About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Revista Maracanan aims to provide the academic community with original articles, research notes, reviews, translations and interviews that represent advances in the production of studies on History. From a pluralistic perspective, the journal opens itself to various dimensions and historiographical approaches from researchers with training and production in the areas of Humanities and Social Sciences.

 

Peer Review Process

All articles and research notes will be subject to blind peer review. The submitted material will be examined by two external reviewers, and a third reviewer will be invited in cases of disagreement between the conclusions submitted to the Journal.

Authors will be notified whether or not their respective works have been accepted, and the text may be subject to modifications, as indicated by the reviewers.

The article submitted to the Journal must be unpublished and original and must not be under consideration for another publication.

The review period regularly varies between 60 and 120 days.

Each author may only have one article under review, from the date of submission until publication.

The Journal will also observe a two-year interval between the publication of an article and the beginning of a new submission process by the authors.

 

Results:

Accept. Reassessment. Reject.

Reviewer 1	Reviewer 2	Reviewer 3	Final Result
Accept	Accept		Accept
Accept	Revaluation	Accept	Accept
Accept	Reject	Accept	Accept
Reassessment	Reassessment		Reject
Reassessment	Reject		Reject
Reject	Reject		Reject
Accept	Reassessment	Revaluation
Accept	Reassessment	Reject	Reject

* Articles rejected, even after review and restructuring, will not be accepted for resubmission.

 

Evaluation guidelines:

1. The submitted text must be in line with the purposes inherent to a scientific journal;

2. The title and keywords must be appropriate to the object of study;

3. The abstract must be appropriate (describe the objective, indicate theoretical framework, methods used and main results and conclusions);

4. The problem or objective must be proposed in the body of the text;

5. The central argument must be clear and relevant;

6. The text must be fluent, cohesive and well-structured;

7. The bibliographic review used must be appropriate and up-to-date;

8. The theoretical reflection developed must be thorough and qualified;

9. The methodology must be explained in the text;

10. The text must offer relevant contributions to the community of researchers in the field of history or related fields.

* All of these criteria are provided for in specific sections of the "evaluation form" available to reviewers.

 

Frequency

Starting in 2019, the Revista Maracanan will be published quarterly. Its articles are received in a continuous flow and through open calls for thematic dossiers.

 

Open Access Policy

The Revista Maracanan follows the principles of open science related to scientific journals. The submission, processing and publication of articles is completely free of charge for authors. Likewise, readers have open and immediate access to all published content, without the need for registration or subscription.

 

Code of Ethics

The Revista Maracanan's code of ethics is the document formulated by the editors, in compliance with national and international best practices in scientific research and publication. Its main objective is to ensure that all parties involved in the publication process - authors, reviewers, editors, readers and advisors - have clear policies and procedures, preventing misconduct. To participate in any activity related to the journal, it is necessary to agree with its provisions, listed below.

 

Ethical Conduct:

1. Authors:

1.1 Ensure the integrity of the data presented in the submission;

1.2 Ensure the authenticity and originality of the articles;

1.3 Ensure the proper use of sources and due credits to the bibliography consulted, with adequate and complete indication;

1.4 Declare any potential conflicts of interest;

1.5 Ensure, as the main author, that the other authors contributed significantly to the results of the research and writing of the article;

1.6 Ensure that the article is in line with the scope of the journal and the submission guidelines set out in a specific section.

1.7 Provide, if requested, an electronic or physical copy of the “Informed Consent Form” in the case of oral history research involving people in situations of partial or total restriction of freedom.

2. Editors

2.1 Ensure ethical conduct, based on the principles of integrity, impartiality, confidentiality and transparency, throughout the entire process, from submission to publication;

2.2 Ensure quality, originality, rigor, coherence and diversity of thought in the works approved for publication;

2.3 Establish and manage conflict of interest policies for the various stakeholders involved in the scientific certification and publication process of journals;

2.4 Observe and follow international best practices related to open science.

3. Members of the Editorial Board and Advisory Board:

3.1 Reinforce, together with the scientific community, the practice of ethical conduct in all processes involving submission, peer review and publication of the journal.

3.2 Do not use, under any circumstances, privileged information to which you have access as a member of the Editorial Board or Advisory Board.

3.3 Alert the editor-in-chief about possible conflicts of interest that could harm the integrity of their performance as a member of the Editorial Board or Advisory Board.

4 Ad hoc reviewers:

4.1 Maintain a position of integrity and ethics before the scientific community, in particular, and society, in general;

4.2 Ensure confidentiality, impartiality and integrity when evaluating the article;

4.3 Do not use, under any circumstances, privileged information to which they had access as a reviewer;

4.4 Contribute to the effective improvement of the article, with critical and constructive opinions;

4.5 Comply with the evaluation deadline agreed with the editor or inform the editor of the impossibility of compliance;

4.6 Alert the editor about possible conflicts of interest that could harm the integrity of the evaluation process;

 

Policies for violation of good practices:

This Code of Ethics adopts the policies established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for situations of ethical misconduct. The following occurrences, among others, are considered as misconduct:

1. Duplicate publication;

2. Publication in similarity;

3. Fabrication of data;

4. Changes in authorship (inclusion/exclusion);

5. Suspected authorship (“ghost”, “guest” or “gift”);

6. Conflict of interest not declared by the author;

7. Ethical problem in an article submitted for publication

8. Inappropriate use of information by editors, advisors or reviewers.

In cases where any of the above transgressions are suspected, the editors will contact the author(s) for clarification. If the violation persists, an external committee will be set up for judgment. If confirmed, the article will be corrected and/or retracted for those already published, and rejected for those still in process.

 

National and international codes of ethics observed:

Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Código de Boas Práticas Científicas FAPESP

Diretrizes do CSE/ABEC

CSE Whith Paper on Publication Ethics

Declaración de Panamá de Ciencia Abierta

Guia de Boas Práticas... na Publicação Científica - Scielo

 

Plagiarism Checking

The Revista Maracanan uses the iThenticate online detection assistant service for all articles.

 

Indexers, Directories and Publishers

                    

 

Sponsors

The Revista Maracanan has indirect financial support from CAPES, FAPERJ and the UERJ Publishing House.

 

History of the Journal

The Revista Maracanan is a scientific publication edited by the faculty of the Postgraduate Program in History at the State University of Rio de Janeiro since 1999. Since 2014, its periodicity has been biannual and its content is fully available online on the Electronic Publications Portal of the UERJ Publishing House. In 2019, the publication has become quarterly, with three issues per volume. In the same year, a policy of selecting thematic dossiers through public calls was adopted, based on proposals submitted by professors with doctorates from universities in Brazil and abroad, who act as organizers, maintaining the blind peer review system.