About the Journal

Peer Review Process

The publication of the paper is subject to the opinions of at least two members of the Editorial Board.

The procedures adopted by the journal comply with internationally recognized norms: blind peer evaluation, impersonality, scientific rigor and editorial adequacy.

Reviews receive anonymous manuscripts for analysis, while the authors have, at the end of the process, access to the evaluations of their texts, also without the identification of the pairs.

In the distribution of the originals to the evaluators will avoid situations of conflict of interest or others that prejudice the competent and fair analysis of the texts.

Source: Revista de Ciência da Informação e Documentação

Publication Frequency

The RDG is semi-annual, with publications in July and December

Ethics Policy

 RDG  follows the policy of ethics in publication and plagiarism based on the Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors do Committee on Publication Ethics - COPE (http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines). All articles published in RDG are previously checked for authenticity and similarities using the Turnitin software.

Open Access Policy

This journal offers immediate free access to its content, following the principle that providing free scientific knowledge to the public provides greater global democratization of knowledge. This journal does not charge APCs or submission charges.

Digital Archive

The University of São Paulo Scientific Journals portal preserves its content through the PKP Preservation network.