Submission Guidelines

1.      Papers and extended abstracts may be written in the following languages: English (preferably), Portuguese and Spanish.

2.      Papers should not exceed 12 pages (Microsoft Word format, font Times New Roman 12, 1.5 spacing) including bibliography, figures and annexes. Each paper must include an abstract of up to 200 words and 5 keywords in its original language and in a second language. English is compulsory for the abstract and keywords. The abstract should include the objectives, methodology main contributions and conclusions of the paper.

3.      Extended abstracts should not exceed 3 pages (Microsoft Word format, font Times New Roman 12, 1.5 spacing) and should include the objectives, methodology, main contributions and conclusions.

4.       The publication in the  “Encontros Científicos - Tourism & Management Studies” Journal implies the acceptance of transferring copyright to the Journal as well as the rights for its dissemination through printed and/or electronic means, including the international indexes which the Journal has already joined or will join in the future. The objective will always be the sharing of the research and knowledge contained in the Journal.

5.       Each paper must include its title in English if this is not its original language.

6.       Each paper should have a clear internal structure, preferably with introduction, methodology, discussion and conclusion, as well as bibliographic references. Words or expressions to be printed in italics or other graphic forms must be clearly indicated.

7.       Additionally the author (or authors) should send a short curriculum vitae (maximum of five lines) including: name, address, e-mail, telephone number, academic degree, professional status, department and university.

8.        Hyphenation should not be inserted manually.

9.       Tables, graphs and figures must be included in the text as well as delivered separately in the programme format in which they were created.

10.      Citations should be made according to the American author-date system: (e.g. Jakobson, 1995: 25).

11.     The bibliographic references must be presented in alphabetical order in the following style:
-Books: JAKOBSON, R. (1995): Linguistics and Communication, Editora Cultrix, São Paulo.

         -Articles: MONTEGOMERY, J., (1995): “Urban Vitality and Culture of Cities”, in: Planning Practice and Research, 10, (2), pp. 101-109.       

12.     Any notes should be presented at the end of the paper.

13.     To facilitate the blind peer review process, authors should make efforts to ensure that information about the authors' identities do not appear anywhere in the manuscript. If an author is cited, "Author" and year should be used in the bibliography and endnotes instead of the author's name, paper title, etc. The authors’ names should also be removed from the document's Properties, which in Microsoft Word is found under the File menu.