Notice 01/2025 - Call for Submissions: Articles and Best Practice Reports

2025-02-18

NOTICE 01/2025

Journal of the National School of Labor Inspection

CALL FOR SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR PUBLICATION

The National School of Labor Inspection invites Labor Tax Inspectors, as well as the entire academic community, to submit research articles and best practice reports in Labor Inspection, in accordance with the provisions set forth in this public call.

1. EDITORIAL SCOPE

The editorial scope of the Journal of the National School of Labor Inspection (ENIT Journal) focuses on research regarding Social Rights in labor relations and their practical aspects. It aims to foster high-level academic debate, pluralism of ideas, and the comprehensive defense of human dignity in labor relations.

Research Track Options:

  • Decent work and Labor Tax Inspection management;

  • Occupational Safety and Health;

  • Individual and collective labor law;

  • Work psychology and occupational environment;

  • Social security, employment, and unemployment;

  • Human and Fundamental Rights of workers;

  • Labor Inspection, access to justice, and labor dispute resolution;

  • International labor law and comparative law;

  • Public policy, statistics, labor economics, and access to development;

  • Sociology and political philosophy of labor.

The Journal reserves the right to accept or reject any manuscript received, based on the recommendations of its editorial board, including for thematic incompatibility with the journal’s editorial scope. It also reserves the right to propose modifications to accepted texts.

2. JOURNAL STRUCTURE

The ENIT Journal is divided into two distinct sections:

  • Section I: Reserved for the publication of scientific research articles.

  • Section II: Reserved for best practices in Labor Inspection, focusing on topics directly related to practical labor inspection operations.

3. SUBMISSIONS

  • Format: Articles and best practice reports must be submitted through the Journal's platform (https://revistaenit.trabalho.gov.br/). Authors must click "Login" to access their account and perform the submission. Information, password recovery, and additional inquiries should be directed to the email listed in the "Contact" section of this Notice.

  • Requirements: Submissions must adhere to all guidelines listed under About the Journal > Submissions. The following rules also apply:

    • Submissions must be original and unpublished, and not currently under consideration by any other journal. Any exceptions must be justified under "Comments to the Editor";

    • Each author may submit only one manuscript per category (articles or best practice reports);

    • In the event of multiple submissions by the same author in the same category, only the latest submission made within the deadline will be considered;

    • Complete metadata must be provided on the initial online submission page, including:

      • Full name (no abbreviations);

      • Link to Lattes CV (in the URL field);

      • Brief biographical summary (undergraduate, master's, doctoral degrees);

      • Institutional affiliation (current primary affiliation);

    • For co-authored manuscripts, an Authorship Declaration detailing the direct and substantive intellectual contribution of each author must be uploaded as a supplementary file (form available at https://bit.ly/revistaenit-coautoria);

    • The submission file must be in Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, or RTF format, completely anonymized (no author identification in the body of the text);

    • Active URLs for references must be provided where available;

    • The reference system must follow the author-date format;

    • Manuscripts must adhere to the structure, style, and bibliographic requirements defined in Author Guidelines under the About the Journal page.

3.1 General Structure of Research Articles

Scientific articles must contain between 15 and 30 pages of textual elements (excluding pre-textual and post-textual elements):

  • Pre-textual elements:

    • Title and subtitle (if any), separated by a colon;

    • Title and subtitle (if any) in English, separated by a colon;

    • Table of Contents: list of topics in the article, separated by periods and ending with a period;

    • Abstract in the original language: concise, objective paragraph (not a list of bullet points) between 150 and 250 words, single line spacing. Followed by 3 to 5 keywords representative of the content, separated and finalized by periods;

    • English Abstract: direct translation of the abstract and keywords into English.

  • Textual elements:

    • Model A: 1 Introduction | 2 Main Body (preferably 3 to 4 sections) | 3 Conclusion

    • Model B: 1 Introduction | 2 Theoretical Framework | 3 Research Methodology | 4 Results & Analysis | 5 Conclusion

  • Post-textual elements:

    • Bibliographic references;

    • Endnotes (placed after references).

3.2 General Structure of Best Practice Reports

Best practice reports must contain between 7 and 30 pages of textual elements:

The manuscript must describe an operational best practice in Labor Inspection. The Introduction should present the chosen topic, emphasizing its relevance. The text should then provide a Situational Analysis describing the context prior to the implementation of the practice.

Authors must outline the organizational, human, and material resources required, as well as obstacles encountered and solutions implemented. The report must detail the objectives, planned stages, and actual execution of the intervention. Quantifiable and qualitative results must be presented along with their measurement criteria. Authors should discuss the overall success of the intervention, identifying key contributing factors, potential applicability to other scenarios, and concluding remarks.

  • Pre-textual elements:

    • Title and subtitle (if any), separated by a colon;

    • English title and subtitle (if any), separated by a colon;

    • Abstract in original language (100–200 words, single-spaced) and 3 to 5 keywords;

    • Abstract and keywords in English.

  • Textual elements:

    • Introduction

    • Context Analysis

    • Development / Implementation

    • Results Analysis

    • Future Applications

    • Concluding Remarks

  • Post-textual elements:

    • Bibliographic references;

    • Endnotes (following references).

3.3 Formatting

  • Title: Centered, bold, uppercase, 14 pt font size (same format for the English title).

  • Body Text: Arial, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing, with paragraph spacing of 0 pt before and 6 pt after. First-line indentation of 1.25 cm.

  • Single Spacing Applications: Block quotes (longer than 3 lines), footnotes, references, and abstracts must be single-spaced.

  • Page Setup: Standard A4 (210 mm x 297 mm). Margins: Top and Left = 3.0 cm; Bottom and Right = 2.0 cm. File format must strictly be .docx or .doc.

3.4 References

References must include all works cited in the article, structured according to ABNT-NBR-6023 standards.

3.5 Citations

The Journal uses the author-date citation system (Author, Year, Page).

  • Citations up to 3 lines should remain within the text enclosed in double quotation marks.

  • Citations exceeding 3 lines must be indented 4 cm from the left margin, set in Arial 10 pt, single-spaced, without quotation marks.

  • Emphasis added by the author should be indicated by (emphasis added) or (emphasis in original) after the citation callout.

  • Non-author-date citation formats will not be accepted.

3.6 Abstract and Keywords Placement

Endnotes follow the references. The manuscript concludes with the English translation of the title, abstract, and keywords, indented 4 cm and single-spaced.

3.7 Publication Languages

The ENIT Journal accepts articles written in Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, and English. All submissions must include an English title, abstract, and keywords to comply with CAPES Qualis requirements.

4. PEER REVIEW POLICY & AUTHOR GUIDELINES

The Journal employs a double-blind peer review process. Comprehensive formatting and evaluation guidelines are available on the ENIT Journal website.

5. COPYRIGHT & LICENSING

  • The ENIT Journal is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal first publication rights.

  • Authors accept full responsibility for the opinions and content expressed in their published articles.

6. ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES (APCs)

There are no submission, processing, or publication fees charged to authors.

7. JOURNAL RATING

The Journal holds a Qualis B4 rating (2017–2020 quadrennium) from CAPES in the following fields: Law; Political Science & International Relations; and Interdisciplinary Studies.

8. VACANCIES

Up to 25 manuscripts (articles and best practice reports) will be selected for publication in this edition.

9. SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Manuscripts must be submitted via the Journal’s portal by April 14, 2025.

10. CONTACT

Inquiries should be submitted to the Editorial Team at: revista.enit@trabalho.gov.br.

Brasília, February 18, 2025