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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.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • The manuscript submission file is in Microsoft Word and follows the instructions for authors.
  • Whenever available, DOI and URLs for the references are provided.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • Images are placed in the text and are also submitted separately in JPG format (or compatible) with a resolution of at least 300 dpi.
  • Graphics are placed in the text and are also submitted separately in their original file (Excel).
  • Manuscript files are anonymized and do not include (in the text, in footnotes or in document properties) any information that reveals the identity of the authors in order to ensure blind peer review.
  • Tables are placed in the text in an editable format.

Author Guidelines

Manuscript submission

  • The contribution must be original, unpublished, and cannot be under review or submitted for publication in another journal.
  • Articles should constitute original research that matches ESC aims and scope, be theoretically informed and methodologically sound, and be of relevance to an international audience.
  • The text must follow the style standards and bibliographic requirements described in this section "For authors".

SUBMISSION RULES

  • Articles are accepted and published in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish. Each manuscript should include the title, abstract, and keywords in Portuguese, English, and French. In articles in Spanish, the title, abstract, and keywords are also displayed in Spanish.
  • All authors should include their institutional affiliations, ORCID identification, and email addresses. One author should be identified as the corresponding author and provide full contact details including email, mailing address, and telephone numbers should be provided.
  • Papers must avoid discriminatory language and inferences.
  • Authors should carefully make sure that the manuscripts are prepared in accordance with the instructions for authors. Manuscripts that do not pass the preliminary check based on these guidelines may be returned for corrections before being sent out for review.

Manuscript Preparation

  • The texts for submission must be written on the Title page and Manuscript templates.
  • Articles should be between 6000 and 8000 words in length, including abstracts, keywords, tables, footnotes, reference list, and appendices.
  • Manuscripts should contain an abstract (and its translations – see above) of no more than 200 words, describing the purpose, the methods, and the general findings of the study. The abstract must not contain acronyms or citations.
  • Following each abstract, manuscripts should include up to five keywords separated by commas and lowercase.
  • All manuscript pages must be 1.5 spacing and typed in Times New Roman, 11-point font size, with 3 cm for head margin and 2.5 cm for left and right margins and foot.
  • Italics should be used instead of underlining (except for URL addresses).
  • Images must be inserted in the text and also submitted separately in a JPG (or compatible) file with a minimum of 300 dpi.
  • Graphics must be inserted in the text and also submitted separately in the original file (Excel).
  • Tables must be inserted in the text in editable format.
  • Headings and sub-headings should be clearly distinguished.
  • Explanatory footnotes should be avoided whenever their contents can be included in the main text. If essential, they must be numbered.
  • To support manuscript preparation, use the templates available in Portuguese and English.
  • Citations in the text should provide the last name of the authors and the year of publication (and page numbers for direct quotes).
  • If you have any questions or need further information, please contact our editorial assistants: esc@fpce.up.pt

Anonymisation

  • The author(s) should send two separate files: a Title page with all the identification information, and a Manuscript without it. The author(s) must ensure that this last file is anonymised, by removing any identifying information, including authors’ name(s), institutional affiliation, acknowledgements, grants awarded, self-citations, etc. In the text, this information can be replaced by substituting words: for example, "[reference removed to maintain the integrity of the review process]".
  • Self-citations should appear at the top of the reference list as "Author citation" with the publication year; in the text, replace the last name for the word "Author(s)", followed by the publication year.
  • All identifying information will be added later to the text after the peer-review process.

REFERENCES AND CITATIONS

  • Authors should use the APA reference style (7th edition) as a guide for preparing the reference section, the difference being that, in ESC, the first name of the authors is displayed in full.

Citations

  • Citations in text must be indicated in the format (Author, year) and, if they are direct, the page number(s) must be included. Ex: (Silva, 2021, p. 21); (Silva, 2021, pp. 22-23).
  • Citations with more than two authors must include only the first author's surname, followed by et al. (no italics). Ex: (Silva et al., 2021).
  • If multiple references are cited, they must be sorted alphabetically by the first author's last name and separated by semicolons. E.g.: (Alves, 2021; Fontes, 2015; Sousa, 2017).
  • Quotations exceeding 40 words should be displayed indented (0.5 cm on the left), without quotation marks and in font size 10.

References

  • References are listed in alphabetical order and presented in a separate section headed “References”. Publication information for each reference must be complete and correct.
  • Each listed reference should be cited in the text, and each text citation should be listed in the reference list.
  • When available, DOI and URL for references must be provided.

 

Reference Templates

Journal article with a digital object identifier (DOI)

Author, Name (Year). Title of article. Title of the Journal with First Capital Letters, volume number(issue number), pp-pp. https://doi.org/xxxxx/xxxxx.xxxx

Lopes, Amélia, & Pereira, Fátima (2012). Everyday life and everyday learning: The ways in which pre-service teacher education curriculum can encourage personal dimensions of teacher identity. European Journal of Teacher Education, 35(1), 17-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/02619768.2011.633995 

Journal article with no DOI available

Author, Name A., & Author, Name B. (Year). Title of article. Title of the Journal with First Capital Letters, volume number(issue number), pages. http://www.xxxxxxx

Clandinin, D. Jean, Lessard, Sean, & Caine, Vera (2012). Reverberations of narrative inquiry: How resonant echoes of an inquiry with early school leavers shaped further inquiries. Educação, Sociedade & Culturas, 36, 7-24. http://www.fpce.up.pt/ciie/revistaesc/ESC36/ESC36_D.Jean_Sean&Vera.pdf

Book (print version)

Author, Name (Year). Title of book in italics: First letter of subtitle also in capital letter. Publisher.

Bianchetti, Lucídio, & Correia, José A. (2011). In/exclusão no trabalho e na educação: Aspectos mitológicos, históricos e conceituais. Papirus.

Edited book (print version)

Editor, Name (Year). Title of book in italics: First letter of subtitle also in capital letter. Publisher.

Hedtke, Reinhold, & Zimenkova, Tatjana (Eds.). (2013). Education for civic and political participation: A critical approach. Routledge.

Electronic-only book

Editor, Name (Year). Title of book in italics: First letter of subtitle also in capital letter. http://www.xxxxxxx

Silva, Sofia M., & Landri, Paolo (Eds.). (2012). Rethinking education ethnography: Researching online communities and interactions. http://www.fpce.up.pt/ciie/?q=publication/e-books/edition/rethinking-edu...

Book chapter

Author, Name A., & Author, Name B. (Year). Chapter title. In Name A. Editor, Name B. Editor, & Name C. Editor (Eds.), Title of the book in italics: First letter of subtitle also in capital letter (pp. xxx-xxx). Publisher.

Stoer, Stephen R., & Cortesão, Luiza (2008). Multiculturalism and educational policy in a global context (European perspectives). In Nicolas Burbules & Carlos Alberto Torres (Eds.), Globalizations and education critical perspectives (2nd ed., pp. 253-274). Routledge.

Unpublished dissertation or thesis

Author, Name (Year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master thesis in italics [Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master thesis]. Name of Institution.

Macedo, Eunice (2012). School rankings, on the other hand…: Possibilities of young adult citizenship in the tension of educational and social change [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educaçãoda Universidade do Porto.

Dissertation or thesis from an institutional database

Author, Name (Year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis in italics [Doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis]. Database Name. https://www.xxxxxxx

Loja, Ema (2012). The impact of dis/abl(e)ism on disabled people in Portugal: Fado, citizenship and the embodied self [Doctoral dissertation]. Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto. http://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/64846

Unpublished paper presentation or poster session

Presenter, Name A., & Presenter, Name B. (Year, Month dd-dd). Title of paper or poster in italics [Paper or poster presentation]. Conference Name, Conference City, Conference Country.

Young, Michael (2010, September 23-25). Education as a vocation: Lessons from Continental Europe ]Keynote speech]. Annual Conference of the European Educational Research Association – ECER 2009, Vienna, Austria.

Published proceedings

Author, Name A., Author, Name B., & Author, Name C. (Year). Title of the contribution. Title of the Proceedings, issue, pp-pp. Publisher.

Nogueira, Paulo, & Fonseca, Laura (2010). Sexual education and the school: Perspectives and sexual protocols of young men and women. ICERI2010 Proceedings, 3, 2060-2070. FPCEUP.

 

For further information, see the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition).

 

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