Orientações para Autores
All texts submitted for review and eventual publication in the journal must meet the following criteria:
Identification of authors: The identification of authors will be uploaded to the platform as a supplementary file following the model for declaration of authorship and conflicts of interest proposed by the journal.
Article title: In the author's language and also in the other two languages of the journal (depending on the case, Spanish, Portuguese, English).
Abstracts: Between 200 and 250 words.
Article text: It is suggested that they follow the structure Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion and Conclusion, References.
The text may be written in Portuguese, English or Spanish. Abstract should be included or replaced by the summary only when in English.
Article length: between 6000 and 7000 words. A small extension will not be permitted. In the case of review studies, texts of up to 8000 words will be accepted.
Formatting: The font used throughout the text must be Times New Roman, 12-point size, and paragraphs must be justified on both margins, which must all be 2.5 cm.
Line spacing must be single-spaced, and the first line must be indented by 1.25 cm. Titles must be in bold and lowercase letters, and captions must be in bold and italic.
Use a 1.25 cm left margin indent for the first line, with exceptions when requested.
Direct and long quotations, with more than three lines, must be highlighted with a 4 cm indent from the left margin, in smaller font size 10 and without quotation marks.
The manuscript must be submitted in digital and editable format in Microsoft Word file extensions, with numbered and continuous lines, that is, continuing from one page to the next.
Citations: Direct quotations in the text, with up to three lines, must be contained in double quotation marks and page number(s) indicated. Direct quotations in the text, with more than three lines, should be highlighted with a 4 cm indent from the left margin, with 10 pt font and without quotation marks, using single line spacing.
Academicus Magazine uses the APA Standard (7th edition). Full reference (in the list of references):
1. Book
Last name, A. A. (Year). Book title in italics: Subtitle also. Publisher.
Example:
Freire, P. (1996). Pedagogy of autonomy: Necessary knowledge for educational practice. Peace and Land.
2. Scientific article
Full reference:
Last name, A. A., & Last name, B. B. (Year). Article title. Journal title in italics, volume (number), pages. https://doi.org/xxxxx
Example:
Silva, M. R., & Costa, L. H. (2020). The influence of the school environment on learning. Revista Brasileira de Educação, 25(3), 45–60. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-24782020250345
3. Internet content (no DOI)
Last name, A. A. (Year, day, month). Title of the page or article. Name of the website. URL
Example:
Pereira, J. (2021, August 10). How to develop emotional intelligence. Psicologia Atual. https://www.psicologiaatual.com.br/inteligencia-emocional
4. Laws
Country. Name of the law, number of the law, date (Year). Official publication. URL (if available)
Example (Angola):
Angola. Law No. 17/16, of October 7. General Labor Law. Official Gazette. https://www.governo.gov.ao/leis/trabalho
5. Published Monograph, Dissertation or Thesis
Last name, A. A. (Year). Title of the monograph/dissertation/thesis in italics (Type of work, Name of the Institution). Name of the repository or database. URL
Example:
Silva, M. F. (2021). Symbolic violence in the urban school context (Master's Dissertation, Agostinho Neto University). UAN Repository. https://repositorio.uan.ao/handle/123456789/2021
6. Unpublished Monograph, Dissertation or Thesis
Last name, A. A. (Year). Title in italics (Unpublished monograph/dissertation/thesis work). Name of the Institution.
Example:
Ferreira, A. L. (2023). Students' perceptions of remote learning (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation work). Mandume Ya Ndemufayo University.
As an open access journal, Academicus Magazine does not charge any fees for submitting manuscripts, nor does it charge any publication fees for reviewing, text layout, formatting, journal maintenance, or indexing.
In this regard, the journal is committed to providing the authors with the appropriate responses as quickly as possible, and is always available for clarifications via email: geral@academicuspro.ao or academicuspro06@gmail.com.
