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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The contribution is original and UNPUBLISHED, and is not being evaluated for publication by another journal; otherwise, it must be justified in "Comments to the editor".
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word format.
  • URLs for references have been provided where possible.
  • The text has an interlining of 1.5; uses a 12-point power; use cursive instead of sublines (except in URLs); The figures and tables are inserted into the text -with the cited source- and at the end of the document as attached files.
  • The text follows the requirements described in Author Guidelines, on the About the Journal page.
  • In case of submission to a peer-reviewed section (e.g., articles), the instructions available in Ensuring blind peer review were followed.
  • I declare, under penalty of law and sanctions provided for in Esmec regulations and in the Themis Journal Call for Papers, that this article has not been and will not be submitted for evaluation or publication by any other journal or vehicle, being aware that, if the opposite occurs, I will communicate in advance to the Editors of Thamis Journal, which will still not exempt me from sanctions in case of new submission attempts, considering the need to preserve the originality and originality of the originals, avoiding subsequent accusations of self-plagiarism.

Author Guidelines

Those interested in submitting manuscripts to Themis must register in the SEER editorial system (http://revistathemis.tjce.jus.br/index.php/THEMIS/user/register), providing links to their curriculum on the Lattes Platform (for Brazilian authors), CNPq, and ORCID.

The journal adopts the rules of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) for references and citations, as well as specific rules of the journal itself, as outlined in its Calls for Papers.
ATTENTION: Themis Journal follows an open science policy and provides full free access to its content. The journal does not charge any fees to authors, co-authors, or readers.

Submitted texts must comply with the conditions for receiving scientific papers listed below:

Originality

Themis publishes original scientific papers that have not been disclosed in other media (blogs, websites, conference or seminar proceedings, or other types of publications).

Submission of Papers

Only papers submitted to the Themis Editorial Coordination through the website <revistathemis.tjce.jus.br> will be accepted.

Languages

Authors may submit papers written in Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, or Italian.

Author Requirements

The journal accepts submissions from authors who hold at least a Bachelor's degree, provided that the article is co-authored by someone holding a Master's or Doctoral degree.

Funding

Authors must inform the journal of any funding, research grants, or benefits received, whether from commercial or non-commercial sources, and declare that there is no conflict of interest compromising the presented work.

AVERAGE TIME BETWEEN SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

The publication process of a scientific article involves several stages that ensure the quality and credibility of the content. These include initial submission, peer review, revisions required by reviewers, final editing, and publication.

On average, this process takes approximately 24 weeks — that is, around six months — from the moment the article is submitted to its official publication. This time frame may vary depending on factors such as the complexity of the topic, reviewers' response time, necessary adjustments to the text, and the journal’s editorial flow.

Understanding this timeline is essential for researchers seeking to publish and institutions monitoring scientific output. The 24-week average reflects a balance between scientific rigor and editorial efficiency, representing a commitment to quality without compromising the timely dissemination of knowledge.

FORMAT AND PRESENTATION OF PAPERS

Scientific texts submitted for publication under this call must be unpublished in Brazil, between 15 and 20 pages long, in Word format (.DOC), following the formatting and editorial parameters established below, on A4 paper, without any author identification, and observing the following rules:

I. Formatting

  • Top and left margins: 3 cm; bottom and right margins: 2 cm

  • Font: Times New Roman

  • Text line spacing: 1.5 cm

  • References line spacing: single (1.0)

  • Paragraph indentation: 1.5 cm

  • Space between paragraphs: 6.0 pt

  • Paper title: font size 14, UPPERCASE, bold

  • Subtitles: size 12, lowercase, bold

  • Sub-subtitles: size 12, lowercase, italic

  • Sub-sub-subtitles: size 12, lowercase, underlined

  • No page breaks between titles and subtitles

  • Pages should not be numbered

II. Structure

  • Title: concise and without abbreviations, in the article’s language (and subtitle if applicable), size 14, centered, uppercase, bold

  • Title in English: (and subtitle if applicable), size 14, italic, centered, uppercase, bold, placed immediately after the original-language title

  • Abstract: the word “Resumo” in bold, capitalizing only the first letter, followed by a colon. The abstract must contain between 100 and 250 words, structured in the following order: introduction, justification, objective(s), methodology description, results, and conclusions

  • Keywords: in the original language, separated from the abstract by a character; the term “Palavras-chave” in bold, followed by 3 to 6 lowercase words (except for proper names), separated by colons

  • Abstract in English: the word “Abstract” in bold and italic, followed by a colon. It must be a faithful translation of the original abstract

  • Keywords in English: the word “Keywords” in bold and italic, followed by 3 to 6 lowercase words (except for proper names), separated by colons

The author-date-page citation system must be used. Comments and notes must appear as footnotes. Only one version of the article will be accepted. The author must ensure all revisions, including methodological, grammatical, and spelling, are made before submission.

III. Illustrations

Graphs, maps, tables, drawings, etc., must be numbered and titled as close as possible to the element referenced and must include the author and source.
Images must be submitted in separate high-resolution files (300 dpi), in JPG or PNG formats.

IV. Citations

Citations must follow the ABNT NBR 10520 standard (Information and Documentation – Citations in documents – Presentation/August 2002), using the author-date-page system:

  1. Indirect or direct citation without the author’s name in the text: author-date-page in parentheses.

  2. Indirect or direct citation with the author's name in the text: year and page in parentheses.

  • Citations up to 3 lines (in Portuguese) should be in the text body, in quotation marks, with no indentation or emphasis.

  • Foreign-language citations up to 3 lines: use italics and quotation marks.

  • Citations with 4 or more lines: separate from the main text with a 4 cm indent, size 11 font, single spacing, justified, no quotation marks. Foreign-language block quotes must be in italics.

  • Literal quotes of up to 10 lines are accepted.

Highlights:

  • From the original work: add “emphasis in the original” in parentheses after the quote

  • From the author of the article: add “emphasis added” or “emphasized” in parentheses after the quote

Footnotes: should contain only supplementary information that cannot be placed in the body text. They must not be long or include citations. Format: same font as the article, size 10, single spacing, justified alignment.

V. REFERENCES

References must list all sources explicitly cited in the text and follow the ABNT NBR 6023 (2018) standard (Information and Documentation – References – Elaboration). All necessary data must be provided to identify the works, ordered alphabetically.

Works by the same author should be sorted chronologically. Works from the same year must be distinguished by a letter (e.g., 2016-a, 2016-b). References should be in single spacing, left-aligned, and separated by a single blank line.

Examples:

Books:

CORRÊA DA SILVA, Waldimeiry. Regime internacional de enfrentamento ao tráfico de pessoas. Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2018. p. 370-376.

Book Chapters:

ROTAECHE, Cristina J. Gortazar. La protección jurídico internacional de los refugiados. In: La inmigración. Derecho español y internacional. Barcelona: Bosch, 1995. p. 557-608.

Laws:

BRAZIL. Ministry of Education and Culture. Ordinance No. 1.886, of December 30, 1994. Available at: http://www.mec.gov.br. Accessed on: Jan. 16, 2019.

BRAZIL. Law No. 11.106, of March 28, 2005. Diário Oficial da União, Brasília, Mar. 29, 2005.

BRAZIL. Civil Code. 46th ed. São Paulo: Saraiva, 1995.

BRAZIL. [Constitution (1988)]. Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Brasília, DF: Senate, 1988.

Court Rulings:

BRAZIL. Supreme Federal Court. Súmula No. 14. It is not admissible, through administrative act, to restrict job application for public office based on age. Available at: http://www.truenetm.com.br/jurisnet/sumusSTF.html. Accessed on: May 22, 2018.

Online Articles:

VERÍSSIMO, L. F. Um gosto pela ironia. Zero Hora, Porto Alegre, year 47, no. 16.414, p. 2, Aug. 12, 2010. Available at: http://www.clicrbs.com.br/zerohora/jsp/default.jspx?uf1&actionflip. Accessed on: Aug. 12, 2010.

Case Law:

BRAZIL. Superior Court of Justice. Habeas Corpus No. 181.636-1, 6th Civil Chamber of the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo, Brasília, DF, Dec. 6, 1994. Lex: jurisprudência do STJ e Tribunais Regionais Federais, São Paulo, v.10, n.103, p.236-240, Mar. 1998.

Journals:

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GEOGRAFIA. Rio de Janeiro: IBGE, 1939. ISSN 0034-723X. Quarterly. Merged with Boletim Geográfico, of IBGE. Cumulative index, 1939-1983.

Special edition:

The 500 Largest Companies in Brazil. Conjuntura Econômica. Rio de Janeiro: Ed. FGV, v. 38, n. 9, Sept. 1984. Special edition.

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Copyright Notice

The copyright of the articles remains with the authors themselves, ensuring that ownership of the creation stays with its legitimate creators. However, by submitting their work for publication, the authors authorize the journal to publicly disclose and make the content available.

It is the author's responsibility to ensure that the submitted material is original, unpublished, and does not infringe upon the copyrights of third parties.

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