The Brazilian Journal of Physics, formerly named Revista Brasileira de Física, has been editee by the Brazilian Physical Society (SBF) since 1971 and is now being published in partnership with the Springer Groug. The Editorial Advisory Committee includes physicists from Brazil and other countries. The editorial board comprises researchers from different areas of physics: Alberto Saa (UNICAMP), Daniel Vanzella (USP), Francisco Coutinho (USP), and Luiz N. Oliveira (USP-Editor in Chief). The Brazilian Journal of Physics is indexed by SCIELO (Scientific Electronic Library On-line) and by ISI (Science Citation Index of the Institute for Science Information).

TO SUBMIT A PAPER

All contributors are referred to the address http://www.sbfisica.org.br/bjp/instruc.htm for information on the editorial policy of the Journal, adhesion to which tends to expedite the reviewing of submissions.

All manuscripts should be uploaded through the webpage at the address http://www.editorialmanager.com/bjph/.

• In order to upload manuscripts, all contributors must be registered with the new system. If you have an account in the Brazilian Physical Society online system, please use the same username.

• All referees have been automatically registered. If you have reviewed manuscripts submitted to the BJP, or have been invited to do so, please do not register again. Instead, click on the "Send/Username Password" link and follow the instructions.

• To register, go to http://www.editorialmanager.com/bjph/.
  At the top left corner of the webpage, you will find a menu.
  Choose "Register" and follow the instructions.
  The new submission system accepts a large variety of file formats.

• In case of doubt, please click on the "Contact Us" menu item to send an email to the editorial office.

Authors of manuscripts submitted before March 31, 2011 should continue to check the status of their papers through the online system of the Brazilian Physical Society. Likewise, referee reports on manuscripts submitted before that date should be uploaded through the same system, at the address https://sec.sbfisica.org.br/bjp.