Before preparing your manuscript, ensure that you have read the General Policies and Submission Guidelines and Files section. If the manuscript and submitted documents do not comply with the journal’s editorial policies and author instructions, the submission will be returned or rejected before review.

The manuscript must be complete with all the contents to be reviewed, i.e., it must include figures, tables, and other elements that are referenced within the manuscript.

File format and attributes

• Submit the manuscript text in Microsoft Office© DOCX format.

• The file must be free of identifying data to ensure anonymous review.

• The text must not exceed 20 pages (A4-size paper, 2.5 cm margins, single spacing, Times New Roman 12-point font), including Footnotes, Tables, Figures, References, and Appendices. Manuscripts exceeding 20 pages will not be accepted.

• Figures can also be submitted in separate files from the manuscript to ensure better quality, provided that their content is the same as those presented in the text.

• Articles in Portuguese must use commas as decimal separators and periods as digit grouping markers in all text, table, and figure content. Articles in English must use periods as decimal separators and commas for digit grouping. Articles in Spanish can follow the standard notation of the authors’ country of origin or the Brazilian notation.

Text Structure

Original articles and literature reviews/conceptual articles must be structured as follows:

• Titles,

• Abstracts and keywords,

• JEL Classification,

• Introduction,

• Theoretical Framework,

• Methodology,

• Results and Discussion,

• Conclusions, and

• References.

Manuscript title

• The title must not exceed 17 words.

• Provide the title in the primary language, followed by the translated title in the secondary language.

• In the primary language: follow the language of the full text (Portuguese, Spanish, or English).

• In the secondary language (submissions in Portuguese or Spanish): English.

• In the secondary language (submissions in English or Spanish): Portuguese.

Abstracts and keywords

• The abstract must not exceed 200 words.

• Provide the abstract followed by the keywords in the primary language, followed by the version in the secondary language.

• Primary language: follow the language of the full text (Portuguese, Spanish, or English).

• Secondary language (submissions in Portuguese or Spanish): English.

• Secondary language (submissions in English or Spanish): Portuguese.

• Separate the keywords with commas and end with a period.

Example:

Resumo: [Text of the abstract with a maximum of 200 words in the primary language].
Palavras-chave: [Keywords, primary language, separated by commas, with a period].
Abstract: [Text of the abstract with a maximum of 200 words in the secondary language].
Keywords: [Keywords, secondary language, separated by commas, with a period].

JEL Classification

Insert the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification after the abstracts and keywords. If in doubt, access the link: https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php.

Example:

JEL Classification: Q3

Licenses and Copyright

Whenever authors use third-party images, tables, or other content—whether in full, redesigned in a new version, or merely as inspiration—it is necessary to obtain proper written permission from the author or copyright holder and include the respective citation indicating the source and credit.

Units of Measurement

It is recommended that units of measurement be presented in the International Standard. Below is a table showing some suggestions for using these units:

Abbreviations and symbols

All acronyms used in the text must be spelled in full upon their first appearance in the text, even if they have already been defined in the abstract.

Footnotes

All data sources and models used in the text must be cited, and the methodological and estimation procedures adopted must be detailed. These can be presented through footnotes. When using footnotes, ensure they are inserted using the native footnote tool of the word processor.
Footnotes must be numbered consecutively throughout the text and used only when absolutely necessary, and they should not be used to present bibliographic references. For instructions on how to present bibliographic references in the manuscript, refer to the section References and Citations.

Use of colors

Although the use of colors is permitted, it is important that the authors (or editing professionals) strive to ensure that the use of color does not impair understanding for readers with any vision disorders. We recommend consulting the following resources before preparing figures or tables using colors:

• How to make scientific figures accessible to readers with color-blindness (2019, Science News, The American Society for Cell Biology)

• Wong, B. Points of view: Color blindness. Nat Methods 8, 441 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1618

Figures

Charts, photographs, diagrams, illustrations, etc. must follow these guidelines:

• Present high quality and readability (see Resolution and Formats section).

• Be inserted in the body of the document immediately after their first citation.

• Be cited as Figure (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figures 3-7, etc.) in ascending order according to their citations.

• Follow the guidelines in the sections Use of Colors and Editing and Manipulation.

• The caption of the Figures must clearly identify and describe any visual elements used to highlight points of interest in the Figures (arrows, symbols, letters, numbers, etc.).

• Figures containing photos of people must ensure that they cannot be identified unless the use of their images has been specifically authorized for publication in the article (see Licenses and Copyright section).

Resolution and formats

Charts, photographs, diagrams, illustrations, etc. must be submitted in JPG format, with high quality. We recommend that authors (or editing professionals) follow these guidelines:

• Consider whether the figure will be published occupying the full width of the page or one column, and make sure it allows perfect readability of all texts and symbols used.

• If you expect the figure to take up the full-page width, submit it with a width between 2500 and 5000 pixels.

• If you expect the figure to take up the width of a column (or half a page), submit it with a width between 1200 and 2400 pixels.

Editing and manipulation

When preparing your images, take care when using filters or other types of editing to include highlights, etc. Images should not be manipulated or excessively adjusted in a way that could cause misinterpretation of the information. We recommend that authors (or editing professionals) consider the following tips and examples:

• What's in a picture? The temptation of image manipulation (Mike Rossner, Kenneth M. Yamada. J Cell Biol 5 July 2004; 166 (1): 11–15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200406019).

• Digital Images and Misconduct. (Council of Science Editors, White Paper on Publication Ethics).

Tables and charts

Tables and charts must be in an editable format and presented at the end of the manuscript. They must be numbered following the order of citation in the text and created using the table tool of Microsoft Word® or the corresponding text editor. They should never be constructed using spaces, tabs, or text boxes.
They must be numbered and contain a title and source of information. In the text, the authors must identify the location where such elements should be inserted. The file must be editable and, therefore, not taken from other files, such as a screenshot, for example.
If symbols or acronyms are used in the table content, even if explained in the text, their meaning must be indicated in the caption of the respective table, along with the source of information.

References and citations

To promote the DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) principles, the RESR accepts bibliographic references in any style, as long as they follow the guidelines below. The references will be standardized by the journal’s production team to the American Psychological Association (APA) style before the publication of the approved articles.

• They must be in the author-date format.

• Every reference must be cited in the text.

• Every cited material must be listed at the end of the manuscript.

Post-acceptance and publication

After receiving the provisional acceptance letter, authors should be aware of the following steps to avoid publication delays.

Bilingual publication option

Submissions approved in Portuguese or Spanish will have the option of being published in the original language along with an English version to reach a larger international readership.

Payment of the publication charge

Authors must follow the instructions of the journal’s Article Processing and Publishing policies to pay the fee according to the publication option, in one or two languages, and submit the receipt, as per the message sent by the journal team.

Language proofreading and translation

It is the authors’ responsibility to submit:

• The grammatically revised version, along with a statement from a professional or specialized company certifying the proofreading in the language of the approved version to be published.

• For bilingual publication: The complete text in the translated version, along with a translation statement issued by a professional or specialized company.

• Cover the costs of review and translation (see Languages of Review and Publication section).

Content and layout review

After receiving the revised/translated versions, the RESR team will carry out the necessary procedures for publication. The authors will have two opportunities to review the version to be published:

• Content proof (DOCX file): The author must respond to the pending issues identified by the team within 48 hours. If necessary, minor adjustments to the text are permitted.

• Layout proof (PDF file): The author must respond to the pending issues identified by the team within 48 hours. Content changes are not allowed, except in serious cases, which must be justified by the authors and approved by the editor.

Corrections after publication

If the authors identify the need for changes and corrections after the publication of the article, these should be promptly and thoroughly communicated so that the journal team can take the necessary steps to correct the literature.

Order and priority of publication

The Editor-in-Chief and the RESR Associate Editors are responsible for selecting the texts that will be published in each issue of the journal, considering the following criteria: initial submission date, institutional plurality of the first authors, plurality of subjects (except in thematic issues), and the presence of international articles.