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Guide for Authors

General information

  • Submission of articles for publication implies that the work has not been previously published and is not being submitted for publication in another journal.
  • The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) or Associate Editor (AE) will conduct a preliminary review of submitted articles before recommending revisions or accepting them for review.
  • The Associate Editor assumes full responsibility for decisions regarding manuscripts and may, if necessary, disregard the recommendations of the reviewers.
  • The Editor-in-Chief will notify authors of the acceptance or rejection of their work.
  • The author who submits the article shall be responsible for contacting REM and shall obtain the agreement of all co-authors to participate.
  • When preparing manuscripts, authors should carefully read and follow the guidelines below.
  • Questions and concerns should be directed to the Editor-in-Chief: editor.rem@gorceix.org.br
  • Authors must indicate potential reviewers for the submitted manuscript (see instructions below: Mandatory Indication of Reviewers). Authors may also indicate non-preferred reviewers. It is up to the Associate Editor to accept or reject the nominations.
  • Articles published in REM may be reproduced in other publications, provided that written authorization is obtained from the Editor-in-Chief of REM and the authors.
  • If illustrations have already been published, mention the source and the

Mandatory Indication of Reviewers:

  • The reviewers appointed must be knowledgeable about the subject matter of the article submitted.
  • The reviewers appointed must be PhD holders or considered to be “renowned experts” by the scientific community.
  • The reviewers appointed may not belong to the authors' institution. Nor may they come from the same entity.

Mandatory for all authors and co-authors:

The authors' names should not be included in the article. They should be provided in a separate file:

  • It is recommended to use the order of participation in the work of the papers.
  • As you know, indexing in SciELO requires accurate identification of the authors' affiliation, which is essential for obtaining different bibliometric indicators.
  • The identification of each author's affiliation should be restricted to the names of institutional entities, city, state, country, email address, and mandatory ORCID registration.

Types of documents accepted

REM publishes the following articles:

  • Original Article
  • Review Article (invited or unsolicited)
  • Articles on events supported by the journal
  • Scientific Communications
  • Discussion
  • Preprints
Note: all articles must undergo peer review.

Authors' Contribution

Authors/co-authors should explicitly state their contributions to the article. Contributions must meet two minimum criteria for authorship:

  • a. Active participation in the discussion of results; and
  • b. Review and approval of the final version of the work. We recommend the CRediT Taxonomy.

Manuscript Preparation

Text
  • Only articles in English will be accepted.
  • Microsoft Word is the recommended software for the body of the text.
  • The page size used is A4 (210 mm by 297 mm), with 2 cm margins and single spacing (given a space between each paragraph or item).
  • The text should not be presented in columns.
  • Articles should be concise, not exceeding 12 ± 2 pages (A4) typed in Times New Roman font size 12, including abstracts, illustrations, tables, bibliographic references, etc.

Note: After the first peer review, and if additional information is requested, 2 or 3 pages may be added to the original text.

Attention: Illustrations (photographs, maps, tables, etc.) must be inserted in the text and MUST be sent separately upon submission, with their respective extensions (e.g., jpg or tif or Excel extensions, etc.).

Submission of manuscripts

Manuscript Submission

Original articles, focused on new data, may discuss any aspect of the areas covered by REM. Review articles will depend on an analysis of the topic, or invitation. All articles, regardless of type, will be peer-reviewed.

The structure of the article topics must maintain the following standard format for publication:

  • Title (Avoid long titles and unnecessary words: “Study on...”, “Contribution to...”).
  • Abstract in English (Each article must be preceded by an abstract, presenting the facts contained in the article, keywords, important facts, and conclusions. This abstract should be approximately 150 to 250 words long and should not contain references, figures, or tables.)
  • Introduction
  • Materials and methods
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions

Digital assets

Line drawings
  • Definition: black and white graphic, without shading.
  • Do not use faint lines and/or letters, and make sure that all lines and letters are legible in the final size presented.
  • All lines must be at least 0.1 mm (0.3 pt) wide.
  • Scanned drawings and bitmap drawings must have a minimum resolution of 200 dpi.
  • Vector graphics containing fonts must have the fonts embedded in the files. Grayscale drawings must have at least 20% black to be easily distinguishable when printed.

Tables
  • All tables must be numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals. Use Word or Excel—with a format that allows editing the style.
  • Tables must always be cited in the text in consecutive numerical order.
  • Table footnotes should be indicated by superscript lowercase letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included in the body of the table.
  • Table captions should be brief and self-sufficient in explaining the illustrations.
  • Captions should be placed at the top of the table.

Photos

Photos should be scanned at a minimum of 200 dpi.


Assembling photos or figures

Several photos or figures with the same numbering (e.g., 1a, 1b, etc.) can be grouped together on a single page.

Captions for Figures or Photos - Captions should be brief, explanatory, and self-sufficient for the illustrations. Captions should be placed at the bottom of the figure or photo.


Discussion

All articles published in REM are open to discussion by our readers. Letters should be concise, not exceeding five pages, including abstracts, illustrations, tables, bibliographic references, etc. Only in very special cases, given the extreme importance of the subject discussed, will letters with a higher number of pages be accepted. Papers must be typed following the publication guidelines for a REM article.


Scientific communication

Information on recent discoveries or developments in the areas covered by REM may be published. Letters should be concise, not exceeding two pages, including abstracts, illustrations, tables, bibliographic references, etc. Papers must be typed in accordance with the publication standards for REM articles.

Citations in the text of Bibliographic references

Bibliographic references at the end of the article and their respective citations in the text follow the following rules:

  • Alphabetical order;
  • They should not be numbered;
  • Citations within the text must follow the rules shown below

Note: If you have any questions, please consult a librarian.

Citations in the text

When citing literature in the text, authors should use the following forms:

  • one author (Schwarz, 1984), two authors (Linhares and Costa, 1984), three or more authors (Spier et al., 2007).
  • if two or more authors are cited in parentheses, they are listed in chronological order from oldest to most recent: (Skinner, 1979; Schwarz, 1984; Spier et al., 2007).
  • If the citation is not in parentheses (as above), it refers to Skinner (1979), Linhares and Costa (1984), and Spier et al. (2007).

Bibliographic references

Bibliographic references should not be numbered, but listed at the end of the text, in alphabetical order by the first author's last name, in accordance with NBR-6023 (updated in 2018) on documentation.

Journal articles

SCHWARZ, D. Emerald inclusions. REM - Revista Escola de Minas, v. 37, n. 4, p. 12-21, 1984. SPIER, C. A., OLIVEIRA, S. M. B, SIAL, A. N., RIOS, F. J. Geochemistry and genesis of the banded iron formations of the Cauê Formation, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Precambrian Research, v. 152, no. 3-4, pp. 170-206, 2007.


Articles from serial publications

BARBOSA, O. et al. Geology of the Triângulo Mineiro region. Rio de Janeiro: DNPM/DFPM, 1970. 140 p. (Bulletin 136). VICALVI, M. A. & KOTZIAN, S. C. B. Occurrence of estuarine microfauna in the Quaternary of the São Paulo continental shelf. In: REMAC Project - Holocene sedimentary evolution of the continental shelf and slope of southern Brazil. Rio de Janeiro: PETROBRAS, CENPES/DINTEP, 1977. p. 77-96. (REMAC2 Project Series).


Articles from publications related to events

LINHARES, P. S. & COSTA, A. C. Application of closed containers for mineral rock dissolution. In: BRAZILIAN GEOLOGY CONGRESS, 33, 1984. Rio de Janeiro. Annals[...] (Annals...). Rio de Janeiro: SBG, 1984. V. 2, p. 4806-13.

Books

VERAVIJT, A. et al. Penetration testing. Rotterdam: A. A. Baldema, 1982. 922p.


Book chapters

GY, P. M. Definition of basic terms and notation. In: _____. Sampling of particulate materials. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1982. 431p. chap. 1, p. 11-21. (Developments in Geomathematics, 4).


SKINNER, B. J. The many origins of hydrothermal mineral deposits. In: BARNES, H. L. ed. Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1979. 798 p., chap. 1, p. 1-21.

Financing Statement

Provide sources of support for the work, including names of sponsors, contract numbers (if applicable), along with explanations of the role of these sources.

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