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Author Guidelines

(1) Papers must be no more than 12,000 words in length, and book reviews no more than 2,000 words long. The acceptance of papers exceeding this maximum length will be at the discretion of the editors and the Editorial Board.

(2) Síntesis. Revista de Filosofía only publishes original work, not previously published, and not currently under consideration in another journal. 

(3) Every paper must be preceded by a title, a summary (200 words maximum) and 5 key words. Both the title and summary, as well as the key words, must be in the language in which the paper has been written, and also in English. The author must indicate their academic level, the institution to which they are affiliated and their email address.

(4) In the case of articles, the author must omit from the sent manuscript any reference that might lead to their identification (including acknowledgements), in order to guarantee the anonymity of the peer review. Once the manuscript has been accepted, these references may then be incorporated into the text.

(5) In the event of including sections or subsections etc. the following format should be used:

Subheadings must be numbered in sequential order and in normal bold font: 1, 2, 3, etc.

Subsequent subdivisions must follow in alphabetical order, and be in bold italics: a), b), c), etc.

(6) “Double quotation marks” should be used in all cases. ‘Single quotation marks’ may only be used when indicating when a word is mentioned but not used, and also when it is necessary to enclose quotation marks within a quoted text.

(7) Superscript numerals must always be in normal font, independently of whether or not the text is in italics, and must also be placed after punctuation marks: (…,1 …;2 ….3 …)4  

(8) Citations of more than 3 lines in length must be included as a separate paragraph.

(9) The text must be sent in the format of a Microsoft Word, RTF or WordPerfect document.

Photographs, tables, maps, pictures, etc. Must be sent as separate documents from the text, in either JPG or TIF format and with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

(10) Book reviews must follow the following format: the title of the reviewed book must be in italics; the name of the author and remaining information must be in normal font.  Reviews of books dated over three years shall not be accepted. The author must state, at the end of the review, their name, university and current email address.

Citations and Bibliography

The Journal follows the citation guidelines of the Chicago Manual of Style (Author-Date References). The main formal features are as follows:

I) Citations included in the main body of text or as footnotes:

Books, journal articles, sections or chapters of books: Must indicate, between brackets, the surname of the author or authors followed by the year of the publication and, where necessary, the page name preceded by a comma. Different citations must be separated by a semi-colon. Example: Rorty 1979, 160–164; Foot 1961, 50; Deonna – Teroni 2012, 15)

In the case of canonical philosophical text editions, the traditional citation method should be used.

For classical texts and authors, the use of LSJ abbreviations are suggested: Liddell, H. – Scott, R. –Jones, H. 1996. A Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Electronic Documents: Must be stated in the same manner, between brackets, with the surname of the author and the publication date or that of its most recent update: (Riutort Serra 2016)

II) Bibliography: the articles must include a bibliography at the end in which all of the cited texts are included. The bibliography must conform to the following format:

Books:

Rorty, Richard. 1979. Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Deonna, Julien – Teroni, Fabrice. 2012. The Emotions: A Philosophical Introduction. London: Routledge.

Mele, Alfred – Rawling, Piers (eds.). 2004. The Oxford Handbook of Rationality.  Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Articles in Journals:

Foot, Philippa. 1961. “Goodness and Choice.”  Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society: Supplementary Volume 35: 45–60.

Wieland, Wolfgang. 1999. “Norma y situación en la ética aristotélica.” Anuario Filosófico 32: 107-128.

Section or Chapter of a Book:

Nagel, Thomas. 1979. “Moral Luck.” En Mortal Questions, 24–38. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Sauvé Meyer, Susan. 1994. “Self-Movement and External Causation”. En Self-Motion: From Aristotle to Newton, edited by James Lennox y Mary L. Gill, 65–80. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Electronic Document: The URL address must provide sufficient information in to be able to retrieve the document. Example:

Riutort Serra, B. 2016 “Autoridad post-democrática: La Unión Europea.”

http://www.sinpermiso.info/textos/autoridad-post-democratica-la-unioneuropea.

If in any doubt, consult the Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition) which includes some useful guidelines: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-2.html

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The manuscript has not been published previously, nor is it currently under review with another Journal (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  • Wherever possible, the URL addresses for the references and the DOI have been provided.

  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.

  • The document has been sufficiently anonymised, and as such does not contain any data that might allow for the identification of its author (references, acknowledgements, etc.). 

Research Articles

This section publishes original and previously unpublished research articles in philosophy, subject to external peer review through a double-blind evaluation process.

Translations

This section publishes previously unpublished translations of texts of philosophical relevance. Submissions are evaluated editorially on the basis of their relevance, quality, and fidelity to the original text and are not subject to external peer review. Where applicable, contributors must provide evidence that the necessary permissions for publication have been obtained.

Book Reviews

This section publishes critical reviews of recent works of philosophical interest. Book reviews may be submitted as contributions and are evaluated editorially, without external peer review. They may not exceed 2,000 words.

Interviews

The Interviews section publishes conversations with philosophers, scholars, and other figures of particular relevance to contemporary philosophical reflection or to the history of philosophy. Interviews may be proposed to the Editorial Team or commissioned by the journal.

Submissions must be unpublished and demonstrate a clear philosophical interest, whether because of the interviewee’s scholarly trajectory or because of the questions, works, or debates addressed. Publication is subject to evaluation and approval by the Editorial Team.

Interviews are not subject to double-anonymous peer review. The Editorial Team may request revisions to content, structure, or style in order to ensure the clarity, relevance, and academic quality of the text. The final version must be approved by the interviewee.

Thematic Dossier

This section brings together original and previously unpublished articles addressing a thematic focus defined by the journal. Thematic dossiers may be coordinated by guest editors, and their contributions are subject to the same external double-blind peer-review process as the journal’s research articles.

Introduction

This section includes introductory texts to journal issues or thematic dossiers. These contributions are written or commissioned by the editorial team or the relevant guest editors and are not subject to external peer review.

Critical Reviews

This section publishes original and previously unpublished critical studies devoted to the examination and discussion of works, authors, problems, or debates in philosophy. Contributions are subject to external peer review through a double-blind evaluation process.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

    1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows the use, transformation, and distribution for any purpose, as long as the author is recognized, and in the event of changes or developements are made from it, the derivate work be shared under the same license.
    2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book).
    3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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