Submissions

Author Guidelines

Update, June, 2024.

In addition to the guidelines already established for authors, compliance with the following points is strictly required:

1. Empirical Original Articles: Include at least 20 scientific articles in the references. Of these, 60% must be in English. Additionally, 70% of the cited literature must come from journals indexed in the Scopus database. The remaining references can be from other publications such as scientific journals, conferences, or documents indexed in SciELO, Web of Science, DOAJ, EBSCO, or Latindex Catálogo 2.0.

   Example: If 25 references are used, 15 must be in English, and 19 must be indexed in Scopus. The remaining 6 references can be from the other mentioned databases.

   Editorial Guideline for Literature Reviews: from now on, the total number of literature reviews per issue is limited to 20% (i.e., 5 literature reviews published per issue). These reviews must be systematic or integrative, employ scientometric techniques/empirical trend analysis, and focus on recent literature (from 2015 onwards). The minimum number of references for systematic or integrative reviews remains 30, with 80% indexed in Scopus.

2. Translated Articles: If the article has been translated from its original language, authors must provide a certificate of technical translation from a specialized translator.

3. Author Affiliation:  Every author must have an institutional affiliation that validates their research activities (institutional email and ORCID).

4. Word Limit: Articles must not exceed 8,500 words, including references.

5. Title, Abstract, and Keywords: Must be presented in ENGLISH, accompanied by versions in Portuguese and Spanish. 

6. Author and document information: Submission of the information document of the article and authors is mandatory for every article submitted.

7. Submission Platform: Articles must be submitted using the journal's OJS platform to ensure proper tracking throughout the submission cycle.

The purpose of these requirements is to enhance our editorial quality, ensuring the journal continues to be a high-impact publication platform. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in rejection during the Desk Review stage.

For any questions, please contact editor@sapienzaeditorial.com

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Update, January 2023.

2. Language: The main language of publication is English. Original articles in Spanish and Portuguese will no longer be accepted for review. If needed, authors may email editor@sapienzaeditorial.com to request information about our technical translation agreements with ESTS Research.
3. General structure: We recommend using the IMRyD/IMRAD model, following the logical organizational structure: introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and final considerations/conclusions.

The maximum word limit allowed is approximately 8,500 words per manuscript (including references). Font styles for headings, sections and paragraphs are available in the style gallery of the main template.

3. Title and abstract:

• Title and abstract must be presented in at least 2 languages, English and a second language, which can be Spanish or Portuguese.
• The title should contain a maximum of 18 to 20 separate words, without exceptions, in a clear, concise and direct manner.
• The abstract should be presented in a single paragraph of approximately 200/250 words maximum. For research articles, abstracts should give a relevant overview of the paper. We strongly encourage authors to use the following style of structured abstracts: (1) Introduction/objective: place the question addressed in a broad context and highlight the purpose of the study; (2) Methods: briefly describe the main methods or treatments applied; (3) Results: summarize the main findings of the article; (4) Conclusions: indicate the main conclusions or interpretations. The abstract should be an objective representation of the article and should not contain results that are not presented and substantiated in the main text, and should not exaggerate the main conclusions.

4. Information about the article and the authors (to be filled out in the format indicated below):

• Science-metrix classification: define the corresponding domain of the manuscript following the document below (click to open), the possible domains are: Applied Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Economic & Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences.
• Main research topic/issue.
• Implications: brief description of the main implications of the article in a social/theoretical/practical sense. A maximum of 25–30 words is required to describe this segment (required).
• Originality / Value: indicates in what sense the article is original or what is its added value in the epistemic, theoretical or methodological sense for the field of study. A maximum of 25-30 words is required to describe this segment (required).
• Authors' information: write down a maximum of 5 authors with the following data: Full name, ORCID, Position and Country, Brief biography, Contact (indicate correspondence). Example:

Author 1 Full name

Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-XXXX

Position: Professor at the University of Brasilia, Brazil.

Brief biography: PhD in Social Work and Organizational Psychology from the University of Brasilia.

Contact correspondence: ejemplosap@unb.br

• Authors' contribution: fill in the following table with the individual contribution of each member included as an author in the preparation of the manuscript.

• Indicate conflict of interest (if no conflict, please state "no conflict of interest");
• Source of funding (if there is no source of funding, please state "no source of funding");
• Acknowledgements (if any).

Technical Standards / References: in order to standardize more effectively the production published in the scientific journal Sapienza, manuscripts should strictly follow the standards of the American Psychological Association (APA), with flexibility for the 6th or 7th edition (although it is highly recommended to use the most recent one).

Reference list and citations:

• Reference to a book: 

Grossman, G.M., Helpman, E. (1991), Innovation and Growth in the Global Economy. Cambridge MA: MIT Press.

• Reference to a chapter in an edited book

Pesaran H.M., Shin, Y. (1999), Autoregressive distributed lag modelling approach to cointegration analysis, in: S.Storm (Ed.) Econometrics and Economic Theory in the 20th Century: The Ragnar Frisch Centennial Symposium, chapter 11, Cambridge University Press.

• Reference to a journal publication: 

Ozturk, I., Acaravci, A. (2010), CO2 Emissions, Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Turkey. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 14(9), 3220-3225.

Kings, F., Domtip, A., Peters, I. (2012). Is per capita electricity consumption stationary? Time series evidence from OECD countries. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 16(1), 501-503.

• Reference to a website:

6. Two documents must be submitted for original manuscripts:

• The template with the content of the scientific article in the general structure, available here.
• The information document of the article and authors.

7. The journal require a Contributer ID (ORCID) for all authors. ORCID is a persistent unique identifier for researchers and functions similarly to an article’s Digital Object Identifier (DOI). ORCIDs enable accurate attribution and improved discoverability of an author’s published work. The author will need a registered ORCID in order to submit a manuscript or review a proof in Sapienza: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies.