About the Journal

Brief History

Kriterion is a publication of the Department of Philosophy at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was founded on June 28, 1947, and is the oldest journal in the country in the field of philosophy. Kriterion is published quarterly. Throughout its history, articles in various areas of philosophy and philosophically relevant topics have been published. Its editions are known for their plurality in terms of content, bringing together articles on a wide variety of topics and philosophical approaches. Although the official language of the journal is Portuguese, Kriterion also publishes articles in English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German.

 

Open Access

This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal.

Open access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants rights of use to third parties using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), allowing immediate free access to the work and authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, track them for indexing, pass them on as data to software, or use them for any other legal purpose.

 

Compliance with Open Science

This journal follows the Gold Open Access model.

Form on compliance with Open Science.

 

Ethics in Publication

Our editorial policy follows research communication in the modus operandi of Open Science.  Kriterion follows the standards of COPE, Committee on Publication Ethics.

 

Focus and Scope

Kriterion’s mission is to publish original and excellent philosophical works in any area of philosophy.

 

Digital Preservation

This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program's Digital Preservation Policy.

 

Indexing Sources

• Bibliographie de la Philosophie
• CCN/IBICT
• DOAJ
• EBSCO
• Latindex
• MLA International Bibliography
• Pergamum
• Philosopher´s Index
• SciELO
• Scopus/Elsevier
• Web of Science

 

 Bibliographic Information

• Journal title: Kriterion: Revista de Filosofia (Kriterion: Philosophy Journal)
• Abbreviated title: Kriterion
• Published by: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Filosofia
• Frequency: quarterly
• Publication type: Continuous Publication (CP)
• Year of creation of the journal: 1947
• ISSN 0100-512X (print version)
• ISSN 1981-5336 (online version)

 

Websites and Social Media

• https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/kriterion
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revistakriterion/

 

EDITORIAL POLICY

 

Open Access Policy

Kriterion journal offers free and immediate access to all its published content. Kriterion is guided by the principles of democratization of knowledge and the importance of disseminating academic and scientific research.

 

Preprints

According to SciELO, preprints from the following servers are acceptable for submission: SciELO Preprints, arXiv, bioRxiv, and medRxiv. The acceptance of preprints from other servers will be reviewed by the journal's editors.

 

Peer review process

All articles published by Kriterion are subject to double-blind peer review.

The final version of the approved article will be published with the name of the editor or editors responsible for the manuscript review process.

 

Once received, the article is pre-evaluated by the Director and Editorial Board of Kriterion magazine. If deemed appropriate, it will be forwarded to at least two reviewers.

 

The professionals who act as reviewers for Kriterion are carefully selected experts. Reviewers must complete a standard, objective form. They are given 45 days to issue their opinion. However, since the evaluation process is entirely dependent on the convenience and goodwill of the reviewer, who performs highly skilled and unpaid work, it is not possible to accurately establish a deadline for a final decision on each submission. It should be noted, however, that articles submitted to Kriterion magazine take, on average, three months to receive a final response.

There are three possible final decisions for an article submitted to Kriterion magazine:

1. Approval. This means that no corrections or modifications need to be made to the text. This decision is very rarely applicable to a submission.
2. Revision and Resubmission. This means that the author must make corrections and modifications to the text, according to the comments and requirements of the reviewers and/or the Editorial Board. The article is then submitted to a new round of evaluation. The new version of the article is sent back to the original reviewers for re-evaluation as satisfactory or not. However, there is no guarantee that the article will be approved at the end of this process.
3. Rejection. This means that the evaluation process is complete and the Editorial Board has decided that the article will not be published in Kriterion. This decision is based on the reviewers' evaluations.

 

For an article to be considered approved for publication in Kriterion, it must obtain at least two positive reviews (i.e., two recommendations for approval). A negative review by one of the reviewers is sufficient for the article to be rejected.

The final version of the article, published in the journal, contains the name of the editor responsible for the peer review.

 

Open data

Manuscripts must be accompanied by a statement of availability of the data used and generated in the research underlying the texts. Research data refers to the content (numerical data, texts, computer programs, images, audio, videos, etc.) used or generated in the research and underlying the texts of the articles organized in files.

 

Fees

Kriterion Magazine does not charge any fees for submission or publication.

 

Ethics and Misconduct Policy, Errata, and Retraction

With regard to good practices for strengthening ethics in scientific publication, the editorial process, after compliance with the required formal aspects, ensures that all authors review and accept proven responsibility for the content and record each one's contribution at the end of the manuscript.

To promote the originality of texts, the journal uses programs to check for duplication with previously published texts.

Editors and reviewers must prioritize impartiality, integrity, and confidentiality in their evaluation, giving priority to the deadline agreed upon with the journal. When there is doubt or questioning, the editor-in-chief must contact the corresponding editor and/or reviewers.

The fabrication or falsification of data and images is serious misconduct. The evaluation process is thorough in identifying such misconduct.

 

The journal is open to receiving reports of suspected misconduct (see instructions for authors). If necessary, a committee of editorial board members and individuals external to the journal will be formed to investigate the misconduct.

Articles already published in which misconduct is identified remain indexed in the SciELO database as retracted. The retraction documents the reason for the retraction, duly referenced, upon notification by the author, editor, or other authorized agent, and published in the same journal. The retraction may be partial when the misconduct applies to a specific part of the article, without, however, compromising the published research as a whole. The article will not be “unpublished,” in accordance with SciELO policy. Cases of errors or flaws, regardless of their nature or origin, that do not constitute misconduct, are corrected by means of errata. The journal will publish errata, corrections, or retractions as quickly as possible.

 

Conflict of Interest Policy

Conflicts of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial in nature. Conflicts of interest may arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. If there is a conflict of interest, even if only potential, the author(s) must disclose it in a separate signed document attached to the submission platform. For additional information, visit: Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest.

 

Adoption of similarity verification software

Kriterion uses the “Check for Plagiarism” software to check for plagiarism and similarity in articles before or during the peer review process. The determination of plagiarism implies rejection of the article.

 

Adoption of software using Artificial Intelligence resources

 The use of AI is permitted, in accordance with SciELO policy, provided that the following rules are observed:

- Any and all use or content generated by an AI application must be reported in the abstract and in the methods section or equivalent.

- All material used must be correctly attributed, including complete citations, and the sources cited must support the statements made by the AI application, as it is not uncommon for them to generate references to non-existent works.

- Authors must take public responsibility for their work.

- Authors must be aware that concealing the use and content of AI is an ethical failure that violates the principles of transparency and honesty in research.

 

Sex and Gender Issues

The Kriterion editorial team, as well as authors who publish in the journal, must always observe the guidelines on Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER). The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of guidelines that guide the reporting of information on sex and gender in study design, data analysis, and the results and interpretation of findings. In addition, Kriterion observes the gender equity policy in the formation of its editorial board.

 

Ethics Committee

Authors must attach a statement of approval from the ethics committee of the institution responsible for approving the research if the philosophical research involves sensitive material that may violate any ethical rules (the use of animals in experiments, for example).

 

Copyright

Copyright Statement

Authors of articles published by Kriterion retain the copyright to their work, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is correctly cited.

 

Intellectual Property and Terms of Use

Website Responsibility:

Kriterion Magazine is registered with DOAJ, Directory of Open Access Journals, and follows its guidelines for good and best practices. Kriterion opposes all types of predatory publishing and uses a peer review process with editorial transparency. Kriterion is deeply committed to free access to information.

All content in the journal and articles published by Kriterion Journal, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY 4.0 license.

Author responsibility:

Authors must ensure that articles are original and immediately available for the evaluation and publication process, as well as free from any kind of misconduct. Authors of articles published by Kriterion are responsible for any infringements to third parties related to their content.

Authors of articles published by Kriterion retain the copyright of their work, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY 4.0 license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is correctly cited.

Authors may self-archive their accepted manuscripts by publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories, and academic social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, provided that a complete citation to the journal's website version is included.

 

Sponsors and Funding Agencies

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