Submissions

PUBLICATION NORMS

Author Guidelines

As of 2026, the journal Comunicação, Mídia e Consumo began adopting the continuous publication model. Approved articles are published in continuous flow, as soon as they complete all editorial stages.

1. The journal Comunicação, Mídia e Consumo accepts original and unpublished works, of individual or collective authorship, in continuous flow, by authors who hold a doctoral degree, in the form of scientific articles, interviews and reviews linked to the area of Communication. Doctoral students, masters and master’s students may only submit texts in co-authorship with doctors.

2. Works may be submitted in Portuguese, Spanish or English.

3. When submitting their text, the author must remove their name and possible identifying allusions, with a view to ensuring blind peer review (double blind peer review). The “Author Properties” field must also be cleared.

3.1. In cases of self-citation, the authors of the manuscript must replace the “Author’s name” with the word “Author”, excluding the year of reference of the work. The same procedure must be adopted in the bibliographic references.

3.2. The summary of the biography of the author and co-authors must be informed only in the submission form. When filling out the form, institutional affiliation and degree must be included. The affiliation must contain: the main institution to which the author is linked; name of the graduate program; school and department. In the degree, the author’s highest academic qualification and the institution that granted it must be informed. In the case of doctoral and master’s students, the level they are attending and the institution to which they are linked must be informed.

4. Submission of the ORCID record is mandatory.

5. All texts submitted to the journal undergo a desk review process that comprises two basic procedures: in a first screening, compliance with the formal requirements established in the submission norms of the journal Comunicação, Mídia e Consumo is verified; subsequently, plagiarism verification is carried out using specific software. In the case of identification of plagiarism or any other type of disagreement with the norms, the work is rejected and the author(s) duly informed. Once accepted in the first instance, without identification of authorship, the text undergoes two evaluations carried out by members of the Editorial and Peer Review Committee and/or by ad hoc reviewers. In case of divergence between the reviews, the work is submitted to a third evaluator. The result of the evaluation is communicated to the author(s), accompanied by a summary of the reviews. The final decision on publication is the responsibility of the Editorial Coordination.

6. Authors are responsible for the content of the articles, interviews and reviews, including from the ethical point of view, the originality of the text and image rights. They must also ensure that the work is not being evaluated by another journal.

7. Cases that may raise doubts about possible conflicts of a personal, commercial, political, academic or financial nature must be clarified to the journal editors and in the article. The author must inform, in a footnote, the links to any associations with academic, commercial or political institutions that collaborated in the execution of the study, evidencing that there are no conflicts of interest in the results presented.

8. It is mandatory to include, at the end of the manuscript, an author contribution statement describing the role of each author in the work, based on the CRediT taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy). The statement is required in all articles, including single-authored articles. In this case, it must be indicated that the author is responsible for the entirety of the work. It is recommended to use the roles of the CRediT taxonomy that apply to the work, among them: conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis, funding acquisition, investigation, methodology, project administration, resources, software, supervision, validation, visualization, writing (original draft), and writing (review and editing).

9. Texts deposited in preprint repositories are accepted. The main author must register with the journal. In the article submission process, it is necessary to inform the editor, in the “comments to the editor” field, that it is a preprint and to provide the access data — DOI identifier or URL — of the manuscript. Articles deposited in a preprint repository will undergo single-blind or open review.

10. The journal privileges, for publication, articles not published in conference proceedings.

11. In case of approval of the article for publication, the author must submit, within a maximum period of 15 (fifteen) days from receipt of the official acceptance communication, a complete version of the text in English, revised and adapted to the journal’s editorial norms. The translation and revision of the text are the sole responsibility of the author. The journal reserves the right to refuse publication of the article, in both versions (Portuguese and English), if the translation submitted does not meet the minimum standards of linguistic and academic quality required.

12. Availability of research data: at the time of submission, authors must submit a statement on the availability of the data that support the results of the work, indicating whether they are publicly available, available upon request, or whether there are justified restrictions on their sharing. The statement will be published in the final version of the article.

13. Use of artificial intelligence: the use of generative artificial intelligence tools at any stage of manuscript preparation must be declared transparently, with indication of the tool used and its purpose. Artificial intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors, and full responsibility for the content remains with the authors.

14. Ethics in research with human beings: in research involving human beings, it is the authors’ responsibility to adopt the ethical procedures of the area, including submission to and approval by a Research Ethics Committee of their institution or country, when applicable. Proof must be informed at submission.

Norms for presentation of originals

1. The author must submit the work in a digital file (Microsoft Word, OpenOffice or RTF, provided that it does not exceed 2MB), in Times New Roman font, A4 format, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing, by submission to the OJS system of the journal Comunicação, Mídia e Consumo.

2. Texts in Portuguese, English and Spanish are accepted.

3. Originals must be submitted in a digital file and must include the following items, respecting this order:

• Title, abstract and keywords in Portuguese and English. If the text is originally written in English or Spanish, these items must be presented in one of the other three languages accepted by the journal.

• Short titles and subtitles.

• The abstract must have a maximum of ten lines. It must explicitly contain: research object, methodological procedures, main results and conclusion. The absence of these elements may be considered in the preliminary evaluation carried out in desk review, and may result in a request for adequacy or rejection of the submission.

• Keywords, from three to five, separated by semicolons and without a final period.

Articles: texts between 25 and 40 thousand characters, containing analysis, reflection and conclusion on academic themes. Short titles and subtitles. Footnotes only when indispensable, observing the maximum length of three (3) lines. Appendices and glossaries will not be accepted.

The number of characters (25 to 40 thousand characters) includes title, abstract in the two requested languages, body of the text and bibliographic references. In the totalization of characters, the word count feature of Word software will be considered, namely: characters (with spaces) including text boxes, footnotes and endnotes.

If there are images, indicate in the body of the text the place of insertion and send them in a separate file. Images must be presented in high resolution (300 dpi – in jpg or tif) and with a minimum width of 10 cm (proportional height).

Interviews: texts between 4,200 and 7,000 characters, containing a brief contextualization about the interviewee, whose studies are relevant to the area of Communication and its articulations with media and consumption.

Reviews: texts between 4,200 and 7,000 characters, containing the record and critique of books and theses.

STANDARDIZATION NORMS

Citations: They are literal transcriptions of excerpts from the work of an author consulted; texts based on personal syntheses that reproduce the ideas of the author of the work consulted; and texts in which the author of the work does not have access to the original.

Reference to authors must be made in the body of the text, mentioning only the surname, followed by the year of the work.

Ex.: (ADORNO, 1982)

Citations with one author: Campbell, 1987 or (CAMPBELL, 1987)
Citations with two authors: Aspinwall and Tedeshi, 2010 or (ASPINWALL; TEDESHI, 2010)
Three or more authors: Huygen et al., 2009 or (HUYGEN et al., 2009)

In the case of coincidence of dates of text or work, distinguish with letters, respecting the order of entry in the article.

(1915a, 1915b...).
According to Reeside, 1927a or (REESIDE, 1927b)

In the case of compilation of texts by the same author in one work, place the year of the text followed by the year of the edition of the work used.

(SCHUDSON, 1992/1997)
(DREYFUSS, 1989, 1991, 1995)

In the case of a work by several authors, their surnames must be cited separated by semicolons.

(KATZ; LAZARSFELD, 1970)

Citations of several works, by different authors, mentioned simultaneously, must be separated by semicolons, in alphabetical order.

(LE GOFF; TRUONG, 2012; FONSECA, 1995; PAIVA, 1997; SILVA, 1997).

Direct citations, in the text, of up to three lines, must be contained in double quotation marks. Single quotation marks are used to indicate a citation within a citation.

Barbour (1971, p. 35) describes: “O estudo da morfologia dos terrenos [...] ativos [...]”.
“A expressão ‘furiosa’ dessa estátua de que fala Rabelais, corresponde também à realidade.” (BAKHTIN, 1987, p. 388).

In the case of textual citations from magazine or newspaper articles, the title of the article, the name of the magazine or newspaper, the city, the page number and the date of publication must be included.

“Ascender socialmente e adquirir produtos que simbolizassem o status alcançado”. (Folha de S. Paulo, p. 4, 2 Apr. 1995).

Direct citations, in the text, with more than three lines, must be highlighted with a 4 cm indentation from the left margin, in font size 10 without quotation marks. The line spacing of the citation must be single. Between the text and the citation, 1 space of 1.5 is used.

Do not use the expressions op. cit; ibid; ibidem; id; idem.

Do not use the expression apud; give preference to the use of the expression in.

Chart: Formed by horizontal and vertical lines, and therefore “closed.” Its identification appears at the top, preceded by the number and the word CHART. Below the illustration, at the bottom, it is necessary to indicate the source (mandatory element, even if produced by the author), caption, notes and other information necessary for its understanding in font size 10.

Table: Formed only by vertical lines, and therefore “open.” The table number and title come above the chart, and the source must come below in font size 10.

Figure: Includes graphs, illustrations, drawings, photos, and any other material that is not classified as a chart or table. The figure number and title come above the chart, and the source must come below in font size 10.

References: A standardized set of descriptive elements taken from a document, which allows its individual identification.

They must come in alphabetical order, by the author’s last surname in uppercase.

Ex.: EWEN, S. ...

SILVERSTONE, R. ...

Items must obey the following order:

Book – Surname in uppercase, author’s initials, title in italics, city, publisher, year.

FOUCAULT, M. Microfísica do poder. Rio de Janeiro: Graal, 1984.

Two or more authors:

DAVIS, M.; AQUILANO N. J.; CHASE, Richard B. Fundamentos da Administração da Produção. 3. ed. Porto Alegre: Bookman, 2001. 598 p.

Book chapter – Surname in uppercase, author’s initials, title, followed by a period and the word In (followed by a colon) and the surname of the organizer or coordinator or editor in uppercase, followed by the initials and (Org.) or (Coord.) or (Ed.). Next come the title of the book in italics, the city, the publisher, the year.

ROMANO, G. Imagens da juventude na era moderna. In: LEVI, G.; SCHMIDT, J. (Org.). História dos jovens 2: a época contemporânea. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1996. p. 7-16.
GRIZE, J. B. Psicologia genética e lógica. In: BANKS-LEITE, L. (Org.). Percursos piagetianos. São Paulo: Cortez, 1997. p. 63-76.

Scientific journals – Surname in uppercase, author’s initials, title of the article, name of the journal in italics, city, volume (v.), number (n.), page range (use p. for singular and plural), month and year.

GURGEL, C. Reforma do Estado e segurança pública. Política e Administração, Rio de Janeiro, v. 3, n. 2, p. 15-21, Aug./Dec. 1997.

Newspaper article – Surname in uppercase, author’s initials, name of the article, name of the newspaper in italics, place and date of publication, section, supplement or part of the newspaper and corresponding pages.

NAVES, P. Lagos andinos dão banho de beleza. Folha de S. Paulo, São Paulo, 28 Jun. 1999. Folha Turismo, Caderno 8, p. 13.
(without authorship): A FLOR Prometida. Folha de S. Paulo, São Paulo, p. 4, 2 Apr. 1995.

Work published in Conference Proceedings – Surname in uppercase, author’s initials; title: subtitle (if any) In: Name of the Event, number., year. Place where the event was held. Proceedings (in italics)... Place of publication of the abstracts: Publisher, year. pagination.

AMARAL, L. A. Atividade física e diferença significativa/deficiência: algumas questões psicossociais remetidas à inclusão/convívio pelo. In: CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE ATIVIDADE MOTORA ADAPTADA, 4., 2001, Curitiba. Anais... Curitiba: SOBAMA, 2001. p. 30-31.
AZEVEDO, M. A.; GUERRA, V. N. A. Quando a violência doméstica contra crianças e adolescentes pode ser considerada terror? In: CONGRESSO LATINOAMERICANO DE PREVENCIÓN Y ATENCION DEL MALTRATO INFANTIL, 6., 2001, Buenos Aires. Anais… Buenos Aires, 2001.

Dissertation or Thesis – Surname in uppercase, author’s initials. Title: subtitle (if any) in italics. Date of defense. Total number of pages. Thesis (Doctorate) or Dissertation (Master’s) - Institution where the Thesis or Dissertation was defended. Place and date of defense.

FANTUCCI, I. Contribuição do alerta, da atenção, da intenção e da expectativa temporal para o desempenho de humanos em tarefas de tempo de reação. 2001. 130 f. Tese (Doutorado em Psicologia) – Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo. 2001.

Moving images: Ex.:

MARKETING e vendas do século Apresentação de Luiz A. Marins. São Paulo: Commit, [1999?]. 1 videocassete (53 min), VHS, NTSC, son., color.
BLADE Runner. Direção: Ridley Scott. Produção: Michael Deeley. Intérpretes: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos e outros. Roteiro: Hampton Fancher e David Peoples. Música: Vangelis. Los Angeles: Warner Brothers, c1991. 1 DVD (117 min), whitescreen, color. Produzido por Warner Vídeo Home. Baseado na novela “Do androids dream of electric sheep?” de Philip K. Dick.

Iconographic document:

Ex.:

KOBAYASHI, Doenças dos Xavantes. 1980. 1 fotografia, color., 16 cm x 56 cm.
GOLDIM, R. Ética, ética médica e biomética. Porto Alegre: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2001. 13 transparências em PowerPoint, color.
O QUE acreditar em relação à São Paulo: Ceravi, 1985. 22 transparências, color., 25 cm x 20 cm.

Corporate author

Ex.:

ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE NORMAS TÉCNICAS. NBR 10520:

informação e documentação: apresentação. Rio de Janeiro, 2002.

SÃO PAULO (Estado). Secretaria do Meio Diretrizes para politica ambiental do Estado de São Paulo. São Paulo, 1993. 35 p.

Website reference

Add, at the end of the reference, “Available at:”, electronic address and the date of access to the document, preceded by the expression: “Accessed on:”.

SILVA, Ives Gandra da. Pena de morte para o nascituro. O Estado de S. Paulo, São Paulo, 19 Sep. 1998. Available at: Accessed on: 19 Sep. 1998.

SUBMISSION CONDITIONS

As part of the submission process, authors are required to verify the compliance of the submission with all items listed below. Submissions that are not in accordance with the norms will be returned to the authors.

1. The work is original and unpublished, and is not being evaluated by another journal.
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word format, provided that it does not exceed 2MB.
3. All URLs for the references have been informed and verified.
4. The text follows the style standards and bibliographic requirements described in Author Guidelines, on the About the Journal page.
5. The identification of authorship of the work has been removed from the file and from the Properties option in Word, thus ensuring the criterion of confidentiality of peer review, according to the instructions available in Ensuring blind peer review.
6. The Institution and Biography Summary fields have been filled out according to the Author Guidelines.
7. The content of the articles is the total and exclusive responsibility of the authors, who previously assign copyright to the journal Comunicação, Mídia e Consumo.
8. The journal Comunicação, Mídia e Consumo adopts the double blind peer review system in the evaluation process of articles submitted to it.

Last updated: May 2026.