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Saúde, Bem-Estar, Cultura

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Anais de Congressos, Seminários, Fóruns de Direitos das Vítimas e Vitimologia

Policy for the section “Proceedings of Congresses, Seminars, Victims’ Rights Forums, and Victimology”

1) Purpose and scope

This section publishes proceedings, abstracts, and technical-scientific reports derived from congresses, seminars, forums, professional meetings, and academic events related to Victimology, Victims’ Rights, Restorative Justice, public policies, interdisciplinary practices, and justice systems.

The section aims to:

• Preserve and give visibility to relevant debates in the field.
• Disseminate evidence and good practices (without the character of a prescriptive “manual”).
• Ensure traceability, minimum rigor, and ethical accountability, especially when victims, real cases, or sensitive data are involved.

2) Accepted submission types

We accept, on a rolling basis or through thematic calls:

• Full event proceedings (with an organizing committee/responsible editor).
• Abstract books (extended or short abstracts).
• Roundtable/panel session reports (structured synthesis, with defined authorship).
• Keynote/lecture in article format (final text revised by the speaker).
• Experience reports linked to the event (with method, context, and limitations).
• Technical documents produced by the event (letters, recommendations, manifestos), provided that:
  • authorship/institution is clearly identified, and
  • they are accompanied by an editorial note contextualizing their nature and limits.

We do not publish: materials without defined authorship/coordination, purely promotional texts, content that encourages revictimization, undue exposure of victims, or content that fails to meet minimum standards of ethics and transparency.

3) Minimum eligibility criteria (editorial pre-screening)

Every submission must include:

• Event identification: official name, edition, location (or online), dates, organizing body/institutional support.
• Responsible parties: scientific/organizing committee or proceedings editor.
• Scope and format: what the document represents (proceedings, abstract, keynote, etc.).
• Authorship and affiliation for each contribution (when applicable).
• Ethics and data protection statement (see item 7).
• Language: Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, and Italian accepted (or as per the journal’s general policy).

4) Structural standards (recommended)

For extended abstracts/reports, we recommend:
Title; authors/affiliation; keywords; introduction; objective; method/approach; results/findings; discussion; limitations; implications for practice and policy; essential references.

For full proceedings, we recommend:
Table of contents; editorial presentation; event selection criteria; list of committees; and contributions organized by thematic track.

5) Review process

The section uses an editorial and technical-scientific assessment proportional to the type of material, focusing on:

• Alignment with the journal’s scope.
• Clarity, traceability, and integrity (authorship, origin, event context).
• Minimum rigor: verifiable method/report, appropriate language, explicit limitations.
• Ethical compliance and protection of victims/sensitive data.

Possible models (defined by the section editor):

• Editorial review (desk review) for proceedings/abstract books and institutional documents.
• Peer review (single-blind or double-blind) for article-format texts (keynotes, reports, studies presented at the event).
  In all cases, the journal may request revisions prior to a final decision.

6) Originality, duplication, and versions

Publishing extended versions of works presented at an event is allowed, provided that:

• the event of origin is clearly indicated, and
• the version submitted to the journal is substantially improved (e.g., deeper theoretical development, more detailed method, expanded analysis, robust discussion).

Materials already published in full in proceedings with an ISBN/DOI may be accepted only with authorization and editorial justification, and when there is added value (e.g., translation, critical curation, updating).

7) Ethics, victims, confidentiality, and non-revictimization (mandatory criteria)

Because this journal addresses victimology and restorative justice, enhanced safeguards are required:

• Prohibition of direct or indirect identification of victims (names, initials, images, location data, details enabling re-identification).
• Real cases may appear only:
  • with robust anonymization, and
  • with a justification of scientific/technical necessity.
• In reports of restorative practices:
  • protect the confidentiality and safety of the parties,
  • avoid operational details that could expose individuals, teams, or services.
• Where research involving human beings is conducted, require:
  • ethics approval (when applicable) and/or a formal justification,
  • consent when pertinent,
  • adherence to trauma-informed practice and do-no-harm principles.

The editors may reject submissions that, even if “well-intentioned,” create a risk of revictimization or undue exposure.

8) Conflicts of interest, funding, and transparency

Authors and organizers must declare:

• Conflicts of interest (institutional, financial, legal advocacy-related, forensic/expert-related, or related to involvement in cases).
• Funding sources and support.
• Authorship contributions (recommended: the CRediT model, if adopted by the journal).

9) Copyright, permissions, and licenses

Proponents must ensure they hold the right to publish the material (especially when the proceedings belong to an institution/event).
When tables, images, photographs, logos, or third-party excerpts are used, permission or use under the applicable license is mandatory.
The journal will inform the adopted publication license (e.g., Creative Commons) and will require formal author agreement.

10) Formatting, metadata, and identifiers

Each item must include title, authors, affiliations, ORCID (if available), keywords, and minimum references.
Whenever possible, include the event/proceedings DOI/ISBN and institutional links (if available).
The journal may standardize:

• event citation (single model),
• editorial header, and
• a responsibility note (e.g., “the opinions expressed are those of the authors”).

11) Indexing and editorial note (nature of the content)

Because this is a proceedings section, the journal may include a standard note:
“Content derived from a scientific event; the level of review may vary according to the type of submission; please consult the section policy.”

12) Frequency and curation

Publication on a rolling basis or as event dossiers.
Curation criteria: thematic relevance, geographic/institutional diversity, methodological quality, and ethical compliance.