Submissions

Author Guidelines

Text Types

The texts can be submitted under three categories: Articles, Extension Reports, and Interviews.

Articles: an original text with an evident contribution to the development of the area related to the University Extension, aiming the dialogue between the University and the Society representing an advance in knowledge and allows the reader to objectively evaluate the presented data and its theoretical foundation.

Extension Reports: It's a text that reports the researchers' activities and experiences with the community, results of the in-progress or completed extension projects, and its focus, in particular, must be into the relationship of the extension process with the society, demonstrating contributions into the area.

Interview: It's a text that talks about content related to some university extension project, and the interviewed people need to be exemplary for the discussion about the purpose and process of extension in society.

General information

- Each journal edition will consist of 10 (ten) manuscripts.

- Author's names must be removed from the manuscript to be evaluated by peers, ensuring the blind-peer review.

- The authors/co-authors' maximum number must be 7 (seven) per manuscript.

- The extension project coordinator or tutor must necessarily be present among the authors/co-authors of the manuscript.

- The manuscripts need to show at least 3 (three) related images to the extension project that originated it.

- Articles and Extension Reports must have a minimum of 10 (ten), and a maximum of 15 (fifteen) pages.

- The Interviews must have a minimum of 2 (two) and a maximum of 10 (ten) pages.

a) Formatting

- The texts must be sent in MS Word, OpenOffice, or RTF (Rich Text Format) files, according to the available models for Article, Extension Report, or Interview.

- Quotes, charts, tables, and references must have as standards the ABNT (Brazilian Association for Technical Standards) norms: NBR 6022/2018 - Articles in scientific periodicals publications; NBR 6023/2018 - References; NBR 10.520 / 2002 - Quotations; NBR 6024/2012 - Progressive numbering; NBR 6028/2003 - Abstracts.

- The page should be A4 size, with page borders as follows:  3 cm at the top and the left side, and 2 cm for the inferior and right side. 

- Font (letter): Arial, 14.

- Line spacing:

Between the lines: 1.5 pts.

Before and after sections/subsections: 22 pts before and 10 pts after;

Between texts, examples, quotes, and tables: double-spacing.

b) Text preparation 

The author's identification must be presented as an attachment, in PDF format, as a supplementary document. The document must contain the full name, written in full with capital letters only in the initials, according to the following information: position held, the institution of origin, title, CNPq (National Council of Technological and Scientific Development) scholarship condition, CAPES (Higher Education Improvement Coordination) or other organizations and full address and email. The author and his email must be indicated for correspondences.

- For Articles and Extension reports

When preparing original texts, the conventional structure of scientific articles should be observed whenever possible: Title; Abstract in Portuguese and English language (with keywords); Introduction; Development; Material and methods; Results; Discussions and Impacts; and References.

Title: Title: must be succinct and show the exact purpose of the article with bold letters, followed by its translation into Portuguese and English language.

Abstract: in Portuguese language, with a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 250 words, in a single paragraph. It must be succinct and clear, highlighting the most important results.

Abstract: in English, following the same characteristics as the Portuguese abstract.

Keywords: Written after the Portuguese and English Abstract. Five keywords in the maximum number.

Introduction: It must show the objective of the article and its purpose, relating it if necessary to other scientific fields, and must also briefly present the situation in which the problem investigated is found. In the introduction, it is suggested that not extensive literary citations may be replaced by references to more recent research about the topic.

Development: it follows the ABNT norm: NBR 14724. It's a construction of the content using the author's research sources. Text main part, which contains an orderly and detailed exposition of the subject approached.

Material and Methods: the description of the methods used (including statistical analysis) must be limited only to the necessary, to allow their perfect understanding. Processes and techniques already described in other papers should only be mentioned, unless they have been considerably modified.

Results: It must be presented clearly and, whenever necessary, followed by tables and illustrative material to the information analysis.

Illustrations: Whatever the illustration type, its identification appears at the top, preceded by the designative word (draw, scheme, flowchart, photograph, graphic, map, organization chart, plan, picture, portrait, figure, image, etc.), followed by its order number in the text, in Arabic numerals, dash, and the respective title. After the illustration, at the bottom, indicate the consulted source (required element, even if it is the author's own production), caption, notes, and other necessary information for its comprehension. The illustration should be quoted in the text and inserted as close as possible to the section to which it refers.

Tables: They must be cited in the text, inserted as close as possible to the section which they refer to and standardized according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

Discussion and impacts: It should be restricted to the evaluation of the obtained results and their possible causes and consequences, relating the new contributions to previous knowledge.

References: It must be presented in alphabetical order by the author's last name and, in case of repetition of authorship, in a temporal order.

- For Interview

For the preparation of an interview script, it is advisable to have prior knowledge about the subject that will be discussed, or about the interviewee, always paying attention to the target audience of the content that will be created. The interview must begin with a presentation of its goals.

The following questions should be checked to prepare the interview to show its relevance:

- Does it represent an advance in the knowledge that deserves being disseminated to society?

- Does it contribute to the popularization of scientific knowledge?

- Does it have significant innovations?

- Can it have an impact on society or into the definition of public policies?

In addition to the target audience, can the interview also be used by decision-makers, researchers, students, and the general public?

In addition to interviews with  authors of articles, you can also choose to interview national or international extension agents and with people who are references in the subject.

The Interviews must be sent in a textual form. For the preparation of interviews in textual format, it is necessary to consider the following aspects:

Size: must have a minimum of 2 (two) and a maximum of 10 pages;

Language: can be sent in Portuguese or English;

Image: it must be obligatorily followed by the interviewee's photo, which must be sent in an attached file (.jpg or .gif), with good resolution (over 100 KB) and with prior authorization from the interviewee. An image that complements the content of the interview may be included.

Data about the interviewee: brief text with data about the interviewee, containing information about the curriculum, including the institution to which it is affiliated, developed extension projects, academic training, others;

Lead: the interviews must be followed by the lead, which consists of a short text that provides the reader with basic information about the topic. The lead must contain information that answers the following questions: "What"; "Who?"; "When?"; "Where?"; "How?" and "Why?".

Authorship considerations

Texts can be prepared by the research authors, the journal editor, or the editorial team. When submitting an interview to the "EntreAções: Dialogues in Extension" journal, the author automatically gives up any rights about the publication, releases the papers of editing the text, and reproduces it by any other vehicles, without payment.

The contents published in the journal "EntreAções: Dialogues in Extension" are under the authors' responsibility, and don't necessarily reflect any opinion of the journal's Editorial Council.

Revisions

Articles, Extension Reports, and Interviews will have the following revisions before the publication:

- Technical review by an ad hoc consultant;

- Review of Portuguese and English language by professional reviewers;

- Final Review by the Editorial Council;

- Final review by the text's author (s) before the publication.