About the Journal

Aims and Scope

The Brazilian Journal of Environmental Sciences (Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais - RBCIAMB) publishes original research that addresses various dimensions of environmental sciences, including environmental management, public policies, technological innovation, and land-use dynamics. The journal prioritizes high-quality studies that broaden the understanding of the interactions between society and nature and contribute to the analysis and development of solutions to contemporary environmental challenges.
RBCIAMB is a publication of the Brazilian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (ABES). It publishes original, complete articles that undergo peer review. RBCIAMB does not publish simple diagnoses that are mere applications of known techniques and that do not contribute to the advancement of science. Review articles must have a clear purpose and an evident intellectual contribution to advancing knowledge. Articles that merely reproduce data from databases, without representing an effective contribution to the scientific debate, will not be accepted. Nor will strictly disciplinary works, predominantly circumscribed to one field of knowledge, without interface with other areas and without convergence of diverse knowledge and expertise with environmental sciences, be accepted. In line with best editorial practices and international trends, starting in 2024, RBCIAMB migrated from a quarterly flow to a continuous flow, with a single annual volume.
If the article has already been presented at a conference, the journal version must show a significant improvement over the conference version, effectively constituting a new article.

Mission

Contribute to the development, quality, and dissemination of environmental sciences. Disseminate quality research that promotes and contributes to sustainability in its various dimensions. Be a reference as a publication in the context of environmental sciences.

Open Access Policy

This journal offers immediate open access to its content, following the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public provides greater worldwide democratization of  RBCIAMB using the Creative Commons Attribution CC BY License that allows sharing work with an acknowledgment of authorship.

PDFs of articles published as of issue no. 48 (2018) now displays the license under which they are licensed.

Copyright

The content of the articles is the sole responsibility of the author (s), who declare responsibility for any third-party complaint regarding conflicts involving copyright, assuming and exempting RBCIAMB from any pending issues involving its publications. Authors who submit their articles give RBCIAMB the right to publish first.

Periodicity

From 2024 onwards, RBCIAMB migrated from the quarterly flow to a continuous flow with a single annual volume.

Digital Preservation Policy

The Brazilian Journal of Environmental Sciences uses the LOCKSS Public Knowledge Project PLN and the CARINIANA Network for digital preservation.

DOI

Articles published as of the edition no. 36 (2015) uses the DOI identifier.

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