Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População
A brief history
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The Brazilian Journal of Population Studies (Rebep) is the official publication of the Brazilian Association of Population Studies (ABEP) and is the only journal in Brazil focused on Demography. The journal's first issue was released in print format in 1984. In 2005, Rebep reached an important milestone by being included in SciELO and becoming accessible online. In 2014, Rebep launched its website. Starting in 2016, it began accepting online article submissions. Currently, Rebep publishes papers continuously throughout the year. This ensures that approved papers are published more quickly, which helps to accelerate the dissemination of scientific knowledge produced in the journal context. |
Open Access
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The Brazilian Journal of Population Studies (REBEP) operates under the Diamond Open Access model, providing unrestricted virtual access—free of any financial barriers—to all scientific texts published by the journal. The publication charges no fees for manuscript submission or peer review. Furthermore, REBEP utilizes an automated system for plagiarism detection. Open access is defined as the condition wherein the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties via an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY). This framework permits immediate, complimentary access to the work and authorizes any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or utilize them for any other lawful purpose. |
Mission
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The journal aims to foster and disseminate Brazilian production in Demography, population, and sustainable development and promote interdisciplinary dialogue with related fields. |
Compliance with Open Science
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In line with the guidelines of Open Science, Rebep adopts several practices to ensure transparency and accessibility. This includes the policy of unrestricted access, the code of good practices for editors, and the use of social media platforms to disseminate published works. Moreover, Rebep requires that each author's contribution be precisely indicated in articles with multiple collaborators. It also encourages sharing data sets, instruments, statistical analysis scripts, protocols, and other materials for analysis. These resources should be made available in open online repositories, such as Zenodo, Figshare and OSF, if they cannot be integrated directly into the work. This information should be explicitly stated in the manuscript. As a result, articles should indicate and reference the availability of the content underlying the research and the results obtained. Rebep follows the Green Open Access model, encouraging authors to publish preprint articles on public platforms like Preprints, SciELO Preprints and EmeRI. This helps facilitate an open debate on the research work before its official publication. Depositing the article on the preprint platform before publication in Rebep is an option for the authors. In the case of publishing a preprint in Rebep, as well as material from monographs, dissertations, theses and papers presented and made available in the proceedings of scientific events, it is necessary to add the following indication to the footer of the manuscript: "This work comprises the revised and expanded version of the preliminary study "[title]", available at: [link]". Rebep follows Open Science practices and provides authors and reviewers with the option of transparent peer review. The process can be carried out with or without the identification of names. Authors can grant permission for the disclosure of their names at the time of submitting the article. Reviewers can do so while filling out the Compliance with Open Science Evaluation Form. In the case of publication of the reviews that supported the decision to publish the article, these can be edited by the journal's editorial board. |
Ethics in Publishing
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Rebep is committed to following good practices with regard to ethical conduct related to scientific journal publishing, based on the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) code of conduct. It is the responsibility of the editors and editorial team to reject any form of unethical behavior, including plagiarism in any instance. Authors who submit articles to the journal declare that the content is original and assure that the work has not been published or is in the process of being reviewed/evaluated in any other journal. We strive for ethics and quality in publication and encourage ethical behavior among all parties involved, including authors, editors, editorial staff, manuscript editing service providers, and reviewers. |
Focus and Scope
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The Brazilian Journal of Population Studies (Rebep) is the only national journal focused exclusively on population issues. Since its creation, its primary objective has been to stimulate and disseminate Brazilian and international production in the field of Demography and Population and Sustainable Development, ensuring dialog between this field and related areas. The journal publishes papers in Portuguese, English and/or Spanish. |
Digital Preservation
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This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program's Digital Preservation Policy. |
Sources of indexation
Bibliography
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Websites and Social Media
Preprints
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A preprint is an author's manuscript version that has not yet undergone editorial peer review, deposited in dedicated preprint servers, which remains eligible for submission to a journal for publication. Preprints share the criterion of publication novelty with journals. Consequently, the condition for submitting an article to REBEP is that it has not been published, either in whole or in part, as a component of books or journals, nor concurrently submitted to any other periodical. Rebep follows the Green Open Access model, encouraging the publication of preprint articles on public platforms such as Preprints, SciELO Preprints and EmeRI. This allows for open discussion before official publication. Authors utilizing this modality must provide the virtual location of the manuscript (URL, DOI, or alternative identifier) to facilitate its advancement to the standard peer review process described below. Comments received regarding a preprint manuscript may be taken into consideration by the REBEP editors during the peer review process. Accepted articles that remain available on preprint servers must display a link directing to the final published version in REBEP. |
Peer review process
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Preliminary analysis: The Editor-in-Chief and co-editors evaluate the manuscript based on its originality, validity, relevance, and interest to the journal, and determine whether the manuscript will proceed to evaluation or be immediately desk-rejected. Rebep performs similarity verification across all submitted documents utilizing the iThenticate platform. Peer review: In the initial analysis, the Editor-in-Chief and/or co-editors evaluate the manuscript and select potential reviewers (ideally two) based on their area of expertise to provide recommendations. If the evaluations received are deemed insufficient for decision-making, additional reviewers may be designated. Based on the reviews, the Editor decides on: acceptance; rejection, in the event that the manuscript exhibits significant deficiencies; or requests a new submission. In the latter case, the Editor must indicate in their comments the critical modifications required for a potential revision, which will subsequently be re-evaluated by reviewers. Rebep adopts a double-blind peer review process, meaning that the reviewers do not know the identity of the authors and the authors do not know who reviewed their manuscript. In the case of manuscripts previously made available on preprint servers, it is not possible to guarantee author anonymity. Therefore, the evaluation may be single-blind, where the authors reveal their identity but the reviewers remain anonymous. In the final version of the article published, Rebep inserts the names of the editors responsible for its evaluation In line with Open Science communication practices, Rebep's editorial practice is to open up the peer review process in agreement with the referees and authors. Authors can choose whether they agree with the publication of the manuscript approval reviews and whether they agree to interact directly with the reviewers responsible for evaluating their work. If the manuscript is approved for publication, the review will be published with the article on the journal's platform, contingent upon the evaluator's consent. |
Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resources
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The Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População adheres to the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Generative AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) cannot be listed as authors of scientific articles. This restriction exists because they do not meet authorship criteria, as they cannot assume responsibility for the submitted content, declare conflicts of interest, or manage copyright and licensing agreements. As of September 2026, the utilization of AI tools in data collection and/or analysis, as well as in the generation of images, tables, or other graphical elements, must be transparently disclosed in the Methods section, specifying which tools were employed and in what capacity. Furthermore, the use of artificial intelligence tools must be explicitly declared in the final disclosure section of the article, specifying the production stages in which they were used (including spell-checking, grammatical review, and readability enhancement) and identifying the tools utilized. The authors remain fully accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the manuscript, as well as for any issues arising from inaccuracies, biases, or violations of publication ethics. Reviewers must not upload manuscripts, tables, figures, supplementary materials, or any other submitted content into artificial intelligence tools. Submitted material must be treated as confidential, and its deployment in external platforms may pose risks to privacy, intellectual property, and the integrity of the peer review process. |
Open data
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Rebep encourages openly sharing datasets, instruments, statistical analysis scripts, protocols and other relevant materials. These resources should be made available in open online repositories, such as Zenodo, Figshare and OSF. If the resources cannot be integrated directly into the work, the manuscript should explicitly state their availability. This allows for easy evaluation of the manuscript and contributes to the preservation and reusability of the contents, thereby promoting the reproducibility of the research. Exceptions to this rule are allowed in cases of legal and ethical issues. The aim is to facilitate the evaluation of the manuscript and, if approved, to contribute to the preservation and reuse of content and the reproducibility of research. |
Collection of Fees
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Rebep does not impose any fees (APC) for published texts, nor does it charge for texts submitted for evaluation, review, publication, distribution or download. The publication is entirely free and open access. Financial support comes from the Brazilian Association of Population Studies and primarily, from the Carlos Chagas Foundation (FCC). |
Ethics and Misconduct Policy, Errata and Retraction
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Rebep is committed to preserving the integrity of the literature. As necessary, it publishes Errata, Expressions of Concern, or Notices of Retraction following the Retraction Guidelines of COPE. The retraction process follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Retraction Guidelines, which are available at COPE - Retraction Guidelines. |
Policy on Conflict of Interest
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Conflicts of interest should be communicated not only by the authors, but also by everyone involved in the editorial process of a manuscript. Editors should avoid making decisions on manuscripts that conflict with their own interests, such as those submitted by authors from their department or research collaborators. Considering the possibility of conflicts of interest, the journal does not publish articles written by the journal's own editors. Reviewers should consider any form of conflict of interest before evaluating the manuscript. They should consider their working relationships with the author (e.g., participated in a research project or have ongoing or past scientific collaboration with the author's research groups; mentoring or having mentored the author; have any financial interest in the project related to the manuscript). The Conflict of Interest statement must be filled in on the Complementary submission information form. |
Adoption of similarity check software
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As part of its initiatives aimed at promoting academic integrity and preventing plagiarism in its publications, Rebep uses the iThenticate platform to check the submitted works. Rebep's policy considers similarities not concentrated in entire sections of the work acceptable, but each case is analyzed in detail. The work is returned to the authors for revision if excessive similarity is detected. Only after the similarity check the text passes on to the reviewers for evaluation. |
Sex and Gender Issues
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The editorial team and authors of Rebep must always comply with the guidelines on Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER). These guidelines provide recommendations for reporting information on sex and gender in the study design, data and results analyses, and interpretation of findings. Additionally, Rebep follows a gender equity policy in the composition of its editorial team. |
Ethics Committee
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When preparing a research article that involves procedures with human participants or sensitive data as per the LGPD (General Data Protection Law), the authors must attach a statement of approval from the Ethics Committee of the institution responsible for endorsing the conduct of the research. |
Copyright
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The authors of articles published by Rebep hold the copyright to their respective works and license them under the Creative Commons Attribution license. This license permits the reuse and distribution of the articles without restrictions, provided the original work is accurately cited. |
Intellectual property and terms of use
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Responsibility of the site:
Authors' responsibility:
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Sponsors and Funding Agencies
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Brazilian Association of Population Studies (ABEP) Carlos Chagas Foundation (FCC)
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Editor-in-chief
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Coeditor
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Editorial Committee
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Types of documents accepted
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Rebep accepts manuscripts for publication in the following categories:
Notice that word count does not consider titles, abstracts, keywords and references. Rebep accepts the submission of preprints. |
Authors' Contribution
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As of 2024, Rebep has adopted the CREDiT taxonomy structure. Each author must describe her/his contribution to the manuscript preparation process through the Complementary submission information form. |
Preparation of the manuscript
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Article Submission Format
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Please prepare your manuscript using Microsoft Word and use double spacing with either Arial or Times New Roman font size 12. Please do not include any author identification in the manuscript itself. For Review Articles, Original Articles, Technical and Research Note submissions, please include an abstract and keywords in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. Submissions of the type of Point of view and Book review do not require an abstract. Observations: 1. Authors must submit complete and final articles. The editors will review proofs based on the received text, and the authors will be responsible for the original submission. 2. All articles will be signed by their authors and may not reflect the views of the Editorial Committee or the Journal. |
Digital Assets
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Citations and References
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Rebep uses the normative instructions of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) as a reference, as indicated below:
Throughout the article: references should appear with the author's surname, publication date, and page number(s) consulted. If there is more than one work by the same author in the same year, use a, b, and c immediately after the date. Example: (Mortara, 1982a, p. 427). At the end of the article: the works should be listed alphabetically by the surname (in capital letters) of the first author cited. The second line should not be indented from the first. References must be organized following ABNT standards, as shown below: Book: SURNAME, first name of author(s). Title: subtitle. Edition number. Place: Publisher and year of publication. E.g.: NEWELL, C. Methods and models in demography. New York: Guilford Press, 1988. Book chapter: SURNAME, first name of author(s). Title of the chapter. In: SURNAME, first name of the author(s) or organizer(s) of the book. Title: subtitle. Place: Publisher, year of publication, beginning and end pages of the referenced chapter. E.g.: ABOUZAHR, C. Maternal mortality overview. In: MURRAY, C. J. L.; LOPEZ, A. D. (Orgs.). Health dimensions of sex and reproduction. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998, p. 111-164. Journal article: SURNAME, first name of author(s). Title of the article: subtitle. Title of the journal, place, volume number, issue, initial and final pages of the referenced article, date of publication. E.g.: SCHELLEKENS, J. Family allowances and fertility: socioeconomic differences. Demography, v. 46, n. 3, p. 461-468, 2009. Thesis, dissertation and other academic work: SURNAME, initial of author's first name. Title of thesis. Type of document (thesis, dissertation, term paper, etc.), course in parentheses, academic affiliation, place and date of defense. E.g.: AGUIAR, A. A. de. Avaliação da microbiota bucal em pacientes sob uso crônico de penicilina e benzatina. Tese (Doutorado em Cardiologia) – Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 2009. In electronic media: works of any nature consulted online must necessarily include information on the electronic address, preceded by the expression "Available at:", and the date of access to the document, preceded by the expression "Accessed on:". E.g.: AHMAN, E.; DOLEA, C.; SHAH, I. The global burden of unsafe abortion in the year 2000. In: WHO - World Health Organization. Health statistics and health information systems, [s.d.]. Available at: https://www.academia.edu/5066928/The_global_burden_of_unsafe_abortion_in_the_year_2000. Accessed on: 25 Mar. 2023. Please note: The journal is not responsible for the bibliographical references provided by the authors. |
Supplementary Documents
Financing Statement
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If the study was funded, indicate from which source(s) in the Complementary submission information form, as well as details about the role of these source(s). |
Additional Information
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If the work submitted does not meet the journal's standards, it will be returned to the authors for adjustment and subsequent resubmission. |
Contact
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Associação Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais |
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