Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics
Brief Background
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The journal Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics publishes complete original works that present innovative applications and/or make relevant contributions to Computational and Applied Mathematics. The journal was established in 1999, with the name TEMA - Tendências em Matemática Aplicada e Computacional, as an initiative of the Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics – SBMAC. Initially, its purpose was to serve as proceedings for the National Congress of Computational and Applied Mathematics (CNMAC). At that time, the creation of the TEMA series fulfilled a desire of the scientific community to expand the dissemination of the research presented at CNMAC. Later, starting in 2006, with the growing demand for the publication of original articles from the Brazilian scientific community, the journal began to accept articles continuously, which allowed for the expansion of the scope of this important publication. In 2011, the journal was indexed in the SciELO collection, publishing three issues annually until 2020. In 2021, the journal was renamed Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics (TCAM), increasing the publication frequency to four issues per year, aiming for greater inclusion in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. In 2024, the journal adopted a continuous publication policy, eliminating page numbers and issues and adopting international standards for referencing published articles. |
Mission
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The mission of the journal Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics is to publish high-quality scientific work in the different sub-areas of Mathematics and its applications, focusing on the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, especially in Brazil, under the coordination of the Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics (SBMAC). |
Open Science Compliance
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This journal offers immediate free access to its content, following the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public provides greater global democratization of knowledge. Authors must send the Open Science Compliance statement, which is also available in the ''Submissions'' section. |
Ethics in Publication
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Ethics Statement The journal Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics fully adheres to the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines. To facilitate the contribution of high-quality scientific studies to academic publishing, TCAM journal follows a rigorous peer review procedure and defined ethical principles and standards. When we become aware of ethical difficulties, we are committed to investigating and taking the necessary steps to protect the integrity of the literature and the safety of research participants. Manuscripts must follow the editorial and ethical criteria established on this page and in the Guidelines for Authors. Principles
Ethical Guidelines for Authors Authors submitting manuscripts to TCAM must ensure they are ethically sound and meet industry-recognized standards as listed in TCAM policies. Authors who submit their manuscripts to TCAM must:
This is not a complete list; Authors must know local rules and acceptable academic publishing practices. Research related to humans and animals must be accompanied by a copy of approval from the Ethics Committee of your research institution. Additionally, the journal also adopts and recommends the SciELO good practice guide. |
Focus and Scope
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Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics is an open-access journal that adopts a peer-review policy and publishes original contributions in subareas linked to the area of Computational and Applied Mathematics. |
Digital Preservation
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This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program Digital Preservation Policy |
Indexing Sources
Bibliographic Journal Information
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Websites and Social Media
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Portal: https://tcam.sbmac.org.br/tema |
EDITORIAL POLICY
Preprints
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The journal Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics accepts publication of preprints in public and reliable databases such as SciELO Preprints and ArXiv. The publication link and the database where the preprint was published must be informed upon submitting the manuscript. Other bases will be analyzed on a case-by-case basis by the Editor-in-Chief. |
Peer review process
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The evaluation process consists of three steps, namely: 1. Preliminary analysis by the editors to verify: adherence to the general instructions defined by the editorial policy; the focus and scope of the journal, the relevance and contribution of the text, and similarity analysis of all submitted documents using the Turnitin platform. Research involving animals and humans must include ethics committee certificates issued by their research institution upon submission. In case of doubts about the documentation provided, the journal may reject the article. Articles that do not meet the criteria will be returned to the authors for corrections as many times as necessary. If the works are deemed inadequate or do not comply with the journal's standards, they may be rejected based on the evaluation; otherwise, they will be sent for peer review. 2. Forwarding to reviewers: The article that complies with the standards will be submitted for merit and scientific method evaluation by at least two ad hoc reviewers from institutions other than that of the authors. In line with open science practices, the journal offers authors and reviewers options for an open peer review process, with or without identification of their names. Authorization for the disclosure of names can be provided by the authors at the time of article submission and by the reviewers when completing the Open Science Compliance Statement. In the event of the publication of the reviews that supported the decision to publish the article, they may be edited by the journal's editorial board. Reviewers will recommend through the TCAM portal one of the following options:
After analyzing the reviewer reports, the editors forward the decision to the authors. If the decision is "revisions required," the article is returned to the authors for correction, modification, adjustment, and/or justification according to the reviewers' comments. The revised manuscript should be submitted to the TCAM portal by the same author who submitted the original manuscript. The revised version of an article should be resubmitted along with a cover letter explaining each change requested by the reviewers. Suggestions that are not accepted should be properly justified. Changes must be highlighted in the text. Care should be taken to maintain the confidentiality of the authors' identity. Editors evaluate the revised article and cover letter and will forward them to the reviewers when needed. In the event of rejection of the article by one of the two reviewers, the editors will decide whether to send it for evaluation by a third reviewer. Editors are responsible for the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of articles. 3. The corrected article is then resubmitted to the reviewers for further analysis. Upon approval, the article is forwarded for typesetting. The final proofs of the articles are sent to the corresponding author in PDF format for final approval. If necessary, the author has 72 hours to correct and return the revised original. If there is no response to the proof within 72 hours, the Editor-in-Chief considers the unchanged version final, and significant modifications are no longer allowed. Only minor changes, such as spelling corrections and verification of illustrations, are accepted. Extensive modifications necessitate reevaluation by the reviewers and may result in delays in the publication of the article. |
Open data
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The journal Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics recommends that all research data be public in repositories at the time of submission or made public when the article is published. If authors choose to keep research data closed, it will be necessary to justify when submitting the manuscript, which will be analyzed by the Editor-in-Chief. It is also recommended that data repositories from institutions to which one of the authors is linked, or other reliable data repositories be preferably used. |
Fees
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The journal Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics does not charge submission, article processing (APC), or publication fees. |
Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
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Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published previously (except as an abstract, published lecture, or academic thesis). The article will first be assessed for compliance with the journal's standards and analyzed using plagiarism detection software by the technical team. Corrections and Retractions Authors are expected to carefully consider the list and sequence of authors before submitting their manuscript. The final list of authors should be provided at the time of submission. No addition or change of authorship will be allowed during the evaluation stage or after acceptance of the submitted text. The already published article in which misconduct is identified remains indexed in the journal's database under retracted status. Retraction documents the reason for the retraction duly referenced upon communication from the author, editor, or other authorized agent and published in the same journal. Retraction may be partial when misconduct applies to a specific part of the article without compromising the entirety of the published research. The procedure for registering the retraction of an article published by Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics is initiated upon receipt of formal communication by email to the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, who will inform SciELO. The communication must accompany the retraction text stating the reasons for the article's retraction. The article cannot be "unpublished". Cases of errors or flaws, regardless of nature or origin, that do not constitute misconduct are corrected through errata. The journal will publish errata, corrections, or retractions as soon as possible. Any addition and modification to the submitted text must be made only before the manuscript is accepted and only if approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. The Editor will only consider additions and modifications to the text under exceptional circumstances after the manuscript is accepted. While the Editor considers the request, the publication of the manuscript will be suspended. |
Policy on Conflict of Interest
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Authors: Authors are obliged to disclose any potential conflict of interest. The conflict of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial. Conflicts of interest may 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 inform it in a signed document attached to the submission platform. Authors must identify in the manuscript all financial support obtained and other personal connections related to the work. Editors and reviewers: The reviewer must inform the editors of any conflicts of interest that could influence the analysis of the manuscript and must declare that he or she is not qualified to review it. Reviewers must consider any type of conflict of interest before evaluating the manuscript. Working relationships with the author(s) must be considered (e.g., participating or having participated in a research project; maintaining or having maintained scientific collaboration with research groups; having a mentoring relationship with the author; having a financial interest with the project involved in the manuscript, be related to the author(s)). Like reviewers, editors should avoid making decisions about manuscripts that conflict with their interests, such as those submitted by authors in their department, research collaborators, or relatives. |
Adoption of similarity software
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TCAM Journal considers plagiarism practice unacceptable. The journal uses Turnitin software to verify the originality of the article before sending it to reviewers. When plagiarism is detected, the authors are informed, and a report generated by the plagiarism detection software is presented. If there is any doubt or question, the Editor-in-Chief will contact the corresponding author and, if necessary, all authors. If duplication is confirmed, the institutions of affiliation of the authors or funding involved in the research development are contacted, and the article is rejected for publication. |
Gender and Sex Issues
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The editorial team of Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics and the authors who publish in the journal must always adhere to the guidelines on Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER). The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of guidelines that direct the reporting of information about sex and gender in study design, data analysis, and the results and interpretation of findings. Additionally, Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics observes a gender equity policy in its editorial board. |
Ethics Committee
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The journal pays strict attention to ethical standards when researching animals and humans. Certificates from animal and human ethics committees are required in the submission process. In case of doubt about the documentation presented, the journal may reject the article. |
Copyright
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Authors of articles published in the journal Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics retain the copyright of their work. The journal uses Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) in published articles. The authors grant the TCAM journal the right to first publish the article. |
Intellectual Property and Terms of Use
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The content of the articles is the exclusive responsibility of the authors. The journal uses Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) in published articles. This license allows published articles to be reused without permission for any purpose as long as the original work is correctly cited. The journal encourages Authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts, publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories, and social media, as long as the full citation is included in the journal's website version. |
Sponsors and Promotion Agencies
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SBMAC - Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics |
Editor-in-Chief
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Executive Editor
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Associate Editors
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Editorial Production
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Submission of Articles
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New submissions must be made through the journal's portal: https://tcam.sbmac.org.br, in PDF format, according to the preparation instructions below. Manuscripts must be accompanied by an Open Science Compliance Statement and a Certificate from the Institution's Research Ethics Committee when necessary. |
Authors' Contribution
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Only those who have substantially contributed to the conception, planning, data analysis, and writing of the article and who take responsibility for the information in its final version should be included as authors. All conditions must be met for authorship attribution. Whenever an article has more than one author, it will be necessary to specify the contribution of each through the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) standard. Under no circumstances is a change in authorship of an article allowed after its approval for publication. |
Manuscript Preparation
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Manuscripts submitted to the journal Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics must be prepared in LaTeX2e using the appropriate template available in the TCAM.zip file. Also, authors must check the items listed below as part of the submission process. Submissions that do not comply with the standards will be returned to the authors. 1. Works must be prepared following the guidelines in the template provided by the journal in TCAM.zip. Works created using other models or modifications of this model will not be accepted. 2. The manuscript must be written in 10pt font size, maintaining a printing area of 19.0cm by 12.7cm and free margins according to the template. 3. It is recommended that the manuscript be written in English. If the manuscript is written in Portuguese, it is necessary to include an abstract in English at the end of the text. 4. Manuscripts cannot exceed a maximum of 20 pages. Cases that do not respect this restriction may be rejected at the editors' discretion. 5. Figures must be prepared in color and in PNG or PDF format. Numbers, letters, and symbols in figures must be perfectly legible and in size compatible with that used in the text. 6. At the time of submission, authors must ensure they have registered all authors in the metadata fields on the website, including full affiliation and ORCID identifiers. |
Citations and References
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Bibliographic references should follow the IEEE citation standard (see examples) using the BibTeX tool with the IEEETR style, following the instructions and examples provided in the manuscript template TCAM.zip. In this standard, references will be numbered in square brackets ([1], [2, 3, 4]) and listed in the order of appearance in the text. |
Supplementary Documents
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Authors must submit the Open Science Compliance Statement as a supplementary document. |
Financing Statement
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Provide information about sources of support for the work, including sponsors' names and contract numbers (if any). |
Use of artificial intelligence
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Despite being a relevant research area of interest to Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics, the use of artificial intelligence tools for manuscript preparation submitted to the journal must be regulated. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and Language Models (LM) cannot be listed as authors in any academic work published by Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics. Artificial intelligence tools may be used by authors in cases not related to ethical issues, such as responsibility for the article and the presence or absence of a conflict of interest. Texts obtained through AI may include biases, distortions, irrelevancies, misrepresentations, and plagiarism, many of which are caused by the algorithms governing their generation and largely depend on the content of the materials used in forming the questions. The following activities will be considered valid for the use of artificial intelligence in preparing manuscripts submitted to TCAM:
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Contact
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Brazilian Society of Computational and Applied Mathematics – SBMAC Rua Maestro João Seppe, 900, 16th floor, room 163 13561-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil Phone: +55 (16) 3412-9752 E-mail: sbmac@sbmac.org.br , tcam@sbmac.org.br |