Submissions accepted should fit into one of the following categories:

Empirical research

This section publishes papers that focus on data analysis, which must have been collected under a pre-established theoretical and methodological framework. With regard to the research itself, authors are required to clearly indicate how data was collected and analyzed, together with an explanation of the principles and processes used for data validation. Field researches should include the conditions that made them possible and any limitations to the original implementation plan. The potential transferability of the results should be analyzed, as well as its contribution to the initial theoretical and methodological framework.

Reports on the work experience

This section entails papers on work experiences, written under the form of reference practices that put established concepts into practice, or new ways of looking at scientific developments. In discussing a theoretical problem or forwarding reflections relevant for the intervention approach, authors should base the paper on the workers’ reports of their activity, particularly regarding their modus operandi and the strategies they develop whilst performing the activity in the context of the goals they have to meet.

This category will also include testimonies from different experts - psychologists, engineers, ergonomists, medical doctors and union representatives or workers - whose contribution is deemed essential to the discussion in which any given research will focus on.

Research instruments

In this section, authors present data collection instruments or methods of analysis considered to be new, useful either to the work activity analysis or to the transformation project of a work situation. Its relevance must be justified with results obtained through field research or empirical validation.

Archaeology of knowledge

This section deals with papers that seek a better understanding of how scientific knowledge was established in the field of work activity, citing the context of its development and the reasons behind that development.

Notable works

This section focuses on important research or concepts developed by one or more authors whose contribution became noteworthy due to its impact on scientific development, either on the theoretical or methodological plane.

Critical and topical review

Papers in this category should follow the classic style for topical reviews whilst avoiding delving too deep in the cited works. Authors should adopt a critical view, appraising and seeking to articulate the different perspectives towards the selected topic. Authors should pay particular attention to the way they approach the theoretical principles associated with the topic, its impact on current affairs and the interest and coherence of the synthesis presented in the paper in comparison with other existing reviews on the same topic.

Reply papers

Papers in this section discuss or provide a reply to other papers previously published. The general aim of this section is to provide a space for the comparison of different points of view on any given research.

Thesis summary

Authors should summarize their thesis mentioning the problem analyzed, theoretical framework, methodology and discussion of any consequences of the work carried out in the field.

Critical review of books

For this section, authors will critically review a book, occasionally mentioning other writers whose work might enlighten the discussion.

Historical texts

This section aims to not leave behind texts and works that still deserve the notoriety they once had. The historical text is always accompanied by a critical comment requested from a contemporary author.

Conference minutes

Papers from public presentations selected by the editorial committee are included in this section.

Could you repeat that?

This section publishes papers under established protocols with other academic journals.

Emblematic dates

This section publishes papers, in Portuguese and Spanish, on emblematic dates in the history of work, written by leading authors.