Organizações & Sociedade
Brief Background
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Launched in 1993 and published uninterruptedly ever since, O&S (Organizations & Society) was the first journal in the area of Administration created by and within a federal university in Brazil. In addition, the journal dared to define its scope beyond the Administration, considering that organizations cover a broader and multifaceted context. Since its foundation and over the years, the journal has always highlighted its open, plural and multidisciplinary position. That is, it has always housed articles expressing a diversity of visions, theories, methodologies, epistemologies, extrapolating orthodoxy and valuing innovative themes. During the flow of publications, many themes have occupied the attention of thematic issues (for example, the contribution of Alberto Guerreiro Ramos, football as organization, the carnival as organization), as well as several personalities such as literary João Ubaldo Ribeiro (2006, n. 37 and 38). From 2013, the journal begins its e-publishing process, abandoning print publishing and turning to open diffusion on the digital base. The journal was included in important databases, accelerated the process of peer review, improved its quality and accentuated its internationalization. In addition to the Administration area, O&S is acknowledged in the areas of History, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Interdisciplinary, Social Work, Urban and Regional Planning. O&S represents and symbolizes a lot for Brazilian researchers, in the context of the development of the Administration area and, specifically, in the maturation and flowering of the field of Organizational Studies in Brazil. O&S has offered, over time, a space of expression for the emergence of the different, the new, the unusual. The journal promotes heterodox positions in Organizational Studies, but above all a vision of the organization in and for the society. Past Editors-in-chief
1993-1996 - Maurício Serva |
Open Science Compliance
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This journal follows the Gold Open Access model. In line with the guidelines of Open Science, O&S adopts a number of practices, such as: the Open Access Policy; the Code of Good Practice for Editors; the use of social networks to disseminate published work; and presenting a precise indication of the role of each author in articles with multiple authorship, according to CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy). O&S also accepts the submission of articles deposited as preprints, as long as they are stored on reliable platforms, such as SciELO Preprints, so that they can be openly discussed prior to publication. Authors of accepted papers are required to complete an Open Science Compliance Form to make this information fully transparent, in line with Open Science communication practices. The Open Science movement proposes guidelines for collaborative, shared and public scientific practice. As such, O&S is completely free of charge, from the submission process to the publication and reading of the published material. Its content is freely accessible to all. O&S seeks to maximize the impact and benefits of research by prioritizing barrier-free access to research results, information, and methods. O&S reflects the fundamental belief that the pursuit of knowledge is strengthened by collaboration, transparency, rapid dissemination, and accessibility. Finally, in line with open science practices, O&S offers authors and referees the option of disclosing the peer review process without identifying themselves. Authorization to disclose their names can be given by the authors of the article (at the time of submission by simply selecting the option and then, if approved, by signing the Declaration of Compliance with Open Science) and by the reviewers (by selecting the options on the review forms). In the case of publication, the evaluations on which the decision to publish the article was based may be made available by the journal's editorial board. It should be noted that we also credit the Associate Editors for their contribution to the articles published |
Ethics in Publication
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O&S follows the editorial principles of Good Practice in Scientific Publishing and the Code of Ethics. O&S is also a member and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and a signatory of DORA - The Declaration on Research Assessment. In order to be published, articles submitted to Organizations and Society (O&S) must comply with the basic guidelines for integrity in scientific activity established by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). Ethical conduct of the editorial team. The O&S editorial team must:
Ethical conduct of reviewers. O&S reviewers must:
Ethical conduct of authors. When submitting work to O&S, authors must:
O&S takes action against plagiarism and ethical misconduct (e.g. suspicions of plagiarism, duplicate publication, changes in authorship, conflicts of interest, ethical problems, fabrication of data and misuse of articles by the reviewer, at the time of submission and even after the article has been published) in accordance with the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). If you have any suspicions of misconduct, doubts about good publication practices in O&S, omissions or other suggestions, please contact revistaoes@ufba.br.
Research with human participants: O&S recognizes that ethics govern the standards of conduct of scientific researchers. In this sense, we emphasize the importance of adhering to ethical principles to guarantee the dignity, rights and well-being of participants in any research. Therefore, O&S recommends that the authors of all research carried out be aware of the rules (laws and policies) of national bodies and their institutions regarding the need to comply with the guidelines for research involving human beings. For research conducted in Brazil, authors must follow the laws, regulations and procedures established in the Brazil Platform (Plataforma Brasil). For research carried out in other locations, it is essential that authors consider the procedures applicable in their respective countries and competent bodies. |
Focus and Scope
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O&S (Organizations & Society) aims to foster dialogue and innovation about an understanding of organizations, through the publication of research that add value to society and is socially meaningful. It publishes multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, creative, critical, theory-driven, international, and nontraditional research, rooted in a wide variety of disciplines, inspired by diversity, open to epistemological and methodological plurality. O&S aims to be a learning community of authors, reviewers, editors and readers, driven by passion for ideas, open-minded intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and adherence to the best scholarly standards. O&S welcomes two types of articles: theoretical development and empirical investigation. Empirical articles should draw on empirical work and robust theorizing process to make strong contribution to organization studies and practice. In empirical articles, there is an interplay between theorizing and empirical research; they are mutually informative. Theoretical articles must advance theory or the theory development process about organizations, research methodology and/or societal issues. Theoretical papers (a) develop new organization theory, (b) significantly challenge, expand or clarify current theory, (c) synthesize recent advances and ideas into fresh theory, (d) initiate a search for new theory by identifying and carefully delineating a novel theoretical problem, or (e) craft ways to improve the process of theory development |
Digital Preservation
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This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program's Digital Preservation Policy - SciELO Program Digital Preservation Policy O&S uses the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among the participating libraries and enables the creation of permanent journal archives for preservation and restoration. |
Indexing Sources
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Editorial Policy
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Preprints O&S also accepts the submission of articles that have been deposited as preprints, as long as they are stored on reliable platforms, such as SciELO Preprints, so that, where appropriate, they can be openly discussed before being published. Authors of approved papers must fill in the Open Science Compliance Form in order to make this information fully transparent, in accordance with Open Science communication practices. To ensure that preprints submitted to O&S are treated with transparency and integrity, it is recommended that authors provide the following information:
Peer Review Process The publishing process for articles submitted to O&S comprises five phases. PHASE 1 - Preliminary Evaluation Authors: Submission of an article according to the parameters required by the journal (Submission Preparation Checklist). Executive manager: Evaluation of format (adequacy of the article to the required standardization and formatting rules) and plagiarism (use of similarity detection system). Editor-in-chief: Preliminary evaluation (on desk) relate to the editorial policy (focus, scope and section policy) with decision to reject or forward to associate editor. Evaluation parameters: Is the article fully aligned with the journal’s focus and scope? Does the article represent a robust, relevant, well-developed, explicit, well-argued and grounded conceptual-theoretical contribution to the advancement of knowledge in its field of expertise? Does the article present a strong theoretical and methodological coherence? Is the article composed (writing, grammar, spelling, bibliographic references, etc.) according to all communication standards of excellence? Associate editor: Preliminary evaluation (on desk) with decision of rejection or foward to anonymous reviewers (at least two experts) by the double-blind review system. Evaluation parameters: Does the article represent a robust, relevant, well-developed, explicit, well-argued and grounded conceptual-theoretical contribution to the advancement of knowledge in its field of expertise? Does the article present a strong theoretical and methodological coherence? Is the article composed (writing, grammar, spelling, bibliographic references, etc.) according to all communication standards of excellence? PHASE 2 - Academic Evaluation and Review Anonymous reviewers: Evaluation of the article (without information on its authorship) according to various parameters (theoretical-conceptual contribution, abstract, research goal, theoretical-epistemological foundation, research method, analysis, presentation and discussion of empirical and/or theoretical results, conclusion, references, language, structure and organization of the text) to make comments and suggestions for improvement.
Associate editor: Evaluation based on the evaluations of anonymous reviewers with a decision to reject or forward the evaluations to the authors to produce a revised version of the article. Executive manager: Forwarding the revised version to anonymous reviewers, including all evaluations produced in the process, so that reviewers can learn about past evaluations made by other reviewers and by the associate editor. Anonymous reviewers: Evaluation of the revised version, considering the past evaluations carried out by other reviewers and by the associate editor. Associate editor: Evaluation of the revised version, considering the new and old evaluations produced by the reviewers, with a decision of (a) rejection, (b) forward to a new evaluation round (revision of the revised version) or (c) partial approval (forward to phase 3). PHASE 3 - Layout Review Authors: Layout of the final text (approved in phase 2) according to the journal’s visual model (Article model in Portuguese or Article model in English), including all information in the model such as funding, notes, conflict of interests, authors’ contributions, full name, biography, e-mail and ORCID, for each author, and acknowledgements (if necessary). Proofreader: Linguistic and standardization revision, producing a standardized version of the article. Authors: Review of the standardized version of the article. Proofreader: Finalization of the standardized version of the article. Executive manager: Partial approval of the article and forwarding to phase 4. PHASE 4 - Production of a Version in a Complementary Language Authors: Production of a version in a complementary language (English or Portuguese) of the article approved at the end of phase 3. This version must be formatted in the O&S layout (according to the O&S visual model - Model for articles in Portuguese or Model for articles in English) and certified in relation to its linguistic quality. Authors must follow one of these options: OPTION A - Translation or proofreading by an O&S partner organization. The costs will be borne by the authors. Please forward to O&S the file with your article and the certification file (Language Quality Certificate) provided by the O&S partner organization. OPTION B - Translation or proofreading by an organization that is not on the list of O&S partner organizations. The costs will be borne by the authors. Send the produced version to Caledonia English (krisgillespie@caledoniaenglish.com.br) and request a language quality certificate. The cost of this certification (RS$ 100.00) will be borne by the authors and must be dealt with directly between the authors and Caledonia English. If the article does not obtain the certificate from Caledonia English, it will be up to the authors to provide a better version until they are able to obtain the language quality certificate provided by Caledonia English. The costs of redoing translations or requesting recertification from Caledonia English will be borne by the authors. Executive manager: Partial approval of the article and forwarding to phase 5. PHASE 5 - Dissemination and Publication Authors: Production of a video with a maximum duration of 60 seconds, that does not exceed 25 MB in size, within a maximum period of 30 days from the date of approval of the article in phase 4. The authors agree that the video will be used by O&S on its social networks to disseminate the articles published in the journal. In the video, one or more authors of the article should talk about its relevance and originality. The video should not explain the entire article but encourage people to take an interest in reading it. Editor-in-chief: Final approval of the article for publication. Executive manager: Inclusion of the article for publication in the next available issue of O&S, providing authors with a PDF version of the article with information on year, volume, number, pagination and DOI. |
Open Data
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O&S seeks to maximize the impact and benefits of research by prioritizing barrier-free access to research results, data and methodologies. Open access reflects a fundamental belief that the pursuit of knowledge benefits directly from collaboration, transparency, rapid dissemination and accessibility. Authors are requested to share the content (data, program code and other materials) underlying the text of the manuscript, before or at the time of publication. Exceptions are allowed in cases of legal and ethical issues.
The aim is to facilitate the evaluation of the manuscript which, if approved, can contribute to the preservation and (re)use of data and information, as well as the replicability of research. Alternatively, the author can state that the data will be made available upon direct request to the author, or that all the data is contained and discussed in the article. The repository where the data and information are located, if applicable, must be cited in the text or in the notes section. |
Fees
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O&S is totally free of charge, from the process of submission of articles, publication and reading published material. Its content can be accessed freely from anyone. Thus, O&S seeks to maximize the impact and benefits of research by prioritizing barrier-free access to research findings, data and methodologies. Open access reflects a fundamental belief that the pursuit of knowledge benefits directly from collaboration, transparency, rapid dissemination and accessibility. |
Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
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O&S takes action against plagiarism and ethical misconduct (for example, suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, changes in authorship, conflict of interest, inclusive language, ethical issue, data fabrication, and misuse of articles by the reviewer upon submission, and, even after the publication of the article) according to the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE - https://publicationethics.org). If you suspect misconduct or have questions about the good practices of publishing in O&S, please contact us via email: revistaoes@ufba.br.
In case of suspected misconduct, doubts about good practices for publishing at O&S, omissions or other suggestions, please contact revistaoes@ufba.br.
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Policy on Conflict of Interest
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Conflicts of interest can be of a personal, commercial, political, academic or financial nature. Conflicts of interest can occur when authors, reviewers or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. If there is, even potentially, a conflict of interest, the author(s) must disclose this in a signed document attached to the submission platform. For more information see: Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts of interest: Reviewers are only accepted if they declare that they have no conflicts of interest with the article being reviewed. |
Adoption of similarity software
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The journal O&S checks for similarity (plagiarism) in all published works. It currently uses similarity detection software (Plagiarism Software 15.5.4). Manuscripts are checked in PHASE 1 - Preliminary Evaluation: Executive Manager: Evaluation of format (adequacy of the article to the required standardization and formatting norms) and plagiarism (use of similarity detection system). |
Adoption of software and use of Artificial Intelligence resources
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The O&S follows the conduct established in the Guide to the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools and Resources in Research Communication on SciELO. This policy guides the responsible use of AI in our publication, ensuring the integrity, transparency, and excellence of research.
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Gender and Sex Issues
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The O&S editorial team, as well as the authors who publish in the journal, must always observe the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines. The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of guidelines for reporting sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, results and interpretation of findings. In addition, O&S observes the gender equity policy in the formation of its editorial board. |
Ethics Committee
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Authors must attach a statement of approval from the ethics committee of the institution responsible for approving the research O&S understands that ethics govern the standards of conduct of scientific researchers. Therefore, we stress the importance of adhering to ethical principles to protect the dignity, rights and well-being of participants in any research.
In this way, O&S recommends that the authors of any and all research carried out should be aware of the rules (laws and policies) of the respective national bodies as well as their institutions regarding the need or otherwise to comply with the guidelines when conducting research involving human beings. Ethics and Conduct O&S is a signatory to DORA - Declaration on Research Assessment. In order to be published, articles submitted to Organizations and Society (O&S) must comply with the basic guidelines for integrity in scientific activity established by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). |
Copyright
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Authors of articles published by O&S retain the copyright of their work, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution BY License (CC-BY), which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is properly cited. The authors grant the journal the right of first publication. |
Intellectual Property and Terms of Use
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Intellectual property. To protect the intellectual rights of authors, O&S adopts the Creative Commons Attribution BY License (CC-BY) for all published works (unless specific conditions are defined by the copyright holders) and uses similarity detection software (Plagiarism Software 15.5.4). Authors of articles published by O&S are responsible for the content of their articles. O&S encourages Authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts by publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories and academic social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, as long as the full citation to the journal's website version is included. |
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Types of Documents Accepted The focus of the articles is the development of a theoretical contribution to the field. The article should connect to current theoretical debates in leading management and organization studies journals. It is key to clarify your contribution: (a) positioning your work conceptually (what makes it original, significant?) and (b) situating your article in existing literature. The paper should be more than descriptive, and have relevance beyond its immediate empirical context. Theoretical development articles Theoretical articles must advance the theory or the theory development process regarding organizations, research methodology and/or societal issues. Theoretical papers (a) develop new organization theory, (b) significantly challenge, expand or clarify current theory, (c) synthesize recent advances and ideas into fresh theory, (d) initiate a search for new theory by identifying and carefully delineating a novel theoretical problem, or (e) craft ways to improve the process of theory development. Empirical investigation articles Empirical articles should draw on empirical work and robust theorizing processes to make a strong contribution to organization studies and practice. In empirical articles, there is an interplay between theorizing and empirical research; they are mutually informative. Authors' Contribution
Following Scielo's recommendation, O&S adopts the CRediT – Contributor Roles Taxonomy (niso.org) for author contributions and requires author contribution statements for all published articles. Author contribution statements promote fairness and inclusion by attributing contributions specifically to each author. Author contribution statements also allow for the inclusion of contributors whose contributions are less obviously represented in the written article, such as colleagues who may have provided input in the early stages of an article or who handled more logistical aspects of the research.
The authors' contributions appear at the end of the article, according to the template: First author: conceptualization (equal, lead, supporting), data curation (equal, lead, supporting), formal analysis (equal, lead, supporting), funding acquisition (equal, lead, supporting), investigation (equal, lead, supporting), methodology (equal, lead, supporting), project administration (equal, lead, supporting), resources (equal, lead, supporting), supervision (equal, lead, supporting), validation (equal, lead, supporting), visualization (equal, lead, supporting), writing-original draft (equal, lead, supporting), writing-review & editing (equal, lead, supporting). ((for each author, cite the types of contribution that are appropriate for this article. Delete the types of contribution that are not suitable. For each type of contribution choose only one degree of collaboration: equal, lead, supporting)) Manuscript Preparation As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines. 1. The article represents an original and unpublished contribution and has not been published in other journals and books. 2. The article is not being evaluated in another national or international journal, including the O&S itself. 3. The article is within the scope of O&S. 4. The article is signed by a maximum of four authors. 5. The article is written in Portuguese or English language.
6. The article contains the following elements: 7. The abstract must contain 200 to 250 words and be structured with clear and precise information about objective, method, results and main contribution of the research to the conceptual-theoretical advance of its field of knowledge. 8. The article is submitted in PDF file.
9. Article is formatted: 10. The article does not contain any form of authorship identification, either at the time of submission or in all revision rounds. For this, the author needs to stick to the identification in all parts of the document (name, properties and metadata). To remove authorship, just click on the word document in: Files> Information> Inspect document> Check for problems> Inspect document> Inspect> Click on "Remove all" in "Document Properties and Personal Information"> Reinspect> Close. Still in word, go to options and check if there are no identifications in "Username". Then do a pdf conversion. Check to see if there is any indication of authorship in the generated PDF document. To do this, access "Properties" in the "File" menu. We suggest that disconnect from your profile in the pdf reader before converting the word to pdf. 11. The article is submitted exclusively through the OJS system (Open Journal Systems) within the O&S website.
12. Metadata are duly completed during the submission process: 13. The article is free of plagiarism or self-plagiarism. 14. In phase 3 of the publication process, the authors will provide a version of the article (approved in stage 2) in O&S’ layout. This version must strictly follow the journal layout model: Model of articles in Portuguese or Model of articles in English. 15. In phase 4 of the publication process, the authors will provide a version in the complementary language (English for articles approved in Portuguese and Portuguese for articles approved in English) of the article approved in phase 3, within a maximum period of 30 days. The final version in the complementary language must include in attachment a declaration from an O&S partner organization attesting its linguistic quality. The version of the article in a complementary language must strictly follow the journal layout model: Model of articles in Portuguese or Model of articles in English 16. Authors will provide a video (phase 5 of publication process) with a maximum duration of 60 seconds, that does not exceed 25 MB in size, within 30 days of the approval date for O&S publication. The authors agree that the video will be used by O&S in their social networks to disseminate the articles published in the journal. In the video, one or more authors of the article should talk about its relevance and originality. The video should not explain the whole article but encourage people to be interested in reading it. 17. The authors are aware that the submitted article goes through five phases of evaluation and can be rejected in any of these phases. Even after several rounds of review, if the article does not achieve the necessary improvements, it can be rejected for publication. Authors who fail to complete the phases within a reasonable time may be excluded from the publication process. 18. The authors understand that they retain the copyright related to their article and grant to the Organizações & Sociedade (O&S) and the School of Administration of the Federal University of Bahia, EAUFBA, the right of first publication, with the work, simultaneously licensed. under Creative Commons Attribution License, allowing article sharing. 19. The authors understand that they are authorized to enter into additional contracts separately for non-exclusive distribution of the O&S published version of the article (e.g., publishing in institutional repository or as book chapter), with acknowledgment of authorship and initial publication in O&S. 20. Authors understand that they have permission and are encouraged to publish and distribute their article online (for example, in institutional repositories or on their personal page). 21. Authors who publish in O&S undertake to join the scientific evaluators database and to review articles submitted to the journal, when requested. 22. The authors fully adhere to the ethics principles established by the O&S and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). 23. The authors fully adhere to the basic guidelines for integrity in scientific activity established by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Digital Assets Figures:
Figure 1. Research Process Tables:
Tables, charts, figures and graphs must follow the pattern below. Always remember to mention these graphic objects in the text, with the appropriate numbering, preferably just before the insertion of the object itself. Insert a blank line before and after the graphic object. Title, without period (font Arial 11)
[contente in Arial font 09, text spacing before each line of the 6 pt table and left-aligned text ] Example of table and formatting used: Table 1 Systems, Sources and Degrees of Formatting Examples
Sources: elaborated by the authors. Graphics:
Citations and References References should follow APA format (6th edition), Calibri 12 font, aligned to the left (not justified), with a 0.75 cm indentation from the second line. Below are some examples of references. Normally sort in alphabetical order, and do not indicate the type of section as is done here. “Books:”, ‘Journal articles’ etc. are just to identify the examples. All references to journal articles must include their DOI number according to the doi.org/xxxx... model. Books: Author, A., & Author, B. (ano). Título e subtítulo em itálico. Cidade, UF (se for Brazileira): Editora. Obs.: se for outra edição que não a primeira, essa informação deve vir entre parênteses após o título, por exemplo: (2a ed.). Isso vale para referências de capítulo também, vindo a edição antes do intervalo de páginas. Book’s Charpter: Autor, A., & Autor, B. (ano). Título do capítulo em fonte regular. In A. Organizador, B. Organizador, & C. Organizador (Orgs.), Título e subtítulo em itálico (pp. xx-yy). Cidade, UF (se for brasileira): Editora. Journal’s article: Autor, A., Autor, B., & Autor, C. (ano). Título do artigo em fonte regular. Nome do Periódico em Itálico, v(n), p-p. doi.org/xxxx. Obs.: volume, número e páginas devem ser indicados apenas com algarismos, sem “v.”, “n.” etc., e o volume deve vir em itálico. Prefira doi a link, e apresente apenas o número (doi.org/xxxx.). Academic work (monographs, theses and dissertations): Autor, A. (ano). Título e subtítulo em itálico (Tese de doutorado/Dissertação de mestrado/Trabalho de conclusão de curso). Universidade, cidade, UF (se for brasileira). Work presented at events, conferences, etc.: Autor, A., Autor, B., & Autor, C. (ano, mês). Título do trabalho. Trabalho/Artigo apresentado no Nome do Evento, cidade, UF (se for brasileira). Online references: In general, it follows the patterns presented so far, but includes at the end: Retrieved from http://link. It is not necessary to inform the date of access.
Autor, A. (ano, dia de mês). Título da matéria. Nome da Revista em Itálico. Recuperado de http://link
Autor, A. (ano, dia de mês). Título da postagem [Descrição da postagem]. Recuperado de http://link Contact
Escola de Administração, Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA. Main Contact:
Revista Organizações & Sociedade - NPGA/EAUFBA Contact for Technical Support:
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