Brief Background
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The Revista Brasileira de História da Educação (RBHE) is the official publication of the Sociedade Brasileira de História da Educação (SBHE). The editorial policy follows research communication within the modus operandi of Open Science and has circulated in national and international academic environments since 2001. The journal adopts the continuous publication of original and unpublished articles resulting from research that addresses topics associated with the history and historiography of education. RBHE aims at the broad dissemination of knowledge and the promotion of discussion on the various issues that permeate the fields of research and teaching in the history of education, from an interdisciplinary and theoretically and methodologically plural perspective. The journal also publishes documents, reviews, and reading notes, as well as interviews with nationally and internationally recognized scholars. As a reference publication, the journal requires that authors submitting articles hold at least a doctoral degree. In the case of collective authorship, at least one of the authors must hold this degree. |
Open Access
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This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including the absence of financial barriers) to all scientific texts published by the journal. |
Open Science Compliance
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This journal follows the Diamond Open Access (Diamond OA) model. |
Ethics in Publication
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In summary, the ethical guidelines of the Revista Brasileira de História da Educação (RBHE) reflect a permanent commitment to academic integrity, editorial transparency, and shared responsibility among authors, reviewers, and editors. The measures adopted — from the prevention of unethical practices to the implementation of corrections, errata, and retractions — reinforce the journal’s alignment with the principles of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and with international best practices in scholarly publishing. |
Focus and Scope
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The Revista Brasileira de História da Educação (RBHE) is the official publication of the Sociedade Brasileira de História da Educação (SBHE). The journal adopts the continuous publication of original and unpublished articles resulting from research that addresses topics associated with the history and historiography of education. RBHE aims at the broad circulation of knowledge and the promotion of discussion on the various issues that permeate the fields of research and teaching in the history of education, from an interdisciplinary and theoretically and methodologically plural perspective. The journal also publishes documents, reviews, and reading notes, as well as interviews with nationally and internationally recognized scholars. |
Digital Preservation
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Because its entire catalog is hosted in the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, managed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), RBHE has chosen to use the archiving system developed by PKP itself, the PKP Preservation Network. In this way, the journal ensures the secure preservation of its content, following best-practice standards in digital archiving. Learn more about how this service works. This journal follows the standards established in the Digital Preservation Policy of the SciELO Program. |
Indexing Sources
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Websites and Social Media
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Preprints
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RBHE has its preprint deposit policy registered on the SHERPA/ROMEO platform. Aligned with the criteria of the Open Science movement, the journal allows authors submitting to the journal to deposit preprints at all stages of the editorial process: pre-review version, accepted version for publication, and final version, which may be available in the journal’s own table of contents. In the case of depositing the final version, authors must always indicate the DOI corresponding to the journal’s official publication. Because it is indexed in SciELO, RBHE recommends that authors use the SciELO Preprints server. There, authors may deposit the unrevised version and the approved version for publication, which will be accompanied by the final version if the article is accepted for publication. Learn more here. The following repositories are also accepted: SocArXiv, SSRN (Social Science Research Network), Humanities Commons CORE, OSF Preprints, Advance (SAGE), Hprints, PhilArchive, PhilSci-Archive, Zenodo, HAL/HAL-SHS, and Preprints.org.. The acceptance of preprints from other servers will be evaluated by the journal’s editors. |
Policy on Versions in Other Languages
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As of October 5, 2024, in order to provide greater international visibility to articles originally written in Portuguese, Spanish, or French, authors must submit the English translation of the version of the text approved through the evaluation process. |
Publication of Translations
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RBHE publishes translated versions of relevant texts, already published, for research in the field of History of Education. Submissions in this category must be accompanied by authorization from the author of the original work or from the publisher in which the text was published. If the work is in the public domain, this procedure is not necessary, and the translator is responsible for providing this information. |
Publication of Dossiers
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Nature and Purpose The Thematic Dossiers section of the Revista Brasileira de História da Educação is intended for the publication of articulated sets of scientific articles focused on a theme of relevance to the field of the History of Education. The dossiers bring together original contributions that promote academic debate and update the historiographical production of the area, integrating researchers from different institutions and regions. Proposal and Approval of Dossiers
The dossiers may be proposed spontaneously by researchers from higher education or research institutions, in Brazil or abroad, at any time. The proposals will be evaluated by the RBHE Editorial Committee, which will decide on their thematic relevance, scientific consistency, and editorial feasibility.
The approval of the dossier implies the organizers’ commitment to thematic curation, the preliminary reading of the submitted manuscripts, and communication with an associate editor designated by the Editorial Committee, responsible for monitoring the editorial process. Submission Articles submitted to the dossiers must follow the same general guidelines applicable to RBHE article submissions, available in the Instructions for Authors. Authors must select the “Dossier” section at the time of submission and indicate the title of the thematic dossier to which the text refers. Editorial Process and Evaluation The evaluation process for articles submitted to the dossiers comprises two main stages. Preliminary Analysis (thematic curation) Conducted by the organizers and accompanied by the associate editor responsible, with the purpose of verifying the adequacy of the manuscript to RBHE’s scope and to the dossier theme, as well as compliance with editorial guidelines. Texts will be rejected that:
External peer review and editorial decision Manuscripts approved in the preliminary stage are forwarded to two ad hoc reviewers in the field. The reviewers may recommend acceptance, revision, or rejection of the text. The final decision rests with the RBHE Editorial Committee, based on the reviews and on the technical opinion of the associate editor who accompanied the process. Composition and diversity criteria The number of articles that will compose each dossier will be defined by the RBHE Editorial Committee, considering the balance among themes, authors, and the journal’s periodicity. Each dossier must include diversity of authors, institutions, and regions, from Brazil and abroad. Approved surplus texts may be redirected to the continuous flow, if the author is interested and the Editorial Committee agrees. Internationalization policy In accordance with RBHE’s internationalization policy:
Periodicity and dissemination The number of dossiers per volume will be defined by the RBHE Editorial Committee and may range from none to as many as two dossiers per annual volume. Calls for submissions are widely disseminated through the journal’s media channels and the networks of the Sociedade Brasileira de História da Educação (SBHE), containing the submission deadlines and the specific guidelines for each theme. Editorial responsibility The organizers are responsible for thematic curation and for the initial analysis of form and content. An associate editor designated by the Editorial Committee will accompany the process on its behalf, ensuring compliance with the journal’s norms and editorial policy. The final decision regarding publication rests exclusively with the RBHE Editorial Committee. |
Peer Review Process
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Minimum degree requirement Primary evaluation
The first analysis conducted on a submitted article is called the Primary Evaluation. In this stage, the editorial assistant verifies the adequacy of the submission in relation to the fundamental norms adopted by the journal: presentation of the text and references in accordance with citation guidelines; presence of required metadata; and structure of the text (abstract, keywords, abstract in English, presentation of the authors and institutional affiliation, among other elements). At this moment, compliance with the degree requirement is also checked: at least one of the authors must hold a doctoral degree.
Plagiarism check
If the submission is adequate and meets all the requirements of the Primary Evaluation, the editors will evaluate the manuscripts using the iThenticate CrossCheck system. This stage assesses the textual content of scientific articles in order to identify plagiarism, duplicate submissions, manuscripts that have already been published, and possible research fraud.
If RBHE identifies, in received submissions, the occurrence of any of the cases described above, the Editorial Board will take the applicable measures in accordance with the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Guidelines regarding the identification of plagiarism. Analysis by the associate editor and external peer review
Once the received submission is deemed adequate, meeting the criteria established in the primary evaluation and the plagiarism check, the editorial team forwards the text to the peer review process. At this stage, the editorial assistant sends the submission to the associate editors so that one of them, according to their area of expertise and availability, may assume responsibility for the editorial management of the article. Ethics and conduct of reviewers The external peer review process is a decisive instrument for the assessment of science: through it, it is possible to verify and indicate the degree of scientific rigor of a study. Only with serious evaluation can a journal ensure the integrity and quality of the content it publishes. Invited reviewers must therefore, in addition to possessing notable academic expertise, act under ethical principles in order to avoid any distortion that may compromise the objective analysis of the content. Considering this responsibility, certain situations require special attention from the reviewer when responding to the journal’s request:
Double-blind review, possibility of identification of reviewers and authors, publication of reports, and reviewer recommendations
RBHE adopts, as a general rule, the double-blind modality for peer review, through which both authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout the entire process. However, the reviewer may choose to reveal their identity to the authors after the completion of the evaluation, and to readers if the article is approved. To do so, the reviewer must authorize the disclosure of their identity through the OJS system when submitting the review. In this case, the reviewer agrees to publish the evaluation report, which will be made available simultaneously with the article in a dedicated peer review platform. If the reviewer chooses not to identify themselves, they will remain anonymous to the authors.
Final decision For a submission to be considered for publication, there must be at least two favorable reviews. If there is one negative and one positive review, a third reviewer must evaluate the text. Once there is a pair of favorable reviews, it is the responsibility of the associate editor to verify the points raised during Peer Review and, finally, to decide on the publication or rejection of the text. The final decision, therefore, always rests with the associate editor responsible, or with the editor-in-chief if their intervention in the submission is necessary. Statement on the absence of conflict of interest
When accepting the task of evaluating a submission, the reviewer must declare the absence of any conflict of interest. To do so, the following text must be included in the "General Comments" field of the Review Form, available in OJS: Presentation of the responsible editor or editors The final version of the approved article will be published with the name of the editor or editors responsible for the manuscript’s evaluation process. In cases where the ad hoc reviewer authorizes the disclosure of their identity through the OJS system at the time of submitting the review, the name of that reviewer, as well as the name of the editor or editors responsible for the article’s evaluation, will be published alongside the article. The review reports will also be made available in an appropriate repository. |
Open Data
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Manuscripts must be accompanied by a statement on the availability of the data used and generated in the research underlying the texts. Research data are understood as the contents (numerical data, texts, computer programs, images, audio, videos, etc.) used or generated in the research and underlying the article texts, organized in files. The data files underlying an article are organized in a description called a “dataset.” |
Publication Fees
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The Revista Brasileira de História da Educação does not charge authors any type of submission or publication fee. For the authors’ safety, if they receive any request for payment by any means (email, telephone, messaging applications, or others), RBHE recommends that the message be ignored and, preferably, that a notification be sent to the journal’s official email address: rbhe.sbhe@gmail.com. This will enable the journal to investigate the attempted fraud. |
Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
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This Publication Ethics Statement addresses in detail the structure, editorial principles, and workflow of the Revista Brasileira de História da Educação. Our goal is to be transparent about all the stages involved in the management and publication of the journal’s articles. Here you will find a guide with instructions on ethics in publication and evaluation, especially applicable to authors and reviewers. As a reader, you become aware of the rigor involved in the practice of scholarly publishing, which is highly valued and respected by our journal. If you have any questions regarding any of the issues addressed here, please send a message to our team at rbhe.sbhe@gmail.com. Use of data and citations
Manuscripts must be accompanied by a statement on the availability of the data used and generated in the research underlying the texts. Research data are understood as the contents (numerical data, texts, computer programs, images, audio, videos, etc.) used or generated in the research and underlying the article texts, organized in files. The data files underlying an article are organized in a description called a “dataset.”
Self-citations Participation and contribution to the research
All authors must describe, in a dedicated document, signed and uploaded to the submission platform, the detailed participation of each of the authors who sign the article, considering the following stages of the research: the design of the study; the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; the writing of the manuscript; the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Misconduct in authorship
Original and unpublished nature of the publication
All submissions sent for evaluation by RBHE must be original and unpublished. Thus, texts may not be under simultaneous review by another journal; otherwise, this must be justified in the “Comments to the editor,” so that the journal may analyze the issue individually. Redundant publication and self-plagiarism Texts with more than two-thirds of their content previously published are considered redundant publications. These cases involve overlap of textual content, which means that a redundant text may be considered self-plagiarism, leading to its rejection by the RBHE editorial team. “Salami” publication This practice consists of publishing an article whose research presents repetition of methods, hypotheses, and results. By presenting data that were developed in research already published, authors fragment the results in order to generate publication volume, artificially increasing their statistics. The partial presentation of results that could be analyzed and compared in a single article requires unnecessary cross-referencing and hinders the development of the topic within the scientific community, occupying readers and editors unnecessarily. Thus, RBHE recommends that issues that are very closely related and derived from a single research project be addressed through the writing of a single article. Corrections and retractions
In the case of accidental errors, if the authors feel the need to correct data available in the published version of their articles, RBHE accepts requests for content correction. Such requests will be evaluated by the editors and, if deemed appropriate, the correction will be carried out, and an updated version will be published. A notification will be issued and linked to the original text, which will remain available on the journal’s website.
Note on research funding
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Policy on Conflict of Interest
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Conflicts of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial in nature. Conflicts of interest can occur when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial or other types of conflicts that may have influenced the work. If there is, even potentially, a conflict of interest, the author(s) must report it in a dedicated document, signed and uploaded to the submission platform. For additional information, access: Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest. |
Adoption of Similarity Software
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If the submission is adequate and meets all the requirements of the Initial Evaluation, the editors will assess the manuscripts using the iThenticate CrossCheck system. This stage examines the textual content of scientific articles, seeking to identify plagiarism, duplicate submissions, manuscripts already published, and possible research fraud.
If RBHE observes, in received submissions, the occurrence of any of the cases described above, the Editorial Board will take the applicable measures in accordance with the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Guidelines regarding the identification of plagiarism. |
Adoption of Software Using Artificial Intelligence Resources
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RBHE recognizes the potential of generative AI to increase efficiency, provided that scientific integrity, confidentiality, and human accountability are preserved. Thus:
This guidance follows the SciELO “Priority Lines 2024–2028” and international guidelines for the responsible use of AI. |
Gender and Sex Issues
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The editorial team of the Revista Brasileira de História da Educação, as well as the authors who publish in the journal, must always observe the guidelines on Sex and Gender Equity in Research – SAGER. The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of recommendations that guide the reporting of information on sex and gender in study design, data analysis, and the results and interpretation of findings. In addition, the Revista Brasileira de História da Educação observes a gender equity policy in the composition of its editorial board. PROMOTION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA) RBHE adopts the IDEIA principle — Impact, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility — as recommended by the SciELO Program. We commit to:
These measures reinforce transparency, amplify underrepresented voices, and remove barriers to participation, in line with the open science principles promoted by SciELO. |
Ethics Committee
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When applicable, authors must attach a statement of approval from the ethics committee of the institution responsible for authorizing the research.
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Copyright
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Authors of articles published in the Revista Brasileira de História da Educação retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is properly cited. Authors grant the journal the right of first publication under the CC BY 4.0 License |
Intellectual Property and Terms of Use
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Site responsibility: All content of the journal and the articles published in the Revista Brasileira de História da Educação, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution CC BY license. Author responsibility: Authors of articles published in the Revista Brasileira de História da Educação retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution license, which allows the articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is properly cited. |
Sponsors and Promotion Agencies
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RBHE operates under a diamond open access model: reading and submission are free for authors and readers. The financial sustainability of the journal combines:
Donations and Sponsorships – accepted only if there is no interference in the editorial process; any advertisements will be clearly identified. |
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The Revista Brasileira de História da Educação has an Editorial Board composed of highly qualified members recognized in their fields of expertise. The editorial structure of the journal consists primarily of the work of the Editor-in-Chief and the Associate Editors, supported by the Editorial Board, which includes both national and international members. These members are presented with their full names and institutional affiliations. |
Editor-in-Chief
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Associate Editors
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Advisory board
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National advisory board
National advisory board
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Editorial production
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XML production
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Types of Documents Accepted
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Submissions are accepted for the following sections:
ARTICLES – Analytical texts that present original results of investigative work and/or theoretical–methodological reflection.
General editorial guidelines for submissions
Minimum interval and prohibition of simultaneous article submissions DOI assignment All published texts receive a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). The assignment of the DOI is carried out exclusively by the journal, after the approval and final editing of the manuscript. Authors do not need to include or request the DOI at the time of submission, since the generation, registration, and maintenance of this identifier are the responsibility and financial obligation of the journal, in accordance with international standards of identification and traceability for scientific publications. |
Authors' Contribution
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All authors must describe, in a dedicated document, signed and uploaded to the submission platform, the detailed participation of each of the authors who sign the article, considering the following stages of the research: the design of the study; the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; the writing of the manuscript; and the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. In this regard, the CREDiT taxonomy structure must be used.
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Manuscript Preparation
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Languages The Revista Brasileira de História da Educação accepts submissions in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Format The text must be typed in .DOCX or .ODT format, using Times New Roman font, size 12; line spacing 1.5; A4 page size (297 × 210 mm), with 2.5 cm top and bottom margins and 2.5 cm right and left margins. For quotations, use a 4 cm indentation and font size 11; for figure titles, captions, and footnotes, use font size 10. Choice of anonymity or disclosure of authors’ identity
All indications of authorship must be removed from the originals, including the username registered in the word processor. As a general rule, the manuscript may not contain any identification of authorship in any part of the text, whether in footnotes, bibliographic references, or document properties (all indications of authorship must be erased from the originals). Metadata entry in OJS At the time of submission, all authors of the manuscript must be registered in the system’s metadata, including full name (up to four authors), ORCID identifier (ID), institutional address, and email. The later inclusion of authors who were not registered in the system at the time of submission will not be permitted. It is recommended that authors submit the text to orthographic, grammatical, and APA style revision before presenting it to the Revista Brasileira de História da Educação. Length The works must comply with the following length requirements:
Title, abstract, keywords, sections
Articles must be accompanied by an abstract and keywords (up to four keywords, which must not appear in the title, separated by semicolons) in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. The full title, including subtitles, must also be presented in its English and Spanish versions. |
Digital Assets
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Tables, charts, figures, illustrations, maps, diagrams, and other digital assets must be presented clearly, legibly, and in a format compatible with the final layout of the Revista Brasileira de História da Educação (RBHE). |
Citations and References
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We use, for this aspect, the most recent edition of the American Psychological Association (APA) manual as our reference. To learn about this citation and reference style, consult the APA website directly, which provides updated examples for various publication formats. Important: it is not necessary to follow APA recommendations regarding the formatting of academic papers (spacing, font sizes, indentation, etc.). |
Supplementary Documents
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Scientific writing Spacing after punctuation marks Insert one space after:
Period Use a period with:
Do not use a period with:
Dash Use the dash only to indicate a sudden break in the continuity of the sentence. Excessive use weakens the fluency of the content.
Quotation marks Use double quotation marks:
Do not use double quotation marks:
Double or single quotation marks
Use of italics
For the specific use of italics in APA journals, see the guidelines below. In general, use italics sparingly.
Table and figure numbering Number all tables and figures with Arabic numerals in the order in which they are mentioned in the text, regardless of later discussion. Do not use letters as suffixes; label them as Table 5, Table 6, Table 7 or Figure 5, Figure 6, and Figure 7, and not 5, 5a, and 5b. If the manuscript includes appendices with tables and figures, identify these elements with capital letters and Arabic numerals (for example, Table A1 is the first table of Appendix A; Figure C2 is the second figure of Appendix C). Table titles
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Supplementary Documents
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Cover sheet A document in .DOCX, .ODT, or PDF format must be attached, containing the full title of the work and the complete information of all authors, as specified below:
Other supplementary documents In addition to the cover sheet, authors must attach, when applicable:
All documents must be uploaded as supplementary files in the OJS system at the time of submission, ensuring transparency and compliance with the editorial and Open Science best practices adopted by the Revista Brasileira de História da Educação (RBHE). |
Funding Statement
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In the case of research funded by projects, institutions, or other specific sources of financial support, authors must provide an information note indicating the source of the funding. |
Manuscript submission
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Submissions are made exclusively through the OJS management system, directly on the RBHE website, available at this link. If you do not have a registered user account in the system, create your registration here. The text must follow the guidelines provided on this page |
Additional Information
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Ownership and management
RBHE is a publication of the Brazilian Society for the History of Education (SBHE). Founded in September 1999, SBHE is a non-profit civil association and a private legal entity. Its board is elected by its members and serves a two-year term. It is composed of researchers located across all regions of Brazil. The organization also has a Fiscal Council responsible for overseeing its financial management. ISSN The Revista Brasileira de História da Educação is also known by the acronym RBHE or, according to its official abbreviated title, Rev. Bras. Hist. Educ. Its e-ISSN is 2238-0094. The p-ISSN 1519-5902 identifies the print version of the journal, which was discontinued in 2017, when publication became exclusively online.
Periodicity Privacy Policy The names and addresses provided to this journal will be used exclusively for the services offered by this publication and will not be made available for other purposes or to third parties. |
Contact
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Revista Brasileira de História da Educação, State University of Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790 – Zona 07 – Block 40, ZIP code 87020-900 – Maringá, PR, Brazil, rbhe.sbhe@uem.br, +55 (44) 99996-9366. |
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