Author Guidelines

The article submitted to the Journal of Interdisciplinary Lifestyle Studies will first be evaluated for its scientific merit;

The article may be submitted in Portuguese, Spanish, or English;

The article may have a maximum of four authors;

The article must be unpublished in Brazil and in any other country. The publication of a preliminary version in the proceedings of scientific events, whether national or international, will not be considered a violation of originality;

The journal encourages, under a fast track regime, the submission of the best papers presented at congresses and scientific conventions. It should be noted that such articles will undergo peer review under a double-blind system and will be analyzed using the same selection criteria as other texts;

The article cannot be simultaneously submitted to another journal;

The Editor may accept or reject the submitted article, in accordance with the journal's editorial policy;

The Editor may suggest changes to the article, both in its content and in compliance with the writing and presentation standards established by the American Psychological Association (APA);

Articles must be written clearly and objectively. Authors should avoid colloquial language, jargon, or technical terms without proper explanation;

It is essential that manuscripts written in Portuguese are carefully proofread prior to submission. Articles with writing or grammar problems will be rejected;

Manuscripts must be accompanied, in a separate file, by a letter authorizing publication and copyright transfer;

The editorial team is not responsible for the opinions, ideas, and concepts expressed in published texts, which are the sole responsibility of the authors.

Publication Standards

• The file must be in Microsoft Word or RTF format, with a maximum size of 2MB;

• Writing and formatting must comply with APA standards. The font must be Times New Roman, size 12, with single spacing and justified text;

• Paragraphs must have the first line indented 1.25 cm, and there must be single spacing between paragraphs;

• Page format must be A4 (29.7 x 21 cm), with the following margins: top (3 cm), left (3 cm), bottom (2 cm), and right (2 cm);

• Articles must contain a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 17 pages, including tables, notes, and references;

• The following structure must be adopted in the article:
  Title, abstract (in Portuguese), keywords (in Portuguese), abstract (in English), keywords (in English), introduction, theoretical framework, methodology, results and discussion, conclusion, and references;

• The title of the text and the section titles must be written in uppercase letters and bold, with corresponding Hindu-Arabic numbering. Subsections must be written in lowercase letters and also in bold;

• A caption should not be placed immediately after a title or subtitle. There must be at least one paragraph of text between them;

• Tables, graphs, and figures must be inserted into the main body of the text in the order in which they appear, using font size 10;

• Abstracts, both in Portuguese and in English, must not exceed 250 words and must clearly present the objective, methodology, and main results;

• Authors must indicate four to six keywords, both in Portuguese and in English, that represent the content of the work;

• The use of bold should be restricted to titles and subtitles only;

• Foreign words must be written in italics, and neologisms or terms with unusual meaning must be placed in quotation marks;

• Footnotes should be avoided; when indispensable, they must be clear and concise, and should not be confused with bibliographic references, which must appear at the end of the text in APA format;

• Articles must be grammatically correct. Texts with grammar errors will be rejected;

• Articles accepted for publication will undergo final editing and spelling/grammar revision;

• The identification of authors must not appear in the body of the text. In a separate page, the following must be provided: full name, short biography with academic and professional background, address, phone number, e-mail, and preferably the ORCID;

• In the OJS system, adopted by the Journal of Interdisciplinary Lifestyle Studies, articles will be automatically rejected if authors do not agree with the exclusivity, originality, and copyright transfer clauses;

• The OJS system records the submission date and all stages of the evaluation and publication process, allowing authors to automatically monitor the status of their article;

• The editor and/or any individuals or institutions involved in the editorial boards are not responsible for the opinions, ideas, and concepts expressed in published texts, which are the sole responsibility of the authors;

• Reviews are carried out through standardized forms, with space for personalized comments, which will be sent to the authors in case of conditional acceptance, request for corrections, or rejection;

• The article must be submitted exclusively through the journal’s website.