Guidelines for Authors

1. Norms of publication

1.1 In addition to contributing to the scope of the journal, the submission of papers or book reviews presupposes acceptance of the publication ethics and publication malpractice statement and full compliance with these rules. Likewise, it implies the assignment of copyrights in case of approval.

1.1.1 The editors are authorized to make changes and corrections to bring the text into compliance with the norms of publication and to decide on the editorial and graphic characteristics, the means of distribution and availability, and the date on which the paper will be published.

1.2 The texts submitted must be unpublished, regardless of the form of publication, printed and/or electronic, and papers submitted simultaneously to more than one journal will not be considered.

1.2.1 In case of simultaneous submission, besides the immediate rejection of the paper and communication to the journals involved, RICP reserves the right not to receive new submissions from all authors involved for a period of two years, counting from the date of knowledge of the fact.

1.2.2 A paper already published in another country is considered unpublished, provided it is in a language other than Portuguese.

1.2.3 Papers derived exclusively from legal briefs or legal opinions will not be accepted.

1.2.4 Only one paper will be accepted for review at a time for each author, even if co-authored.

1.3 The submission will occur exclusively through the OJS platform (Open Journal Systems) available from www.ricp.org.br, informing the personal data of each author (full name, qualification, full address, telephone and e-mail). The paper file must be compatible with one of the accepted extensions (*.doc, *.docx and *.odt) and must not contain any elements that could identify the authorship.

1.4 The paper must have a maximum of 3 authors.

1.4.1 Regarding the CV, it should only contain the highest academic degree, academic title, ORCID iD and, if necessary, complemented by the other practical legal activities of each author. Any acknowledgements and information on the financing of the work should be registered in a separate post-textual element, after the references.

1.4.2 Any citations of other publications of the authors (auto-citation) should be done in the third person, so as not to affect the peer review process.

1.5 The papers may be written in Portuguese, English or Spanish.

1.5.1 Mandatory pre-textual elements are: title in the language of the paper; title in English; identification of the authors; abstract in the language of the paper; keywords in the language of the paper; abstract in English; keywords in English. If the main language of the paper is not Portuguese, the title, abstract and keywords in Portuguese are also required.

1.5.2 Abstracts must be between 100 and 250 words and accompanied by 4 to 6 keywords and other mandatory elements required by ABNT NBR 6028:2021.

1.5.3 Mandatory textual elements are: introduction, development, and conclusions.

1.5.4 Papers should preferably be between 12 and 20 pages long. The font used in the body of the text should be Times New Roman, size 12 with justified alignment. In addition, paragraphs should be indented 1.25 cm and have 1.5 line spacing, with top and bottom margins of 2.0 cm and side margins of 3.0 cm on A4 paper.

1.5.5 If the authors want to highlight the text, they should use italics instead of bold or underlined. Quotation marks should be used when quoting other authors.

1.5.6 It is a mandatory post-textual element: references, containing only those that were actually cited in the development of the text. With regard to legislative and jurisprudential references, there is no need to include them in the list of references at the end of the text.

1.5.7 References should be included in footnotes in a uniform manner, according to the numerical citation system present in ABNT's NBRs 6023:2018 and 10520:2002. The adoption of the AUTHOR-DATE system will not be accepted.

1.5.8 If the paper develops an empirical research, it must be accompanied by the data that was analyzed by the authors.

1.5.9 Book reviews bust be written by a single author and be between 5 and 10 pages in length and without the need to include title, abstract, and keywords, as well as the respective English versions.

1.6 For other issues not covered here, ABNT's NBRs 6022:2018, 6023:2018, 6028:2021 and 10520:2002 should be observed.

1.7 The Editorial Team of RICP is not committed to completing the requirements for publication, and papers submitted without full compliance will not be accepted for review.

1.8 The process of reviewing and publishing articles is free of charge, with no submission and processing fees.

1.9 In case of doubts, the Editorial Team must be contacted exclusively by e-mail ricp@ricp.org.br.