ARTICLES RECEPTION
The information to be sent to the Editorial Committee should be organized in the following away:
A general folder with the name of the 1st Author, within which there will be two folders:
Folder 1 - Must contain a word file or similar with the full article, in its final version, with all the images that are part of the article inserted along text according to the arrangement and order intended by the author(s).
Folder 2 – Must contain a word file or similar, with the translations into English or Portuguese, information of the first page (title, authors, abstracts and keywords) and then only the text of all subtitles and the translations of all the figures, pictures, tables, …, contained in the article, separately, all the files corresponding to the photographs, figures, maps, tables, tables and graphs, without exception, which are sent as individualized documents in TIFF format, In CMYK mode. All images must have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (s), have a minimum dimension of 16x23 cm. In cartography, whenever possible, the wefts should be replaced by colors. Tables and charts must be editable (word or excel). In the preparation of the formulas/equations use the letter type Trebuchet MS, size 8, so as to be in line with the body of text. The same should apply to the map and chart captions, as well as to the coordinates of the maps and scales of the chart axes.
Presentation of the Articles
Writing and printing area
Articles written in Portuguese must respect the new orthographic agreement. The title should be in the language of the article, in capital letters, and should not exceed two lines. In the line immediately below the title should be translated in English, in the case of articles written in Portuguese. In the case of articles written in English the title translation will be in Portuguese. Should followed by the name of author(s), followed by the institution to which the author belongs, as well the electronic address (email). Then abstracts are two followed, the first one must be in the language in which the article is written, followed by its translation into English. In the case of articles written in English the translation must be in Portuguese. Abstracts should not exceed 10 lines (+/- 170 words). Immediately following are the keywords, from 3 to 5, not included in the title of the article and presented in the two languages of the abstracts. Each article can’t exceed the 25 A4 pages, including figures, tables, photographs, bibliography and appendices and should be written in A4 page format, to one column and print area of 15cm wide x 23cm high. The print area must appear in the central zone of the page, leaving the margins of 3 cm on each side. The header and footer space will have a length of 3.32 cm each. The body text should be typed in the Trebuchet MS font letter, size 8, normal and justified, space between line of 1,5 and there will be spacing between paragraphs of 6 points after. The notes and reviews should not exceed six A4 pages and news 2 A4 pages, keeping the same page format of the articles. The chapters, subchapters and sections are not numbered and are preceded by the introduction (unnumbered), ending with the conclusion (also not numbered) and references. Photographs, figures (that includes cartograms, sketches, freehand drawings, diagrams, graphs and maps) must be mentioned in the text, respectively, by: (photo 1) (fig. 1). Similarly, the tables will be referred to as follows: (TABLE I). Both the figures and tables are presented ready to be published, preferably in a way that occupy a single column (ie, 7 cm wide). All photos and pictures are numbered and titled on the bottom, independently, with Arabic numerals (Photo 1 – Landscape view of ...; Fig. 3 - Location Sketch ....). The tables are numbered and titled at the top, using small caps and Roman numerals (TABLE IV - Resident population ...). Titles should be brief and use capital letters only at the beginning and proper names. Furthermore, they must be centered with respect to the picture or the frame and the spacing between lines is simple. All images and tables must indicate the respective source, through the identification of the author, and is the responsibility the authors of obtaining the rights to use and publication of the sources (photographs, images, maps, ...). Acronyms should be written without intermediate points, and being discriminated in the first time that they are used. The transcripts must be enclosed in quotes and words in a language different of the used in the article should be formatted in italics. Footnotes are not allowed. In the text, the bibliographic references should be presented in brackets and include the first name of author and the surname name, which must be written in full, separated by a comma, than the edition year (if they have been mentioned several works by the same author with the same year of publication, must be distinguished by the letters a, b, c, ...), and separated by a comma, follows the respective page(s) (F. Rebelo, 2006, p. 33). In the case of more than two authors should put up the surname of the first followed by et al., in italic, than the year. In case of doubt, it is recommended to consult the attached document, formatted as shown, to serve as a reference and used as a model. First Page The first page should contain the article title, names and affiliations of the authors (without titles or positions), the abstracts and if there is still space should be followed by the beginning of the article. The title ants its translation should be centered on the page, Trebuchet MS, size 8 in uppercases and bold. The title should have 36 points of space before and 6 points after. Immediately after the title will appear the names of the authors (which should not be more than three) in Trebuchet MS, 8 points, bold and aligned to the right of the page. The paragraph on the name of each author should have 6 points before and 3 points after. In both immediate lines to the author name should appear the affiliation of each author and the respective e-mail address (in blue) in Trebuchet MS, size 8 normal and right-aligned. These paragraphs have no spacing before or below. The abstract title is not numbered, being written in Trebuchet MS, 8 points, capital letters, normal and centered. The body text of the abstract should be written in Trebuchet MS, 8 points, normal and justified. The abstract of the body should be between 80 to 170 words, maximum of 10 lines. Second page and remaining: Introduction, Chapters and Conclusion - (not numbered, align on the left, size 8, bold, 1,5 space between lines and space between paragraphs of 12 points: before and after) Body text in Trebuchet MS, size 8, justified and 1,5 size between line spacing. Space between paragraphs of 6 points (after). No tabulation on pagraphs. Subchapters - (not numbered, align on the left, size 8, italic, 1,5 space between lines and space between paragraphs of 12 points: before and after) Body text in Trebuchet MS, size 8, justified and 1,5 size between line spacing. Space between paragraphs of 6 points (after). Sub-subchapters - (not numbered, align on the left, size 8, italic, 1,5 space between lines and space between paragraphs of 12 points: before and after) Body text in Trebuchet MS, size 8, justified and 1,5 size between line spacing. Space between paragraphs of 6 points (after). Sections (may be represented by subparagraph or markers, as indicated below) If by subparagraphs: a) Trebuchet MS, size 8, justified and 1,5 size between line spacing, space between paragraph of 6 points (after) and tabulation of 2 cm. The sections will be indicated by a sequence of letters in italics, as shown. b) Trebuchet MS, size 8, justified and 1,5 size between line spacing, space between paragraph of 6 points (after) and tabulation of 2 cm. The sections will be indicated by a sequence of letters in italics, as shown. c)… If by markers: • Trebuchet MS, size 8, justified and 1,5 size between line spacing, space between paragraph of 6 points (after) and tabulation of 2 cm. The sections will be indicated by a sequence of letters in italics, as shown. •O Trebuchet MS, size 8, justified and 1,5 size between line spacing, space between paragraph of 6 points (after) and tabulation of 2 cm. The sections will be indicated by a sequence of letters in italics, as shown. • …
Bibliography or Bibliographic references
All works cited in the text should be presented at the end of the article, through their references, in alphabetical order of authors, according to the APA (American Psychological Association), and these must contain the following information, as appropriate:
Book
Surname, Name (year). Title of the work, Editor, Place of publication, number of pages.
Jornal/Magazine
Surname, Name (year). Title of the work. Journal, vol./n.º, Place of publication, p. - [begin page – end page].
Text in a collection
Surname, Name (year). Title of the text or chapter. In Surname, Name (Ed. or Org. or Coord.) – Title of the work, Editor, Place of publication; p. 10 - 25 [begin page – end page].
Thesis
Surname, Name (year). Thesis title (Master or Doctoral Thesis), University, Place of publication, number of pages.
Electronic resources:
Individual works
Surname /EDITOR (year). Title, [format type]. Protocol available in: link. [date of access].
Articles in journal / magazines
Surname (year, month, day). Title, Journal title, [format type]. Volume, pages or an extension indicator. Avaiable: Link [date of access].
Messages from Discussion Lists
Surname (year, month, day). Message Subject, Discussion Lists, [format type]. E-mail available: Discussionlists@mail.com [date of access].
Notes presentation
The Notes begin with the title in the language of the article, in capital letters, and should not exceed two lines. In the line immediately below the title should be translated in English, in the case of articles written in Portuguese. In the case of articles written in English the title translation will be in Portuguese.
Should followed by the name of author(s), followed by the institution to which the author belongs, as well the electronic address (email).
Following are the two abstracts, the first one must be in the language in which the article is written, followed by its translation into English. In the case of articles written in English the translation must be in Portuguese. Abstracts should not exceed 10 lines (+/- 170 words). Immediately following are the keywords, from 3 to 5, not included in the title of the article and presented in the two languages of the abstracts.
The body text of the Notes are formatting is equal to the articles.
News and Recensions presentation
The News and Recensions begin with the title in the language of the article, in capital letters, and should not exceed two lines.
In the line immediately below the title should be translated in English, in the case of articles written in Portuguese.
In the case of articles written in English the title translation will be in Portuguese.
Should followed by the name of author(s), followed by the institution to which the author belongs, as well the electronic address (email).
There are no abstracts and should begin with the Introduction.
The body text of the Notes are formatting is equal to the articles.
Others
The journal Editors cannot accept items that do not meet the standards guidelines presented here.
In individual articles each author receives the respective pdf.
Articles in co-authorship will be sent the pdf to the respective first author, which shall sent to the co-authors.
