Editorial Policy

To access RESR editorial policy, as well as the regulation on special editions, submission of discussion texts and bibliographic reviews click on: Editorial Policy

General Policies

The following sections detail the editorial policies of the RESR that guide the journal’s editorial process. Some important information that authors should be aware of before submission:

• Only submissions in Portuguese, English, and Spanish will be considered.

• Only submissions that fully adhere to the editorial policies (see Editorial Policy section) will be sent for review.

• Texts longer than 20 pages, or that do not include all appendices (see Submission Guidelines section), or that do not meet all the guidelines presented in these author instructions (see Manuscript Preparation Guidelines section), will be returned for adjustments, up to a maximum of two times.

• Only original contributions (that advance the knowledge in the field) not previously published (see Preprints and Other Previous Publications section) are evaluated.

• Submissions will only be reviewed after payment of the submission fee (see Processing and Publication Fees section).

• Final acceptance will only be sent after payment of the publication fee (see Processing and Publication Fees section).

• The content is the full responsibility of the authors. RESR is not responsible for opinions, ideas, concepts, or positions expressed in the texts (see Research and Publication Ethics Declaration and Policies section).

Languages for Review and Publication

Articles must be submitted for review in English, Portuguese, or Spanish.

Accepted articles in Portuguese or Spanish may, depending on the authors’ choice, be published in their original language accompanied by their English version. This allows for greater visibility of the article and expands the reach of readers and researchers from English-speaking countries.

Accepted submissions will only be published after the submission of grammar and translation review declarations—should the authors opt for publication in more than one language—issued by a professional or specialized company. All proofreading and translation costs will be borne by the authors.

Section Policies

Original Articles

These are studies derived from scientific research that present the following characteristics:

1. Framing the research problem in relation to the state of the art in the field;

2. Appropriate scientific methodology;

3. Analysis and discussion of results based on theoretical, empirical, or historical references;

4. Contributions to scientific, technological, and applied knowledge.

RESR’s methodological approach encompasses various research and analysis methods that may be used in scientific articles submitted to this section, ranging from exploratory research, field studies, case studies, to qualitative analyses or using quantitative and econometric methodologies.

The choice of appropriate methodology stems from a proper definition of the research topic and implies a good understanding and description of the data obtained. The results must be adequately discussed within a suitable theoretical framework and highlight their contributions to understanding reality and advancing theory in the fields of Economics, Administration, and Rural Sociology.

Exploratory studies on frontier topics will be accepted for review, provided they adequately emphasize the importance of the subject, the limitations of the text, and propose a future research agenda.

Tests of applications of methodologies developed in other works will only be accepted for review if they provide relevant contributions to the improvement of these methods and include a comprehensive discussion of the contributions of the data to the literature on Rural Economics, Administration, and Sociology in Brazil.

Literature Reviews/Conceptual Articles

These are studies that systematize existing knowledge, offering a novel and in-depth perspective on a relevant topic, demonstrating new interpretations, approaches, and/or concepts.

Authorship Policies

Limits

RESR presents some limitations regarding authorship that must be observed by authors before submission:

• Author limit: Each text may have a maximum of 5 (five) authors.

• Submission limit: A maximum of 2 (two) submissions per year per author is allowed, regardless of their position on the author list. That is, a third submission by the same author will be automatically canceled.

Authorship Criteria

Authors are those who have significantly contributed to the design, planning, execution, or interpretation of the study reported. The inclusion of ‘ghost’ or ‘guest’ authors, who did not significantly contribute to the work, is unethical. The Editor-in-Chief will contact the authors for clarification if any authorship violation is detected and may withdraw the article from the editorial process if misconduct is confirmed. COPE guidelines will be used as a reference for handling such cases.

• COPE Council. COPE Flowcharts and infographics — How to recognize potential authorship problems — English. https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.22© 2021 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Changes in Authorship and Conflict Resolution

After manuscript submission, any changes in authorship (addition or removal of authors) must be accompanied by a written justification signed by all original authors and those affected by the change. Changes in the order of authors after submission also require the same justification and written consent from all authors.

In the case of disputes over authorship, the RESR will use the COPE’s guidelines to resolve such cases. The journal reserves the right to suspend the review or publication of the submission until the dispute is resolved.

Author Contributions

To promote transparency, the RESR requires all authors to explicitly declare their individual contributions to the study. Although the use of the CRediT taxonomy is encouraged, authors may use other designations for their contributions, which may include but are not limited to:

• Conception/design of the study,

• Data collection,

• Analysis and interpretation,

• Writing of the manuscript, and

• Critical review.

Acknowledgments

Individuals who contributed in some way to the work but do not meet the authorship criteria should be included in the Acknowledgments section. Such individuals must provide specific written consent, which should be retained by the authors in case the journal requests it in the future.

Submission Guidelines and Files

Submission Conditions

As part of authorship standardization, the RESR’s Committee has made it mandatory to include the ORCID of all authors at the time of submission. After the first analysis, before being forwarded for review, submissions that do not have the ORCID of all authors will be returned for the inclusion of the identifier.

• All authors need to have their individual ORCID identifier, which can be obtained for free at https://orcid.org/register.

• All authors must have their own registration in the journal’s submission system, available at https://submission.scielo.br/index.php/resr/user/register.

  • Important: All authors must link their ORCID in their submission system profile.

  • ATTENTION: There is a system issue where the full URL without the “s” after “http” must be used, as in this example: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097. See the tutorial for registration here.

Required Files

When submitting to the RESR, authors must thoroughly read and follow all the journal’s policies and guidelines. Authors who do not comply with the instructions will have their submission returned for corrections. Failure to resolve the issues after two returns will result in automatic rejection of the article in the submission system.

To facilitate the journal team’s verification of the article’s compliance with the guidelines, the following files must be carefully prepared:

Title Page

This document collects information that will be published if the paper is accepted but may identify the research, institutions, or authors. For this reason, it must be submitted in a file separate from the manuscript.

The title page includes a form with fields to be completed by the journal team and fields to be completed by the authors.

Authors must follow the instructions below on how to obtain the form and fill out the following information:

• Title in the original language

• Title in the second language

• Authors’ names

• Authors’ affiliations

• Authors’ contributions

• Financial support

• Conflicts of interest

• Ethics committee approval

• Data availability statement

• Acknowledgments

• Corresponding author

The form is available at this link and must be submitted in an editable DOCX format. If the download does not start when you click, choose the option File > Download.

The information must be filled in the green fields (Filled by: Author) according to these guidelines.

Title in the original language

• The title must have a maximum of 17 words.

• The language must be Portuguese, Spanish, or English.

Title in the second language

• The title must have a maximum of 17 words.

• The language must be English for submissions in Portuguese or Spanish, or Portuguese for submissions in other languages.

Authors’ names

• Provide the full name of all authors.

• Use superscript numerical indices to indicate each author’s affiliation.

• Include each author’s ORCID after the superscript numerical indices for their affiliations.

Example:

Albert Einstein¹ https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000, Marie Curie² https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000, Nikola Tesla¹ https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000

Authors’ affiliations

• Provide the authors’ affiliations in separate lines.

• Use the same superscript numerical indices for each affiliation.

• List institutions in the following order, separated by commas, and ending with a period: Institute, Graduate Program, University (Acronym), City (State), Country.

• After the institution, include the e-mail addresses of authors who share the same affiliation.

Example:

¹Institute of Physics, Graduate Program, University (Acronym), City (State), Country. E-mails: author1@email.com; author3@email.com
²Institute of Chemistry, Graduate Program, University (Acronym), City (State), Country. E-mail: author2@email.com

Authors’ contributions

Declare each author’s contributions according to their role in the paper. Contributions may include but are not limited to:

• Conception/design of the study,

• Data collection,

• Data analysis and interpretation,

• Manuscript writing, and

• Critical review.

Example:

Authors’ contributions:
Albert Einstein: Contribution 1, Contribution 2.
Nikola Tesla: Contribution 1, Contribution 3.
Marie Curie: Contribution 1, Contribution 2, Contribution 3.

Financial support

Authors must declare any financial support received from funding agencies or private companies during the preparation of the study.

• If none of the authors received funding or any type of financial support, indicate: “None to declare”.

• When declaring financial support, list the full name of the author who received the support, followed by the name of the institution or agency and the grant number (in this order).

Example:

Funding Source:
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: Received funding from the Funding Agency (grants: AAA-AAA/AAAA and BBB-BBB/BBBB).
Nikola Tesla: Received financial support from Another Funding Agency (grant: CCC-CCC/CCCC).
Other authors: None to declare.

Conflicts of interest

Authors must include a statement explicitly declaring any potential conflicts of interest. Statements may be combined or separated for each author.

• If no potential conflicts of interest exist, indicate: “None to declare.”

• When declaring conflicts of interest, start each statement with the full name of the author as it appears in the authorship.

Example:

Conflicts of interest:
Albert Einstein: Received financial support for providing training to the supplier of equipment used in this research (ACME Corporation) before conducting the study related to this article and discloses that this did not interfere with the study.
Other authors: None to declare.

Acknowledgments

Use this field to recognize contributions from institutions or individuals who do not meet the authorship criteria, noting that:

• This section is optional.

• Permission must be obtained before including individuals.

• Information on financial support must be included in the appropriate section.

Data availability

Use this section to declare:

• How and where the data supporting the study’s findings can be accessed, including a link to access (preferably DOI) and the access conditions, if applicable.

• If the data are not available, the reasons must be stated.

Examples:

Data Availability Statement: The research data are available via DOI: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FGV9CB.
Data Availability Statement: The research data are available in the Supplementary Materials.
Data Availability Statement: The research data will be available upon request sent to [e-mail for data request].
Data Availability Statement: The research data cannot be made available because [reason].

Ethics statement

If your research involves animals or humans, it must be submitted to the ethics committee of your institution and:

• Follow the corresponding guidelines and legislation of the country where the research was conducted.

• If your research has been exempted from ethics committee review, the exemption must be provided, or the reason for not presenting it to the committee must be thoroughly justified in the letter to the editor.

Examples:

Ethics statement: The research that led to this article was submitted to the Research Ethics Committee of [Institution Name] and approved under protocol [protocol code].
Ethics statement: The research that led to this article is exempt from ethics committee review [with these reasons clearly justified].

Responsibility and publication license agreement

The agreement is available through this link and must be signed by all authors, who must be aware of and agree with the editorial policies. By signing the agreement, the authors take responsibility for the article’s content and any other legal attributions arising from the research.

Cover letter

The cover letter must be direct and concise. In the letter, the main contributions of the study to the field must be presented, and any potential ethical issues must be addressed. Indicate whether the manuscript has been previously reviewed by the RESR or another journal.

The letter must also explain any potential conflict of interest or ethical issues related to the research and justify if any mandatory documents are not applicable to the article.

If the article is derived from undergraduate theses, master’s theses, or doctoral dissertations, this must be explicitly stated. Additionally, if the abstract was presented at scientific events, this must be disclosed.

Proof of processing fee

The processing fee must be paid via Bank Slip or Credit Card before submission, through the appropriate link in the Processing and Publication Fee section. Additionally:

• Proof of payment must be included in the system.

• Resubmitted manuscripts (with a “Reject and Resubmit” decision) must pay the processing fee again.

• Manuscript archived because of delay will not have the processing fee refunded.

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