Submissions

Author Guidelines

Last updated: August 2026

Online Submissions

To submit a manuscript to Cad_Lin, please follow these steps:

1. Register and Log In: Authors must register on the journal's website and create a username and password. Complete your profile accurately and select the "AUTHOR" option.
2. Start the Submission Process: Go to the "ACTIVE SUBMISSIONS" section and click on the link "CLICK HERE TO START THE SUBMISSION PROCESS."
3. Complete the following steps:
   1. Agree to Journal Conditions: Confirm your agreement with the journal's conditions by checking the relevant checkboxes, including the copyright declaration.
   2. Upload Manuscript and Supplementary Material: Upload your manuscript together with any supplementary materials, such as research instruments, datasets, tables, figures, or additional files that cannot be included in the text.
   3. Metadata: Enter the title, abstract, and three to five keywords in the original language of the manuscript and in English whenever English is not the original language. Complete the author and co-author information, preprint DOI, funding information, and all other applicable metadata fields.
   4. Confirm Submission: Review all the submitted information and complete the submission process.

Please note that these steps are essential to ensure a successful submission to Cad_Lin. After completing the steps above, authors must wait for an email from the editor. The editorial process then proceeds as follows:

1. Manuscripts that meet the journal's basic requirements enter the editorial process. Those that do not will be rejected. Rejection notifications are sent exclusively via email. Authors are responsible for keeping their email addresses up to date on the platform and regularly checking their email accounts, including spam folders, for automated notifications. Please note that certain email servers, such as Hotmail, may flag messages from OJS as spam. To ensure receipt of email updates on the review process, consider using alternative email servers or adjusting your spam filter settings. The Editorial Team is not responsible for communication failures or errors in registered email addresses.
2. Once a manuscript enters the editorial process, authors must monitor its progress through the platform.
3. Manuscripts in the editorial process undergo open, non-anonymous peer review by at least two experts in the field. If revisions are requested, authors must revise the manuscript within 15 calendar days of the "Editorial Decision" date and submit the revised version through the "Assessments" tab in the system.
4. If reviewers reach conflicting decisions, the editor will appoint an additional reviewer to evaluate the manuscript.
5. The handling editor assesses the reports and decides whether to accept the manuscript, request revisions, or reject it. The Editors-in-Chief retain final editorial authority. The editorial team formally communicates the decision to the authors. Articles accepted for publication must identify the editor responsible for the review process.
6. If the paper is accepted pending modifications, authors must make the necessary adjustments within five calendar days of receiving the change request. The revised paper should be submitted to the Journal by opening a new conversation in the "Evaluation Discussion" section.

General Information

1. Submissions are evaluated by the editorial team of Cad_Lin.
2. Prior to submitting manuscripts to Cad_Lin, authors must thoroughly revise the text. The journal's editors and reviewers will not revise the text.
3. Manuscripts are expected to engage consistently with recent scholarship in the field and, whenever compatible with the topic and the type of article, the majority of references should correspond to works published within the last 5 years. For articles of a historical, theoretical, methodological, review-based, source-editing nature, or those centered on classical works, a different bibliographic composition is acceptable, provided that it follows from the characteristics of the object of study and the research tradition involved.
4. The submitted manuscript should cite and reference all data, program code, and other materials used or generated in the research. 
5. Authors submitting a paper automatically declare that ethical principles and legal requirements related to research ethics have been observed both in the country of their institution and in the country where the research participants reside.
6. All authors must obtain a free ORCID identifier at https://orcid.org/register and register in the Cad_Lin system and complete their profiles in full.
7. Cad_Lin adheres to the practices outlined in the open science guidelines. The evaluation process of Cad_Lin is open and transparent, with authors and reviewers knowing each other's identities. If the article is accepted for publication, the reviews, along with any comments, will be published as supplementary material. Additionally, the names of the reviewers will be listed in the published article. By submitting an article to Cad_Lin, authors automatically agree to these practices.
8. The Brazilian Linguistics Association is a signatory of the Helsinki Initiative on Multilingualism in Scientific Communication, supporting linguistic diversity through the publication of research in all languages. Cad_Lin accepts submissions in any language. If authors submit a paper written in a language other than Portuguese, Spanish, French, or English, they should provide a list of at least five potential reviewers, including their email addresses and links to professional websites listing their recent publications.
9. Cad_Lin aims to publish research that accurately reflects the findings. Authors should not feel pressured to present unexpected results as if they were expected. If the results do not support a hypothesis, authors should simply state that they do not. While not mandatory, preregistering hypotheses and study designs can help researchers clearly express their initial hypotheses.
10. Accepted papers in Cad_Lin may be accompanied by badges from the Center for Open Science, acknowledging open scientific practices such as publicly available data, materials, analytic code, and preregistered research plans. For more information on obtaining an open science practice badge, consult the documentation. To request the inclusion of one of these badges, authors should complete the Application for Open Scientific Practices Badges, available here.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

Every article published in Cadernos de Linguística receives a unique and persistent Digital Object Identifier (DOI), assigned and registered by the journal during editorial production. This DOI identifies the final published version and is distinct from the DOI of any preprint. The DOI is displayed on the article page and incorporated into the PDF and XML-JATS files and their metadata.

Research Ethics

Cad_Lin upholds the principles of ethical conduct and good publication practices, following the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1. Authorship. Cad_Lin grants authorship only to those who have made significant contributions to the research, data analysis, or manuscript preparation, with roles clearly defined using the CRediT taxonomy. Any changes to the author list after submission require justification and agreement from all authors and are subject to review. The journal does not mediate authorship disputes and refers such cases to the authors' institutions. Name change requests are honored without the need for legal documentation and are handled sensitively to protect the author’s privacy. Cad_Lin allows anonymization or the use of a pseudonym, publishing the article without names and with a note indicating that the authors' identities are known to the journal but have been omitted for protection. 
2. Originality. Manuscripts submitted to Cad_Lin must be original and not published or under review elsewhere. Authors must confirm this at submission. The journal addresses redundant content, such as duplicate publication and “salami slicing” (dividing research into minimal publishable units), with a balanced approach. Editors evaluate cases based on the extent and impact of the overlap, considering whether proper transparency and citation have been provided. Using content from theses or conference proceedings is permissible if appropriately cited and disclosed. Translations of previously published work are acceptable if the original source is credited and any necessary permissions are obtained.
3. Citation. Cad_Lin condemns citation manipulation, a practice that involves including references that do not contribute to the scholarly content of the article and are intended to artificially increase citations of specific authors or journals. Following COPE guidelines, Cad_Lin sets appropriate limits on self-citations, which vary according to the type of article and field of research. Specific procedures are adopted to handle cases of suspected misconduct. Authors should not feel pressured to cite works solely because reviewers request them; the works should be scientifically relevant. Cad_Lin editors may suggest citations to improve the article but are instructed to avoid references to the journal itself or to their own work, clarifying that such suggestions are not a condition for manuscript acceptance.
4. Plagiarism. Cad_Lin screens submissions for plagiarism, including text recycling, using iThenticate. The journal acknowledges that some overlap, such as the reuse of methods descriptions or certain standard texts, can be appropriate, especially in specific research fields. Similarity is assessed contextually by the editors; no similarity percentage alone establishes plagiarism. Authors must be transparent about any recycled content and cite original sources when necessary. Text recycling is handled with care, with the aim of supporting best practices rather than imposing penalties. Cad_Lin adheres to the TRRP Policy for Text Recycling, which authors should familiarize themselves with before submitting a manuscript. Serious or repeated instances of plagiarism may lead to manuscript rejection or retraction, in line with COPE guidelines. Copyright considerations and fair use principles are also taken into account, and authors are encouraged to familiarize themselves with ethical standards. 
5. Use of AI. Authors must disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their work, explain how AI was used, and assume responsibility for the content of their manuscripts. For more information, please refer to Cad_Lin's Guidelines for the Use of AI.
6. Conflict of Interest. Authors and reviewers must explicitly and individually disclose any potential conflicts of interest, including financial, political, academic, or commercial affiliations. Detailed information regarding Cad_Lin's Conflict of Interest Policy is available on the journal's website. In the absence of competing interests, the following statement should appear at the end of the manuscript, before the References: "The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have influenced the work reported in this paper." If there are competing interests, authors should state: "The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships that may be considered potential competing interests: [LIST HERE]." Cad_Lin has established procedures for handling suspected undisclosed conflicts before or after publication, with guidance on how to report concerns. If a member of the editorial board submits their own work to the journal, their involvement is fully disclosed, and they are recused from the editorial and peer review process for their submission to ensure objectivity and transparency.
7. Ethics and Consent. Research involving human subjects, human material, or human data must adhere to the principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. Where applicable, studies must have received approval from an appropriate ethics committee. Authors should include a statement in the article identifying the ethics committee and the approval reference number. The identities of research participants should be anonymized whenever possible. For research involving human subjects, informed consent to participate in the study must be obtained from participants (or their legal guardians).
8. Sex and Gender in Research. Research involving human participants or analyzing sex- or gender-related variables should follow the SAGER Guidelines. Authors should report how sex and gender were considered in the study design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation; present disaggregated results when relevant; or justify why such analyses were not applicable.

Data, Analytic Methods (Code), and Research Materials Transparency

Cad_Lin publishes papers only if the data, methods used in the analysis, and materials used to conduct the research are clearly and precisely documented and made as widely available as possible to researchers seeking to reproduce the results or replicate the procedure. Before publication, authors must provide the journal with access to the materials needed to verify the results. Any ethical, legal, or confidentiality restrictions must be explained in the Data Availability Statement, together with the conditions of access. The journal will verify that the findings are replicable using the author’s data and methods of analysis. Failure to replicate at this stage may result in the paper not being published.

1. Authors reusing data available from public repositories must provide program code, scripts for statistical packages, and other documentation sufficient to allow an informed researcher to precisely reproduce all published results.
2. Cad_Lin requires authors to make all data, code, and materials necessary to replicate their study’s findings publicly available without restriction at the time of publication. When specific legal or ethical restrictions prohibit public sharing of a data set, authors must indicate how others may obtain access to the data. A Data Availability Statement must be provided at submission and included, in an updated version, in the final manuscript. The statement must explain how to access the associated data, code, and materials, including their DOIs or persistent links and the conditions of access.
3. Authors using original data should follow a previously prepared data management plan. We recommend using the DPMTool to create an efficient data management plan and the recommendations in the 10 Things for Curating Reproducible and FAIR Research. Authors using original data must:
   1. make the data available in a trusted digital repository (Note: If all data required to reproduce the reported analyses appear in the article text, tables, and figures, they do not also need to be deposited in a repository),
   2. include all variables, treatment conditions, and observations described in the manuscript,
   3. provide a full account of the procedures used to collect, preprocess, clean, or generate the data,
   4. provide program code, scripts, codebooks, and other documentation sufficient to precisely reproduce all published results,
   5. indicate the version, year, and manufacturer or maintainer of the software used in the analysis,
   6. use open-source programming languages whenever possible for data processing and analysis,
   7. explicitly share or describe all materials used in data collection, including digital or digitizable materials such as questionnaires, forms, or videos,
   8. describe physical materials using appropriate identifiers, such as Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs), supplier names, and batch numbers (when applicable),
   9. consider the use of specialized protocol repositories or journals for documenting methods, including platforms such as Protocols.io.
4. In rare cases, despite authors’ best efforts, some or all data or materials cannot be shared for legal or ethical reasons. In such cases, authors must inform the editors at the time of submission. This will be taken into account during the review process. Authors are encouraged to plan for data and material sharing from the beginning of their projects, taking these circumstances into account. In some cases, access will be restricted to protect confidential or proprietary information. Editors may grant exceptions to data and material access requirements provided authors:
   1. explain the restrictions on the dataset or materials and how they preclude public access.
   2. provide a public description of the steps others should follow to request access to the data or materials.
   3. provide software and other documentation that will precisely reproduce all published results.
   4. provide access to all data and materials for which the constraints do not apply.
5. Data, program code, research materials, and other documentation of the research process should be made available through a trusted digital repository. Trusted repositories adhere to policies that make data discoverable, accessible, usable, and preserved for the long term. Trusted repositories also assign unique and persistent identifiers. Examples include OSF and Zenodo. SciELO Data may also be used when available for the intended deposit and suitable for the dataset. The General Repository Comparison Chart and FAIRsharing Collection developed a tool that researchers can use to select a general repository. Websites maintained by authors do not meet this requirement.
   1. Dissemination of these materials may be delayed until publication. Under exceptional circumstances, editors may delay the public release of data for up to one year after publication.
   2. Articles accepted for publication will not be assigned a publication date until the above conditions have been met. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their articles continue to meet these conditions. Failure to do so may lead to an editorial expression of concern or retraction of the article.

Preregistration of Analysis Plans

Cad_Lin publishes papers in which authors state whether their research was preregistered, with or without an analysis plan, in an independent institutional registry (e.g., ClinicalTrials.gov, AEA RCT Registry, OSF, EGAP Registry, RIDIE).

Preregistration of studies involves registering the study design, variables, and treatment conditions. An analysis plan specifies the sequence of analyses or the statistical model to be reported.

A link to the preregistration in an institutional registry must be provided to the journal before publication. The journal will verify that the preregistration meets the applicable specifications. If the authors request it, certification of the preregistration will then be included in the article.

If authors preregistered their research, with or without an analysis plan, they must (i) confirm in the text that the study was registered prior to conducting the research with links to the timestamped preregistrations at the institutional registry, and that the preregistration adheres to the disclosure requirements of the institutional registry; (ii) report all preregistered analyses in the text. If an analysis plan was included, authors must report whether it changed after preregistration. Any changes must be disclosed and explained. Finally, authors must clearly distinguish preregistered analyses from other analyses in the text. This distinction may be presented, for example, in separate results sections for confirmatory and exploratory analyses.

Reproducibility

Cad_Lin actively encourages the submission of reproducibility reports, particularly those that revisit findings previously published in this journal. This policy reflects a growing recognition in the scientific community of the need to address reproducibility concerns, which have been linked to issues such as inadequate research planning, analytical biases, pressure to publish only positive results, and a lack of transparency in reporting.

Preprint and Open Peer Review

Cadernos de Linguística accepts manuscripts previously made available as preprints and requires public deposit before submission on a recognized server that provides a persistent identifier and supports public commenting, such as SciELO Preprints. At submission, the corresponding author must provide the server name, DOI, and preprint URL. The editorial team will verify the DOI or URL during triage. Preprint deposit is compatible with peer review by the journal.

Signed reviews and author responses produced during the editorial process are published with accepted articles.

We adopt a Scoop Protection Policy, which means that if other researchers publish similar findings after submission of a manuscript to Cad_Lin, this will not constitute grounds for rejecting the submission. This policy takes effect on the day a manuscript is posted on a recognized preprint server. 

After the article is published in the journal, authors are required to update the preprint record, adding the full citation, the DOI, and the link to the final version published in Cad_Lin. This update ensures transparency, traceability, and proper versioning, making it clear that the published article is the peer-reviewed version of record and not a duplicate of the preprint.

Categories of Contribution

Cad_Lin accepts standalone submissions exclusively in the following categories:

1. Registered Report: An empirical article format in which the study proposal is peer-reviewed before data collection. After in-principle acceptance of the protocol, the study must be conducted exactly as approved. The final manuscript is evaluated for compliance with the protocol and the interpretation of the results. Cad_Lin also accepts Registered Reports recommended by PCI Registered Reports, without an additional round of peer review.
2. Reproducibility Report: A reproducibility report involves repeating a previous study using the same methods but with different subjects and experimenters. It aims to apply existing theories to new situations to assess generalizability to different subjects or other variables.
3. Critical Perspective: A concise, evidence-based piece presenting a reasoned stance on a topic of current relevance in science, with clear implications or impact for Linguistics and its interfaces.

Manuscripts in the following categories may be submitted only as part of an open thematic collection, in accordance with the scope and conditions of the relevant call for papers:

1. Experience Report: A comprehensive and concise account of professional experience with social and scientific relevance, including results even when they are partial.
2. Interview: A structured or semi-structured conversation aimed at exploring previously unexpressed, supplementary, or biographical aspects of critical thought, practice, or body of work of one or more interviewees.
3. Literature Review: Summaries of research or meta-analyses that critically evaluate existing published material, identifying gaps and advances in the field. Ideally, the review should describe the databases searched, search criteria, period covered, search terms, and method of analysis.
4. Pilot Study: A preliminary study report based on empirical evidence and scientific methodology, conducted on a small scale to assess the feasibility of crucial components in a larger study.
5. Project Registration: A complete description of a research project, including the research design, study materials, research question or hypothesis, description of variable results, and indicator variables, among other relevant information.
6. Research Report: The final report of research based on empirical data, employing scientific methodology.
7. Theoretical Essay: Analysis of theoretical constructs, discussions on theoretical fundamentals, and exploration of themes and problems that challenge existing models. It involves critical reflections on concepts or themes, culminating in notes that propose innovative and critical perspectives within the field of Linguistics and its interfaces.
8. Tutorial: A didactic text providing detailed information and examples to guide readers in completing specific tasks.

Thematic collections may also accept any of the categories available for standalone submission when specified in the call.

Manuscripts belonging to categories restricted to thematic collections will not be sent for review when submitted as standalone manuscripts.

Guidelines for Initial Paper Submission

Cad_Lin supports format-free submission to simplify manuscript preparation and allow authors to devote more time to research.

Follow these guidelines for your article submission:

1. Prepare your manuscript as a single file in either DOCX or PDF format.
2. Use your preferred layout or format and integrate figures and tables into the text.
3. Ensure that your manuscript is easy to read and comment on.
4. Cad_Lin adopts ABNT NBR 6023:2025 for references and ABNT NBR 10520:2023 for in-text citations. DOIs for cited works must be provided as URLs when available. For initial submission, manuscripts may be submitted without mandatory formatting; if accepted, however, the final version must be fully revised to comply with these standards.
5. Every manuscript must include the title, abstract, and three to five keywords in the original language of the article and in English whenever English is not the original language. Keywords should, whenever possible, be selected from recognized thesauri, controlled vocabularies, or subject-specific terminology lists.
6. Ensure compliance with the requirements outlined in the journal's Author Guidelines provided above.
7. Provide essential information needed for the review process.

If your article is accepted, be prepared to revise the manuscript as needed to meet the journal's specific formatting requirements.