Editorial and Submission Guidelines

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Organizações Rurais e Agroindustriais (OR&A) is a journal whose objective is to disseminate scientific works and essays developed in the field of Administration, giving priority to questions about rural productive units and public and private organizations directly and indirectly linked to the rural environment and the agro-industrial system. Therefore, manuscripts submitted to the journal must fit into one of the following themes:

• Family farming, public policies and development;
• Accounting and Finance;
• Economy and foreign trade;
• Organizational and associative studies;
• Quality management, operations and logistics;
• Innovation, technology and entrepreneurship;
• Marketing and strategy;
• Agro-industrial systems and sustainability;

To be submitted to the journal, the article must be written in clear, direct and objective language, in Portuguese, Spanish or English, and have a maximum of five authors. The article must be unpublished and not have been sent to another publication.

At the discretion of the Editorial Committee, works originally published in a foreign language may be exceptionally accepted. To ensure safe blind evaluation, files submitted for evaluation should not contain any form of identification of the authors.

The entire process of submission and of monitoring the progress of the evaluation will be online, using a username and password in the OR&A journal system. For this, one of the authors must register, providing and keeping your personal and contact information updated. Authors must also register on the basis of ORCID (orcid.org), which provides a digital identifier that will distinguish the researcher from their peers, in addition to helping in the recognition of their publications. The ORCID identification number must be included in your profile, within our system.

To send the manuscript, the author must enter the system with his username and password and follow the instructions for submission. At this stage, it should be informed:

• The language of the manuscript;
• The appropriate section for the submission;
• Confirmation of the requirements for submitting the manuscript;
• Comments to the editor;
• Upload of the main file and supplementary materials;
• Metadata: Title; Abstract; List of authors (maximum five); Knowledge area; Keywords (three to five); Development agencies (if any).

In the Comments to the editor field, authors must specify:

• If the article presented has been published totally or partially in conference proceedings: the conference and the year of publication must be communicated. If possible, you should also provide the link to access the original.
• If the article comes from monographs, dissertations or theses that have been deposited in Institutional Repositories: the title of the work and the date of the deposit must be communicated.
• Conflict of interest: All authors must declare any financial and personal relationship with other people or organizations that may influence their work. If there is no interest to declare, declare the following: "The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest in the subject or in the materials discussed in this manuscript."
• Acknowledgments: The acknowledgments are optional. They must be added in the "Comments to the editor" field and cannot be included in the body of the work. They should have the following format (based on Hayashi, & Bello, 2014):

- Technical support : Thanks to [NAME] for the technical support in carrying out [SPECIFY: statistical analysis; access to instruments; laboratory services; document standardization; translation, review and preparation of the manuscript; elaboration of visual materials; data collection; application of questionnaires; publication; laboratory equipment; computer resources for data processing; technological resources for the operation of specific equipment; etc.].

- Administrative support: Thanks to [NAME] for the support in [SPECIFY: secretarial services; internal and external bureaucratic procedures];

- Access to data and equipment: Thanks to [NAME] for providing access to data and equipment that allowed the writing of this manuscript.

- Promotion agency: Thanks to [NAME OF FINANCIAL AGENCY] for financial support, linked to Process [nº]. Support granted: [SPECIFY: Scholarship; Project financing]".

- Guidance: Thanks to [NAME] for the guidance or co-guidance in the research that originated this manuscript.

- Institution of origin: Thanks to [Name of institution] for enabling this study.

- Research participants: Thanks to those (individuals or groups) who participated in the research process that originated this manuscript.

Once the submission steps have been completed, the main author will be notified by email of the receipt of the original manuscript and, subsequently, will be informed of the result of the evaluation. The evaluation is carried out using the double-blind revision system and will be carried out by ad hoc consultants. The work of authors and consultants will not be paid.

If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors must send its final version for a rigorous grammar and spelling check in the language in which it was written (Portuguese, Spanish or English). The article will only be published after submitting proof of this review by the authors to the journal editors.

CONDITIONS FOR SUBMITTING

As part of the process, authors are asked to verify the submission's compliance with following items:

• The contribution is original and unpublished, and is not being evaluated for publication by another journal. If the work was published (in whole or in part) in conference proceedings, or Institutional Repositories, this information was included in the "Comments to the Editor" field.
• The submission file is in Microsoft Word format, in extension .doc.
• The text is adapted to OR&A’s style standards and bibliographic requirements, available in "Submission Guidelines".
• Wherever possible, URLs and DOIs have been provided for references.
• The authorship identification of the text and file properties has been eliminated, guaranteeing secrecy and anonymity during the blind evaluation process.
• The text clearly shows the contributions and progress of the work, in theoretical, methodological and/or empirical terms.
• The article does not contain plagiarism or misuse of data from other publications.
• The authors are aware that, after the definitive acceptance of the manuscript, it must be sent for spelling and grammar revision (Portuguese, English or Spanish). This review is the sole responsibility of the authors and publication of the manuscript is subject to the submission of evidence to the editorial team.

FORMATTING STANDARDS

Before starting the submission process, it is important to ensure that the text conforms to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements of the OR&A Journal, which are described below:

General formatting:

• Publication language: OR&A accepts submissions in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
• Page layout: A4 (size 21 cm x 29.7 cm); Top and left margins : 3 cm ; Lower and right margins: 2 cm; Heading and Footer: 1.25 cm.
• Text and paragraph: Font Times New Roman, size 12; Alignment: justified; Indentation: Left and right: 0 cm; Special - First line: 1.25 cm; Spacing -Before and after: 0 pt - Between the lines: 1.5; Length: maximum 25 pages, including tables, graphs, illustrations and bibliographic references.

Structure:

• Title (original language): maximum of 15 words, bold and capital letters. The original language is the language in which the job was submitted. If the original language of the work is Portuguese, the secondary language will be English.
• Abstract (original language): maximum of 250 words in a single paragraph, without indentation, containing justification, objectives, methodology, main results and conclusions, and the theoretical, methodological or empirical contribution of the work to the advancement of the scientific field.
• Keywords (original language): three to five keywords, which are not present in the article title.
• Title (secondary language): maximum of 15 words, text in bold. If the submitted work is in English or Spanish, the secondary language must be Portuguese.
• Abstract (secondary language): maximum of 250 words in a single paragraph, without indentation, containing justification, objectives, methodology used, main results and conclusions, and the theoretical, methodological or empirical contribution of the work to the advancement of the scientific field.
• Keywords (secondary language): three to five keywords, which are not present in the article title.
• It is suggested that the text be written with the following elements:

Introduction: containing the context of the research, justifications for its realization and objectives. The introduction should also clearly state what the study's contributions are to the scientific advancement of the field, in theoretical, methodological and/or empirical terms.

Theoretical framework: Citations must be inserted in the body of the text, including the author's name, year of publication and page number (in the case of direct citation), following the rules of the APA’s 7th edition. The referenced works must have been published preferably in the last 10 (ten) years.

Methodology: it must contain all the information necessary for the proper interpretation and evaluation of the results.

Results and discussion: the results presented must be relevant to the methodology presented, in addition to being discussed according to the referenced literature. The results must also be compatible with the objectives set for the study.

Conclusions: must include the main conclusions of the work, its limitations and suggestions for future research.

Notes (optional): should be inserted as footnotes.

References: The complete reference (s) of the cited author (s) must be presented in alphabetical order at the end of the text, following the standards of the American Psychology Assiciation (APA - 7th edition).

• Figures

If the article contains photographs, graphics, figures, symbols and formulas, they must be prepared in Times New Roman font, size 10, centralized alignment, single spacing, without indentation in the first line and without space between paragraphs. These elements must be sent in an editable format, in the sequence in which they appear in the text.

The title must be inserted after the figure, in the following format:

FIGURE X - Title XXX

Format: Times New Roman, size 10, justified alignment, 1.5 line spacing, no indentation on the 1st line, no spaces between paragraphs.

The source of the data must be presented below the figure, with the following format:

Source: Author (year)

Font: Times New Roman, size 10, justified alignment, 1.5 line spacing, no indentation on the 1st line, no spaces between paragraphs.

Example:

FIGURE 1 - Logo of the Organizações Rurais e Agroindustriais journal

Source: OR&A Magazine (2020)

These items must still obey the following rules:

• Figures and/or photographs must be sharp and contrasted, inserted in the text after your appointment and in a separate file, saved in 'TIFF' or 'JPEG' extension, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
• Graphics should be inserted after your appointment, within the text itself, preferably prepared in Excel.
• Mathematical symbols and formulas must be prepared in a processor that allows the Page Maker program to be formatted (for example, MathType, Equation), without losing their original forms.

Attention: make sure that all elements are referenced in the text.

• Tables

If the article contains tables, they must be made with Times New Roman font, size 10, centralized alignment, single line spacing, without indentation in the first line and without space between paragraphs. These elements must be sent in an editable format, in the sequence in which they appear in the text.

• The title must be inserted before the table, in the following format:

TABLE Nº - Title XXX

Format: Times New Roman, size 10, justified alignment, spacing of 1.5, no indentation in the 1st line without space between paragraphs.

The source of the data must be presented below the table, in the following format:

Source: Author (year).

Format: Times New Roman, size 10, justified alignment, spacing of 1.5, no indentation in the 1st line without space between paragraphs.

For the construction of the table, you use the following: three simple horizontal lines -one on top of the table, one separating the header and another at the end of the table; No separation is used between columns and rows; The header and the first column of the indicator must be written in bold.

Example:

TABLE 1 - Real GDP growth (US $) 2013-2015

Source: World Bank (2016)

• Citations and references

Quotations and bibliographic references should follow the style presented in the standard American Psychological Assiciation (APA - the 7th edition, 2020). The citations must be presented in the body of the text, following the author-date system and duly referenced in alphabetical order, in the list of references.

Direct Citation: The author, year and page must be informed

Direct citations must be referenced after the Author, Year of publication, page number.

• Citations of less than 40 words must be incorporated into the text, between double quotation marks.

According to Roldan and Revillion (2019, p.106) "Artisan cheeses are evaluated by consumers from different aspects that can be classified according to the legitimation worlds contemplated in the Theory of Conventions".

• Quotes with more than 40 words must be made on a new line, without quotation marks, with an indentation of 1 cm in the left margin, without indentation in the first line and in size 10.

The domestic world is also related to the valorization of attributes linked to localism, that is, the valorization of artisan cheeses with a specific and recognized geographical origin, cheeses bought directly from the producer on rural property or at local fairs. In this context, the concept of terroir is important, since it represents an internal convention that involves the impact of the edaphoclimatic characteristics of the production region on the characteristics of the cheese, as well as the maintenance of typical practices of the producers in a certain period. or region (Roldan & Revillion, 2019, p. 106).

Indirect citation: The author and year must be informed

• In the case of indirect citations, only the author and date should be included:

Roldan and Revillion (2019) point out that the Theory of Conventions helps to identify aspects that can help consumers in the classification and evaluation of artisan cheeses.

or

The theory of conventions helps to identify aspects that can help consumers in the classification and evaluation of artisan cheeses (Roldan & Revillion, 2019).

Form of citation:

• The form of citation takes into account the number of authors that the work has, as well as the frequency with which this work is cited in the text:

	One author	Two authors	From three to five authors	Six or more authors
1st citation:	Silva (2020) Silva (2020, p. 05)	Roldan and Revillion (2019) Roldan and Revillion (2019, p. 106)	Siqueira, Cadena and Campos (2019) Siqueira, Chain and Campos (2019, p. 149)	Paiva et al. (2020) Paiva et al. (2020, p. 25)
Subsequent citations:	Silva (2020) Silva (2020, p. 05)	Roldan and Revillion (2019) Roldan and Revillion (2019, p. 106)	Siqueira et al. (2019) Siqueira et al. (2019, p. 149)	Paiva et al. (2020) Paiva et al. (2020, p. 25)
First quote in parentheses:	(Silva, 2020) (Silva, 2020, p. 05)	(Roldan and Revillion, 2019) (Roldan and Revillion, 2019, p. 106)	(Siqueira, Chain & Campos, 2019) (Siqueira, Chain & Campos, 2019, p. 149)	(Paiva et al., 2020) (Paiva et al., 2020, p.25)
Subsequent citations in parentheses:	(Silva, 2020) (Silva, 2020, p. 05)	(Roldan and Revillion, 2019) (Roldan and Revillion, 2019, p. 106)	(Siqueira et al., 2019) (Siqueira et al., 2019, p. 149)	(Paiva et al., 2020) (Paiva et al., 2020, p.25)

• For authors with the same last name, the authors' names and initials are included in all citations in the text:

C. Silva (2001) and A. Silva (2004) Paul Janet (1867) and Pierre Janet (1906)

• Bibliographic references:

References should be built following the model: Author - Date - Title - Source

Font: Times New Roman, size 12, single line spacing, 0.85 offset in the first line, automatic line spacing before and after the paragraph. Title of the magazine or book in italics.

When available, report the DOI or URL of the reference.

Journal articles	* Author / Date / Title / Journal Information / DOI or URL Siqueira, LC, Chain, CP and Campos, RS (2019). Analysis of interventions in Brazilian soluble coffee exports to the European Union from 1995 to 2014. Organizações Rurais & Agroindustriais, 21 (1-3), 148-160. https://doi.org/10.48142/2238-68902019v21n1-3p148160
Books	* Author or publisher / Date / Title / Publication information / DOI or URL Rodríguez, H., Donner, W., and Trainor, J.E. (2018). Disaster Research Manual (2nd ed.). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63254-4
Book chapter	* Chapter author / Date / Chapter title / Book information: publishers, book title, edition, pages, publisher / DOI or URL Perry, RW (2018). Definition of disaster: an evolving concept. In H. Rodríguez, W. Donner and J.E. Trainor (Eds.), Handbook of Disaster Research (2nd ed., Pp. 3–22). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63254-4_1
Conferences	* Author / Date / Title / Conference Information / DOI or URL Paiva, CMN and Leme, PHMV (October 2018). Market construction: a discussion on the relationship between sociomaterial agreements and market practices. In EnANPAD - Annual Meeting of the National Association of Postgraduate in Administration, Curitiba.
Dissertations and theses	* Author / Date / Title / Source / URL Timón, PHMV (2015). Building the Sustainable and Certified Utz Coffee Market in Brazil: Market Practices and Arrangements [Doctoral Thesis, Federal University of Lavras]. http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/10405 Guimarães, ER (2016). Third wave of coffee: conceptual bases and applications [Master's Thesis, Federal University of Lavras]. http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/10972

For more information, see the Manual of the Association American of Psychology, Seventh Edition (2020) - ISBN: 9781433832178. Available: https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition/

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