About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Revista Sergipana de Educação Ambiental (REVISEA) is an open-access, continuous-flow electronic publication, exclusively linked to the Environmental Education Research and Study Group (GEPEASE/UFS) and to the Sala Verde Project at the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), located on the São Cristóvão Campus, Sergipe, Brazil.

Founded in 2014, REVISEA’s mission is to disseminate scientific productions, theoretical reflections, and methodological research results that contribute to the advancement of the field of Environmental Education (EE) in both formal and non-formal contexts, with particular emphasis on teacher education and the training of environmental educators in Brazil. It is published through the UFS Journal Portal and operates on the OJS3 platform, in a free and open-access modality.

The journal focuses on the scientific dissemination of studies and critical reflections that strengthen the Science of Environmental Education and related areas such as Education, Environment, Sustainability, Public Policy, Socio-environmental Rights, and Climate Justice. Valuing interdisciplinary, critical, decolonial, and multi-referential approaches, REVISEA seeks to contribute to the construction of environmental thinking committed to the defense of life, diversity, and socio-environmental justice.

Main themes of interest include:

Theoretical and methodological foundations of Environmental Education;
Pedagogical practices and teacher education in Environmental Education;
Public policies and participatory environmental management;
Social movements, activism, and socio-environmental resistance;
Traditional knowledge, territories, justice, and environmental diversity;
Ecofeminism, decoloniality, and Southern epistemologies;
Social, digital, and environmental technologies in Environmental Education;
Communication, language, and media in Environmental Education;
Sustainability, biodiversity, and climate change;
Indicators and evaluative processes in socio-environmental contexts;
Environmental Education in rural, Indigenous, quilombola, and inclusive contexts;
Extension projects and research-intervention with a socio-environmental focus.

The journal is directed toward researchers, teachers, students, education professionals, socio-environmental practitioners, members of grassroots collectives and social movements, and public managers engaged in transformative and emancipatory educational processes.

REVISEA does not accept submissions that are merely descriptive, such as literature reviews based solely on database searches without critical analysis or without relevant theoretical-methodological contributions to the field of Environmental Education. Originality, scientific rigor, and a commitment to social transformation are prioritized.

Languages Accepted for Publication

Original articles, review articles, essays, experience reports, interviews, book reviews, and translations may be submitted in Portuguese, English, Spanish, or French.

Originality Requirement

The Revista Sergipana de Educação Ambiental (REVISEA) requires that all manuscripts submitted be original and unpublished, that is, they must not have been previously published, in whole or in part, nor be under evaluation by another journal. This policy ensures the integrity and originality of the scientific output published by the journal.

Institution Responsible for the Journal

Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão Campus, Sergipe, Brazil.

Periodicity

As of 2023, REVISEA has adopted a continuous-flow publication model, gathering articles into a single annual volume, from January 1 to December 31. This modality aims to expedite the dissemination of approved manuscripts and promote wide circulation of scientific knowledge in Environmental Education.

Author Guidelines

General guidelines, recommendations, submission templates, and formatting examples are available in the journal’s Author Guidelines.

Author Fees

REVISEA does not charge authors any fees at any stage of the editorial process. This includes full exemption from submission fees, review fees, editing and article processing charges (APC), page charges, or color-use charges. The journal reaffirms its commitment to open access and to democratic dissemination of scientific knowledge in Environmental Education.

License Terms

All works published in REVISEA are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows users to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the published material in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided appropriate credit is given to the original authors.

Open Access Policy

REVISEA is an open-access scientific journal, meaning that all its content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, as well as use them for any lawful purpose, without prior permission from the editor or authors.

The journal also does not charge authors any fees for submission, review, or publication.

All published works are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which allows redistribution, adaptation, and creation from the material, provided proper attribution is given.

Authors retain full freedom to deposit any version of their article (submitted, accepted, or published) in institutional, thematic, or personal repositories, promoting greater visibility and dissemination of knowledge.

Evaluation Policy

REVISEA adopts a double-blind peer-review system and uses the following criteria for manuscript evaluation: alignment with the journal’s focus and scope; compliance with technical, linguistic, and formatting norms (ABNT); thematic relevance; theoretical-methodological consistency; and textual coherence and cohesion.

The evaluation process occurs in three stages:
(1) A preliminary editorial assessment (editor-in-chief, associate editors, and editorial team) to verify compliance with the journal’s guidelines;
(2) Textual similarity checking using the Turnitin platform to ensure originality;
(3) Initial evaluation of the manuscript's relevance, scope alignment, academic contribution, and quality.

Aligned with Open Science principles, REVISEA allows the opening of the double-blind review process upon consent of the reviewers. Authors may choose different levels of transparency, including the possibility of interacting directly with reviewers.

Reviewers issue formal evaluations through a specific form, recommending: full acceptance without modifications; acceptance with revisions; or rejection. When authorized, peer-review reports may be published alongside the article, increasing transparency and recognition of the evaluative work.

The estimated timeframe for the complete evaluation process is up to six months, depending on reviewer response times and author revisions.

Reviewer Exogeneity

The journal supports and encourages the participation of reviewers external to the institution responsible for publication.

Evaluation Turnaround Time

REVISEA informs that the average estimated timeframe for the complete evaluation and editorial decision is up to six months from submission, varying according to complexity of revisions, reviewer availability, and author responsiveness.

Plagiarism Screening Policy

REVISEA firmly rejects any form of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or misuse of texts generated by artificial intelligence without proper attribution. All submissions undergo similarity checks using tools such as CopySpider and Turnitin. The maximum permitted self-citation index is 5%.

The journal follows the ethical principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Rejection Rate

From January 1 to December 31, 2024, REVISEA registered a rejection rate of 37% of submitted manuscripts.

Ethical Guidelines

REVISEA follows the ethical and scientific integrity principles established by international bodies such as COPE, CSE, and the FAPESP Code of Good Scientific Practice, aligned with Open Science recommendations.

Funding Sources

The journal is funded primarily by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and additionally receives institutional support from the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS).

Copyright Statement

Authors retain unrestricted copyright over their manuscripts and must cite the original publication in REVISEA in cases of partial or full republication.

Repository Policy

REVISEA allows and encourages self-archiving of preprints, accepted versions, and published versions in institutional, thematic, or personal repositories, with appropriate citation.

Digital Preservation Policy

The journal adopts digital preservation mechanisms such as the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), and is compatible with LOCKSS and CLOCKSS systems.

Interoperability Protocol

REVISEA uses the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH): https://periodicos.ufs.br/revisea/oai

Open Science Compliance

The journal strongly encourages authors to make research data openly available in trusted repositories such as Zenodo, Figshare, OSF, or institutional repositories.

Preprint Policy

REVISEA accepts manuscripts previously deposited in recognized preprint repositories such as SciELO Preprints and Advance (SAGE Publishing).

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Principles

The journal promotes inclusive, bias-free language, adherence to SAGER guidelines, and alignment with COPE and SciELO DEIA frameworks.

History

Revista Sergipana de Educação Ambiental (REVISEA) is an electronic publication of GEPEASE/UFS and the Sala Verde Project. Founded in December 2014, it aims to disseminate scientific production and strengthen Environmental Education research and teacher training in Brazil.