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Yes

No

N/A[1]

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Submission metadata

1

Are authors names, their e-mails and ORCID inserted properly?

2

Does the article title and abstract correspond to the title and abstract of the manuscript submitted?

3

Do all the keywords been included in the indexing field (area and sub-area of knowledge) separated by semicolons?

4

In funding agencies section, did the author identify which co-authors contributed to specific parts of the work? For example, method design, data collection, statistical analysis, writing, article review, etc.

5

In funding agencies section, did the author identify individuals or institutions that contributed to the article but did not belong to the co-authors?  Have these individuals or institutions provided permission to be quoted in the acknowledgements by means of a supplemental document or e-mail?

6

In funding agencies section, did the author mention financial support received to carry out the study?

7

Is the bibliographical references list included the same as the list of the manuscript submitted?

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Manuscript

8

Is the file in .doc, .docx, or .rtf format?

9

Does the article make no reference to the authors' names?

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Formatting:

10

Does the article have up to 25 pages?

11

Is the manuscript in an A4 size paper?

12

Are the margins 2,5 cm on all sides?

13

Is the font Times New Roman, size 12?

14

Is line spacing double?

15

Is the text aligned to the left (including in the references list)?

16

Are all pages numbered (upper right corner)?

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Cover page:

17

Doesn't the cover page have the author identification?

18

Does the cover page contain a full title (up to 12 words) in Portuguese, English and Spanish?

19

Does the cover page contain the section to which the article belongs (as per the section policies)?

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Abstracts and its translations:

20

Are the abstract and keywords in Portuguese, English and Spanish respectively?

21

Does the  resumo, abstract and  resumen  have between 150 and 200 words?

22

Is there 3 to 5 keywords? Are these included in the DeCs?

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Body text:

23

Is the manuscript written on a new page?

24

Are title levels  in agreement with the APA style (Table 3.1; APA Manual)?

25

Are the insertion places of figures and/or tables properly indicated in the text?

26

In general,  are the authors  citations in the text in accordance with the APA style?

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References list:

27

Do the list of references have an indentation of 1.27 cm (0.5 in) in each reference?

28

In general, does the articles references have DOI?  Those references that do not have DOI, have the “Retrieved from”, followed by the link?

29

In general, does the references have the 4 elements of a reference (author, publication year, title and publication data)? Are these 4 elements in accordance with the APA style?

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Tables:

30

Are the tables in editable text? (not images)

31

Are the tables numbered consecutively, according to their sequence in the text?

32

Do the tables have title and caption?

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Figures:

33

Are the figures presented as images with minimum resolution required (300dpi)?

34

Are the figures numbered consecutively, according to their sequence in the text?

35

Does the figure have a caption on a separate page?