About the Journal
FOCUS AND SCOPE
Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad has the mission of promoting the exchange of Latin American academic production and its dissemination among researchers, activists and public policy makers. The Journal publishes contributions that, with a focus on the Latin American social context, explore the cultural and political dimensions of sexualities and bring relevant and original discussions on the subject.
The main topics of interest of Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad - Revista Latinoamericana are:
- Social practices and representations on sexualities/eroticism and their connections with various social markers of difference (gender, social class, color/race, ethnicity/nationality, stages of life/generation, etc.);
- Public policies, legal systems and the actions of different actors in civil society (social movements, religious groups, NGOs, funding agencies, etc.) in the process of establishing sexual and reproductive rights in the areas of health, justice and education, among others.
- Science and knowledge about sexuality, with an emphasis on the role of public or collective health in the development of research and public policies on the subject.
The Journal prioritizes the perspective of the human and social sciences, accepting works in three languages (Portuguese, Spanish and English).
Given the Journal's themes of interest and focus, submitted materials may be published in the following sections: Articles, Thematic Dossiers, Bibliographic Essays, Speeches and Debates, Interviews, Reviews and Document Collection. Specific guidelines for each section can be found in the “Article Submission” tab.
OPEN ACCESS POLICY
This journal offers free and immediate access to its content, in line with the goal of making scientific knowledge freely available to the public.
There is no fee for submission, evaluation and publication of materials.
PERIODICITY
Sexuality, Health and Society - Latin American Journal is annual journal with continuous publication.
EVALUATION PROCESS
In line with good open science practices, Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad allows authors of materials submitted to the journal to indicate the evaluation system to which they wish to submit their works:
- Double-blind evaluation
- Informed evaluation
To this end, filling out and submitting the “Open Science Compliance Form” is a mandatory step in the process of submitting materials in the Articles, Dossiers and Bibliographic Essays sections.
PREPRINTS
Manuscripts previously deposited in recognized preprint servers such as Scielo Preprints, ScoArXiv, HAL, Zenodo and university repositories (example: University of Brasília/UnB repository) are accepted for publication.
Previous submission to preprint repositories must be reported in the open science compliance form.
AVAILABILITY OF RESEARCH DATA AND OTHER MATERIALS
Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad encourages the publication of additional data and information underlying the analyses and research presented. We advise authors to deposit such information in reliable data repositories – such as DataScielo. Additional materials, if made available, must be duly cited, referenced and declared in the text submitted for evaluation. The availability of the data that support the analysis presented must be reported in the “Open Science Compliance Form”.
USE OF AI
When applicable, the type of use of Generative Artificial Intelligence must be made explicit in the pieces submitted for evaluation. As detailed in the Guide to the Use of AI Tools and Resources in the Communication of Research in the Scielo Network, “hiding the use and content of AI is an ethical offense that violates the principles of transparency and honesty in research”. Therefore, it is recommended that you mention any and all types of use of AI tools when preparing your manuscript. For more information on the subject, see the Scielo document.
EVALUATION PROCESS
Before they are submitted for peer review, the editorial board will select the articles based on their comply with the editorial policy, the thematic and disciplinary relevance, compliance with submission rules, publication standards, and the consistency of the overall contribution.
The articles preliminarily selected by the editorial committee based on these criteria will be evaluated by at least two ad hoc reviewers, chosen from a group of recognized experts in the various thematic areas of interest to the Journal, who will issue an opinion on the content and quality of the contributions, using a double-blind or informed evaluation system.
The invited reviewers are affiliated with institutions in Brazil and other Latin American countries.
In the event of an evaluation discrepancy, the text will be subject to critical review by a third ad hoc reviewer, based on which the editorial decision on whether or not to publish will be made.
As a result of the evaluation process, the Journal's Editors compose an Editorial Definition about the article indicating that it is:
- Accepted for publication
, or;
- Accepted for publication upon satisfactory fulfillment of the modifications requested by the results of the review - and may or may not undergo a second round of evaluations, or;
- Rejected.
PUBLICATION RIGHTS
By submitting their work for evaluation, authors assume that the texts, as well as illustrations, tables, bibliographical references, etc., are their sole responsibility and express their opinions, and not necessarily those of Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedade - Revista Latinoamericana.
By submitting their work, authors are authorizing the editors to publish their work and granting their rights for this purpose.
ANTI-PLAGIARISM POLICY
With the commitment to avoid plagiarism practices that violate the ethical bases of scientific production and constitute crimes of copyright infringement under Brazilian law, Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad uses software to identify texts that are similar to other content available on the internet. The journal reserves the right to reject manuscripts in which plagiarized content of any extent is identified.
Authors should be aware that reproducing excerpts from previously published articles may be considered a form of self-plagiarism, which in some cases is unacceptable. When this type of reuse of texts is essential or unavoidable, the duplication must always be transparently referenced and properly attributed, as well as comply with the necessary copyright requirements. If a manuscript contains previously published text, authors must notify the Editorial Team at the time of submission.
