Submissions

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 and DOIs for references were provided when possible.
The contribution is original and unpublished, and is not being evaluated for publication by another journal.
The text follows the style standards and bibliographic requirements described in the Guidelines for Authors. All requirements in the subsection "Scope, format, content and data" were met.
None of the authors have another submission being evaluated by RBI.
The text of the article is in Portuguese, English or Spanish.
The author submitting the submission is responsible for the content of the text and supplementary materials.
The submitting author has permission from all co-authors to submit the manuscript and act on their behalf with respect to the manuscript during the review and publication process. All authors are aware of and agree with the information provided in the submission.
The content of the manuscript does not contain anything that could be considered illegal or defamatory, including information of a confidential nature, or that generates conflicts of interest.
The subject of the article falls within the thematic scope of RBI, which can be read in About the Journal.
The submission text file does not contain information (including metadata) that could reveal authorship, except for articles deposited in preprint servers.
All authors have ORCID, which will be indicated in the submission process.
If the article is in Portuguese or Spanish, the title, subtitle (if applicable), abstract and keywords will also be submitted in English.
The authors agree to publish under license CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
In the case of empirical articles, the datasets used will be available to readers. Publicly available datasets are cited in the references. Datasets not publicly available are sent as supplementary files to the submission or, in the case of articles deposited in SciELO Preprints, have been deposited in the SciELO Preprints Dataverse.
In the case of articles deposited on a preprint server, the URL is indicated in the Comments to the Editor section.

Author Guidelines

Publishing model

Annual frequency and continuous publication The Brazilian Journal of Intelligence is an annual journal, adopting a continuous publication model, in which individual articles are released online as they are completed, allowing for a constant flow of high-quality, informative articles.

Open access, no fees or access barriers RBI makes all its content available without barriers or charges. No fees are charged from authors or readers.

General submission guidelines

Registration and submission Articles should be sent in through the online submission form. To send a submission, you must register as an author.

Unpublished and exclusively-submitted manuscripts The manuscript should not have been previously published, in whole or in part, in its current form or in a modified format, in any other journal, nor should it be under consideration for publication in other media. This rule applies to abridged and unabridged versions, as well as excerpts from the article. Translations of texts previously published texts are not accepted.

Originality and references to works used The Brazilian Journal of Intelligence is committed to maintaining good practices in scientific publishing, ensuring the full originality of published works and providing due reference to arguments, data and excerpts from texts by other authors or previous articles by the submitting authors.

Simultaneous submissions and submission interval Simultaneous submission of multiple articles by the same author are not accepted. Authors of articles rejected in the initial review by the editors, without external arbitration (peer review), must wait 180 days from the date of the decision to submit a new manuscript.

Preprints RBI accepts submissions of articles deposited on the SciELO Preprints server. If the article uses datasets that are not publicly available, the data must be deposited and made available, associated with the preprint, in the SciELO Preprints Dataverse, in accordance with the rules and specifications of that repository. When submitting an article deposited on a preprint server, authors must indicate the URL in the Comments to the Editor section.

Editorial review process The editorial review process can take up to 120 days and includes three stages:

Initial review All contributions are analyzed by the Editorial Board of the Brazilian Journal of Intelligence to reach a preliminary decision on whether the work adheres to the journal's editorial policy and to check its scientific consistency and preliminary correctness of the writing. This process is commonly known as Desk Review.
Similarity check Papers approved in the first stage are submitted to similarity (plagiarism) detection mechanisms. This involves identifying parts of the manuscript that have been previously published, even if modified by the collaborator or others.
Scientific arbitration Contributions approved in the second stage go through a double-blind scientific arbitration process. The referee can recommend full acceptance, acceptance with modifications or rejection of the manuscript. If rejected, the manuscript cannot be resubmitted to the Brazilian Journal of Intelligence, even with modifications. This process is commonly known as Peer Review.

Contact Inquiries about submissions or evaluation processes should be addressed to the institutional e-mail.

Scope, format, content and data

Scope Articles must fall within RBI's thematic scope of publication. Contributions outside the scope will be rejected at the initial review stage by the Editorial Board.

Language Articles can be submitted in Portuguese, Spanish or English. If the article is in Portuguese or Spanish, the title, subtitle (if applicable), abstract and keywords must be submitted in English (via the submission form).

Length Articles must include an abstract of between 80 and 120 words and 4 to 6 keywords. The research article should be between 7,000 and 8,000 words, including title, abstract, bibliographical references and keywords. The short article should be between 3,500 and 4,000 words, including title, abstract, bibliographical references and keywords.

Article structure Articles should include introduction, conclusion and bibliographical references. No images, tables, graphs or maps are allowed in the introduction and conclusion. Avoid excessive fragmentation of the text into subsections.

Formatting The manuscript file must be in .docx, .odt or .rtf format generated by widely used word processing software, using only standard text formatting.

Non-textual elements Use non-textual elements (images, tables, graphs, maps, etc.) only if essential to illustrate arguments in the text. They should not duplicate information in the text and should be well integrated into the argument of the article. Do not insert the non-textual elements in the manuscript. Instead, indicate in the body of the text exactly where each element should be inserted. All non-textual elements must be provided as supplementary files during submission and must include appropriate titles, scales and units, as appropriate. It is not permitted to reproduce third-party tables, graphs or data visualizations in the article in the following format

Images must be provided in a widely compatible format, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, in black and white or in color. For third-party images, such as photographs, representations of models or flowcharts, a formal authorization for use and reproduction must be included as a supplementary file during submission.

Tables must be provided in an editable and widely compatible format, such as .csv, .xlsx etc.

Graphs and maps must be provided in vector file, preferably .svg. In the case of maps, additional submission in other specific formats, such as .kml, GeoJSON or shapefile, is also desirable.

Footnotes should be used sparingly and only for additional clarification. They should be numbered sequentially.

References should be listed at the end of the text and all listed references should be cited throughout the article. The Chicago system (author-date, don't abbreviate first name in reference list) must be strictly followed for citations and references. URLs or DOI should be given for references whenever possible.

Authors are responsible for the accuracy of their references, cited as (Toledo 2023, 125), (Ribeiro, Oliveira Júnior e da Silva 2023) or (Lessa et al. 2024) for four or more authors. Multiple papers by the same authors in the same year should be distinguished by letters (e.g. Cepik 2023a, 2023b). References should be listed in alphabetical order by the surname of the first author at the end of the text. Use et al. for more than four authors. Examples:

Arcos, Rubén. 2013. "Academics as Strategic Stakeholders of Intelligence Organizations: A View from Spain". International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 26 (2): 332-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/08850607.2013.757997.

Gendron, Angela. 2019. "The relationship between intelligence and the academy in Canada". In The Routledge International Handbook of Universities, Security and Intelligence Studies, edited by Liam Francis Gearon. Routledge.

Lefebvre, Stéphane. 2021. "Academic-intelligence relationships: opportunities, strengths, weaknesses and threats". Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/18335330.2021.1880020.

Marrin, Stephen. 2012. Improving Intelligence Analysis: Bridging the Gap between Scholarship and Practice. London: Routledge.

References in structured format The RBI encourages authors to use tools to organize and generate bibliographies in standardized formats, such as Zotero. Bibliography files in structured formats (.bib or others) can be sent as supplementary files at the time of submission.

Data Availability The Brazilian Journal of Intelligence values open access repositories for research data, ensuring proper authorship, use, and citation of data. All datasets supporting empirical articles must be available to readers. Authors must cite publicly available datasets in their references. Datasets that are not publicly available must be made available by the authors themselves in the SciELO Preprints Dataverse, in the case of articles deposited in SciELO Preprints server, or sent as complementary files to the submission. The datasets must be made available in Portuguese, Spanish, or English, according to the language in which the article was submitted, and in formats accessible to software or languages such as Stata, SPSS, Excel, R, or Python. If it is not possible to provide the replication code for the analyses, the authors must detail the steps for replication. The provision of data by third parties may be mentioned in the acknowledgments section.

Authorship

Anonymity and author information To ensure anonymity during evaluation, the manuscript (text of the article) must exclude any reference or metadata that could identify the authors. This does not apply to articles deposited in preprint servers.

ORCID ID Is mandatory and must be included during submission. In each author's profile, enter the URL of their ORCID and the profile will be automatically connected to the researchers' database. The journal will publish the ORCIDs in the articles.

Conflicts of interest and liability The work submitted must not comprise illegal and defamatory content, nor should it hold contents which might result in conflict of interest. The journal does not publish disclaimers or waivers. A maximum of three authors per article is allowed. If approved, authors may need to provide additional materials, such as press releases or interviews, as requested by the Editorial Team.

Minimum qualifications At least one author must have a Master's degree. Information on all authors' degrees should be included in the Biography Summary, which is part of each author's profile on the submission form.

Acknowledgments should refer exclusively to the substantial support received for the research and will be added to the end of the text if the article is published. Examples include acknowledgments of grants, collaborations with colleagues or the origin of the article. Acknowledgments to individuals precede those to institutions or agencies. Peer reviewers should not be mentioned, and dedications are not allowed. Acknowledgements should be included in the Comments to the Editor section, which is part of the submission form. In addition to acknowledgments, other comments can also be sent in the same field.

Ethics and good scientific publishing practices

Ethical guidelines The Brazilian Journal of Intelligence fully supports and seeks to implement the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for dealing with ethical issues in the publication of scientific journals (https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.1.12). The Editorial Board, editors and editorial and administrative staff of the Brazilian Journal of Intelligence agree that these guidelines fully meet the objectives of this publication.

By submitting an article to the Brazilian Journal of Intelligence, the submitting author declares on behalf of themselves and co-authors that they are fully aware of and agree with these guidelines.

Ethical guidelines for peer reviewers The Brazilian Journal of Intelligence also adopts the ethical principles and procedures endorsed by COPE (https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.1.9), the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP).

Research article

Research article is a comprehensive academic work that presents original research findings, in-depth analysis, or a substantial review of existing literature on a specific topic. Typically ranging between 7000 and 8000 words, it addresses the subject with great depth and breadth. A research paper should have a clear research question, thesis statement or objective, along with a structured format, including a comprehensive introduction, detailed methodology, comprehensive results/analysis, extensive discussion, and a conclusion that summarizes the key findings and their implications. A research article must meet the highest standards of academic rigor, originality, and significance, contributing significantly to the existing body of knowledge in intelligence studies.

Short article

The short article is a concise research article, typically ranging between 3500 and 4000 words, including the abstract, main text, references and any accompanying tables or figures. Presents original research findings, a focused analysis, or a critical review of existing literature on a specific topic. Short articles should have a clear research question, thesis statement or objective, along with a structured format, including an introduction, methodology (if applicable), results/analysis, discussion and conclusion. Although more concise, short articles must meet the same standards of academic rigor and quality as longer articles. Good examples of short articles are original research articles presenting new findings or insights, brief reports summarizing a pilot study or preliminary results, case studies analyzing a specific situation or phenomenon, critical reviews evaluating existing research or theories, and commentaries or perspectives offering opinions on current issues.

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