About the Journal

FOCUS AND SCOPE

EmRede - Distance Education Journal, ISSN 2359-6082 (online), created in 2014, is a publication maintained by the Association Universities in Network (UniRede) in partnership with researchers and Universities in the country and abroad. The Magazine's mission is to promote research and pedagogical, social and technological development in the context of distance education and Education supported by digital technologies. The purpose of EmRede Journal is to disseminate the scientific production of national and international research groups linked to distance education, innovation, and Education supported by Technologies and Digital Technologies.

Until 2022, the Journal was biannual and, from 2023, it adopts the System of Continuous Publication (rolling pass).

EmRede Journal is maintained and financed by Unirede - it does not charge fees from authors for publication, nor from readers to have access to the Journal's content (it adopts a free access policy).

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TARGET AUDIENCE

Professionals and researchers in the field of education, distance education and education supported by technologies and digital technologies.

PEER ASSESSMENT

In order to guarantee the standard of excellence in the quality of EmRede - Distance Education Journal, the articles are initially evaluated by the Editorial Board (desk review) as to their adequacy to the focus and editorial scope of the Journal and their contribution to discussion and research on pedagogical and technological development in the context of distance education and education supported by technologies and digital technologies.

Articles approved in the desk review are sent for evaluation by at least two reviewers who are members of the Ad Hoc Scientific Committee of Reviewers, using the double blind review system. If there is too much inequality between the assessments, a third assessment is requested, also in blind review. If at least two examiners approve it for publication, with requirements for revision and improvements, the work returns to the authors for due action. Once the changes have been made, the work is forwarded to the editors to verify compliance with the requests.

The editors will communicate through the platform the final decision on the evaluation process, which may be "accept the submission", "request modifications", "request resubmission" and "reject", due to identified shortcomings and/or non-compliance with the scope of the Journal. The texts not accepted for publication in EmRede - Distance Education Journal, archived by the system, are released for submission in other journals.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to send invitations to specialists with clear academic competence in the area for possible publications of their intellectual productions in EmRede - Distance Education Journal. In this case, the texts undergo formal procedures, ABNT standards, spelling, grammar and foreign language, carried out by specialized reviewers. In these cases, the work is published with the explanation of "guest article". In addition, EmRede - Distance Education Journal publishes Essays approved by the Editorial Board (desk review).

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The publication of works, with the exception of Essays, is subject to approval by at least two reviewers and, if applicable, compliance with their recommendations. The originality of the theme, the consistency and rigor of the approach, its contribution to the area and the thematic line of the Journal are considered. The names of the reviewers will remain confidential, and the names of the authors will also be omitted from them, as recommended by the double blind review method.

For the approval of the articles, the evaluators must consider: the quality of the text (grammar; style, format and fluidity of the language; vocabulary; clarity of ideas; adequate deductions to the premises; appropriate use of citations); content relevance; proper application of citation rules and the elaboration of references (obeying one of the styles accepted by the Journal: ABNT); compatibility between title, theme, objectives, theoretical foundation, methodology, results and conclusions; pertinent choice of methodological procedures and their correct application; prominence of the findings, clearly presented in the text and in the final considerations; and scientific advancement for the thematic area.

The average time between submission and the first response is 60 days.

FREQUENCY

Annual continuous flow

EDITORIAL CODE OF CONDUCT

EmRede - Distance Education Journal is committed to ensuring the ethics and quality of published articles. All parties involved in the publication – editors, reviewers and authors – are expected to behave ethically in accordance with the values ​​of the scientific field. The Editorial Code of Conduct of EmRede - Distance Education Journal is based on the recommendations of Elsevier and COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics - Publication Ethics Committee).

Editors' duties:

  • Publication decision: the Journal's chief, associate and manager editors are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to should be published. The editors are guided by the policies of the Editorial Board of the Journal and in strict compliance with the legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement and plagiarism. Editors may consult the Editorial Board or collaborators when making decisions.
  • Fair Rules: Editors must evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, nationality or the authors' political philosophy.
  • Confidentiality: Editors and any member of the editorial team must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the author, reviewers, potential contributors, other editorial advisors, as the case may be.
  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Editors must not use unpublished information in their own research without the express written consent of the author. Editors must refrain from evaluating manuscripts in which they have any conflict of interest resulting from competitive or collaborative relationships or any other type of relationship or connections with any of the authors, companies or (possibly) institutions that are linked / connected to the articles .
  • Participation and cooperation in investigations: Editors must take reasonable response measures when ethical complaints have been filed in relation to a submitted manuscript or published article.
  • We are committed to ensuring that earning advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue does not have any impact or influence on editorial decisions. Our articles are reviewed to ensure the quality of scientific publications.

Evaluators' duties:

  • Contribution to the editorial decision: Peer review helps editors in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communications with the author, can also help improve the manuscript.
  • Timeliness: Any selected reviewer who does not feel qualified to evaluate the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its immediate review will be impossible should notify the editors and refrain from the review process.
  • Confidentiality: All manuscripts received for evaluation must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown or discussed with other researchers.
  • Objectivity Standards: Reviews must be conducted objectively and reviewers must express their opinions clearly with supporting arguments.
  • Source Acknowledgment: Reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors. The reviewer should also bring to the managing editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript in question and any other published document of which they are personally aware.
  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Inside information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have any conflict of interest resulting from competitive or collaborative relationships or any other type of relationship or connections with any of the authors, companies or (possibly) institutions that are linked / connected to the articles.

Authors' duties:

  • Reporting Standards: Authors of original research reports must provide an accurate account of the work performed, as well as an objective analysis of its significance. Underlying data must be accurately presented in the article. A document should contain enough detail and references to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or intentionally inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
  • Originality and plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their works are completely original, and if authors have used the work and/or words of other authors, these must have been properly cited. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
  • Multiple, redundant, or competing publications: An author should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously and/or publishing the same article in different journals constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
  • Acknowledgment of sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others should always be done. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, such as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as arbitration manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written authorization of the author of the work involved in these services.
  • Article Authorship: Authorship should be limited to those who made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project must also be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The author must ensure that all suitable and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the article, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the document and agreed to submit it for publication.
  • Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors must disclose in their manuscripts any financial or substantive/material conflicts of interest that could lead to influencing results or interpretations in their manuscripts. All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed.
  • Fundamental Errors in Published Works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his or her own published work, it is the author's obligation to immediately notify the journal's managing editor and cooperate with the managing editor to retract or correct the article.

Article Processing Fee Policy

This journal does not charge fees from authors for publication, nor from readers to access the journal's content.

Plagiarism Tracking Policy

EmRede uses plagiarism detection software, aiming to identify evidence of irregular authorship practices in submitted articles. For that, iThenticate Crossref Similarity Check was adopted.

All articles that present similarity analysis results that attest to verifiable plagiarism data are refused to continue with the editorial process, and therefore, returned to the authors. In the similarity analysis, articles with a high level of self-plagiarism and materials that have been published elsewhere are also rejected.

Qualis (2017/2020): A4