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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.
  • URLs for references were informed whenever possible.
  • The file for submission is in the format Microsoft Word, OpenOffice or RTF.
  • The text follows the standard patterns and bibliography requirements described in the Author Guidelines, in the section Submissions.
  • The contribution is original and unique, not being evaluated for publication in another journal. Otherwise, it should be justified in "Comments to Editor".
  • The authors accept the responsabilities over the authorship and domain of the submission's content, declaring not to have copied or plagiarized from other papers, in whole or in part, without the clear mention of the respective sources. The authors also declair to be in conformity with all the rules of research ethics and good practices.
  • Register authors' ORCID at the moment of submission in the field provided

Author Guidelines

LexCult publishes papers on cultural and juridic areas.

In each issue, specific themes can be defined for publication.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

The papers will be submitted to an editorial board for the veritification of their suitability to the journal editorial line. The manuscripts considered to be relevant will then be anonymously sent over to two reviewers (blind peers), which will decide on the paper's acceptance or rejection, examining the work formal structure, its originality, thematic pertinence and adequacy to the journal policies. The evaluation follows the blind review system, in which the peers do not have any information about the work authorship, therefore, respecting the author's privacy and applying impartiality in the selection process, regarding the author as well as the evaluator/reviewer. Reviewers may suggest changes to both structure and content. The reviewers’ comments and opinions are sent to authors along with instructions for the suggested changes. If it is the case, the modified text should be sent over to the editor, which will evaluate the changes made. If the manuscript receives divergent reviews, the paper is sent to a member of the editorial board.

The estimated time for the review process is that of 4 (four) months.

OPEN ACCESS POLICY

This Journal grants immediate and open access to its contents by following the principle that open access to scientific knowledge by the general public enables greater democratisation of knowledge in the world.

LexCult charges no submission fees, neither processing nor publication fees (APCs).

ANTI-PLAGIARISM AND MISCONDUCT POLICY

While reaffirming our continued commitment to excellence, we inform the editorial improvements that aim at enhancing the integrity of the papers published by this journal. In conformity to COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines, which aim at encouraging identification of plagiarism, malpractices, fraud, possible violation of ethics and proceedings, we recommend that:

1. Authors should access COPE’s website at http://publicationethics.org, which provides information for authors and editors on Research Ethics;

2. Before submitting their manuscripts, authors must obey the following criteria:

    a) manuscripts that use data acquisition, analysis or interpretation from other publications must be explicitly referenced;

    b) manuscripts that present critical reviews of intellectual content produced by other authors, they must be properly quoted;

    c) all authors must follow the criteria that apply to original authorship and none of the researchers involved in the study should be omitted from the list of authors;

    d) final approval of the manuscript will be given by editors and the editorial board.

LexCult Journal is dedicated to the compliance of good practices concerning the moral conduct suitable for the publication of scientific periodicals. The prevention of negligence is also a crucial responsability of the editor and the editorial team: any unethical behavior, as well as plagiarism in all instances, will not be accepted.

This journal uses CopySpider software for plagiarism detection.

Before submitting your manuscript consult the TRANSPARENCY PRINCIPLES AND GOOD PRACTICES FOR TRF2 SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS.pdf  which summarizes the expected ethical behavior of Editors, Scientific Committee (reviewers) and Authors of scientific journals edited by the Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region (TRF2).

The journal elso uses a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which means that people are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. 

Under the following terms: 

- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. 

- NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. 

- NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.

- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

CRITERIA FOR PUBLICATION

1. The editorial board will distribute the submissions to reviewers with renowned scientific expertise both nationally and internationally;

2. Publication of articles is subject to positive and reasoned evaluation by reviewers

3. The Journal will publish papers of the following nature:

      I – Unpublished articles that in the form of studies, theoretical or practical approaches to research within the cultural and law fields, and which make relevant contributions to the theme under study

      II – Translations of fundamental texts, i.e., those classic texts not yet available in Portuguese, which are fundamental for the cultural and law fields and, for this reason, contribute to giving support and density to academic reflection. The          original author’s consent is mandatory.

      III – Unpublished interviews on relevant topics focusing on the cultural and law fields.

      IV – Reviews of relevant unpublished materials on the progress made in the cultural or in the Law field.

TEXT FORMATTING GUIDELINE

1. ABNT formatting standard;

2. Manuscripts should be a maximum of 30 pages in length and a maximum of 4 authors;

3. A4 paper size;

4. Margins: all submitted manuscripts must adhere to the following guidelines: upper and left margins = 3,0cm; lower and left margins = 2,0cm;

5. Heading and subheading: font Arial 12 pt, bold capitals, single-line spacing and centred. Headers and subheaders (if any) should be separated by colon ( : ). The above mentioned guidelines also apply to the translation of the title in English, which must be in italics.

6. Abstract: should be written in font Arial 12 pt, with single-line spacing,  justified alignment. The abstract must be written as plain text with a maximum of 250 words.

7. Keywords: minimum of 3 and maximum of 5, separated by a full stop (.)

8. Text body: font Arial 12 pt,  justified alignment, 1.5 line spacing;  with no paragraph spacing (0 pt before and after), 1.5 indentation at the beginning of each paragraph.

9. Pages should not be numbered;

10. Section formatting as follows:

              1 PRIMARY SECTION (LEFT ALIGNMENT, UPPER CASE, BOLD)

              1.1 Secondary section (Left alignment, Lower case, bold)

             1.1.1 Tertiary section (Left alignment, lower case, italics)

             1.1.1.1 Quaternary section (Left alignment, lower case, italics, bold)

             1.1.1.1.1 Quinquenary (Left alignment, lower case, no bold nor italics) 

11. In cases where the manuscript presents graphs, tables or photos, text length must be reduced due to the space taken by the previously mentioned images. Figures and tables must be inserted in the main body of the text, and not at the end in the form of annexes. Sources must be referenced;

12. Italics should be used solely for titles of publications, foreign words and in tertiary and quaternary sections. The same applies to underlining, bold types and upper cases;

13. Referencing and cross-referencing must be done in accordance with the Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT – 6023) in the AutorData system. The responsibility for the accuracy and adequacy of the referencing remains with the author(s);

14. Explanatory notes: in footnotes, 10 point Arial font, single-line spacing, without paragraph spacing;

15. The referencing must be done in 12 point Arial, with single-line spacing, left alignment, no borders, and single-line spacing between paragraphs;

16. Short direct quotes up to three lines long must come between quotation marks in the body of the text, with no highlighting. Direct quotes more than three lines long must come in a parag

Copyright Notice

Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal right of first publication, with the work is simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which allows sharing the work with recognition of its authorship and initial publication in this journal.


Authors are authorized to assume additional contracts separately, for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in this journal (eg, publishing in institutional repository or as a book chapter), with acknowledgment of authorship and initial publication in this journal.


The author declares to be responsible for the originality, uniqueness and currency of the article content, by means of complete references to all consulted sources.


Each author grants to the LexCult Journal permission to evaluate, normalize, edit and publish the submitted article, in an unprecedented way.


Plagiarism cases and self plagiarism will not be accepted under no circumstances. The plagiarist will be prohibited to publish in LexCult Journal for 5 years.


The copy, in full or to some extent, of an article published in LexCult Journal will be allowed as long as the source (author and Journal) is informed, being forbidden the commercial use and the production and distribution of derivative works. In case the exclusivity clause is broken, the submission will be filed and the author will be prohibited to publish in LexCult Journal for 5 years, without bringing any civil actions provided by national law.


The author is aware that:


a) Submissions may be rejected if the journal's Editorial Board, responsible for evaluation and article selection, does not consider it pertinent for publication, whatever may be the well-justified reasons;


b) Editors reserve the right to modify the submitted manuscript - without any content alteration - in view of its normalization and adaptation to the publication norms.