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Submissions
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.- Authors must complete the biography summary, institution, location, area of activity, link to the Lattes curriculum (Brazilians) and ORCID registration (all nationalities), which can be done at https://orcid.org/register.
- The contribution is original and unpublished, and is not being evaluated for publication by another journal; otherwise, it must be justified in "Comments to the editor".
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word doc. or docx format and uses the tamplate available: https://sou.ucs.br/etc/revistas/index.php/direitoambiental/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/5
- The text must have a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 30 pages, including references.
- The text is within the scope of the Journal, according to the Theme Tree, on the About the Journal page.
- The text is written by a maximum of three authors, and one of them must have a PhD degree.
- The article does not contain any identification of authorship, either in the text or in the file properties, under penalty of preliminary rejection.
- The journal accepts articles in Portuguese and in the following foreign languages: English, Spanish, Italian or French.
- The text complies with the Editorial Policy parameters to avoid plagiarism and the use of content generated by Artificial Intelligence - AI.
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Na seção Artigos Inéditos são aplicadas as regras gerais de submissão em DIRETRIZES PARA AUTORES.
Unpublished Articles
In the Unpublished Articles section, the general submission rules in GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS apply.
Articles by Guest Researchers
The editions feature articles by PhD researchers invited to publish their contributions on the journal's theme in each volume, respecting the peer review index required by exogeny criteria.
Authorship: The text must be written by a maximum of three authors, and one of them must have a PhD.
Published: There is no requirement for originality. If the publication is not original or is being evaluated for publication by another journal, the source must be indicated in "Comments to the editor" at the time of submission.
For other criteria, the requirements established in GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS must be followed.
Articles by PPGDir - UCS Researchers
The editions include an article by a guest professor linked to the Postgraduate Program in Law at the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), which may even be co-authored by graduates.
The publication complies with the peer review index required by CAPES and exogeny criteria.
Authorship: The text must be written by a maximum of three authors, and one of them must have a PhD.
There is no requirement for originality: If the publication is not original or is being evaluated for publication by another journal, the source must be indicated in "Comments to the editor" at the time of submission.
For other criteria, follow the requirements established in GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS.
Make a new submission to the Research Articles section of the PPGDir - UCS.
Translation
The journal accepts the submission of translations of previously published articles.
For the purposes of this section, "translated article" means a scientific article translated into Portuguese, English, Spanish, French or Italian with the consent of the authors, and whose original publication was in a language other than that of the translation.
Unpublished: Only unpublished translations (not submitted to other journals or publications) will be accepted.
Authorship: written by a maximum of three authors, one of whom must have a PhD. It may not contain any identification of authorship, either in the text or in the file properties, under penalty of preliminary rejection.
Extension: translations do not need to follow the page limit imposed on articles.
Evaluation: Translations are evaluated by the Editor and are not submitted to the review process.
For other criteria, the requirements established in GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS are followed.
Reviews
These are descriptive, critical and opinionated texts about works and publications by other authors, with a summary of the work and the inclusion of the analytical bias of the author of the review.
Originality: Only unpublished articles and those not submitted to other journals or publications will be accepted.
Authorship: Written by a maximum of three authors, one of whom must have a PhD. Authorship may not be identified in any way, either in the text or in the file properties, under penalty of preliminary rejection.
Length: The text must be a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 pages, including references.
Evaluation: Reviews are evaluated by the Editor and are not subject to peer review.
For other criteria, the requirements established in the GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS are followed.
Ensaios e Conferências
Conference: a predominantly oral and public textual genre, focused on presenting a topic to an audience, reduced to a written text for publication.
Essay: a written textual genre, argumentative and reflective in nature, in which the author presents their ideas and points of view in a personal and creative manner, without intending to exhaust the topic.
Originality: Only unpublished essays and conference papers / lectures will be accepted, as well as those not submitted to other journals or publications.
Authorship: Written by a maximum of three authors, one of whom must have a doctorate.
Length: The text must be a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 pages, including references.
Evaluation: These are evaluated by the Editor and are not subject to peer review.
For other criteria, the requirements established in the GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS are followed.
Copyright Notice
There is no need to send a copyright assignment, since at the time of submission, the author agrees to the terms of the journal. The names and addresses provided in this journal will be used exclusively for the services provided by this publication and will not be made available for other purposes or to third parties. There will be no remuneration for the work and submission is free of charge. Approval of the texts implies immediate and free assignment of the publication rights to the Journal of Environmental Law and Society (RDAS), which will have exclusive rights to publish them first hand. The author will continue to hold the copyright for subsequent publications. The concepts and information contained in the texts are the sole responsibility of their authors.
Privacy Statement
Open Access Policy
This Journal offers free and immediate access to its content, following the principle of democratization of knowledge. It is understood that the public and free availability of scientific knowledge contributes to the fulfillment of the social function of the University.
Privacy Policy
The names and addresses provided in this journal will be used exclusively for the services provided by this publication, and will not be made available for other purposes or to third parties.
RDAS follows the determinations of the General Law for the Protection of Personal Data (LGPD).
Archiving Policy
RDAS uses the LOCKSS system to create an archiving system distributed among the participating libraries. This system allows libraries to create permanent archives of the Journal for preservation and restoration.
