About the Journal

Mission

The Revista Espaço do Currículo (REC) aims to disseminate scientific production in the field of curriculum studies by publishing original research that contributes to academic debate on curriculum. The journal promotes theoretical-epistemological and political-educational reflections that critically examine the disputes surrounding curriculum and its multiple articulations with society.

Focus and Scope

Revista Espaço do Currículo (REC) is a peer-reviewed journal in the field of Education that publishes articles, book reviews, and interviews addressing curriculum as a central area of academic investigation.

History

Revista Espaço do Currículo (REC) is a publication of the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), organized by GEPPC – the Research Group on Curriculum Policies. Since its creation in 2008, the journal has been committed to strengthening the field of curriculum studies by promoting the qualified circulation of research produced within national and international networks devoted to curriculum-related themes.

The first issue, published in 2008, already reflected this commitment by bringing together internationally recognized scholars such as Reinaldo Matias Fleuri, Roger Dale, and Susan L. Robertson, among others. This inaugural initiative not only positioned the journal within the broader academic debate but also signaled its vocation to become a space for expanded dialogue in the field of curriculum studies.

In the following years, REC consolidated its editorial regularity, maintaining a semiannual periodicity until 2013, when it adopted a four-month publication schedule. This change was not merely administrative; it responded to the growing number of submissions and the need to accelerate the dissemination of approved manuscripts, reflecting the journal’s increasing recognition within the academic community.

This recognition was also reflected in the journal’s first evaluation within the Qualis Periódicos system in 2010, when REC began to be ranked across different fields of knowledge. Although initially placed in lower tiers, this milestone marked the journal’s formal inclusion in Brazil’s national research evaluation system, thereby expanding its institutional visibility.

From 2013 onward, the journal experienced a significant increase in the number of submissions and publications per issue. This expansion reflects the consolidation of REC as one of the three Brazilian journals dedicated exclusively to curriculum studies, reaffirming its thematic specificity within a field that remains contested and continuously evolving.

Within this context of expansion, the adoption of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI), beginning with the final issue of 2014, represented a decisive step toward strengthening the digital circulation of the journal’s publications, ensuring greater traceability, authentication, and international dissemination.

At the same time, during the 2013–2016 quadrennium, the editorial team undertook systematic efforts to expand the journal’s indexing and visibility, promoting its inclusion in databases such as REDIB, CLASE, EUROPUB, CROSSREF, and BBE, as well as establishing an institutional profile on Google Scholar. These initiatives not only broadened the journal's reach but also reinforced its commitment to international standards of editorial quality.

The significant increase in submissions following the evaluation that granted REC the rankings B1 in Teaching and B2 in Education required an internal restructuring of the editorial process. In 2016, the journal introduced a structure organized into thematic sections, incorporating section editors and expanding its pool of ad hoc reviewers. This reorganization strengthened the journal’s collaborative governance, broadened its networks of collaboration, and enhanced the peer-review process.

This development also contributed to strengthening the journal’s international engagement, with sections coordinated by scholars from abroad and a growing presence of authors and reviewers affiliated with institutions outside Brazil. As part of this strategy to foster broader academic dialogue, from 2017 onward REC began issuing calls for thematic dossiers, further expanding the participation of national and international researchers in the organization of the journal’s issues.

The journal’s consolidation was reflected in subsequent Qualis Periódicos evaluations. In the midterm assessment (2017–2018), the journal was classified as a specialized periodical in the field of Education and received an A4 ranking. In the evaluation for the 2017–2020 quadrennium, it advanced to the A3 ranking, reflecting its editorial maturity, scientific rigor, and the growing circulation of academic scholarship in the field of curriculum studies.

As part of its ongoing process of development, from 2024 onward REC began implementing XML markup for its published articles, aligning the journal with international standards of interoperability, digital preservation, and scholarly indexing. This initiative culminated in 2026 with the journal’s approval for inclusion in Educ@, further expanding its visibility and presence within both national and international academic contexts.

REC’s trajectory thus reflects a continuous process of development, expansion, and institutional strengthening. More than simply marking chronological milestones, its history demonstrates the consolidation of an academic space committed to the production and wide dissemination of knowledge in the field of curriculum studies, in ongoing dialogue with national and international research networks.

Publication Frequency

First issue, January/April

Second issue, May/August

Third issue, September/December

The journal adopts a continuous publication model, with articles published throughout the year and organized into three issues comprising the following sections: Presentation, Special Section, Articles, Continuous Submission, Book Reviews, and Interviews.

Indexing Sources

AmeliCA

BBE - Biblioteca Brasileira de Educação

BIBLAT - Bibliografia Latinoamericana

CROSSREF

DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals

Educ@ – Publicações online de Educação

EUROPUB - Academic And Scholarly Research Publication Center

LATINDEX - Sistema Regional de Información en Línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal

Portal de Periódicos da Capes

REDIB - Red Iberoamericana de Innovación y Conocimiento Científico

Sumarios.org -  Sumários de Revistas Brasileiras

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that freely available scientific knowledge contributes to the global democratization of knowledge.

Sponsors

Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Paraíba, Brazil.