Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The complete information of the author(s) was attached: Full name, e-mail, identity document (passport or citizenship card), position and institutional affiliation, highest academic degree, ORCID iD.
- The submission has not been published or previously submitted to another journal, this means that it is original and unpublished (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the editor).
- The text is sent in WORD format and the images in JPG
- Web addresses have been added for references where possible.
- The text is double-spaced; the font size is 12 point; italics are used instead of underlining (except for URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures and tables are in the appropriate place within the text and not at the end of the text.
- The text complies with the bibliographic requirements indicated in the “Guidelines for Authors” that can be found in the “Submissions” section of the journal's web page.
Scientific research article
The scientific research article corresponds to a contribution in which the results of a research project in progress or completed are presented. It must contain the following elements: introduction, methodology, results, conclusions and bibliography.
The introduction clearly presents the purpose of the contribution, explaining the characteristics of the research from which the article is derived, as well as the research problem, the objective of the article and the general structure of the contribution. The methodology explains the methods and techniques of the research, as well as the population and the sample, if applicable. For the presentation of results, the author may include subtitles if he/she considers it convenient. It is important that the results are presented clearly and that there is cohesion in the development of the argument.
Although the author may use the subtitles he/she considers most appropriate according to his/her narrative, it is important that the manuscript includes the indicated content elements.
Its length is between 7,000 and 10,000 words.
Reflection article
Reflection articles present the results of a completed research from an analytical, interpretative or critical perspective of the author, on a specific topic, using original sources. It must contain the following elements: introduction, discussion, conclusions, and a bibliography.
In the introduction, the purpose of the contribution is clearly presented, giving an account of the general aspects of the topic on which it reflects, and also expresses the interpretative/analytical/critical strategies that were implemented to support the arguments presented in the contribution. The author may use the subtitles he/she considers necessary to develop the discussion, which must be based on a dialogue with original sources (remember that the author's own experience is considered an original source).
It should be between 7,000 and 10,000 words.
Review article or state of the art
Review articles or state of the art are documentary research contributions that favor the study of accumulated knowledge within a specific area. The sections to be considered are: introduction (problem, objective and context), conceptual assumptions from which the review is made, development (research results) and final considerations and cited bibliography.
It is characterized by having a bibliographic review that includes at least 50 references.
Its length is between 7,000 and 10,000 words.
Short article
Short articles are brief manuscripts that present preliminary or partial original results of a scientific research, which usually require rapid dissemination. They are structured in the same way as the research article.
Its length is between 3,000 and 5,000 words.
Case Report
The case reports correspond to the contribution that reports the results of a study on a specific situation with the intention of showing the technical and methodological experiences of a specific case. It includes a systematic and commented review of the bibliography on similar cases. These case reports are structured as follows: introduction (problem, context, objective), methodology, methods and techniques (including population and sample, if applicable), partial results and cited bibliography.
Its length is between 3,000 and 5,000 words.
Subject review
Topic reviews are critical reviews of a particular topic. They are structured in the same way as the review article, although the bibliographic review is less than 50 references.
Its length is between 3,000 and 5,000 words.
Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor are academic communications made regarding the meaning of a previous publication, and that provoke academic debate.
Editorial
Editorials are documents written by the editor(s), a member of the editorial board, or an invited researcher, concerning guidelines in the thematic domain of the journal.
Translation
Translations are the literal and contextual transfer of a published document from a language such as English, French, or Portuguese into Spanish. They require the corresponding permissions
Bibliographic review
The bibliographic review refers to short contributions that inform readers specialized in the field of knowledge of the Anthropology Bulletin about recently published books, both nationally and internationally.
Its length should not exceed 2000 words.
Other Contributions
Others: audiovisual essays, photographic essays, experimental ethnographies, transcriptions. These documents must include an introduction that theoretically and methodologically supports the work from the anthropological field.
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish in the Bulletin of Anthropology accept the following conditions:
- Authors retain copyright and yield the right of first publication to the journal, with the work registered with CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 attribution license, which allows third parties to use what was published as long as the authorship of the work and the first publication in this magazine are mentioned.
- Authors can perform other independent and additional contractual arrangements for the non - exclusive distribution of the version of the article published in this issue (E.g. Inclusion in an institutional repository or publish it in a book), as long as it is clearly indicated that the work was published for the first time in this magazine.
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