About the Journal
Presentation: Brief History of the Journal
Logos & Culturas Multidisciplinary Academic Journal of Scientific Initiation was founded in 2021 to be the scientific initiation magazine of the Faculdade Católica de Fortaleza (FCF). Its genesis started from the need to offer undergraduate and graduate researchers a vehicle for communicating their research based on the Humanities.
The journal's target audience are students who are new to research, at the undergraduate level or with a graduate degree, from regional and national institutions. However, the theoretical contribution of researchers with higher degrees is not excluded.
To raise the argumentation of publications, it is recommended that graduate and undergraduate students publish their texts under the guidance of their teachers, highlighting, at the time of their submission, the participation of each in the preparation of the texts.
Focus and Scope
Logos & Culturas is a multidisciplinary journal from the Faculdade Católica de Fortaleza (FCF) that focuses on the dissemination of scientific articles, reviews and translations, of students who are new to research, including undergraduate and graduate students, who are under the guidance of their professors. Its target audience are teachers, students and the public interested in Human Sciences, as well as in their discussions and theoretical frameworks. Striving for the quality of its publications, the journal has a Scientific Committee recognized in its area of activity.
Evaluation process
Each scientific text submitted for review by the Logos & Culturas will be forwarded to at least one reviewer. In case the latter recommends not publishing the text, it will be immediately sent to another evaluator. In the event of a tie between editorial decisions, a third party will be consulted.
In order to ensure confidentiality in the authors identities, the blind-review system was adopted, in which the referees do not have access to the researchers identity, only to their text. The evaluators will have the option of the following opinions: 1) Accept for publication; 2) Accept with suggested corrections; 3) Reject for publication.
The evaluation will depend on the adequacy to the following requirements: 1) Originality; 2) Adequacy of the title, abstract and keywords to the content; 3) Relevance of the references; 4) Relevance of the theme; 5) Adequacy to the cultured norm of the Portuguese language (in the case of texts published in other languages, it follows the recommendation on the cultured norm for the language used); 6) Argumentative clarity; 7) Compliance with the objectives proposed by the authors.
The author is free to adapt his text to the recommendations and corrections given by the referee (s). However, the publication of the text is conditioned to the realization of these guidelines.
The text evaluation process is confidential. In the case of an opinion contrary to publication, the text will be returned to the author. Only the editor has access to the authors names and to the full evaluation of the referees.
The period from the submission of a text until its publication takes, on average, 6-12 months, depending on the evaluation, the availability of reviewers and the time that the authors will take to comply with the evaluation recommendations.
After publishing in a number of the journal, the authors will only have their works published in the journal after the interval of a new number, and they can again publish in the subsequent edition.
Periodicity
Logos & Culturas adopts the policy of semiannual periodicity.
Flow of receipt of articles
Logos & Culturas receives articles, reviews and translations in a continuous flow.
In the case of dossiers, information on the start and end dates of receipt of texts will be informed on the journal's website.
Free access
The Logos & Culturas has free access to its content.
No submission fee is charged.
About placement rights
When submitting his scientific text to the Journal, the author transfers his right of publication to the journal. However, this does not interfere with the author's disclosure of his publications, which must be done by citing the edition of Revista Logos & Culturas in which the text was published, under penalty of incurring plagiarism.
Newness
The texts published in the Logos & Cultura Multidisciplinary Academic Journal of Scientific Initiation must be unpublished. In the case of texts submitted concomitantly to Logos & Culturas and other journals, it is recommended that the authors notify the journal at the time of submission.
Ethical conduct
Logos & Cultura Multidisciplinary Academic Journal of Scientific Initiation adopts the recommendations of the Comitee on Publications Ethics (COPE) on research ethics.
It is the translator's responsibility, in accordance with Law Nº 9610 of February 1996, to seek proper authorization to translate any manuscripts.
It is recommended that, in the case of researchers receiving funding, such as research grants, the funding agency that helped in the realization of the scientific text should be duly mentioned.
Plagiarism
Duly referenced citation is a common and desirable practice in academia, in all sciences. However, using excerpts without proper mention of the author, even in their own texts, whether in the form of direct or indirect quotation, is subject to the Plagiarism Law, Nº 10695, of July 1, 2003.
Logos & Culturas Multidisciplinary Academic Journal of Scientific Initiation recommends that any complaints of plagiarism be immediately communicated to the journal email periodicos@catolicadefortaleza.edu.br.
Suspicions of plagiarism will be investigated internally following the following procedures: 1) Receiving the complaint; 2) Scanning the text in the Copy Spider anti-plagiarism program; 3) Scanning the text by simple Google search; 4) Confirmation or Invalidation of the complaint.
Responsibility of the Journal and the Authors
Logos & Culturas Multidisciplinary Academic Journal of Scientific Initiation is responsible for confidentiality during the editorial process, for the archiving of texts for a period of five years and for their dissemination, which is done through portals of national and foreign journals.
Authors are responsible for the reliability of their sources, the content exposed and the argumentative methodology adopted.
Even if the content is the responsibility of the authors, the journal defends free expression, scientific impartiality and the appreciation of the human person, which reverberates in its publications. Based on these principles, if necessary, the journal may publish errata and retractions from previous issues.
Creative Commons International 4.0 License
Logos & Culturas Multidisciplinary Academic Journal of Scientific Initiation follows the Copyright recommendations provided by Creative Commons 4.0 (CC BY), which ensures:
1) The copyright of publication for the journal;
2) The right of the author and readers, in general, to use the information published in the magazine's manuscripts, as well as to distribute and adapt them, provided that mention is made of the publication of Revista Kairós.
3) Disclosure of published texts is allowed, with due reference to the journal and its authors being recommended.
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