Editorial Policy and Submission Guidelines

EDITORIAL POLICY

1. ANTHROPOLOGICA issues unpublished originals that present and discuss the results of recent empirical and ethnographic research within anthropology and related disciplines in the Latin American sphere. Occasionally it also publishes testimonies and theoretical debates relevant to the discipline. Thematic Dossiers are regularly made, alongside our permanent section, New Cultural Perspectives.

2. Usually it also issues unpublished book reviews.

3. A maximum of one translation of previously published articles in languages other than Spanish may be included per issue. This aims to bring important texts that do not circulate in Spanish closer to the local researcher. Translations go through a double-blind peer review process.

4. The Pontifical Catholic University of Peru publishes ANTHROPOLOGICA digitally on open access on our website http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/anthropologica/. No Article Processing Charges are required. Authors do not receive payment for their published texts and ANTHROPOLOGICA doesn’t charge for their publication. Reviewers are voluntarily assigned to articles.

5. Proposals are accepted in Spanish, Portuguese and English. 

6. Under no circumstances will proposals submitted simultaneously to another publication be accepted.

7. The final responsibility for accepting or rejecting a text, always based on the decision of the corresponding anonymous opinions, lays upon the direction of the journal. The journal´s management team may reject texts, even before the evaluation process, if they consider that they fail to meet the mínimum standards of quality, writing or thematic.

8. In the event of plagiarism or other ethical faults, the journal´s management team may make the situation public and initiate the corresponding procedures.

9. Thus, authors must make sure to follow the ethical standards of anthropological research and publication and consign it in their articles.

10. Authors must commit to follow the editorial and ethical standards established below for the proper functioning of the publication.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Any proposal for an article or manuscript must include titles, abstracts and key words in Spanish and English. The extension of the manuscripts should be around 8000 words, without taking into account summaries, references or tables. The length of the reviews should be of a maximum of 1000 words.

2. The abstract of the articles must have up to 200 words and must state objective or purpose, method, main findings and main conclusions. The reviews will have an abstract of a maximum of 70 words, highlighting the central argument of the reviewer.

3. Any proposal to publish the translation of an already published work must include the complete reference to the original publication, as well as the authorization of the rights  holders for the translation and publication in ANTHROPOLOGICA.

4. All submissions must be accompanied by a statement declaring that you have all the authorizations for free academic dissemination of all material (information, image and sound)  contained in the article. In case of already published material, a copy of the authorization is required.

5. All proposals must be submitted in Times New Roman 12, with 1.5 spacing, in A4 size paper, with  2.5 x 2.5 margins and using APA 7th ed. citation style.

6. Papers will be presented in Word format registering as an Author User in http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/anthropologica. Queries may be made to anthropo@pucp.pe

7. The title should avoid abbreviations and acronyms. It must be explanatory, pick up the essence of the paper and have a length of maximum 15 words.

8. Five key words describing the content of the paper should be included for incorporation in national or international indexes.

9. Footnotes will go in Times New Roman 10, numbered correlatively, and located at the bottom of the page. The numbering of the footnotes, both in the text and at the bottom of the page, must be in superscript numbers. The reference numbers in the text should be placed after the punctuation mark, in the cases that is required.

10. Add web addresses or DOI numbers for references where possible.

11. References must be in APA 7th edition, included as a list at the end of an article. Every cited text must be included in this list, and vice-versa.

12. The submission of a manuscript will consist of at least four separate Word documents:

12.1. The first corresponds to the anonymized paper (manuscript, article or review) presented.

In the case of an article, it must include:

  1. Title in Spanish and English
  2. Abstract in Spanish and English
  3. Key words in Spanish and English. This will be located at the end of the abstract.
  4. The full body of the article
  5. The references of the article 
  6. Images and tables must be included in the article's body.                                                                                                           

    In the  case of a review, it must include:
  1. The complete bibliographic reference of the book reviewed, author, title, editorial, year of publication, city, and number of pages.
  2. The full body of the review.
  3. The references of the review, if any.

           In the case of a translation, it must include:

  1. A publishable presentation that explains the relevance and virtues of the translated text.
  2. The translated text with its references
  3. Any image of the text and its corresponding authorizations.               

12.2. The second document corresponds to the author/s information. It should include:

  1. Academic degree
  2. Name and surname of each of the authors as signed in all of their academic writings.
  3. Institutional affiliation of each of the authors
  4. City of institution
  5. Author’s email
  6. ORCID ID
  7. A biographical review of each of the authors, not exceeding 150 words in length, stating their last academic degrees and institutions where they were obtained, their current institutional and labor affiliation, main areas of interest, and two or three bibliographical references of their recent production. Finally, if considered necessary, include here any other data important in getting to know the author’s trajectory.

12.3. Any graphic or auxiliary material must be sent in the best possible resolution so it can therefore be adapted into all types and number of documents necessary.

12.4. The fourth document includes all the authorizations and declarations of ethics relevant to each case. In the case of translations this includes the authorization of the copyright holders for the translation and publication in ANTHROPOLOGICA. Authors are responsible for the entirety of their manuscript's content.

 

On the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ANTHROPOLOGICA acknowledges the use of tools based on large language models (LLMs) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) as support for some research processes and scientific writing. This use must be governed by ethical principles that guarantee the originality, rigor, and academic transparency of the works published in the journal.

For this reason, the following guidelines are established to promote the responsible use of these tools by authors:

  • The intellectual responsibility for the work rests exclusively and entirely with the human person in charge of the research. Therefore, the AI tools used cannot have any level of authorship assigned.

  • Any use of AI tools during the preparation of the article must be explicitly declared and mentioned. The name of each AI tool must be indicated, as well as the process in which it was used. An example is provided below:

    "This article was written entirely by the author, with the help of AI tools. Jenni AI was used to expand the search for bibliographic sources. Grammarly was also used for text correction. After using the mentioned tools, the author has reviewed and verified the validity of the data presented and assumes full responsibility for the published content."

  • The mentioned text must be included as a separate section at the end of the manuscript.

  • The use of images generated and/or manipulated by any type of AI tools is not permitted.