Submissions

Author Guidelines

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

Articles submitted for review must be original, except those available in preprint repositories, and simultaneous submission to another journal is not allowed.

When submitting a manuscript, the author(s) must complete and attach the ‘Open Science Compliance Form’ as a supplementary file. Through this form, the author(s) declare(s) adherence to Open Science practices.

The Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy is a multilingual journal and publishes articles written in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, reviewed in their original language. It is mandatory to publish the English translation of articles submitted in Portuguese, and the publication of a Portuguese version is encouraged when originally written in a foreign language. Articles submitted in Spanish are also encouraged to be published in English.

The complete works along with their subsequent translations will be accessible in electronic format on the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) website. The Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy takes no responsibility for the opinions or views expressed in the published texts and affirms that they are solely the author's responsibility. These views do not necessarily represent the opinions of its Editorial Board.

AUTHORS' CONTRIBUTION

All individuals who contributed to the study design, development, and analysis of the presented data are identified as authors. Therefore, in the article submission, the corresponding author must inform each author’s contributions to one of the roles: Problem Identification and Conceptualization; Analysis; Active Participation in the Discussion of Results; Writing; Review and Approval of the Final Version of the Study. This information will be included in the “Author Contributions” section at the end of the manuscript. It is suggested to follow the taxonomy proposed by CRedit. 

FINANCING STATEMENT

Acknowledgments for the financial support received from funding institutions for carrying out the research and preparing the manuscript must be informed, if any. The name of the financing agency must be written in full, followed by the grant number. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Acknowledgments should include the collaboration of individuals, groups, or institutions that deserve recognition but do not qualify for authorship.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

When submitting a manuscript, the responsible author must provide, in the designated fields in the article submission system, the following data for all authors: full name, ORCID, institutional affiliation, and e-mail. Submissions with incomplete information will be immediately rejected.

ARTICLE SUBMISSION FORMAT

Manuscripts should be written in Portuguese, English, or Spanish, typed in Microsoft Word 2007 or later, A4 paper size, 2.5 cm margins, 1.5 line spacing, Times New Roman 12-point font. All paragraphs should start at column 1, without tabulation. References should follow the 7th edition of American Psychological Association (APA 7) style.

Submitted manuscripts must meet the structuring criteria for their presentation and comply with the guidelines outlined below. Authors are suggested to use a checklist for the text structure before submitting it to the journal. Texts that do not meet the mentioned items will be returned to the authors for adjustment prior to evaluation by the Section Editors. Below are the guidelines for preparing the: 1) Cover Letter and 2) Structure of the Text.

1) Cover Letter:

- Title and subtitle of the article: Concise and informative. In Portuguese and English. When the text is presented in Spanish, the title should be presented in all three languages (Spanish, Portuguese, and English).

- Authors: Full name, ORCID, and e-mail address of the author(s). Provide the highest academic degree, position, and institutional affiliation of each author (institution, city, state, country). The journal accepts up to five authors per text. In duly justified cases, a larger number of authors may be accepted by the Editors-in-Chief.

- ORCID: Provide the ORCID number for all authors. In case of doubt, visit the ORCID website.

- Contact: Indicate the author responsible for communication with the journal. Full name, institutional address (institution, address, ZIP code, city, state, country), e-mail address, and phone number for contact.

- Funding Source: All authors must report all funding information received during the study. The information should include the names of the funding agencies and the grant numbers. 

- Acknowledgments: Any collaborators who do not meet the authorship criteria defined by the CRedit recommendations.

- Artificial Intelligence Resources: Authors must specify the use of artificial intelligence resources if it is the case. Its use, when necessary, must be restricted to assistance with grammatical correction, translation, and/or preparation and management of references.  

- Author Contribution: Authors must specify their contribution to the work. Indicate each author’s collaboration concerning the submitted material (e.g., study design, organization of sources and/or analyses, manuscript writing and revision, etc.).

- Conflict of Interest: Disclose any conflicts of interest of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature.

2) Structure of the Text

- Title and subtitle of the article: Concise and informative. In Portuguese and English. When the text is presented in Spanish, the title should be presented in all three languages (Spanish, Portuguese, and English).

- Abstract: Should reflect the fundamental aspects of the work, with a minimum of 150 words and a maximum of 250. Preferably, adopt a structured abstract (Introduction, Objectives, Method, Results, and Conclusion). The abstract should precede the text and be in Portuguese and English. When the text is submitted in Spanish, it should be presented in all three languages.

- Keywords: Three to six, in Portuguese and English, presented after the summary and after the abstract, respectively. When the text is submitted in Spanish, it should be presented in all three languages. Keywords should be separated by commas. Consult DeCS (Health Sciences Descriptors) and/or Sociological Abstracts.

For research involving humans, indicate whether current ethical procedures were followed. For intervention analyses, indicate whether all necessary ethical procedures were carried out. Also, state if the text has been presented at conferences, seminars, symposiums, or similar events.

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DIGITAL ASSETS

- Tables: Should be cited in the text in increasing numerical order (e.g., table 1, table 2, table 3, etc.) and have a numbered caption corresponding to their citation. Tables should be presented in an editable format (preferably use Microsoft Office Word® 2007 or later to prepare and submit tables in .doc format). Tables should also be properly identified and in grayscale. Tables should be inserted in the text in editable format and not at the end of the document or as attachments.

- Figures: Figures (diagrams, graphs, charts, images, and photographs) should be provided in high resolution (300 dpi), in JPG or TIF, in color and black and white, and should be perfectly legible. Every figure should be cited in the text in increasing numerical order (e.g., figure 1, figure 2, figure 3, etc.) and have a numbered caption corresponding to it. Figures should be submitted as supplementary documentation, in separate files, with the respective caption. Every diagram, graph, chart, image, and/or photograph should be named as a figure.

Texts may contain a maximum of five figures and/or tables.

CITATIONS AND REFERENCES

- In-text citations: The authors’ names should be written with only the first letters capitalized, followed by the publication date of the reference. For example: “According to Silva (2009), [...]” or (Silva, 2009). When there are two authors, the names should be separated by “&”. For example: “According to Amarantes & Gomes (2003) [...]” or (Amarantes & Gomes, 2003). When there are more than two authors, the first author’s name should be followed by “et al.” Both the bibliography used and cited in the text must be in the reference list, and the entire reference list must be cited in the text.

Direct quotes (verbatim excerpts from the cited author’s work) of less than three lines should be inserted in the text within double quotation marks; direct quotes of more than three lines should be indented 4 cm from the left margin, in a font size one point smaller than the main text, and without quotation marks (in these cases, the page number(s) of the source must be specified).

- References: Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references cited in the manuscript. References should follow APA guidelines as detailed in the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Tutorials on how to format references can also be found on the website http://www.apastyle.org. At the end of the manuscript, references should be presented and ordered alphabetically, as in the examples:

Books

Cavalcanti, A., & Galvão, C. (2007). Terapia ocupacional: fundamentação & prática. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan.

Book chapters

Castro, E. D., Lima, E. M. F. A., & Brunello, M. I. B. (2001). Atividades humanas e terapia ocupacional. In M. M. R. P. De Carlo & C. C. Bartalotti (Eds.), Terapia ocupacional no Brasil: fundamentos e perspectivas (pp. 41-59). São Paulo: Plexus.

Articles

Lopes, R. E. (2004). Terapia ocupacional em São Paulo: um percurso singular e geral. Cad. Bras. Ter. Ocup., 12(2), 75-88.

Online articles

Magalhães Sobrinho, P., Carvalho Junior, J. A., Luz Silveira, J., & Magalhães Filho, P. (2000). Analysis of aluminum plates under heating in electrical and natural gas furnaces. Energy, 25(10), 975-987. Retrieved 29 June 2001.

Thesis and dissertations

Medeiros, M. H. R. (2004). A reforma da atenção ao doente mental em Campinas: um espaço para a terapia ocupacional (Doctoral dissertation). Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas.

Online thesis and dissertations

Fujita, M. S. L. (1985). PRECIS na língua portuguesa: uma experiência com a indexação de artigos de periódicos brasileiros (Master’s thesis). Escola de Comunicações e Artes, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo. Retrieved 20 December 2001.

Legal documents

Brasil. (1997). Medida provisória nº 1.569-9, de 11 de dezembro de 1997. Diário Oficial [da] República Federativa do Brasil, Brasília, seção 1, p. 29514.

São Paulo. (2001, 1 de dezembro). Decreto nº 46.324, de 30 de novembro de 2001. Declara de utilidade pública a entidade que específica. Diário Oficial do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, seção 1.

Online legal documents

Brasil. (2004, 3 de dezembro). Decreto nº 5.296 de 2 de dezembro de 2004. Regulamenta as Leis nos 10.048, de 8 de novembro de 2000, que dá prioridade de atendimento às pessoas que especifica, e 10.098, de 19 de dezembro de 2000, que estabelece normas gerais e critérios básicos para a promoção da acessibilidade das pessoas portadoras de deficiência ou com mobilidade reduzida, e dá outras providências. Diário Oficial [da] República Federativa do Brasil, Brasília, seção 1, p. 2. Retrieved 3 October 2008.

Homepages

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística – IBGE. (2008). Cidades@: São Carlos. Retrieved 21 June 2008.

Works published in event proceedings

Brayner, A. R. A., & Medeiros, C. B. (1994). Incorporação do tempo em SGBD orientado a objetos. In Anais do 9º Simpósio Brasileiro de Banco de Dados (pp. 16-29). São Paulo: USP.

Works published in online event proceedings

Alves, G. B. O. (2005). Assistência terapêutica ocupacional a indivíduos no pós-operatório imediato de patologias e traumas da mão. In Anais do 8º Encontro de Extensão da UFMG. Belo Horizonte: UFMG. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

TYPES OF DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED