Scientific Papers Format

  • Text Editor: PDF

    Language: Portuguese, English or Spanish

    Font: Times New Roman, size 12

    Line spacing: single

    Paper size: A4

    Margins: Superior 3cm / Inferior: 2 cm / Left: 3 cm / Right: 2 cm

    Paragraph: justified

    Pages: Insert number of pages in the bottom of page aligned in the right side.

    Notes: do not include footnotes. Insert notes in the end of the paper.

    Figures and Tables: must follow APA (American Psychological Association) rules. Please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.), Washington, DC. Available at the following URL: http://www.acrn-journals.eu/resources/APA-Reference-Guide.pdf

    References and citations: citations may be included in the text according to APA rules. Please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.), Washington, DC. Available at the following URL: http://www.acrn-journals.eu/resources/APA-Reference-Guide.pdf

    Observations

    Submitted papers not conforming to the above layout will be excluded from the Review phase!

    The author should submit only one file, without identification of the authors or the institution and contact data.

    Submitted papers that bring any identification will be automatically excluded from the event.

    Template: Formatting a full paper, the author is requested to strictly conform to the template provided here: Template

    Submitted papers not conforming to the above template will be excluded.

    The scientific paper must have between 8 (eight) and 16 (sixteen) pages, including abstract, figures, references and notes.

    Structure of the scientific paper:

    First page

    • Title: UPPERCASE, Centralized
    • Abstract: Justified, Times New Roman, 12, Single line spacing, minimum 100 words and maximum 200 words. Must have objectives; methodology; results and conclusions.
    • Keywords: between 3 (three) and 5 (five)

    Second page and on

    • Introduction
    • Theoretical Framework
    • Methods
    • Results and Discussion
    • Conclusions
    • References