSR. Fees vary depending on the type of manuscript. Members of the Brazilian Association of Political Science, researchers who have recently obtained their doctoral degree, and researchers from the North, Northeast, and Center-West of Brazil are entitled to specific discounts (see table below). The APC does not apply to reviews or works published in the Forum section.
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Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
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The BPSR is strongly committed to ethical editorial practices and is continuously striving to ensure the highest standards of best editorial practices as it processes the works it receives, from receiving their submission, through the evaluation stage, to publication. Any and all allegations of misconduct by authors, reviewers, editors, and the department are reported to the editor-in-chief, who submits them to the BPSR Ethics Committee for consideration and assessment. Reports of misconduct include, but are not limited to, issues regarding authorship; bad practices among reviewers, the editorial team, or the editorial department of the BPSR; conflicts of interest; data and replicability; monitoring of ethical practices in research involving human beings; plagiarism and republication. Other issues may also include topics regarding the editorial process. The members of the BPSR Ethics Committee include the president of the Brazilian Association of Political Science (ABCP), the members of the board of the ABCP’s Publications and Projects departments, and the editor-in-chief of the BPSR. Alleged cases of misconduct are reviewed in light of the guiding documents on best editorial practices adopted by the BPSR. |
Policy on Conflict of Interest
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Authors must inform any form of research funding (public or private) and provide the name of the funding institution, the title of the project funded by it, and the identification number of the source of funding. Reviewers must also inform any financial support they receive and any and all potential conflicts of interest derived from it. Associate editors and the editor-in-chief are encouraged to refrain from participating in any manuscript submission processes that may imply conflicts of interest. |
Adoption of Similarity Software
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The BPSR uses the Turnitin similarity checker. All manuscripts submitted for publication, including reviews, undergo this verification process before proceeding to editorial assessment. In cases of high similarity rates without proper reference, the publication requests that authors provide the appropriate references and resubmit the manuscript. |
Gender and Sex Issues
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The editorial team of the Brazilian Political Science Review and the authors who publish in the journal must observe at all times the guidelines on Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER). SAGER guidelines comprise a set of guidelines for the reporting of sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, outcome reporting, and research interpretation. The Brazilian Political Science Review is also mindful of gender equity policies in the makeup of its editorial board. |
Ethics Committee
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Any investigation that does not use existing data and involves the direct participation of populations, population groups, or individuals must be carried out with the approval of the research ethics committee of the responsible institution and the explicit consent of those involved, with the signature of an “Informed Consent Form” (ICF). At the time of submission, authors must also submit the approval from the research ethics committee. |
Copyright
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The BPSR adopts the Creative Commons “Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)” license. This license allows you to copy and redistribute the published material, in any medium or format, for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that the authorship and original source (BPSR) are acknowledged. By submitting an article, the authors agree to abide by the BPSR’s editorial policies and to cede copyright for the article to the Brazilian Association of Political Science. |
Intellectual Property and Terms of Use
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Responsabilidade do site: All content and articles published by the Brazilian Political Science Review, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY 4.0 license, which allows copying and redistributing any materials published in the journal, in any medium or format, for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that the authorship and original source (BPSR) is acknowledged. By submitting an article, the authors agree to abide by the BPSR’s editorial policies and to cede copyright for the article to the Brazilian Association of Political Science. The journal is not responsible for the opinions, ideas, and concepts included in the writings, as they are the sole responsibility of their authors. The BPSR encourages authors to self-archive and disseminate their articles published on personal blogs, institutional repositories, academic social media, and their personal social media, as long as they fully reference the journal’s website version. |
Sponsors and Promotion Agencies
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Capes |
Editor-in-Chief
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Associate Editors
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Data Editor
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Editorial Commission
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Editorial Council
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In memorian
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Technical Team
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Assistant Editor
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Types of Documents Accepted
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The BPSR publishes original articles, research notes, review essays, and reviews on books published by international publishers that promote scientific investigations into Brazil. Each manuscript type is published in specific related sections. The BPSR accepts the submission of preliminary versions of working papers and preprint articles published on trusted platforms. Authors who do not speak Portuguese must submit their papers in English. Authors who speak Portuguese may send their writings in Portuguese or English. Approved works are translated and/or reviewed by translators appointed by the BPSR. Length of Articles
Original articles: no more than 9,000 words, including references, tables, and graphs. Documents for Submission
The title page, the actual text, tables, graphs, and figures must be submitted in different files, each named according to their content. The submission platform allows authors to upload each document according to its own category.
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Authors' Contribution
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All authors of a manuscript must be informed at the time of submission, including their contact information. The specific contribution of each author must be informed according to the CRediT Taxonomy. Manuscripts with omitted authors, defined by strategic calculations on the effects of prestige on the possibility of approval of the work, or incorporated for honorary or authority reasons (“ghost,” “guest,” or “gift” writers) will be excluded from the editorial process. |
Article Submission Format
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Papers should be written using a word processor, preferably Word (Microsoft). Any explanatory notes must be inserted at the end of each page and must be numbered sequentially. This resource should be used as seldom as possible.
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Digital Assets
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Tables should preferably be submitted in Excel format (Microsoft). Each table must include a descriptive title about its content above it. Tables must also include the source of the data below them. Any explanatory notes must be included outside the table. Tables should not contain bold or italicized words. Graphs should preferably be submitted in Excel format (Microsoft) or be formatted according to the BPSR editorial standard, using Cambria font, size 11. Each graph must include a descriptive title of its content above it. The source of the data and any explanatory notes should be included below the graph. Information included in the graphs should not contain bold or italicized words. There is no specific format defined for figures and illustrations. Titles, captions, data source, or any explanatory notes must be included outside the figure and must not be in bold or italics. The font used in content included in figures or illustrations should preferably be Cambria 11 pt. |
Citations and References
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The BPSR adopts the Chicago Manual of Style for formatting citations and references. In the body of the text, references to tables, graphs, and figures must respect international scientific notation: (FIGUEIREDO, 9999); or (FIGUEIREDO, 999:99). A reference list should be included at the end of the manuscript, starting on a separate page, unnumbered and in alphabetical order. The list must include all authors referred to in the text, as well as tables, graphs, or figures, according to the following criteria:
FIGUEIREDO, Marcus (no dot) (9999), The life in Saturn. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Saturno. 999 pp. (number of pages of the piece, with a full stop for the abbreviation of pages and the end of the sentence.)
SILVA, Arnaldo (9999), Looking for stars. In: The life in Saturn. Edited by FIGUEIREDO, Marcus. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Saturno. pp. 123-133 (number of pages in the chapter).
FIGUEIREDO, Marcus (9999), The life in Saturn. Brazilian Political Science Review. Vol. 01, No. 01, pp. 123-124.
FIGUEIREDO, Marcus (9999), The life in Saturn. Available at <electronic address>. Accessed on (date of access) March 08, 2019.
SURNAME, given name of the author of the article. Title of the article. Newspaper Title, place, day, month, and year. Title of section, part, or supplement, start and end page.
SURNAME, Name of interviewee. Title of the interview. Name of interviewer. Date (day, month, and year), place. No. of pages or length of time.
SURNAME, Name of author (9999), Title of the work. Paper presented at name of event. |
Supplementary Documents
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Body of data Authors who submit empirical papers must provide, when and if their manuscript is approved, the database used in their analysis, the code dictionary describing the variables, and the code for replication or the series of steps taken during their analysis. The database should be in an easily accessible format to conventional statistical software such as R, Stata, SPSS, and Excel. The code dictionary must include the name of the variable, its description, and the source of the data. When applicable, the code for replication of analyses must include extensive commentary. In cases of articles that do not use statistical software that allows the creation of a replication code, authors must describe their procedures, step by step, to allow replication. Authors may make supplementary materials available for the database. The translation or language review of these documents will generate an additional article processing charge (APC). |
Contact
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Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política |
