Paper submission will be exclusively online.
Paper submission is free of charge. However, if the paper is accepted for presentation at SemeAd, one of the authors must register as a participant.
The papers must be unpublished.
Works in progress are accepted, as long as they have already been presented at conferences other than SemeAd and have not been submitted to and/or published in scientific journals.
Papers may be submitted in one of four (4) categories and in academic article format: (1) theoretical, papers focused on the review, discussion, and development of theories on a particular topic; (2) theoretical-empirical, papers anchored in a theoretical problem (a gap or contradiction in the theory) that conduct empirical research using inductive (propositions) or deductive (hypotheses) logic, applying qualitative or quantitative methods; (3) applied articles, papers that employ theoretical models to reveal knowledge about organizations or groups of organizations (sectors or networks) or develop and/or test managerial models for organizations; and (4) teaching cases, works with educational objectives focused on situations or organizational problems, developed as classroom activities.
Papers may be submitted in Portuguese, English, or Spanish.
Papers must not contain any identification or indication of authorship in the “properties” field or in the body of the paper.
Papers must be submitted in PDF format.
Each paper may have a maximum of five (5) authors.
Each author may submit up to three (3) papers among the categories of theoretical articles, applied articles, and teaching cases, and one (1) thesis project for the Doctoral Consortium activity.
Authors must register on the SemeAd system. For registration, authors must have the CPF number of each Brazilian author at hand. For foreign authors, there is a specific procedure.
Changes to author data (inclusion, exclusion, and changes in authorship order) may only be made until the submission deadline.
The author responsible for the submission must indicate the co-authorship of the other authors. After the submission process is finalized, co-authors will receive an email to confirm their co-authorship. Authors who do not confirm their co-authorship in the system will not be listed in the event proceedings.
Article Categories:
Theoretical Articles: papers focused on the review, discussion, and development of theories, whether or not the result of systematic literature reviews.
Paper formatting:
– Paper format: A4;
– Font: Times New Roman, size 12;
– Line spacing: single, text in a single column;
– Alignment: justified;
– Margins: Top: 3 cm; bottom: 2 cm; left: 3 cm; right: 2 cm.
– Pagination: insert page numbers in the footer aligned to the right;
– Titles in uppercase letters and subtitles in lowercase letters;
– File format: PDF;
– The paper may have a maximum of 16 pages, including the main text, illustrations, and bibliographic references.
– The text must begin with the title followed by the introduction. We suggest that authors prepare the structured abstract in a separate document and copy and paste each item into the specific field at the time of submission.
– Notes: should not be placed in the footer, but inserted as endnotes.
– Bibliographic references must be cited throughout the text according to the (author-date) system, and presented in alphabetical order at the end of the paper, in accordance with APA or ABNT/NBR-6023 standards.
Suggested paper structure:
– Introduction: Research Problem and Objective
– Theoretical Framework
– Discussion
– Conclusion / Contribution
– Bibliographic References
Structured Abstract (submission page):
When submitting the article, on the paper submission page itself (step 1), the Structured Abstract must be filled in with:
– Title (maximum 190 characters);
– Keywords (3 words);
– Introduction (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Research Problem and Objective (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Theoretical Framework (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Discussion (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Conclusion (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Contribution / Impact (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Bibliographic References (maximum 600 characters, including spaces).
The paper may also be simultaneously submitted to Sapiens – Scientific Article Improvement Sessions for Publication.
Papers that are not in accordance with the formatting rules will not be accepted.
Theoretical-Empirical Articles: anchored in theoretical problems (gaps or contradictions in theory), and from these, employing inductive logic (propositions) or deductive logic (hypotheses), conduct empirical research applying qualitative or quantitative methods. They propose an advance in the theory.
Paper formatting:
– Paper format: A4;
– Font: Times New Roman, size 12;
– Line spacing: single, text in a single column;
– Alignment: justified;
– Margins: Top: 3 cm; bottom: 2 cm; left: 3 cm; right: 2 cm.
– Pagination: insert page numbers in the footer aligned to the right;
– Titles in uppercase letters and subtitles in lowercase letters;
– File format: PDF;
– The paper may have a maximum of 16 pages, including the main text, illustrations, and bibliographic references.
– The text must begin with the title followed by the introduction. We suggest that authors prepare the structured abstract in a separate document and copy and paste each item into the specific field at the time of submission.
– Notes: should not be placed in the footer, but inserted as endnotes.
– Bibliographic references must be cited throughout the text according to the (author-date) system, and presented in alphabetical order at the end of the paper, in accordance with APA or ABNT/NBR-6023 standards.
Suggested paper structure:
– Introduction: Research Problem and Objective
– Theoretical Framework
– Methodology
– Analysis of Results
– Conclusion / Contribution
– Bibliographic References
Structured Abstract (submission page):
When submitting the article, on the paper submission page itself (step 1), the Structured Abstract must be filled in with:
– Title (maximum 190 characters);
– Keywords (3 words);
– Introduction (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Research Problem and Objective (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Theoretical Framework (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Methodology (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Analysis of Results (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Conclusion (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Contribution / Impact (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Bibliographic References (maximum 600 characters, including spaces).
The paper may also be simultaneously submitted to Sapiens – Scientific Article Improvement Sessions for Publication.
Papers that are not in accordance with the formatting rules will not be accepted.
Applied Articles: employ theoretical models to reveal knowledge about organizations or groups of organizations (sectors or networks), develop and/or test managerial models for organizations.
Paper formatting:
– Paper format: A4;
– Font: Times New Roman, size 12;
– Line spacing: single, text in a single column;
– Alignment: justified;
– Margins: Top: 3 cm; bottom: 2 cm; left: 3 cm; right: 2 cm.
– Pagination: insert page numbers in the footer aligned to the right;
– Titles in uppercase letters and subtitles in lowercase letters;
– File format: PDF;
– The paper may have a maximum of 16 pages, including the main text, illustrations, and bibliographic references.
– The text must begin with the title followed by the introduction. We suggest that authors prepare the structured abstract in a separate document and copy and paste each item into the specific field at the time of submission.
– Notes: should not be placed in the footer, but inserted as endnotes.
– Bibliographic references must be cited throughout the text according to the (author-date) system, and presented in alphabetical order at the end of the paper, in accordance with APA or ABNT/NBR-6023 standards.
Suggested paper structure:
– Introduction;
– Investigated Context;
– Problem-Situation Diagnosis;
– Proposed Intervention: mechanisms adopted to solve the problem;
– Results Obtained: objective description of the results obtained in the organization, also highlighting the contextual factors that may have affected this result beyond the intervention.
– Technological-Social Contribution.
Structured Abstract (submission page):
When submitting the article, on the paper submission page itself (step 1), the Structured Abstract must be filled in with:
– Title (maximum 190 characters);
– Keywords (3 words);
– Introduction (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Investigated Context (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Problem-Situation Diagnosis (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Proposed Intervention (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Results Obtained (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Technological-Social Contribution (maximum 600 characters, including spaces).
More information (Article: Protocol for Preparing Reports of Technical Production).
Papers that are not in accordance with the formatting rules will not be accepted.
Teaching Cases: this category aims to propose situations or analysis of organizational problems to be used by professors in the classroom as a teaching tool.
Paper formatting:
– Paper format: A4;
– Font: Times New Roman, size 12;
– Line spacing: single, text in a single column;
– Alignment: justified;
– Margins: Top: 3 cm; bottom: 2 cm; left: 3 cm; right: 2 cm.
– Pagination: insert page numbers in the footer aligned to the right;
– Titles in uppercase letters and subtitles in lowercase letters;
– File format: PDF;
– The paper may have a maximum of 16 pages, including the main text, illustrations, and bibliographic references.
– The text must begin with the title followed by the introduction. We suggest that authors prepare the structured abstract in a separate document and copy and paste each item into the specific field at the time of submission.
– Notes: should not be placed in the footer, but inserted as endnotes.
– Bibliographic references must be cited throughout the text according to the (author-date) system, and presented in alphabetical order at the end of the paper, in accordance with APA or ABNT/NBR-6023 standards.
Suggested paper structure:
Teaching cases must consist of two parts: the case itself, and the teaching notes.
1. The case itself
– Introduction
– The case: portray the real story
– References
2. Teaching notes
– Teaching objective
– Sources and Collection methods
– Relations with the objectives of a course or discipline
– Suggested disciplines for using the case
– Possible tasks to propose to students
– Possible class organization for using the case
– Bibliography suggestions
Structured Abstract (submission page)
– Title (maximum 190 characters);
– Keywords (3 words);
– The case (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Teaching objective (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Sources and Collection methods (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Suggested disciplines for using the case (maximum 600 characters, including spaces);
– Bibliography suggestions (maximum 600 characters, including spaces).
More information (Teaching Case Example).
Papers that are not in accordance with the formatting rules will not be accepted.
- Only submissions in English are allowed.
- Please note: editors require writing that conforms to standard English-language norms and good practices of scientific writing.
- Articles submitted with the option for Top Journals, respecting the rules above, will be evaluated normally at SemeAd and in the other fast-track options even if they exceed the 16-page limit (up to 24 pages).
