Types of Documents Accepted

Sociologia & Antropologia’s accepts the following types of contributions:

1) Original articles (up to 9,000 words, including bibliographical references and footnotes) 

2) Research registers (up to 4,400 words). This section is comprised of

a. Presentation of sources and documents of research regarding the history of social sciences

b. Notes of research with photography

c. Bibliographical accounts of themes and issues of social sciences

3) Bibliographical reviews (up to 1,600 words)

4) Interviews

Manuscripts may be submitted in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish, however they will be published only in Portugues, Spanish and English. If necessary, the author will be responsible for their translation. Financial support may exceptionally be granted.

Authors' Contribution

Only those who have contributed substantially to the conception, planning, data analysis and writing of the article should be included as authors. These should be responsible for the information covered in the final version. All conditions must be met for authorship attribution. Whenever an article has more than one author, it will be necessary to specify each one's contribution in the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT). 

Manuscript Preparation 

Manuscripts submitted for publication must not be simultaneously submitted to another journal. Manuscripts should be submitted through our ScholarOne.

Article Submission Format

The manuscript should not contain the authors' names and should include endnotes of essential character in Arabic numerals; bibliographical references; article title and abstract (between 100 and 150 words), together with 5 keywords, in Portuguese and English; and, if applicable, the attribution of images. 

Acknowledgements and information about the authors should be sent in a separate file. This file should contain the following information: education, institution, position, e-mail, Orcid, research funding agency, statement that the research has been approved by an institutional ethics committee (if applicable) and the authors' main publications.

In the case of manuscripts previously available on preprint servers, they do not need to be anonymous. At the time of submission, it is necessary to inform the virtual location of the manuscript (link, DOI etc.). 

The texts must be typed in font Times New Roman 12, paragraphs with first line indented, justified, double-spaced on standard A4 paper (210x297), on one side of the page.

Digital Assets

Pictures, photographs, graphs, maps, tables and figures should have title and source, and be numbered. Also, they should be adequate for reliable reproduction (300dpi). In addition to being inserted in the body of text, images should be submitted as separate files. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.

Citations and References

We ask that you observe the standards of presentation required for bibliographical references and citations contained in the standardization of the American Psychology Association, APA, 7th Edition (Manual of the American Psychological Association, 2019, 7th edition). 

Footnotes should come at the end of the text (as endnotes) and should not be simple bibliographical references. The latter must appear in the body of the text with the following format:

(author’s last name, year of publication), as in the following example: (Tilly, 1996);

When quotations exceed five lines, they should be separated from the text in a special paragraph and indented; if they have less than five lines, they should be integrated in the paragraph and use quotation marks. In either case, the reference should conform to the format as follows:

(author’s last name, year of publication: page number), as in the following examples:

(Tilly, 1996: 105)

(Tilly, 1996: 105 - 106)

Bibliographical references in alphabetical order should appear after the endnotes and adhere to the following style format (other complementary elements are optional):

1. Book

Pinto, Luis de Aguiar Costa. (1949). Lutas de famílias no Brasil: introdução ao seu estudo. São Paulo: Companhia Editora Nacional.

2. Book by two authors

Cardoso, Fernando Henrique & Ianni, Octávio. (1960). Cor e mobilidade social em Florianópolis: aspectos das relações entre negros e brancos numa comunidade do Brasil meridional.São Paulo: Companhia Editora Nacional.

3. Book by many authors

Wagley, Charles et al. (1952). Race and class in rural Brazil. Paris: Unesco.

4. Chapter in book

Fernandes, Florestan. (2008). Os movimentos sociais no “meio negro”. In: A integração do negro na sociedade de classes. São Paulo: Globo, p. 7-134 (vol. 2).

5. Collection

Botelho, André & Schwarcz, Lilia Moritz (orgs.). (2009). Um enigma chamado Brasil. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras.

6. Article in book organized by author

Gonçalves, José Reginaldo Santos. (2007). Teorias antropológicas e objetos materiais. In: Antropologia dos objetos: coleções, museus e patrimônios. Rio de Janeiro: IPHAN, p. 13-42.

7. Article in book organized by the author and another person

Villas Bôas, Glaucia. (2008). O insolidarismo revisitado em O problema do sindicato único no Brasil. In: Villas Bôas, Glaucia & Pessanha, Elina Gonçalves da Fonte & Morel, Regina Lúcia de Moraes. Evaristo de Moraes Filho, um intelectual humanista. Rio de Janeiro: Topbooks, p. 61-84.

8. Article in book organized by another author 

Alexander, Jeffrey. (1999). A importância dos clássicos. In: Giddens, Anthony & Jonathan Turner (orgs.). Teoria social hoje. São Paulo: Ed. Unesp, p. 23-89.

9. Article in periodical or journal

Lévi-Strauss, Claude. (1988). Exode sur exode. L’Homme, XXVIII/2-3, p. 13-23.

10. Theses 

Veiga Junior, Maurício Hoelz. (2010). Homens livres, mundo privado: violência e pessoalização numa sequência sociológica. Dissertação de Mestrado. PPGSA/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

11. Second entry by same author

Luhmann, Niklas. (2010). Introdução à teoria dos sistemas. Petrópolis:  Vozes.
Luhmann, Niklas. (1991). O amor como paixão. Lisboa/Rio de Janeiro: Difel/Bertrand Brasil.

12. On-line research

Sallum Jr., Brasílio & Casarões, Guilherme. (2011). O impeachment de Collor: literatura e processo. Disponível em <http://www.acessa.com/gramsci/?page=visualizar&id=1374>. Acesso em 9 jun. 2011.

Supplementary Documents 

When submitting manuscripts, we ask that you complete and send in the Open Science Compliance Form. If necessary, a statement of the research's approval by the institutional ethics committee should be sent.

Financing Statement

Authors should inform all sources of support for their work, including names of funding agencies, contract number (if any), along with explanations of the role of these sources.

Additional Information

Any needed modifications in the manuscripts' structure or contents will be made in accordance with the authors. No additions or changes will be allowed after material has been printed.