ISSN: 2683-7420
About the Journal
About the Journal
Focus and Scope
The Euro-Latin American Journal of Social and Political Analysis (RELASP), was founded in Rome, on January 28, 2019, as a result of cooperation between scholars and institutions from Latin America and Europe.
Since its creation, RELASP has aimed to contribute to the production of knowledge at the university level and to the production of quality research, promoting respect for democratic values and methodological precision. Based on a strong preliminary awareness of the kind of specific contribution that political science and sociology can make to the development of the social sciences, RELASP is open to interdisciplinary cooperation, from anthropology to linguistics; from history to philosophy; and from demography to law and economics.
The journal has an editorial board from various countries, which contributes to academic collaboration between Latin America and Europe, in line with one of the RELASP objectives, which is to promote cross area comparative studies.
RELASP is aimed especially at political scientists and sociologists working in various subfields: from sociological theory to the sociology of cultural and communicational processes; from epistemology to research methodology; from comparative politics to international relations; from the study of political parties and public administration to the study of democratization and development processes.
History
The Euro-Latin American Journal of Social and Political Analysis (RELASP) was founded by Andrea Spreafico (Universitá di Roma 3) and Juan Russo (Universidad de Guanajuato), in the city of Rome, on January 28, 2019, with the purpose of contributing to the study and analysis of issues of common interest for Latin America and Europe. This initiative was inspired by the Associazione mediterranea latinoamericana per la ricerca, la formazione e la documentazione, which promoted the building of academic bridges between the two continents. RELASP’s editorial home base is in Argentina, Mexico, and Italy, and was initially published at the Instituto de Investigaciones Socio Económicas of the Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina. Since December 2021, it has been published at the Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina.
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- Name of the journal: Euro-Latin American Journal of Social and Political Analysis (RELASP).
- Statement of Publication Frequency
RELASP will be published every six months. The periods of publication will be January-June and July-December.
- Publication Support
Electronic support on the web page https://relasp.unr.edu.ar/
- Access
RELASP has an open access policy. The journal and individual articles are available to readers on the website. The archives of the journal issues and individual articles are in .html and .pdf format.
RELASP is a journal open to the reading public. It does not require a subscription or fees.
It provides immediate access to its content on the principle of making research freely available to the public, which fosters greater sharing of global knowledge. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or electronically share the articles in this journal without seeking prior permission from the publisher or authors. These guidelines are in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/boai10/.
- Journal Objectives
To establish broad collaboration in the scientific production of social sciences between Latin America and Europe, which allows for openness to contributions of a global perspective.
To offer a comparative perspective that goes beyond the limits of regional biases and is enriched by the analysis of researchers who produce in diverse contexts.
To contribute to the production of knowledge at the university level and to contribute to high quality research, without the bias of specific political orientation, but respecting two basic principles: democratic values and methodological precision.
- Covered Topics
Sociological theory, political sociology, sociology of cultural and communicational processes, epistemology and research methodology, comparative politics and international relations, political parties, public administration, democratization and development processes, history of political and social doctrines, citizenship, migration, political representation, social movements, public policy, democratic quality, electoral studies, among others.
- Publication Languages
Articles will be published in one of the following languages: Spanish, Italian, English, French and Portuguese.
- Geographical Scope
The Americas, Europe, and other regions of political and/or cultural interest for both continents.
- Originality Requirements
RELASP has a policy against plagiarism or redundant publication.
Articles for submission must be original and unpublished, although those that have been presented as a brief note, communication, or abstract in the memoirs of a conference will also be accepted, provided that the text on which it is based is properly cited and that the modifications involve a substantial change to what has already been published. These circumstances should be specified and the original publication should be appropriately cited.
When submitting an article, authors are asked to declare that the manuscript has not been previously published or submitted to other journals for review. They are also asked to declare that they are following the Instructions for Authors, in which it is established that the articles submitted must be original.
Upon receipt and prior to the evaluation process, internet search tools are used to corroborate originality and to check for plagiarism. To verify its originality, the manuscript may be examined through the Crossref Similarity Check service. Likewise, RELASP reviewers are asked to pay attention to signs of plagiarism as they are familiar with the literature on the subject.
In case of redundant or duplicate publications, the guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) will be followed: https://publicationethics.org/files/duplicate-publication-submitted-manuscript-cope-flowchart.pdf.
- Document Format
Texts must be in the format indicated in SUBMISSIONS.
Any images, tables, diagrams, and other visual or textual support must be included in the manuscripts. Other file formats may be requested if required in the editorial process.
- Evaluation System
Submissions to RELASP undergo a peer review process. The process consists of:
Format evaluation: Submissions are evaluated by the Editorial Board verifying compliance with the formal aspects requested in the Instructions for Authors.
First phase. Articles are sent to two anonymous reviewers, specialists in the proposed subject matter, who evaluate the content of the article according to the criteria specified in the Review Guidelines.
Review Guidelines
Free articles, young articles, and essays must be peer reviewed according to the following criteria:
Title, abstract and content coherence.
Expository clarity.
Originality of the topic.
Relevance of data to the problem posed.
Sound theoretical foundation.
Relevance of the methodological design.
Apt use of visual aids (if used).
Bibliography.
Clarity and coherence in the presentation of conclusions.
Other aspects considered relevant.
Each evaluator must rate the submission as: very good, good, fair, or poor. In addition, they can make further comments expanding the evaluation of each criterion.
*Dossier submissions receive special treatment since they must coincide thematically and theoretically with the collection. Therefore, the first evaluation is done by the editors of that collection, who analyze the congruity of the submission. The manuscript is evaluated as: A) Submission accepted - it meets the evaluation requirements and coincides with the Dossier theme; and B) Submission rejected - it does not meet the evaluation requirements or does not coincide with the Dossier theme. In addition, the evaluator may add comments supporting acceptance or rejection or establishing conditions for acceptance. After this stage, submissions are evaluated by a peer reviewer according to the guidelines for free articles.
The possible results in the first round are:
Publishable
Publishable with minor modifications
Publishable subject to major modifications
Not acceptable for publication
*If the submission is evaluated as "publishable" in two reviews, the submission is accepted and goes to editorial review.
*If the submission is evaluated as "publishable with minor modifications" or "publishable subject to major modifications" in one or both reviews, the submission goes to a second round of evaluation.
*If the submission is evaluated as "publishable," "publishable with minor modifications," or "publishable subject to major modifications" in one review and "not acceptable for publication" in another, it is submitted to a third evaluator who, under the same guidelines, decides whether the manuscript goes to a second round of evaluation or whether it is rejected.
*If the submission is evaluated as "not acceptable for publication" in both opinions, the publication is rejected.
*For Dossier submissions, the decision of the second evaluator is final.
Second round: the resubmitted articles are evaluated by the same reviewers as in the first round, based on the suggested changes. The resubmission may be graded as follows:
Submission accepted – satisfactorily addressed the suggestions made.
Submission rejected – did not satisfactorily address the suggestions made.
*When evaluation is "satisfactorily addressed the suggestions made" in both reviews, the submission is accepted and goes to editorial review.
*In evaluations of " satisfactorily addressed the suggestions made" in one review and "did not satisfactorily address the suggestions made" in the other, the submission is (…) and goes to a third round of review.
*In evaluations of "did not satisfactorily address the suggestions made" in both reviews, the submission is rejected.
Third round: Only when the articles receive opposing opinions in the second round of review are they sent to a third reviewer, who evaluates the submission as:
Submission accepted.
Submission rejected.
*This decision is final and no changes can be suggested at this point.
Editorial review: Once the submission is accepted, it goes through a review of form and style where a member of the Editorial Board suggests changes to the author.
Languages
Spanish
Italian
French
English
Portuguese
Each evaluator must rate the submission as: very good, good, fair, or poor. In addition, they can make further comments expanding the evaluation of each criterion.
The evaluation process will last approximately 60 to 90 days. The identity of the author and reviewers remain anonymous until some point after publication (a list of the names of the reviewers of the latest issues is published regularly).
The Editorial Board may evaluate, mediate, or adopt decisions conducive to the proper functioning of the evaluation process.
12a. Journal Sections
Dossier:
General content:
Must be original contributions (not be published in, either in whole or part, or on a waiting list for, another journal).
Must fit the theme of the collection.
Must be of a scientific nature and based on research.
The proposals will be submitted to a review process by external academic peers. [see "Peer review process"].
Free articles:
General Content:
Must be original contributions (not be published in, either in whole or part, or on a waiting list for, another journal).
Must fall within the themes of the Journal.
Must be of a scientific nature and based on research.
The proposals will be submitted to a review process by external academic peers. [see "Peer review process"].
Recensions and reviews:
General Content:
Must be original contributions (not be published in, either in whole or part, or on a waiting list for, another journal).
Must fall within the themes of the Journal.
Must be based on scientific publications.
The proposals will be submitted to a review process by external academic peers. [see "Peer review process"].
13b. Copyright and Reuse Policy
Authors who submit and publish articles in RELASP accept the following conditions:
Authors retain copyright but they grant the journal the right of first publication of the article and its distribution under the Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed) which allows third parties to use what is published as long as they mention authorship of the work and that first publication was in this journal, and that no commercial uses are made of the work.
Authors may make other independent and additional contractual agreements for the non-exclusive right to distribution of the article published in this journal (e.g., include it in an institutional repository according to Law 26.899 or publish it in a book), as long as they clearly indicate that the work was published for the first time in this journal.
The journal does not charge an Article Processing Charge (APC), nor does it charge for the submission of texts.
14c. Privacy Statement
RELASP assures the total anonymity of reviewers who do not wish to disclose their identity to the authors. On the other hand, reviewers and members of the Editorial Board will treat the data, information, interpretations, conclusions, etc. contained in the papers they receive for review, as strictly confidential. Such data, information, interpretations, conclusions, etc. may not be disclosed or used in any way, either by the reviewers or by the members of the Editorial Board, until the work is published. Names and e-mail addresses collected by this journal will be used exclusively for the purposes stated and will not be made available to any other person or for any other purpose.
15d. Code of Ethics
The journal adheres to the Core Practices and Code of Conduct for Journals Publishers established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). In compliance with this code, the journal will ensure the scientific quality of publications and the adequate response to the needs of readers and authors. The code is addressed to all parties involved in the editorial process of the journal. The Editorial Board undertakes to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when appropriate.
16e. Conflicts of Interest
Any existence of commercial, financial or private relationship with persons or institutions that may have interests related to the works published in the journal must be reported.
17f. Archiving and Preservation
The journal archives its articles in the Universidad Nacional de Rosario’s electronic academic repository, Repositorio Hipermedial UNR, and will use the LOCKSS system provided by PKP’s Preservation Network to distribute archives among participating libraries for preservation and restoration purposes.
18g. Indexing and Inclusion in Information and Evaluation Services
The journal is included in: LATINDEX Directory, PepHipUNR.
19h. Instructions to Authors
Send an e-mail to the journal: relasp@fcpolit.unr.edu.ar
SUBMISSIONS
Guidelines for authors
Dossier:
General Content:
Must be original contributions (not be published in, either in whole or part, or on a waiting list for, another journal).
Must fit the theme of the collection.
Must be of a scientific nature and be based on research.
The proposals will be submitted to a review process by external academic peers. [see "Peer review process"].
Submission Format:
Title of up to 10 words.
Subtitle of up to 20 words (optional).
No author name(s) in the body of the paper.
Submit an abstract of up to 200 words and include between three and five keywords.
Submit an Abstract or Summary of the paper of up to 200 words in the language in which the article is written and in English, and include between three and five Keywords
It is advisable to structure the text in the following sections: presentation [title, abstract, and keywords], body of the article [introduction, development, results, and references]. Regarding the body of the article, it is not necessary that they appear explicitly.
Document Format
The length of the article should be between 4500 and 9000 words (including introduction, bibliographical references, and footnotes) [1000 words are about 6000 characters in Spanish, so the length should be between 27000 and 54000 characters, including spaces].
File Type: it is recommended to send in .rtf or .doc format (Word 97/2003).
Page Layout: A4 with normal margins (Inf. 2.5; Sup. 2.5; Left 3pt. and Right 3pt.).
The font should be Garamond 12pt., 1.5 spacing in the body of the text, and Garamond 10pt. for quotations of more than 40 words and footnotes. Article title: Garamond 14, Bold, and centered, Author’s name: Garamond 12, Italic, centered. Paragraph titles: Garamond 12, justified.
Indentation on the first line - 0.7 cm - starting with the second paragraph. Applies to the first lines of each paragraph, starting with the second paragraph onwards. Indents are excluded for the first lines below headings (general and paragraph headings).
Tables should be attached in an editable format (.doc ; .xls).
Figures and images should be attached in .jpg; .png; or .tiff format, in resolutions greater than 300px.
Citation Style: APA, 6th edition - it is recommended to use the OFFICE self-citation system [Link].
References: Only works and sources mentioned in the body of the text should be cited.
*The Editorial Board may evaluate or reconsider the non-compliance of some of the preceding rules as long as they do not affect the relevance of the article.
Free Articles (not within the Dossier):
General Content:
Must be original contributions (not be published in, either in whole or part, or on a waiting list for, another journal).
Must fall within the themes of the Journal.
Must be of a scientific nature and based on research.
The proposals will be submitted to a review process by external academic peers. [see "Peer review process"].
Submission Format:
Title of up to 10 words.
Subtitles of up to 20 words (optional).
No author name(s) in the body of the paper.
Submit an abstract of up to 200 words and include between three and five keywords.
It is advisable to structure the text in the following sections: presentation [title, abstract, and keywords], body of the article [introduction, development, results, and references]. Regarding the body of the article, it is not necessary that they appear explicitly.
Recensions and Reviews:
Submission Format:
Title of up to 10 words.
Subtitles up to 20 words (optional).
Author’s name, e-mail, and institutional affiliation.
Submit an Abstract of up to 200 words in the language in which the article is written and in English, and include between three to five Keywords.
Document Format
Length: up to 2000 words (including introduction and references).
File Type: it is recommended to send in .rtf or .doc format (Word 97/2003).
Page Layout: A4 with normal margins (Inf. 2.5; Sup. 2.5; Left 3pt. and Right 3pt.).
The font should be Garamond 12pt., 1.5 spacing in the body of the text, and Garamond 10pt. for quotations of more than 40 words and footnotes. Article title: Garamond 14, Bold, and centered, Author’s name: Garamond 12, Italic, centered. Paragraph titles: Garamond 12, justified
Indentation on the first line - 0.7 cm - starting with the second paragraph. Applies to the first lines of each paragraph, starting with the second paragraph onwards. Indents are excluded for the first lines below headings (general and paragraph headings).
Tables should be attached in an editable format (.doc ; .xls).
Citation Style: APA, 6th edition - it is recommended to use the OFFICE self-citation system [Link].
References: Only works and sources mentioned in the body of the text should be cited.
Recensions and reviews are not subject to peer review, but to the control of the Editorial Board.
Articles will be published in one of the following languages:
10i. Citation Rules
http://www.ojs.unsj.edu.ar/index.php/relasp/Citado
10j. Value-Added Services
RELASP’s Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/revistar.relasp
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10k. Contact
Argentina: Euro-Latin American Journal of Social and Political Analysis (RELASP), Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Address: Riobamba 250 bis (CUR).
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