Brief Background
Revista de História, is published by the Department of History of the School of Philosophy, Literature and Human Sciences at the University of São Paulo (USP) and is one of the oldest academic history journals in Brazil. Professor Eurípedes Simões de Paula founded the journal in 1950 and ran the quarterly publication as the Editor-in-Chief during its first phase, until his death in 1977. After a brief interruption, the publication of the Revista de História resumed in 1983 with semiannual publications and with its editors and editorial teams being elected every two years by the faculty of the Department of History. From 2014 onwards, it started assigning Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) to the published texts, and, as of 2017, it is published on a continuous basis and only in digital format. |
Open Science Compliance
This journal provides free access to its entire collection - Available at: https://www.Revistas.usp.br/revhistoria - in accordance with the Open Science movement, which proposes guidelines for collaborative, shared, and public scientific practice. Revista de História accepts articles published as preprints on reliable public platforms, such as SciELO Preprints, so that, if appropriate, they can be openly discussed before being published. The journal encourages transparency in data sharing and offers the Open Science Compliance Form. The editors responsible for each article/review are credited at the end of the published article. |
Ethics in Publication
The editors take the necessary measures to identify and prevent the publication of articles involving research misconduct or ethical violations, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification/fabrication, lack of relevant permissions, discrimination, among others. Situations and allegations brought to the attention of editors and evaluators will be referred to the Editorial Team, which will take appropriate actions, including referral to higher levels of the University, if necessary. The journal follows the guidelines of the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Code of Conduct and Good Practice, and submissions must comply with these guidelines. For more information on the Code, see https://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_1.pdf |
Focus and Scope
Revista de História (RH) publishes articles, reviews, and critical editions of primary sources. The publications are preferably from the field of History, although works produced in other areas of the Humanities are also welcome. Since the journal not restricted to a specific historiographical field, RH prioritizes texts that highlight research problems relevant to the broader historian community, fostering a dialogue between different specialties within the historical discipline and related areas. RH publishes exclusively original work; the submissions cannot be undergoing review in other journals, whether in Brazil or abroad, by the time of submission. The main language of the journal is Portuguese, but works written in English, French, or Spanish are also accepted. |
Digital Preservation
Regarding backup, redundancy, and digital preservation, ABCD/USP is partners with Cariniana Network—the Brazilian Network of Digital Preservation Services —coordinated by IBICT, promoting internal studies to improve policies and procedures. The PKP Preservation Network provides free preservation services for any OJS journal. This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Digital Preservation Policy Program. |
Indexing Sources
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Bibliographic Journal Information
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Websites and Social Media
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Preprints
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint platforms, such as SciELO Preprints. Authors must disclose at the time of submission. |
Peer Review Process
Papers submitted to Revista de História are initially evaluated by the Editorial Team to ascertain their content and form is in alignment with our editorial profile. Once approved in this initial phase, the manuscript is sent to two ad hoc reviewers (or just one, in case of reviews) appointed by the Editorial Team, in accordance with the procedures of the double-blind peer review process. When the reviews are received, the Editorial Team will adopt one of the following procedures:
In case of approval subject to revisions, authors are expected to make the necessary amendments within 30 days. All changes must be highlighted in the new version of the paper. The reviews provide input for the final stage of the evaluation conducted by the editorial team, which holds the final decision regarding the paper approval or rejection. The editors responsible for each article/review are credited at the end of the published piece. |
Open Data
Revista de História suggests for author to make the research data of the published articles available in accessible repositories. A justification must be presented in case of refusal to present this data. Authors are recommended to use their own institutional repositories or other reliable repositories. For more information see |
Fees
Revista de História does not charge any fees for submission or publication. |
Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
To prevent plagiarism and misconducts, or potential fraud that violates ethical publishing principles, the journal recommends authors to:
Revista de História submits all papers to iThenticate, a tool that identify possible plagiarism. For each text, a report is generated and analyzed by the Editorial Team.
If evidence of plagiarism is found in a published paper, the Editorial Team will withdraw it from all journal’s platforms and issue a corrigendum, acknowledging the occurrence of misappropriation of others’ ideas or data. If plagiarism is detected during the evaluation phase, the text will be rejected. In either case, the plagiarist’s academic institution and funding agency will be informed of the editorial decision. If deemed appropriate by the Editorial Team, the plagiarized individual or group will be notified. |
Policy on Conflict of Interest
Authors must declare whether there is a conflict of interest. Conflicts of interest may be of personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. Conflicts of interest can arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that might lead to bias in the evaluation process. While submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing any financial or other types of conflicts that may have influenced their work. If there is, even potentially, a conflict of interest, author(s) must inform it in a separate document, signed and attached to the submission platform. For more information, see: Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest. |
Adoption of Similarity Software
Revista de História uses the iThenticate platform for all submitted texts (articles, reviews, etc.) to detect plagiarism or similarities. |
Gender and Sex Issues
The editorial team of Revista de História, as well as authors and reviewers who publish in the journal, must always adhere to the guidelines on Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER). The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of directives that guide the reporting of information related to sex and gender in study design, data analysis, and the results and interpretation of findings. RH observes a gender equity policy in the formation of its Editorial Team. |
Copyright
Authors retain copyright, and grant Revista de História the right of first publication. Authors are authorized to enter separate additional contracts for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in this journal (e.g., publishing in an institutional repository or as a book chapter), acknowledging its first publication in Revista de História. Authors are permitted and encouraged to publish and distribute their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their personal pages) before or during the editorial process, as this can lead to productive changes and increase the impact and citation of the published work (see The Effect of Open Access). |
Intellectual Property and Terms of Use
Authors of articles published by Revista de História retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Licença Creative Commons (CC-BY 4.0), which allows the articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is correctly cited. The data, opinions, and concepts expressed in the articles, as well as the accuracy of the bibliographic references, are the sole responsibility of the author(s). Revista de História encourages authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts by publishing them in personal blogs, institutional repositories, and academic social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, provided that a full citation to the version on Revista de História’s website is included. |
Sponsors and Promotion Agencies
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Editor-in-Chief
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Vice-Editor
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Editors
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Associate or Section Editors
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Technical Team
Managing Editor
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Types of Documents Accepted
Revista de História (RH) publishes original articles, reviews, and critical editions of primary sources. Manuscripts must be previously unpublished. Papers simultaneously submitted to other journals, either domestic or foreign, will not be accepted. Revista de História is a Portuguese-language journal, but we also welcome contributions in English, Spanish, or French. Books analyzed in the review section must have been published in the preceding two years, in case of Brazilian edition, or four years, in case of foreign edition. Each author may have only one under evaluation at a time, that is, from submission to publication. Additionally, there will be a two-year interval before the same author can publish another text in RH. If the manuscript is withdrawn after the evaluation process has begun, the author must also wait two years before submitting new contributions. At the end of the published manuscritpt, the names of the Editors-in-Chief and Vice Editors will be listed as responsible for the evaluation. The content expressed in the texts published by Revista de História is the sole responsibility of their respective authors. Minimum degree required for authors (and co-authors) for article submission: PhD in progress. Authors must send a Declaration of Conformity with Open Science. |
Authors' Contribution
In case of multi-authored texts, a footnote should describe the specific contribution of each signatory to the published work, in accordance with the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) standard. Each author can submit only one article for publication and must wait a minimum period of 2 years before submitting a new text for publication. The minimum degree required for each author participating in the article must be a PhD in progress. The opinions and content expressed in the texts published by Revista deHistória are the sole responsibility of the authors. |
Manuscript Preparation
To ensure a double-blind review, there must be no authorship information either in the Word file or in the Word document properties. |
Submission Format (Articles/Reviews)
For Articles (Word document, .doc format attached):
For Reviews (Word document, .doc format attached):
When submitting, fill in the system:
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Dossiers
In addition to the sections for articles, reviews, and interviews, the Revista de História also publishes dossiers. Dossiers do not have a fixed periodicity—proposals can be submitted on a continuous basis— and only allow for two to three organizers with, at least, a PhD degree. The Editorial Team will assess the relevance of the publication. Proposals must be sent via email to revistahistoria@usp.br in a text of up to two pages, presenting the title, the theme, and its historiographical relevance. The journal’s Editorial Team and the organizers of the dossier will be in charge of publicizing the call for accepted proposals, along with a timetable for receiving contributions. All contributions must be submitted via the platform, following the standard process of the other sections. Dossiers must contain a presentation signed by the organizers and a minimum of 4 articles. |
Citations and References (different lists at the end of the article)
Mandatory, for XML indexing purposes. For books, dissertations, theses, articles, and similar works:
For handwritten sources and printed documents:
For iconographic materials:
For cartographic materials:
For audio materials:
For sheet music:
For three-dimensional documents:
For patents:
For materials available on the Internet: In the case of articles that have a DOI, provide it according to the example below: FREITAS, Gustavo de. A Companhia Geral do Comércio do Brasil (1649-1720). In: Revista de História, São Paulo, v. 2, n. 6, p. 307-328, junho 1951. ISSN 2316-9141. Available at: <http://www.revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/35002>. Accessed on: April 27, 2017. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v2i6p307-328. |
Digital Assets
Tables and images should be inserted in the body of the manuscript. Above the images, insert the name of the image, and below, provide detailed information. Images must be attached in the system, with a resolution of 300 dpi, in JPG or TIFF formats. |
Citations and References (ABNT-NBR 6023)
For quotes up to 3 lines: use quotation marks within the body of the text. Author’s emphasis: indicated in italics
PAY ATTENTION TO THE FORMAT OF THE REFERENCES: |
Supplementary Documents
When submitting, always attach the Open Science Compliance Form. |
Financing Statement
If the research that led to the article received any financial support, this must be stated. The funding source must be named, and it is necessary to indicate the contract number or the administrative process number with the funding agency. |
Contact
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