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Open-access Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação

Publication of: Fundação CESGRANRIO
Area: Ciências Humanas
ISSN printed version: 0104-4036
ISSN online version: 1809-4465
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ABOUT THE JOURNAL

 

Brief Background

 

The journal Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação (Ensaio: Evaluation and Public Policies in Education) is a vehicle for disseminating research, studies, and critical works in the field of Education. Its primary focus lies in issues of evaluation and public policies in Education, with an emphasis on experiences across the various regions of Brazil.

One of Ensaio’s fundamental objectives is to contribute to the dissemination of scientific knowledge in the field by publishing recent research on public policies and evaluation, while maintaining a constant dialogue with other subfields of the Humanities. Furthermore, it aims to provide broad and free access to its content, reaching a vast audience of readers through indexing services and its own website.

Published uninterruptedly since 1993, the journal's mission is to disseminate recent research and critical works in the field of Education, emphasizing Brazilian perspectives without disregarding the educational contexts of other countries. Ensaio is pluralistic in terms of ideas and interdisciplinary regarding the methodologies employed by its contributors. In the most recent Qualis Capes ranking, the journal maintained its A1 status.

A highlight in Ensaio's trajectory is its significant international reach, particularly toward Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Thanks to its global indexing, the journal promotes a cosmopolitan exchange that introduces innovative and rigorous themes into the educational debate. This movement not only enhances the quality of scientific production but also promotes a constant revitalization of research agendas across various fields of knowledge.

 

 

Open Access

 

This journal adopts the Open Access model, ensuring virtual and unrestricted access to all scientific texts it publishes. Ensaio does not charge any fees (APC-free) and provides its articles free of charge on its platform and through the indexing services where it is listed, allowing their use in educational and non-commercial applications, provided proper attribution is given.

The website content, journal information, and author guidelines are the responsibility of the journal's editorial team. The ideas and opinions expressed in the articles are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the journal.

This journal ensures immediate access to its content, based on the fundamental principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public fosters the global democratization of information.

Copyright for articles published in Ensaio belongs to the author, with first publication rights reserved to the journal. In this regard, the journal formally adopts the definition of open access established by the DOAJ, declaring that the copyright holder of all published academic work—the author—grants broad usage rights to third parties through a Creative Commons open license.

This choice not only enables free and instantaneous access to the material but also authorizes any user to perform the following lawful actions: read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link directly to the full text of articles, crawl the content for indexing purposes, use it as data for software, or employ it for any other permitted purpose without seeking prior permission from the editors or the authors, provided that proper credit is always given.

Ensaio encourages authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts by publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories, and academic social media, as well as posting them on personal social media

 

 

Open Science Compliance

 

In compliance with Open Science guidelines, the journal Ensaio supports transparency and openness in the evaluation processes of research communication objects, provided that both authors and reviewers consent.

Ensaio accepts preprint articles deposited in the SciELO Preprints or SocArXiv repositories. It also recommends that authors deposit their research data in open data repositories; should they choose not to do so, they must state the reasons for non-compliance, as specified in the author guidelines. For approved articles, the journal identifies the responsible editor and the ad hoc reviewer, provided the reviewer consents to the publication of their name.

This journal follows the Diamond Open Access model. We recommend that authors complete and submit the Open-Science-Compliance-Form_en (1) long with their manuscript to the journal.

 

 

Ethics in Publication

 

Ensaio adheres to the guidelines of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), which aim to encourage the identification of plagiarism, malpractice, fraud, and potential ethical violations. Authors are encouraged to visit the COPE website to become familiar with the research ethics guidelines.

Prior to manuscript submission, authors must explicitly reference data or interpretations of data from other publications. Care must be taken to properly cite other authors when writing articles that include a critical review of their intellectual content. Furthermore, all individuals listed as authors must meet at least one of the following two criteria:

1. Have contributed substantially to the conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data;

2. Have contributed to the drafting of the article or its critical intellectual revision.

Ensaio will not accept the inclusion of additional authors after the first evaluation of the text has been sent to the author(s) registered at the time of submission.
Ensaio relies on the authors' ethics regarding the non-submission of the same manuscript to different journals simultaneously. Once registered on our platform, we expect authors to wait for the email notification stating whether the text has been accepted for the evaluation phase or archived for non-compliance with publication rules before submitting it to another journal.

In the Instructions for Authors, we also provide information regarding our policies on similarity (plagiarism detection) and the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence).

 

 

Focus and Scope

 

The journal Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação aims to publish articles related to Education, focusing on themes regarding evaluation and public policies in education, with priority given to those resulting from original research.

Articles submitted to Ensaio must strictly adhere to the journal's editorial line and comply with the established publication guidelines.

Ensaio provides free and public access to all its content, based on the premise that open access to scientific research supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The journal does not charge any fees for submission, evaluation, or publication (APC-free). There are no costs for authors who register their articles on the journal's platform, nor for readers who wish to access published articles.

Ensaio adopts a continuous publication model; however, it maintains its publication in issues rather than a single annual volume.

Areas of interest: Humanities; Sub-area: Education.

 

 

Digital Preservation

 

This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program's Digital Preservation Policy. SciELO Program Digital Preservation Policy.

The journal also uses the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) as a persistent identifier for its objects, in addition to linking all publications to the authors' ORCiD .

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries, allowing them to create permanent archives of the journal for preservation and restoration purposes.

 

 

Indexing Sources

 

Databases

  • BASE  – Bielefeld Academic Search Engine: A highly comprehensive multidisciplinary search engine for academic resources, operated by the Bielefeld University Library. It utilizes the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) to share metadata from academically relevant resources (journals, institutional repositories, digital collections).
  • Educ@: Online Education Journals (São Paulo, SP, Carlos Chagas Foundation).
  • Edubase: Faculty of Education Database (Campinas, SP, Unicamp).
  • Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek : Aggregates open-access, full-text scientific and academic journals. In this database, users can search for journal titles according to their subject of interest.
  • Google Acadêmico - Google Scholar
  • Latindex : Online regional information system for scientific journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal.
  • OEI : Organization of Ibero-American States (Madrid, Spain, Credi).
  • Redalyc: Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America and the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal.
  • SciELO Brasil: Scientific Electronic Library Online (since August 2005).
  • SCOPUS
  • Sumários.org: Summaries of Brazilian Journals from the Ribeirão Preto Scientific Research Foundation – FUNPEC-RP (Ribeirão Preto, SP).

Specialized Portals

Open Access Scientific Literature Search Engines

  • Aura: A multi-institutional cooperative initiative created to aggregate the editorial policies of scientific journals published in Latin America. The directory aims to collect information regarding access types, the specific Creative Commons license adopted, self-archiving permissions, and more.
  • DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals.
  • DIADORIM: Directory of Editorial Policies of Brazilian Scientific Journals of the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology – IBICT (Brasília, DF). https://diadorim.ibict.br/vufind/Record/3997?sid=6000906
 

 

Bibliographic Journal Information

 
  • Journal Title: Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação
  • Abbreviated Title: Ensaio: Aval. Pol.Pub. Educ.
  • Published by: Fundação Cesgranrio
  • Frequency: Quarterly
  • Publication Model: Continuous Publication (CP)
  • Founding Year: 1993
 

 

Websites and Social Media

 

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https://www.scielo.br/media/images/ensaio_youtube.gif YouTube
https://www.scielo.br/media/images/pagina-secundaria-tce-es_es_instagram.gif Instagram

 

 

EDITORIAL POLICY

 

Internal Journal Policy

 

Ensaio only accepts current research, conducted up to three years prior to the date the text is accepted for evaluation. The journal only accepts articles based on recent references from the last five years, with a preference for scientific articles.

Ensaio accepts research articles whose data have been collected within the last three years. "State-of-the-art" articles are only accepted if they are based on recent scientific literature. Essay-type articles will be published in a separate section.

Names and email addresses on the journal's website will be used exclusively for the journal's stated purposes and will not be made available for any other ends.

Signed articles reflect the opinions of their authors and not those of the Editorial Board, the Journal Council, or the Cesgranrio Foundation.

Articles containing racist, sexist, misogynistic, xenophobic, or fascist ideas will not be accepted. The content of the manuscript is the responsibility of the author and co-authors but must comply with the journal's editorial policy. Ensaio is not responsible for the concepts expressed or the content of the ideas in signed articles.

All works will be published in electronic format.

In the final issue of each year, the journal will publish the names of all members of its ad hoc Council (Reviewers)

 

 

Preprints

 

Ensaio accepts manuscripts that have been deposited as preprints in SciELO Preprints (https://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo) and SocArXiv
(https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv).

Articles under evaluation may also be submitted to the Ibict Preprint Portal (https://preprints.ibict.br/), formerly EmRi, provided the author(s) consent.

 

 

Peer Review Process

 

Articles undergo a double-anonymous (double-blind) peer review system, in which two reviewers—members of the Boards or ad hoc contributors from different institutions—analyze the relevance of the contribution to existing knowledge in the field. The journal selects reviewers who are independent of the authors, meaning they are not affiliated with the same institution and are experts in the article's subject matter.

The evaluation of preprint articles follows a semi-open model: the reviewer knows the identity of the author, but the author does not have access to the reviewer's identity. The review process may be fully open, depending on the agreement of both author and reviewer. All evaluations are mediated by the journal's editorial team.

In the event of conflicting reviews (disparate opinions), the journal will select a third reviewer, a specialist in the subject, to resolve the evaluation.

Once the requirements described above are met, articles are sent to reviewers via the Fundação Cesgranrio/Ensaio Journal Portal. In the case of non-preprint submissions, all author identification is removed to ensure anonymity.

Article Evaluation

Articles submitted to Ensaio undergo peer review in accordance with the editorial policy. The evaluation may follow a double-anonymous system for articles submitted directly through our platform; single-anonymous for articles originating from preprint platforms; or fully open evaluation for preprint articles in which both parties agree to disclose their identities. For more details, please refer to the Peer Review Process section in the journal’s editorial policy.

Guidelines for Reviewers

Specialists are requested to provide a detailed report analyzing the submission based on the following criteria:

1. Relevance of the Theme: Importance and pertinence of the subject to the specific field of study.

2. Scientific Contextualization: Existence of a consistent dialogue with established knowledge and academic production on the subject.

3. Bibliographic Quality: Pertinence and currency (up-to-datedness) of the bibliographic references used.

4. Study Definition: Clarity in the presentation of the research object, as well as in the definition of objectives and rationale.

5. Conceptual Precision: Rigor and accuracy in the use of the concepts presented.

6. Scientific Coherence: Theoretical-methodological consistency throughout the development of the work.

7. Statistical Rigor: Pertinence, clarity, and technical soundness of the statistical methodology employed.

8. Analysis and Argumentation: Argumentative solidity, adequacy, and well-grounded analysis of the results.

9. Structure and Writing: Quality of the text's structure and clear articulation between the ideas presented.

Requests for Revision

After the evaluation, authors receive the reports issued by the reviewers, which may result in: acceptance of the original version, definitive rejection, a request for mandatory corrections, a recommendation to submit to another journal, a request to resubmit for a new evaluation after modifications (archiving the initial submission), or a request to review comments.
In case of Mandatory Corrections or Review of Comments:

The article must be revised and resubmitted to the journal (via the system) within a maximum of 30 days from the date of the revision request. If necessary, authors may contact the editorial team to request a deadline extension.

The revised text must have all modifications highlighted in yellow.

The Editor reserves the right to reject any article if the requested revisions are not met or if the manuscript is resubmitted after the deadline.

Regarding publication, the final decision always rests with the Editor.

If the article is not approved for publication after review, the journal will notify the author of the editorial decision via the journal portal and the submission will be archived.

Note: The editorial process can be tracked through the Fundação Cesgranrio Journal Portal. After logging into the system and clicking on the active article, the author simply needs to access the "Review" (Avaliação) tab.

The evaluation process typically lasts eight to ten months, and the period between submission and publication may take up to 12 months. Editorial assistants are always available to answer any questions regarding the article's editorial process via email.

The final version of the article published in the journal includes the name of the Editor-in-Chief and the reviewer responsible for the peer review, provided the reviewer consents to the disclosure of their name.

 

 

Open Data

 

All articles resulting from original research must be submitted with a footnote on the first page regarding "Data Availability," stating whether the dataset will be made publicly available or not following the article's approval. In accordance with Open Science principles, it is important that research data be available for consultation by other researchers after the article is approved, subject to any public access restrictions imposed by the nature of the data.

After the article's approval, it is necessary to indicate at the end of the manuscript the level of access defined for the data resources, using one of the following possible statements:

*Data Availability: The dataset supporting the results of this study is not publicly available due to [specify reasons]. Requests for access to the data may be made directly to the author(s) via email at [email address].

*Data Availability: The entire dataset supporting the results of this study has been published within the article itself.

*Data Availability: The entire dataset supporting the results of this study has been made available at [name of repository] and can be accessed at https://dfr.oregon.gov/pages/index.aspx.

We recommend that authors use one of the open data repositories listed below, respectively:

https://dataverse.harvard.edu/

https://zenodo.org/

https://data.scielo.org/

For CNPq researchers, we recommend using: https://lattesdata.cnpq.br/

It is recommended that data, methodological instruments, and/or analysis materials underlying the article—used in the design and execution of the research—be properly cited in the text and listed in the references section, linking to their location in a repository with a persistent identifier such as a DOI.
For guidance on how to properly cite research data, authors may visit the following websites:

https://www.scielo.org/en/about-scielo/scielo-data-en/

https://www.abcd.usp.br/noticias/dados-materiais-metodos-revistas-exigem-dados-pesquisa-estejam-disponiveis/

 

 

Fees

 

Ensaio does not charge any publication or submission fees (APC-free).

 

 

Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy

 

The journal values best practices in science. Accordingly, it follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding studies involving human subjects, providing clarity to authors and reviewers on conflicts of interest, the peer review process, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and procedures for handling misconduct.

At the time of submission, the author(s) must state that the article has not been simultaneously submitted to any other publication.

Authors must confirm that interviews and experiments involving human subjects complied with the ethical procedures established for scientific research. Anonymity must be guaranteed for research subjects and, if necessary, for institutions, unless permission for identification has been granted; any authorization or restriction regarding identification must be stated in a note within the body of the article. The same principle applies to the publication of images of individuals and/or institutions.

All projects involving human subjects—including those using secondary data, as well as sociological and anthropological research—must be submitted for review by a Human Research Ethics Committee. Upon approval of the article, the protocol number from the Research Ethics Committee of the author's institution must be provided in a footnote, whenever the research requires committee oversight.

For research conducted in virtual environments, the journal refers to the guidelines of CONEP (National Research Ethics Commission) documento da CONEP.

Ensaio adheres to the instructions contained in the SciELO guides regarding the publication of errata, retractions, or addenda, as follows:

 

Guide for the Publication of Erratum

Guide for the Publication of Retraction

Guide for the Publication of Addendum

Guide to Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publishing

 

 

Policy on Conflict of Interest

 

A conflict of interest occurs when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that may influence the preparation and evaluation of manuscripts. These conflicts can be of various natures—personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial—and anyone may be subject to them. For this reason, authors must acknowledge and disclose, in a concise statement at the end of the article, whether or not a conflict of interest exists.

Editors and reviewers must indicate on the journal's platform whether any conflict of interest exists when invited to analyze a manuscript. The selection of the editor responsible for managing a manuscript takes into account personal and professional relationships between the editor and the authors to avoid potential conflicts.

The act of submission implies the absence of financial, commercial, political, academic, or personal conflicts of interest. Authors must declare this at the end of the article. If there are potential conflicts of interest related to the research or the publication of the manuscript, authors must disclose the nature of the conflict in a footnote.

Therefore, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing conflicts of interest of any nature (personal, commercial, financial, academic, or political).

Ensaio reserves the right not to publish articles of a conflicting nature or those that may cause damage to its reputation or to others, and will notify the involved authors. Furthermore, the editorial board reserves the right to grant final approval prior to publication.

 

 

Adoption of Similarity Software

 

The journal Ensaio reserves the right to scan manuscripts using PlagScan and CopySpider software to check for potential plagiarism before submitting them for peer review.

The journal reserves the right to reject articles with high levels of similarity for evaluation. This policy includes self-plagiarism.

It is the authors' duty to ensure the originality of the manuscript and to provide proper citations whenever portions of other works are used.

Ensaio condemns plagiarism in all its forms and will contact authors whenever the percentage of similarity with other texts reaches high levels.

In the event that plagiarism is confirmed, Ensaio reserves the right to decline any future submissions from the individuals involved.

 

 

Adoption of Software Using Artificial Intelligence Resources

 

Every submission to Ensaio must strictly adhere to the principles of academic integrity and authorial responsibility. The use of AI tools is permitted under the strict condition of transparency, with full responsibility for the content remaining solely with the human authors. Authorship of published works belongs exclusively and entirely to human authors.

Manuscripts in which authorship is, to any degree, attributed to or shared with AI tools will not be accepted. The journal expects authors to be ethical and comply with these guidelines. The journal reserves the right to perform verification checks.

The use of AI is considered legitimate as a support tool in certain phases of the process, provided it is properly documented:

  • Data Collection and Systematization: The use of AI tools is permitted for these activities, provided the author analyzes the results and confirms the integrity of the data included in the article.
  • Reference Checking: References suggested by AI must be verified, as these tools may generate incorrect or misleading results and create non-existent references.
  • Visual Elements: The production of charts or illustrative images with AI support is authorized, provided the content is verified by the author.
  • Transparency Requirement: The text must detail precisely which tools were used, in what manner, and based on which commands (prompts).
  • Textual Revision and Translation: The use of AI tools for text editing and translation is legitimate as a supporting instrument.
  • Final Accountability: The final responsibility and quality of the text (including translation accuracy and revision correctness) lie with the author.
  • Ethical Failure: Concealing the use of AI content is an ethical failure that violates the principles of transparency and honesty in research.

Further recommendations can be found in the Guide to the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools and Resources in Research Communication on SciELO, which we highly recommend reading.

Mandatory Disclosure of AI Tool Usage

Whenever any AI tool has been employed at any stage of the research or the drafting of the article, authors must include a Disclosure Statement on the Use of AI Tools at the end of the text.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) Usage Disclosure

If AI was used, describe the specific tool employed and detail the type of queries or formulations (prompts) used to obtain the results.

1. Was AI used during the conceptualization of the study?

2. Was AI used in the methodological process?

3. Was AI used during data collection and/or interpretation?

4. Was AI used at any stage of the manuscript preparation (drafting, revision, translation, etc.)?

Accepted Uses:

Language Revision: Improvement of grammar, spelling, clarity, and writing style.

Translation: Conversion of the manuscript or parts of it into another language.

Text Generation: Creation of drafts, suggestions, or specific sections of content, duly reviewed by the authors.

Data Analysis: Initial processing and interpretation of datasets.

Data or Image Visualization: Assistance in generating or refining figures, charts, or illustrations.

Others (specify): [detail the purpose].

Guidelines for Authors Using AI Tools:

  • In the Cover Letter (Transparency with Editors): Disclose the use of the tool [Name] exclusively for support purposes (e.g., linguistic revision, style, or references). Authors must confirm that AI was not used to generate data, hypotheses, or scientific interpretations, assuming full responsibility for the integrity and originality of the content.
  • In the Manuscript (Transparency with Readers and Reviewers): Insert the following statement at the end of the text, after the references: "This manuscript utilized the support of the tool [Name] for [Purpose], used strictly as an auxiliary resource. The content and conclusions are the sole responsibility of the authors."

Use of AI in Peer Review

The journal does not recommend the use of Artificial Intelligence tools for peer review tasks. Evaluations must be conducted by the reviewers themselves without the use of such tools, in order to avoid "pasteurized" (generic) assessments and to prevent the leakage of identities and manuscript content.

The journal allows the use of AI by reviewers only in specific cases: to check grammar and punctuation, or to translate and edit their own review comments.

 

 

Gender and Sex Issues

 

The editorial team of Ensaio adheres to the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) Sex and Gender Equity in Research – SAGER guidelines. The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of procedures for reporting information on sex and gender in study design, data analysis, results, and the interpretation of findings. Additionally, Ensaio observes a gender equity policy in the composition of its editorial board.

 

 

Copyright

 

Authors of articles published by Ensaio retain the copyright to their work, licensing it under the  Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0

 

 

Intellectual Property and Terms of Use

 

Journal Responsibility: The journal guarantees the ethics and quality of its publications, while authors are responsible for the originality of their texts. The content is distributed under a CC BY 4.0 license, allowing free sharing and use (reading, downloading, and printing) provided the source is cited. Authors retain their copyright, granting the journal the right of first publication.

Author Responsibility: Ensaio encourages authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts by publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories, and academic social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, provided that a full citation to the version on the journal's website is included.

 

 

Sponsors and Promotion Agencies

 

The journal is maintained by Fundação Cesgranrio and receives support from the Scientific Publication Support Program (AED) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). It is also endorsed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).




 

 

 


EDITORIAL BOARD

 

President

   

 

Editor-in-Chief

   

 

Associate Editors

   

 

Technical Team

 

Editorial Assistants

Editorial Management Assistant

 

 

Editorial Committee

   

 

Editorial Council

   

 

Publishing Staff

 

Librarian
Anna Karla Souza da Silva

Editorial Production
Ingroup Tecnologia e Serviços Eireli.

Journalist in Charge
Claudio Nogueira Pompeu (DRT 9532/97)

General Revision
William da Costa Figueiredo, Aline Souza Nakajima

Graphic Design
Denise Cordovil and Annibal da Silva Neto

 

 


INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

 

Article Types and General Guidelines

 

The journal Ensaio accepts manuscripts submitted through its platform anonymously, which will undergo a double-anonymous peer review process. Ensaio also accepts preprints, which follow a different evaluation model. Articles may be submitted in Portuguese, English, or Spanish.

All approved works will receive a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) upon final publication in Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação.

Ensaio publishes original research articles in the field of Education. We accept theoretical and empirical studies, as well as systematic literature reviews that demonstrate:

  • Methodological Rigor: Consistent dialogue with the educational field, conceptual detailing, and a clear explanation of analytical processes.
  • Scientific Contribution: Proven relevance to the advancement of knowledge in the field of Education.

Essay-type articles (ensaios) will be published in the "Página Aberta" (Open Page) section.
The journal supports Open Science and accepts manuscripts deposited on preprint servers. In such cases, authors must mandatory provide the preprint DOI both in the submission metadata and within the file uploaded to the journal's platform.

Article Submission

The journal accepts articles with up to four authors. At least one author must be affiliated with a Graduate Program in Education. In cases involving students, at least one of the authors must hold a PhD/Doctorate degree, except for authors with international institutional affiliations. Any exceptions to this rule will be discussed by the Editorial Committee.

Original manuscripts must be submitted via the Fundação Cesgranrio Journal Portal at https://revistas.cesgranrio.org.br.

Articles originating from preprints must be uploaded to the platform in Word format, including the names of the author(s) within the manuscript, along with the link to the preprint platform.

To submit a manuscript, authors must first register on the journal portal, ensuring all mandatory fields (marked with an asterisk ‘*’) are completed.

Note:

It is mandatory to fill in the following fields: Email; ORCID; Abstract; Keywords; Biographical Note; and Institutional Affiliation.

Registration for an ORCID iD can be done free of charge at https://orcid.org/.

 

 

Authors' Contribution

 

We request that the corresponding author identifies and includes all co-authors who effectively collaborated in the preparation of the article. All authors must accept responsibility for the work's content and register their respective contributions at the end of the manuscript in the event of acceptance for publication. Preprint articles must include these data within the manuscript submitted for evaluation, as well as the preprint DOI and all other requirements outlined in the editorial policy.

The following terms may assist in recording author contributions: data analysis, data collection, conception, discussion of results, manuscript drafting, methodology, research, writing, and revision.
Authors are individuals who fit into at least two of the categories below:

a) Contributed substantially to the conception, design, and drafting of the article; b) Contributed to data collection, manuscript preparation, writing, and literature review; c) Contributed substantially to data analysis and interpretation, as well as the analysis and discussion of results and conclusions; d) Contributed substantially to the revision of versions, critical review of content, and writing of the final version.

Authors may also utilize the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) to represent their respective contributions to the text: http://credit.niso.org, clearly indicating to the editorial board which categories each author fits into. Examples of contribution records are provided below.

Examples of Author Contributions

Author Name: Study conception, data collection, manuscript drafting, literature review writing, analysis, and discussion of results and conclusions.

Author Name: Primary data collection and conducting interviews, methodology writing, and contributions to the analysis and discussion of results.

Authors' Names: Article preparation and collective writing.

 

 

Manuscript Preparation

 

If Approved

The article's status will change from "Under Review" to "In Editing." The subsequent steps include copyediting, XML tagging, and both print and online publication in an issue to be determined by the Editor.
The author must include, at the beginning of the article (on the first page, below the title), the names of all authors and their respective institutions, programs, or departments, as well as their ORCID. These must be written in full and in the original language of the institution (or in English if the original script is non-Latin).

1. Example: Universidade de São Paulo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação, São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones em Educación, Ciudad de México, México; Washington State University, College of Education, Pullman, WA, USA.

In the final approved text, the author must record the names of the author and co-authors, along with their highest degree, position at the educational or research institution, and research fellowship (if applicable). Finally, the electronic address must be provided.
Example of Author Information:

José Dias: Post-doctorate in Education, PhD in Philosophy from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Professor in the Graduate Program at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Fapesp fellow. E-mail: jdias.pe.edu@gmail.com.

Note: Post-doctorate is an academic internship/stage, not a degree.

Lastly, the approved text must include the following disclosures after the author information:

*Data Availability (see Editorial Policy)

*Conflict of Interest Statement

*Funding (if applicable): Detailed information regarding fellowships or scientific projects that received public or private resources resulting in the article.

*Author Contributions: Individual contribution of each author to the article.

An author may publish a maximum of two articles per volume (year).

Article Formatting

  • Articles must follow ABNT (Brazilian National Standards Organization) rules. They should have a maximum of 7,000 words, including the title, abstract, keywords, bibliographic references, illustrations, charts, tables, and maps.
  • Files must be in .doc or .docx format and adhere to the following formatting:

Font: Times New Roman, size 12;

Alignment: Justified;

Line spacing: 1.5;

Bibliographic References: Left-aligned with single line spacing;

  • Titles and Sections: Must not use different fonts or attributes (italics, bold, strikethrough, superscript, highlighted colors, etc.).
  • The title, abstract, and keywords must precede the article and be presented in three languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
  • Keywords must be extracted from thesauri or thematic dictionaries in the languages published by the journal.
  • Ensaio requires that three to six keywords (descriptors) be provided at the end of the abstracts. We recommend searching for these, preferably, in the: Brazilian Thesaurus of Education: https://vocabularyserver.com/brased/, UNESCO Education Thesaurus: https://vocabularies.unesco.org/browser/thesaurus/en/, European Education Thesaurus: https://vocabularyserver.com/eurydice/pt/
  • The use of italics is reserved exclusively for foreign words and expressions.
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations must be spelled out in full when first mentioned in the article.
  • The Abstract + Keywords combined must not exceed 1,000 characters (excluding spaces) and should be formatted with single line spacing.

Note: The translation of the title, abstract, and keywords into foreign languages is the sole responsibility of the author. Likewise, the author is responsible for the grammatical and punctuation review of the article in any of the languages in which the text is submitted.

Footnotes, if any, must be numbered sequentially.

 

 

 

Digital Assets

 

All illustrative elements must be cited within the body of the text and follow ABNT standards.

1. Identification and Captions

  • Title and Numbering: Must appear at the top, using Arabic numerals in a logical sequence.
  • Source and Year: Mandatory immediately below the element. For original work, use: "Source: research data (year)." or "Source: prepared by the author (year)."
  • Maps: Must include scales and graphic legends. They also require a title, source, and year.

2. Formats and Editability

  • Tables, Charts, and Graphs: Must be submitted in an editable format (original files). Image versions are not accepted.
  • Formulas: Must be created using native editors (Word/Excel). The use of images for formulas is strictly prohibited.

3. Image Quality

  • Resolution: JPG format, with a minimum of 300 dpi, ensuring legibility when enlarged.
  • Stand-alone Files: If requested, send images as separate files, named according to their reference in the text (e.g., Figure 1.jpg).
 

 

Citations and References

 

Citations and references must be up-to-date, relevant, and pertinent. The journal only accepts articles grounded in references from the last five years.

Authors are strongly encouraged to engage with papers published in relevant scientific journals to establish a consistent theoretical framework. Articles containing an excessive number of citations will not be accepted.

References must be presented at the end of the article and entered into the metadata (Step 3 of the submission process on the portal). They must strictly follow the ABNT (Brazilian National Standards Organization) NBR 6023/2023 standards.

They should be listed in alphabetical order (by the author’s last name and initials; in specific cases, by entity or title) and must include only the works cited in the text.

Reference Examples:

Book: COSTA JÚNIOR, P. J. Título: subtítulo. Local: Editora, data. (Série)

Specific Edition: CRUZ, A. C.; PEROTA, M. L. L. R. Título. nº da edição. Local: Editora, data.

Multiple Authors (more than three): COSTA JÚNIOR et al. Título. Local: Editora, data.

Book Chapter: COSTA JÚNIOR, P. J. Título do capítulo: subtítulo. In: SOUZA, J. C. (Org.). Título do livro. Local: Editora, data. Páginas inicial-final (opcional).

Institutional/Entity: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL (Brasil). Título. Local: Editora, data.

Conference Proceedings: COSTA JÚNIOR, P. J. Título do trabalho: subtítulo. In: TITULO DO EVENTO, numeração (se houver), ano, local (cidade). Anais... Local da publicação: Editora, data.

Thesis/Dissertation: COSTA JÚNIOR, P. J. Título. Data da defesa. nº de folhas/páginas. Dissertação/Tese (Mestrado/Doutorado em...) - Nome da instituição, local, data.

Legal Documents: BRASIL. Medida Provisória nº ..., data completa. Ementa (se possível). Título da publicação, local, data.

Electronic Document: COSTA JÚNIOR, P. J. Título: subtítulo. [S.l.], 1999. Disponível em: http://www.nome.br. Acesso em: 9 ago. 2016.

Articles with DOI

DIAS, E. A educação e a escola. Para que servem as escolas? Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação, Rio de Janeiro, v. 31, n. 120, e0231201, jul./set. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-40362023003101201

Reports

DELORS, J. et al. Educação: um tesouro a descobrir: relatório para a UNESCO da Comissão Internacional sobre Educação para o século XXI. 3 ed. São Paulo: Cortez, 1998. Disponível em: http://dhnet.org.br/... Acesso em: 22 mar. 2022.

Websites

UNESCO. Educação 2030: Declaração de Incheon e Marco de Ação para implementação do Objetivo de Desenvolvimento Sustentável 4. 2015. Disponível em: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/... Acesso em: 22 set 2021.

In-Text Citations

As per the updated standard, last names should not be in all caps within the body of the text.

1. Correct: (Costa, 2020)

2. Incorrect: (COSTA, 2020)

Self-Citations

Self-citations must be limited to a maximum of two. In the case of co-authored articles, the total number of self-citations must not exceed 10% of the total references used in the work.

 

 

Supplementary Documents

 

At the time of submission, the following must be uploaded as supplementary documents:

1. The Ethics Committee Approval Term (if applicable);

2. The Open Science Compliance Statement;

3. The Author Agreement Form, signed by all authors, consenting to the submission.

 

 

Financing Statement

 

For funded research, the "Funding Agencies" field must be completed on the submission metadata page.

Once the article is approved, this information must also appear at the end of the manuscript, along with the link to the open data repository, the author contribution statement, and the conflict of interest disclosure.

 

 

Additional Information

 

Página Aberta (Open Page)

Texts that provide a broad overview of a specific theme may be published in the "Página Aberta" section.

 

 

Contact

 

Fundação Cesgranrio Rua Santa Alexandrina, 1011, Rio Comprido, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
CEP: 20261-903
Email: ensaio@cesgranrio.org.br
Phone: +55 (21) 2103-9618

 

 

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