Submissions

Author Guidelines

Scientific articles must be original and unpublished or presented at public events whose proceedings have not been published, except for special editions. They will be submitted for prior review by the journal's coordination to verify compliance with formal submission requirements and, subsequently, to the Editorial Board, following the procedure established by the coordination of the Revista de Direito da Amazônia, which may or may not recommend their publication.

Submitted scientific articles may not be submitted simultaneously to other journals and/or periodicals, and must fit within any area of Law and/or be interdisciplinary, except for special editions. The prioritization in the choice of publication of submitted works will result from the judgment of opportunity of this Journal.

The submission or publication of scientific articles/works will not imply remuneration for their authors; therefore, by sending their works, authors retain the copyright of their articles without restrictions, but grant the Revista de Direito da Amazônia of the Escola Superior da Magistratura do Amazonas (ESMAM), without any cost, the exclusive rights of first publication under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) 4.0 International. There will also be no publication fee or any article processing charge.

The Revista de Direito da Amazônia reserves the right to accept or veto any original article received that is in disagreement with these guidelines, recommendations of the Editorial Body or reviewers, when necessary, as well as the right to propose eventual alterations. Once approved, they will be published at no cost to authors and/or readers.

Along with the work, the author must also provide a (current) telephone number and email address for potential contact. The names and addresses provided in this Journal will be used exclusively for the services provided by this publication and will not, therefore, be made available for other purposes and/or to third parties.

In response to concerns regarding ethics, quality, and the seriousness of published works, the COPE guideline was adopted. The Editorial Board suggests that authors read it carefully before submitting the article for publication (http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines)  or (http://www.fisiocirurgiauerj.org/Comite_de_Etica_em_Public_COPE.pdf.) 

Works involving results of research with human beings must be sent with the due authorization of the Research Ethics Committee, in accordance with current regulations.

Authors who use any type of Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AI-GC) tools or Large Language Models (LLMs) in their manuscript must explicitly declare such use within the text of the article. The artificial intelligence mechanism (such as ChatGPT, Gemini) must be identified, specifying how the tool was used in the production of the article and what was created by it. It is emphasized that the use of these models must be part of the project design and/or as a formal research method, always with a review of the output by the authors. Furthermore, authors are responsible for errors, plagiarism, and other malpractices that may result from the mechanism's action. Finally, these tools must not be listed as co-authors of the manuscript. It is recommended to read Ordinance No. 2,664, of March 6, 2026, from CNPq for further information, available in: http://memoria2.cnpq.br/web/guest/view/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_0oED/10157/23142775

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check the submission's compliance regarding all items. Articles that are not in accordance with the norms will be returned to the authors for correction and subsequent resubmission within the established deadline of up to 14 (fourteen) calendar days, counting from the date of forwarding for correction, or on a date previously established in the case of special editions to be published.

The opinions contained in the scientific articles/works are the sole responsibility of the respective authors. In the event of errata and retractions, authors must contact the journal's editorial team for the appropriate procedures.

The originals of published works, as well as complementary information, including tables with statistical data, charts, images, and photos, will not be returned to the authors.

In cases not covered by the recommendations set forth in these guidelines and the evaluation process, an individual analysis of each situation will be conducted by the Editorial Team, which will provide the necessary guidance.

RULES FOR PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF ARTICLES

General

The scientific article must be typed in Word format (DOC or DOCX), Times New Roman font, size 12, 1.5 spacing, justified, left and right margins of 3 cm, top and bottom margins of 2 cm, A4 paper size, and employ italics instead of underlining (except for URL addresses). Works written in Portuguese will be received, with a minimum of 12 (twelve) and a maximum of 30 (thirty) pages, except in cases of singular/special editions and/or articles exclusively selected by the Editorial Board for commemorative dates.

Title

Title in Portuguese must be in font size 24, Times New Roman, centered, bold. Maximum of 15 words. The title in another language must come right below the Portuguese one, in the same font, size 16, italics, and centered.

Authorship

Authorship and co-authorship must be informed only in the metadata, identification being prohibited in the title, abstract, body of the article, and references.

Abstract

After the title, an abstract of the work in Portuguese must be presented with a maximum of 250 words; this abstract must also be written in English or another language. The word Abstract will be identified in Times New Roman font, size 12, bold, first letter capitalized. In another language, the same rules apply, adding italics. The abstract must contain: the problem, objective, method, and conclusion of the work.

Keywords

After the abstract, the keywords must be listed, representing the content of the article — a minimum of 3 (three) and a maximum of 6 (six) words, separated by semicolons. The keyword will be identified in Times New Roman font, size 12. In another language, the same rules apply, adding italics.

Article structure 

The scientific article must contain an introduction, development/topics, and conclusion. Chapter/topic titles must be bolded, following ABNT NBR 6024.

Illustrations/Tables

Tables, figures, charts, photographs, maps, drawings, flowcharts, graphs, and others must be inserted in the body of the text, with the respective designating word, order number of occurrence in the text in Arabic numerals, dash, and title. Captions, notes, and other information must be presented after the illustration in Times New Roman font, size 10, and single spacing. To prevent eventual image visualization problems, those used must be sent to the email: revista.esmam@tjam.jus.br, duly identified, in JPG format. In the "subject" of the email, identify "Illustrations – Name of the article".

Citations

Citations must use the author-date system, Times New Roman font, and size 10. Follow what the ABNT standards prescribe regarding the subject.

Footnotes

Notes must be identified by the sequential numerical system, size 10, with justified alignment, single spacing, and restricted to the minimum necessary.

References

References must be presented at the end of the work, Times New Roman font, size 12, in single spacing, separated from each other by a single-spaced blank line and using bold to highlight the title element when applicable. Must follow the recommendations contained in NBR 6023.

About the author

Present institutional and geographic affiliation with two or three hierarchical levels. Next, present, in sequence, a brief curriculum of the author, link to the Lattes curriculum, Orcid (mandatory), and email.

Authorship credits

Inform the credits of each author according to the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) specification system maintained by NISO, present at the link https://credit.niso.org/. Also available in Portuguese by Scielo Brasil at the following link https://www.scielo.br/media/files/20240900-Criterios-SciELO-Brasil.pdf. 

Conflict of Interest Statement 

Specify whether there is any conflict of interest. 

Data availability

If the research data is not completely available in the body of the article text, specify where it is accessible.

Statement on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Large Language Models (LLMs) 

Specify whether Artificial Intelligence or Large Language Models were used in any part of the production of the text, in addition to any that may have already been declared in the article's methodology. It is recommended to read CNPq Ordinance No. 2,664, of March 6, 2026, for further information, available at: http://memoria2.cnpq.br/web/guest/view/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_0oED/10157/23142775. 

Doubts/Questions

For other cases not specified in these rules, the guidelines of NBR 6023 must be observed.

Reading Recommendations:

ABNT

http://www.abnt.org.br/

CNPQ

http://www.cnpq.br/web/guest/diretrizes

IBICT

http://revista.ibict.br/

Revised on: 29/07/2026