Texts should be original and written in one of the following languages - Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French or English - and submitted by the authors to the Board of the Journal of History of Society and Culture.
The articles undergo peer review by two external referees, in a process supervised by the coordinator of the current number of the Magazine and followed up by the Director of the Centre and the Editorial Board. There is the possibility of recommending to the author the reformulation of the original text in order to its publication.
Each article should not exceed 50.000 characters (including blank spaces), it should be accompanied by an abstract with a maximum limit of 200 words, as well as a set of keywords (minimum 3, maximum 5). The articles should be sent in an electronic file in rtf format to the coordinator of the Journal, in which, in the first page, should be clearly mentioned the following information: author’s name, academic affiliation (maximum 2 institutions), address, electronic address and phone number.
Graphics, charts and illustrations should be sent in autonomous files, mentioning in the article’s text the location where each one of them should appear. It is up to the author the responsibility to ensure the lawful authorization for publication of images, which are protected by copyrights.
Bibliographic and archival references should be normalized according to the following examples and standards, and must be given in end notes placed at the bottom of each page:
Monographies:
Georges Gusdorf, Les principes de la pensée au Siècle des Lumières, Paris, Payot, 1971.
Collective publications:
Marta Tienda and B. Grusky (ed.), Social stratification: class, race, and gender in sociological perspective, Boulder; San Francisco; Oxford, Westview Press, 1994.
Chapters in monographies:
Anthony Giddens, “Elites and power” in Marta Tienda and B. Grusky (ed.), Social stratification: class, race, and gender in sociological perspective, Boulder; San Francisco; Oxford, Westview Press, 1994, p. 170-174.
Articles in periodical publications:
Fernando Bouza Alvarez, “Lisboa sózinha quase viúva. A cidade e a mudança da corte no Portugal dos Filipes”, Penélope. Fazer e desfazer a História, 13 (1994), p. 71-93.
Articles or texts in the WEB:
Ruth, Schilling, “Homagium or Hospitality?: The Struggle for Political Representation in Bremen around 1600”, Eras. School of Historical Studies on-line Journal (2003), (http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/eras/edition_5/schillingarticle.htm, accessed at 2007.09.12)
Manuscripts:
Instituto Arquivos Nacionais/Torre do Tombo (Lisboa) - Ministério do Reino, Livro 234, fl. 23.
For second bibliographic citations of the same publication, one should use a simplified process. Examples: Georges Gusdorf, Les principes..., cit., p. 89; Fernando Bouza Alvarez, Lisboa sózinha..., cit., p. 90.
Printing proofs will be sent to the authors for revision before publication. Modifications that exceed 10% of the original text will not be accepted.
Once the paper is published, each author will gratuitously receive twenty printed copies of the article and one copy of the Journal.
For further information, please contact the Director of the Journal or the coordinator of each volume.
