Submissions

Author Guidelines

(1) Papers sent to the journal must be original and may not be submitted for evaluation in another journal. Texts published in annals of events will be accepted provided that the content is substantially different from that previously published. Along with the submitted paper, a Declaration of Originality, signed by the author(s), must be sent.

(2) All identification of the work’s authorship must be removed from the submitted paper and replaced, in red color, by the phrase suppressed to preserve author’s identity, ensuring the secrecy criterion required by the double-blind peer review.

(3) The journal does not determine a specific length but suggests that papers are between 30,000- and 50,000-characters (including spaces) long, including subtitles, footnotes, and references, as per the characteristics defined in the template.

(4) Papers must include: title in Portuguese (or Spanish) and English; abstract with a minimum of 100 words and a maximum of 200 words in Portuguese (resumo) and English; three to five descriptors (keywords) in Portuguese (palavras-chave) and English. If originally written in English or Spanish, the paper must necessarily have an abstract and descriptors in Portuguese.

(5) Illustrations of any nature (graphs, tables, photographs, schemes, engravings, croquis) are denominated “Figure” and must be sequentially numbered (1, 2, 3…).

(5.1) The title must be placed right after the figure, indicating the sequential number and with a brief and clear explanatory caption which dispenses with referring to the text and, if necessary, followed by a legend.

(5.2) The caption must also contain data of the illustration’s reference source, for instance, Source: Author (date, p. xx).

(5.3) Compressed in Web/Screen format, the illustration must be inserted as close as possible to the section of the text in which it is referred to and indicated in parenthesis (Figure 1).

(5.4) Due to the formatting of the journal, every paper must contain at least one imagen, except in cases justified by the author(s), and we recommend that it does not contain over ten.

(5.5) Photographs and drawings must comply with the Copyright Law in effect in Brazil, being therefore accepted only images (a) authored by the paper’s authors’ themselves, (b) of common law, with over 70 years since its original publication (in which case, the date must be indicated in the caption), or (c) free-of-rights images (for instance, Creative Commons and Wikicommons).

(6) At a later time and only for papers accepted for publication, author(s) must send the images separately, numbered according to the captions (Figure 1.jpg, Figure 2.jpg…), with minimal resolution of 1,200 pixels on the larger side. The Editorial Team reserves the right not to publicize the image that does not comply with any of these requirements.

(7) Formatting: see template.

(8) References, as well as citations, must rigorously follow the template’s indications. Brazilian  Guidelines ABNT NBR 6023 and ABNT NBR 10520 may also be consulted.

(9) Any doubts may be clarified via e-mail address revista.arq.urb@saojudas.br.

(10) On average, submitted articles are published within 24 weeks after the submission date.

Guidelines for Special Issues or Content Curated by Guest Editors

arq.urb fully adheres to the rigorous standards established by DOAJ for journals that publish special issues or content curated by guest editors. Below, we highlight the key points that demonstrate our commitment:

Editorial Responsibility:
The editors are fully responsible for the entire content of the journal, encompassing all special issues or those curated by guest editors, which align with the scope of the journal.

Editorial Oversight:
Articles in special issues or curated by guest editors receive the same editorial oversight as regular articles, including external peer review, ensuring quality and content validation.

Guest Editors' Credentials:
We ensure that the credentials of guest editors are meticulously verified and approved, guaranteeing experience and qualifications suitable for the scope of the edition.

Guest Editors' Supervision:
The editors exercise supervision over guest editors, ensuring compliance with the journal's editorial policies and ethical standards. Articles submitted by guest editors undergo a review process involving external reviewers to maintain impartiality, preserve quality, and ensure content diversity. These articles constitute a maximum of 25% of the total special issue or content curated by guest editors.