Author guidelines
1.- The Revista de Estudios Latinos is an annual publication aimed at bringing together in one journal particularly original and unpublished scientific contributions to any field of Latin and Roman Studies and related disciplines. The journal accepts works written in any of the academic languages.
2.- Manuscripts submitted for publication should adhere to the instructions detailed in this section and will be subject to a confidential report by at least two external specialists (anonymous assessment). The positive evaluation of such reports is required for the piece of work to be accepted by the Editorial Board. In case of any discrepancy between the reports received, the opinion of a third specialist will be sought. Manuscripts should be unpublished and not be approved or pending publication by any other editing body.
3.- Submissions must be strictly unpublished, they must not involve plagiarism or self-plagiarism, and they must not have been accepted for publication or be under review for publication at any other journal or publisher. Along with the original, the author or authors must send completed and signed the Declaration of authorship and editorial commitment (available on the RELat website). This is an essential requirement to start the evaluation process.
4.- Authors will receive notification within six months of sending their manuscript of the Editorial Board’s decision and reasons will be given for the decision made. Should the work be accepted for publication, the relevant indications will be sent to the author.
5.- The following information should be included at the top of each article :
a) the title, in English, in Spanish and in the language in which the piece is written (if neither English nor Spanish);
b) the author’s name and surname and the academic institution to which he/she is affiliated;
c) a summary of no more than 200 words, in English (abstract), Spanish (resumen) and in the language in which the piece is written (if neither English nor Spanish);
d) key words (between three and six) in the same languages as the title and summary.
6.- If necessary, a separate document should be supplied with any comments deemed necessary for the Editor’s consideration (typographical peculiarities or layout characteristics, notes on images, figures or maps, format or files, etc.).
7.- Reviews should be critical and not just descriptive on recent scientific contributions in the field. Reviews should be no more than 15,000 characters in length (spaces included) and will be assessed by members of the Editorial Board. Reviews submitted for publication should include the following information on the work reviewed:
a) A summary of the aims and methodology employed and whether it deals adequately with the subject in question.
b) An analysis of the content structure and the main topics explored in the volume.
c) Comments on the relevance of the bibliography used and the texts and editions cited.
d) An assessment of the specific scientific contributions offered by the reviewed book to the area of research in question, as well as its innovative character and relevance.
If the review should include any quotations or bibliographical references, these should follow the guidelines detailed in the journal’s Editing Standards.
8.- Final versions of manuscripts in strict accordance with the journal’s Editing Standards should be sent to the journal’s Editor via email as attachments (OpenOffice, Microsoft Word or WordPerfect) to the following email address: revista.relat@selat.org.
A second version of the piece of work should also be sent to the above address in pdf format, with no references to its author included [name of the author(s), acknowledgements, research projects, previous publications, or any other information hinting at the author’s identity]. This version will be used for assessment purposes.
The Editorial Board will confirm receipt of the original manuscript via an email addressed to the author and will pass on the manuscripts to all revisers. Authors are assured that all revisers will receive anonymous versions of their work.
9.- In the editing process, significant additions and changes to the article should be avoided. Authors should return the corrected proofs of their articles within ten days of receipt.
10.- The content and opinions expressed in each article is the sole responsibility of its author(s).
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If the author is cited in the main body of the text or in footnotes:
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Diccionario Griego Español
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