RBRH

Instructions to authors

Types of documents accepted

- Scientific/Technical Article: refers to a report of original research, with a well-defined hypothesis, highlighting innovative subjects.

- Technical Note or case studies: description of cases with significant technical and/or scientific contributions.

- Software: developed computer tools applicable in technical and scientific studies. The software must be made available on SciELO Data.

- Databases: description of databases of interest to other users. The files described must be made available at SciELO Data.

- Special Session: set of original articles on a specific topic.

Manuscripts should be submitted in English following the author’s guidelines. Papers should also contain Title, Abstract and Keywords in Portuguese. The translation of papers to English is of the author’s responsibility.

The submitted manuscript must not be submitted to another journal or publication and must not have been previously published, except in the form of a summary at a scientific event.

The manuscript should be sent by internet to the following address: http://www.abrh.org.br/RBRH  according to the instructions for use. Besides the identification of the authors via the system, it is requested that (also via the system) the file be sent in Doc with the complete name and affiliation of the authors (institution, city, state, country, email, ORCID) and description of the authors' individual contribution. This information will be used if the article is accepted for publication. The author must agree to the following conditions when the manuscript is sent:

1) Commit to paying a deposit concerning for the publication fee charged after the decision to accept its publication in RBRH;

2) Take responsibility for the other authors, if any, as co-responsible for the technical and scientific content of the article, according to Article 5 of Brazilian Law N. 9610, regarding Copyright

Authors’ contributions

Each author’s contribution to the manuscript must meet two minimum authorship criteria: a) actively participating in the discussion of the results; b) reviewing and approving the final version of the work. RBRH adopts the Taxonomia CRediT.

DOI

All articles, upon their final publication in RBRH, will receive their Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

Manuscript preparation

As part of the submission process, authors are required to verify that their submission complies with all of the items listed below.

• Ensure that the submission is original and unpublished, i.e., the work cannot have been previously published and/or be simultaneously submitted to another journal.

• The text complies with all of the requirements described in the guidelines for authors, and the authors have read and are aware of the ethics policy;

• It is mandatory to fill in the ORCID field in the submission metadata.

• The author submitting the manuscript must download the Declaration on Compliance with Open Science and upload it to the system as supplementary material.

• The individual contributions of the authors must be declared: RBRH adopts the CREDiT taxonomy structure.

Submissions that do not comply with the standards will be returned to the authors.

Manuscript Submission Format

The text should be compatible with the Microsoft Word editor format (Doc or Docx). The following guidelines should be obeyed:

* Configuration of the page

•  Size of paper: A4 (210x297 mm);
•  Text in one column with 15cm width;
•  Double spacing between lines;
•  Space after paragraphs turned on;
•  Tables, Figures and Equations must not exceed the width of the page;
•  Number all the pages and do not use headers, footers or footnotes;
•  Number continuously the lines of all pages;
•  The name of the document that contains the article in a Word format should not contain parts or complete names of the main author and/or co-authors

•  Fonts:
  • text and tables: 12-point Times New Roman font
  • titles of tables and figures; 10-point Times New Roman bold
  • sessions and other titles 12-point Times New Roman bold

•  Figures and tables
  • Figures and Tables must not exceed the width of the page;
  • The lines used in the figures and graphs should not be too fine and the texts and captions should not be too small or too big in relation to the figure size;
  • The figures should be included in the text and sent in a separate file in TIFF, JPEG, PCX, GIF or BMP format, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
  • Be careful to present all the information within the Figures or Tables in English form.
  • Use “dot” for decimal separation and “comma or space” for thousands separation.

•  Equations

• Whenever possible, prepare mathematical characters using the equation editor available in recent versions of Word. Do not use Figures.

•  References
  • All references must be cited in the text and vice versa;
  • Citations in the text should be in small letters
  •  

Scientific/Technical Article

This refers to the report on an original research, with a well defined hypothesis, favoring innovative topics. The texts should cover the items highlighted in capital letters and in bold, without a paragraph and without numbering, leaving two spaces (twice ENTER) after the previous item and one space (a single ENTER) to begin the text in the following order: title, abstract, and keywords (in English) título, resumo and palavras-chave (in Portuguese), The peer analysis will be single-blind.
 
TITLE: Centered; it should be clear and concise, allowing immediate identification of the article content, trying to avoid words such as: analysis, study and evaluation. The manuscripts should present the title in English andPortuguese , enabling the presentation of a bilingual summary.
 
AUTHORS: The number of authors should be the minimum possible, considering only people who actually participated in the manuscript preparation and are able to answer for it fully or in essential parts. The authors must present complete affiliation, indicating the institution, city, state and country. When necessary, the Editorial Board may request justifications to explain the presence of the authors in the paper, as well as present the indication of the contribution made by each author. The authors will be identified in the paper sent for evaluation. The editors will remove the authors’ names before sending them to the reviewers, and the information will only be inserted into the articles after the paper is approved.
 
ABSTRACT: The text must begin on the second line after the item, it should be clear, concise and must explain the intended objective(s) seeking to justify their importance (without including references), the main procedures adopted, the most significant results and conclusions, with a maximum of 12 lines. Below it, on the second line after the item, should appear the KEYWORDS (at most six trying not to repeat the words in the title), written in small caps and bold. 

INTRODUCTION: This presents the topic to be discussed, its objectives and purposes, informing what methods were used, precise delimitation of the research in relation to the field of knowledge, periods covered, and other elements needed to situate the topic of the work, using recent bibliography (last 5 years) and, preferably periodicals.
 
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Depending on the nature of the work, a characterization of the experimental area must be inserted, clarifying the conditions under which the study was performed. When the methods are specifically known to be used, the reference alone will be enough, otherwise it is necessary to describe the procedures used and the adaptations made. Units of measure and symbols must follow the International System of Units.
 
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Illustrations (figures, charts and photographs, etc.) must be presented with sufficient size and details for the final composition, preferably in the same position in the text, and may be colored. Illustrations can have parts that are colored, and the caption below. They must be numbered successively with Arabic numerals. Tables: avoid long tables with superfluous data, adapt their sizes to the workspace of the paper and, as far as possible, place only horizontal continuous lines; their captions should be concise and self-explanatory, and should also present the title in English. All internal elements of Figures and Tables must be in English. In the discussion compare the results with the data obtained in the bibliography.
 CONCLUSIONS: They should be based only on the results of the study. Avoid repeating the results in a subsequent listing, seeking to compare what was obtained with the initial objectives established. The conclusions should be written making it easier to interpret the article without the need to consult other items of the same.
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT(S): insert it (them) when necessary concisely, after the conclusions.
 REFERENCES: The references should be placed in alphabetic order and normalized according to Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (http://www.apastyle.org). All authors mentioned in the text and in tables, figures or illustrations should be referenced. Avoid citations of abstracts, unpublished papers and personal communications. It is suggested that at least 70% of the references be from the last 5 years and 70% from articles and periodicals.

AUTHORS CONTRIBUTION: The authors must present the individual contribution in the manuscript (in English, after the References).

APPENDICES AND SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: Appendices should be identified as A, B, etc at the end of the manuscript. It is also possible to add supplementary information on-line in different files.
CITATIONS: All citations in the text should be in the list of References. The citations in the text should appear in small letters and, when inserted between parentheses at the end of the paragraph, should be in capital letters. If there are other citations of the same author(s), in the same year (other publications), they will be identified by small letters (a, b, c), after the year of publication. When there are three or more authors only the first author will be cited in the text, followed by et al, without italics, but in the final bibliographic list, the other names should also appear. When making a citation the work consulted directly is identified: the author and/or the work cited in this is indicated as follows: SILVA(2010) apud Santos (2012). If there are any doubts, consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (http://www.apastyle.org). It is advisable that before drafting the manuscript, the authors take an article published in the last issue of the journal as a formatting base.
 
Technical Note
 It must present technological advances without presenting a hypothesis. When it is a case study, the conclusions should present propositions. It should be written in technical language, easy to understand, on an issue related to the fields of knowledge covered by the Journal, by author(s) showing experience on the subject matter, providing guidance for the different RBRH users. Only the presentation of articles that contribute to the subject is justified, not simply personal cases or cases with a limited interest. There is greater freedom  of style than for scientific articles, and technical notes should mostly contain the following items: Title, Author(s), Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Description of the Subject, Conclusions and References. The articles must be written according to the same guidelines for Scientific Articles, with the following particularities;
The header of the first page should show the identification:: TECHNICAL NOTE,  in capital letters, underlined, bold, centered and spaced 1.1 cm from the top margin.

INTRODUCTION:  should contain a brief history, explaining the importance, the current status of the subject based on a review of literature, clearly presenting the purpose of the article.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT: with different titles that can be divided into sub-items, one should discuss the subject, pointing out the theoretical bases, presenting experiences and recommendations, discussing and critiquing situations, based as much as possible on bibliography and technical standards.

CONCLUSIONS: when appropriate, they should be written clearly and concisely, consistent with the goals set.  It should not be a simple restatement simply presenting the other paragraphs of the article again.

Digital Assets

Tables

Must be submitted as an editable element within the Microsoft Word document (cannot be an image).

Charts, figures, illustrations, maps, diagrams and other digital assets

When presented in a column with at least 1,500 pixels in width, when presented in two columns with at least 2,500 pixels in width.

Citations and References

CITATION IN THE TEXT

One author:
In paragraph  Silva (2000) or
Between parentheses: (Silva, 2000)

Two authors:
In paragraph Santos and Luz (2010) or
Between parentheses: (Santos & Luz, 2010)

Three or more authors:
In paragraph: Melo et al. (2012)
Between parentheses: (Melo et al., 2012)

Documents by the same author, published the same year:
In paragraph:  Brasil (2000a, 2000b)
Between parentheses: (Brasil, 2000a, 2000b)
 
Citation with page number
One page: Santos & Luz (2010, p10)
Page interval: (Santos & Luz, 2010, pp. 11-21)
 
REFERENCES

Include only the references cited in the text, in tables and illustrations that have already been published, organized in alphabetic order by surname of author (s) and in capital letters. Use the typographic resource of italics to highlight the title of the work. At least 70% of the references should be from the last 5 years and 70% from articles in periodicals. If there is any doubt, consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (http://www.apastyle.org).
 
Examples:
ARTICLE IN A JOURNAL
Brown, A. E., Western, A. W., McMahon, T. A., & Zhang, L. (2013). Impact of forest cover changes on annual streamflow and flow duration curves. Journal of Hydrology, 483, 39-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.12.031
 
ARTICLE IN AN ON-LINE JOURNAL
Vaz, C. A. B., & Silveira, G. L. (2014). O modelo PEIR e base SIG no diagnóstico da qualidade ambiental em sub-bacia hidrográfica urbana. RBRH, 19(2), 281-298. Recuperado em 20 de setembro de 2019, de: https://www.abrh.org.br/SGCv3/index.php?PUB=1&ID=165&SUMARIO=4757

BOOK
Ioris, A. A. R. (Ed.). (2012). Tropical wetland management: the South-American Pantanal and the international experience. Farnham: Ashgate.

BOOK CHAPTER
Ruiz, H. A., Ferreira, P. A., Rocha, G. C., & Borges Junior, J. C. F. (2010). Transporte de solutos no solo. In Q. J. van Lier (Ed.), Física do solo (pp. 213-240). Viçosa: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo.

DISSERTATIONS/THESES
Renner, L. C. (2010). Geoquímica de sills basálticos da formação Serra Geral, sul do Brasil, com base em rocha total e micro-análise de minerais (Tese de doutorado). Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina.

ONLINE DISSERTATIONS/THESES
Costa, L. (2014). Contribuições para um modelo de gestão da água para a produção de bens e serviços a partir do conceito de pegada hídrica (Dissertação de mestrado). Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo. Recuperado em 20 de setembro de 2019, de http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3136/tde-29122014-170217/fr.php

PAPER PRESENTED AT EVENT
Berlato, M. A., Martins, E. J., Cordeiro, A. P. A., & Oderich, E. H. (2007). Tendência observada da precipitação pluvial anual e estacional do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul e relação com a temperatura da superfície do mar do Oceano Pacífico. In Anais do XV Congresso Brasileiro de Agrometeorologia [CD-ROM]. Campinas: CBAGRO.

PAPER PRESENTED AT ONLINE EVENT
Fechine, J. A. L., & Galvíncio, J. D. (2010). Aplicação do teste de Menn Kendall na análise de tendências climáticas em anos de El Niño - Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Pontal – Estado de Pernambuco. In Anais do XVI Congresso Brasileiro de Meteorologia. São José dos Campos: INPE. Recuperado em 20 de setembro de 2019, de http://www.sbmet.org.br/cbmet2010/artigos/42_65198.pdf

LEGISLATION
Brasil. Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente – CONAMA. (2005, 18 de março). Resolução CONAMA nº 357, de 17 de março de 2005. Dispõe sobre a classificação dos corpos de água e diretrizes ambientais para o seu enquadramento, bem como estabelece as condições e padrões de lançamento de efluentes, e dá outras providências. Diário Oficial [da] República Federativa do Brasil, Brasília.

HOMEPAGE
Agência Nacional de Águas - ANA. (2019, 08 de outubro). Recuperado em 20 de setembro de 2019, de https://www.ana.gov.br/

Send of the manuscripts

Authors interested in submitting their manuscript to RBRH, should visit www.abrh.org.br/RBRH or https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/rbrh-scielo and follow the Instructions to Authors.

Supplementary Documents

When submitting the manuscript, authors must attach:

1. file with the authors' individual information, including name, institution, city, state, country, email, ORCID and contribution to the manuscript. The text must be in English.

2. Open Science Compliance Form

3. Ethics committee approval form, if applicable

4. Supplementary document for the manuscript, if applicable.

Funding

Acknowledgments for the financial support received from funding institutions for the research and/or the preparation of the manuscript should be informed, if any. The name of the funding agency should be written in full, followed by the grant number. If the research has not been funded by a specific project grant, the following information should be included: "This research has not received a specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or non-profit sectors”.

Additional Information

The manuscripts subdivided into parts I, II, etc, must be registered separately, but will be submitted to the same reviewers. The manuscripts may contain figures in color (pictures, graphs, plots, and other), but the maximum permissible size of the complete file is 30Mb (Megabytes). Manuscripts that do not follow these guidelines will be returned to the authors to correct the problems. The classification of manuscripts sent as Scientific/Technical, and that Editors and/or Reviewers interpret as being in the style of a Technical Note should be altered, and they will be reevaluated if alterations are requested. If the authors do not agree with the change to the Technical Note, the manuscript will be rejected.

Acknowledgments

They should include the collaboration of people, groups or institutions that deserve recognition, but do not have their inclusion as authors justified.

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