Authorship

Chapter I – Preliminary Provisions

Art. 1 These guidelines establish the rules for submission, review, formatting, and publication of manuscripts in the journal Ciência da Informação Express (CIExpress), in accordance with the principles of originality, scientific relevance, and compliance with adopted editorial practices.

Art. 2 Only the following types of work will be accepted:

I – Original and unpublished;
II – Not under simultaneous review by another journal;
III – That provide a substantial contribution to the scientific community.

Sole paragraph. Submission implies full acceptance of these guidelines by the authors.

Chapter II – Scope and Periodicity

Art. 3 The journal Ciência da Informação Express (CIExpress) publishes the following types of contributions on a rolling basis:

I – Scientific articles;
II – Essays, interviews, and teaching cases;
III – Communications, press releases, and reviews;
IV – Abstracts, releases, and other academic texts.

Art. 4 The topics must be related to the fields of Library Science, Documentation, Archival Science, Information Science, Information Technology, and Open Science practices.

Art. 5 The journal is published annually, with continuous publication (rolling pass), aiming to reduce the time between submission, approval, and dissemination.

Sole paragraph. At least one of the authors must hold a doctoral degree.

Chapter III – Submission and Metadata

Art. 6 Submissions must be made exclusively through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, available at: https://cienciadainformacaoexpress.ufla.br, following the blind review system.

Art. 7 The submitting author must correctly fill in all metadata, including:

I – Full name, academic degree, institutional affiliation, city, state, country, email, and ORCID ID for all authors;
II – Title of the manuscript with the first letter capitalized;
III – Abstract according to specific instructions;
IV – Keywords entered individually;
V – References formatted according to ABNT standards.

Chapter IV – Peer Review

Art. 8 Manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer review, applicable to scientific articles, reviews, and teaching cases.

Art. 9 The initial screening will be carried out by the editors, based on:

I – Originality and scientific contribution;
II – Thematic and methodological relevance;
III – Compliance with journal guidelines.

Art. 10 Manuscripts approved in the editorial screening will be forwarded to at least two external reviewers.

§1 In case of conflicting reviews, the editors may appoint a third reviewer.
§2 Possible decisions are:
I – Accepted;
II – Accepted with mandatory revisions;
III – Resubmit;
IV – Rejected.

Art. 11 Authors will be given a deadline to submit the revised version, which may be subject to a new round of review.

Sole paragraph. Failure to submit the revised version within the stipulated timeframe may result in automatic rejection of the manuscript.

Art. 12 Reviews may be published anonymously, according to the journal's adopted model.

§1 Upon agreement between authors and reviewers, identities may be disclosed.
§2 Preprint submissions may be accepted under single-blind review.

Chapter V – Formatting and Presentation

Art. 13 Manuscripts must meet the following formatting criteria:

I – Font: Arial, size 12 pt;
II – Line spacing: 1.5;
III – Use of the journal’s template;
IV – File formats: DOC, DOCX, ODT, or RTF.

Art. 14 Length and structure vary according to the type of contribution:

I – Articles: 8 to 20 pages;
II – Essays, interviews, and teaching cases: 8 to 12 pages;
III – Communications, press releases, and reviews: up to 6 pages.

Art. 15 The abstract must be a maximum of 11 lines in both Portuguese and English, clearly stating the issue, objectives, methodology, and conclusions.

Art. 16 Illustrations must follow ABNT standards, including upper identification (type, number, dash, title), font (minimum 10 pt), and mandatory source attribution.

I. Illustrations must be cited in the text and positioned near the corresponding excerpt;
II. Descriptions should comply with ABNT 17225, when possible.

Art. 17 Citations must follow the author–date system (ABNT NBR 10520/2023).

Art. 18 References must follow ABNT NBR 6023, including:

I – Place of publication for journals (mandatory);
II – Links and DOIs whenever available.

Chapter VI – Data and Supplementary Documents

Art. 19 Research data and supplementary materials may be submitted, provided they are directly linked to the article.

Art. 20 Submission of the “Notes and Publication Credits” document is mandatory, including:

I – Acknowledgments;
II – Funding;
III – Conflicts of interest;
IV – Ethical approval;
V – Data availability;
VI – Previous publication as a preprint;
VII – Author contributions;
VIII – Editorial information;
IX – Submission history.

Chapter VII – Final Provisions

Art. 21 It is recommended that each manuscript include no more than three authors, though this is not restrictive.

Art. 22 Incomplete submissions will be archived or rejected within 15 (fifteen) days, unless a justified extension is accepted by the editors.

Art. 23 Editors reserve the right to:

I – Adjust grammar and formatting as needed;
II – Reject manuscripts with textual similarity over 30%, as detected by plagiarism-check software;
III – Describe illustrations in accordance with ABNT 17225.

Art. 24 The average time between submission and publication is up to 160 (one hundred and sixty) days.

Art. 25 The Editorial Board is not responsible for the opinions expressed in the published works.