Submissions

Author Guidelines

PÓS Magazine receives six types of contributions: Articles, Visual Essays, Artist Writings, Reviews, Interviews and Translations. It is extremely important to check the specific guidelines for your submission.

Articles

1 General rules

• Articles sent for publication must be original and unpublished, and simultaneous presentation/publication/posting in another journal, media, social network or any other means is not permitted;
• Only texts in Portuguese, English and Spanish will be accepted;
• Only articles authored by individual doctoral students or doctors will be accepted. Masters students who wish to publish must do so in co-authorship with a doctor. Undergraduates, graduates or specialists (with a specialization title) cannot submit articles, not even when they are co-authored by a doctor;
• Articles submitted with multiple authors are reviewed with the understanding that all listed authors agree with the submission and that the final version of the article has been seen and approved by all co-authors;
• The text must be duly revised by the author(s). The editorial committee reserves the right to review and make any necessary changes. Texts that present problems with form, style and/or adequacy to the magazine's standards will be rejected;
• Each author can only publish one text per year in PÓS, regardless of its sections;
• Once received, the article is pre-evaluated by the editors of PÓS magazine. Having been formally judged adequate, it will be forwarded to ad hoc reviewers in a double-blind peer review system, carried out by at least two reviewers. The evaluation process took around 140 days in the current biennium;
• There are three possible results for an article submitted to PÓS magazine:
• 1. Approval. It means that neither corrections nor modifications need to be made to the text.
• 2.Mandatory corrections: Means that the author must make corrections and modifications to the text, in accordance with the comments and requirements of the reviewers and/or the Editorial Board. The new version of the article is evaluated by the publisher as satisfactory or not. There is no guarantee that the article will be approved at the end of this process.
• 3. Rejection or Submit to another journal. It means that the evaluation process is finished and the Editorial Board has decided that the article will not be published in PÓS magazine. This decision is based on the evaluations of the referees.

2 Formatting

• The title must be indicated in the article header without any mention of authorship, taking into account blind peer review. Pay attention to the metadata that records authorship in the document properties. To remove this information in LibreOffice, follow the instructions in the official documentation. For Word, follow Microsoft's instructions.
• All authorship and institution/affiliation information (Department, Faculty and University where you teach or undertake postgraduate studies) must be correctly filled in in the “authorship/metadata” field of this submission system (OJS) and must not exceed the limit of 120 words;
• Articles must be submitted in LibreOffice (.odt) or Word (.docx) format using Times New Roman font, size 12. Paragraphs must be justified and with 1.5 space between lines. Pages must be in A4 format, with top and bottom margins of 2.5 cm, and side margins of 3 cm;
• Articles must have between 4,000 and 10,000 words (from title to references) and a maximum of seven (7) images;
• The structure of the articles must strictly comply with the following order:
• Title in the original language of the text;
• Title translated into Portuguese and Spanish;
• Summary in the original language of the article text using the verb in the active voice and in the third person singular; highlighting the objective, method, results and conclusions of the article; use of concise sentences in a single paragraph that does not exceed 120 words;
• Summary translated into the two foreign languages. The word ABSTRACT (or corresponding in the original language of the article: RESUMO, RESUMEN) must be written in all caps,  highlighted in bold, and followed by a colon;
• A set of keywords, at least 3 and maximum 5, that identifies the content of the article. The expression Keywords (or corresponding in the original language of the article: Palavras Chave, Palabras clave) must appear below the abstract, highlighted in bold and followed by a colon. The set of keywords must be separated from each other by a period. In the case of articles in a foreign language, the abstract and keywords must be followed by a summary and keywords in Portuguese and then another language of the author's choice (English or Spanish);
• Article text (Titles and sections at the author's discretion)
• References
• Terms in languages ​​different than the language of the text must be written in italics;
• In the text, titles of works (paintings, sculptures, films, videos, etc.) must be in italics. Exhibition titles must be enclosed in quotation marks;
• Acronyms, when mentioned for the first time in the text, must be indicated in parentheses and preceded by the name in full;
• Explanatory notes must appear as a Footnote, with continuous Arabic numerals throughout the text.

3 Image formatting

• Authors must provide the images they want to include in their texts;
• The PÓS magazine is not responsible for obtaining copyright of images;
• Authors must cite the image in the body of the text, indicating it with the abbreviation (fig. X) as close as possible to the location of the figure;
• Image captions arranged throughout the text must be presented below the image, complying with the following standard:
• Fig. (number in ascending order). Image caption. Source: (indicate authorship, email address, etc.)
• Images must be in .jpeg or .png and with a resolution of 72 dpi;
• All images, following the specifications indicated above, must be attached at the time of submission as “others” on the OJS platform.

4 Citations

Citations must comply with NBR 10520 (ABNT, 2023) and the author-date calling system.

• The surname of the author (or responsible institution) is indicated followed by the date and page of the citation:

- when the surname of the author (or responsible institution) is included in the text: indicate it with only the first letter capitalized and open parentheses to mention the date and page consulted;

- when the surname of the author (or responsible institution) is not an integral part of the text: indicate it in parentheses followed by the date and page consulted.

• Direct quotations: exact transcription of the text of other authors. Direct quotations of up to three lines must be enclosed in double quotation marks; Direct quotations with more than three lines must be indented to the left of 2 cm, font size 11, spacing 1 between lines, without the use of quotation marks.
  
  To De Certeau (2013, p. 64), history would be “an art of discourse that would modestly erase traces of a work”.
  “You cry, you laugh, you participate at will and you feel in communion with the entire social body” (Maffesoli, 2005, p. 122).Indirect quotations: reproduction of ideas from other authors using new words.
• Citation of citation: reproduction of information cited by other authors without having access to the original document cited

 Regarding how relationships between artists and different audiences can occur, we find it in the notions of “artist as anthropologist”, by Joseph Kosuth (1975 apud Johnstone, 2008, p. 182-184).

“(...) no painter puts his hand on the brush except Piero” (Baxandall, 1972, p. 20 apud Becker, 1982, p.16).

• Interventions practiced in citations:

 o To suppress parts of a quote: use ellipses in square brackets [...]

o To add comments to the citation: indicate this information in square brackets [ ]

o To highlight part of the quote: use bold in the expression to be emphasized and provide our emphasis. (Author, 2017, p. x, emphasis added)

• For data resulting from information received in lectures and debates, indicate in parentheses (verbal information) and mention the data in a footnote;
• For data originating from works in the preparation phase, indicate in parentheses (in the preparation phase) and mention the data in a footnote;
• Citation of several works by the same author published in the same year: add sequential lowercase letters immediately after the date and without using space. Author (2020, 2020b) or (Author, 2020a, 2020b);
• Citation of several works by the same author published in different years: separate the year with a comma. Author (2013, 2016, 2020) or (Author, 2013, 2016, 2020);
• Citing works by different authors: indicate them in alphabetical order followed by the date and separated from each other by a semicolon. (Author1, 1979; Author2, 2020);
• Quotes in a foreign language other than the language in which the text is written must be translated and indicated as our translation. (Author, 2020, p. x, our translation).

5 References

References must follow the recommendations of NBR 6023 (ABNT, 2018) and be listed at the end of the text under the title References (they must not appear in a footnote), represented with single spacing, aligned to the left margin and separated from each other by a Single space blank line.

• Works with four (4) or more authors should include all names; you can also indicate just the name of the first author followed by the expression et al;
• For all online documents, the electronic address and access date must be indicated at the end of the reference;
• When more than one work by the same author is presented in the list of references, the surname and first name must be repeated instead of using dashes.

• Books:
• SURNAME, Name. Title of the book in bold: subtitle (if present). Edition. City: Publisher, year. ISBN (optional).

• E-books: 

• SURNAME, Name. Title of the e-book in bold: subtitle (if present). Edition. City: Publisher, year. E-book.

• Book chapters:
  SURNAME, Name. Chapter title. In: SURNAME, Name (of the organizer of the work, if it's the same author of the chapter put ___.). Title of the book in bold. City: Publisher, year, p. 0-0.
• Electronic periodical articles: 

SURNAME, Name. Title of the article. Title of the journal in bold, City of publication, v., n., p. 0-0, abbreviated month. year.DOI: http:/dx.doi.org/10.xxxxx/xxxxx (optional).

Available at: http://www.enderecocompletododocumento. Accessed in: abbreviated day, month, and year.

• Works presented at events:

SURNAME, Author's name. Title of work: subtitle (if any). In: EVENT NAME IN CAPITAL LETTERS, Nº., Year, City of event. Publication title in bold: subtitle (if any). City of publication: Publisher, Year. p. start-end of work.

• Theses and dissertations:

Last name. Title of thesis/dissertation in bold: subtitle (if any). Advisor: Name of advisor (optional). Year of presentation. Total number of sheets/pages. Thesis/Dissertation (Doctorate/Master's degree in concentration area X) – Name of Faculty or School, Name of University, City, Year of defense.

• Exhibition catalogues:

SURNAME, Artist's name. Catalog title in bold: subtitle (if any). Edition. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Exhibition catalogue, start-end day, abbreviated month and year of the exhibition, Place of the exhibition.

The artist's FIRST NAME in capital letters followed by the surname (when the artist's name is the catalog title). Edition. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Exhibition catalogue, start-end day, abbreviated month and year of the exhibition, Place of the exhibition.

TITLE OF THE EXHIBITION/BIENNAL/SALON IN CAPITAL LETTERS, No., Year, City of exhibition. City of publication: Publisher, year. Total pages. Exhibition catalogue.

• Correspondence (ticket, letter, card):

SURNAME, Sender's name. [Correspondence in bold]. Recipient: Name of the recipient (if any). City, abbreviated day, month and year. 1 personal card.

• Films and videos:

TITLE of the film with initials in capital letters. Director: Name of the director or producer. City of publication: Publisher, Year. 1 blu-ray disc (00 min).

• Iconographic documents (painting, drawing, engraving, photography, etc.):

SURNAME, Artist's name. Title of the painting/drawing/engraving/photography in bold. Year of the art's conception. Support specifications (1 print / 5 postcards / 2 photographs etc.).

• Show programs:

COMPANY NAME IN CAPITAL LETTERS. Title of the dance/theater/music/circus or other show in bold. Director: Name of the director. City of publication: Publisher, Year. Prospectus.

• Laws and decrees in electronic form:

JURISDICTION OR LEGISLATORY BODY. Title of the law or decree in bold. Syllabus transcribed as published and suppressed if too long using [...]. City of publication: Publisher, Year of publication. Available at: http://www.enderecocompletododocumento. Accessed in: abbreviated day, month and year.

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Visual Essays

Visual Essays must result from consolidated artistic research and be specially designed for publication in Revista PÓS. This section focuses on works in which images play a central role, not limited to illustrating a text (if present), but expanding and complexifying its meaning.

• Images and any texts need to be formatted for publication, so that the presentation is designed in magazine format (A4), with a maximum limit of 15 pages.
• Submission must be made in an open PDF file, allowing reviewers to insert comments. If approved, pages with mandatory information will be included at the beginning and end of the Visual Essay, according to the PÓS Magazine standards.  
• If there are citations, they must follow ABNT standards. 
• All PÓS magazine publications are registered with a DOI, and the inclusion of an abstract and keywords in three languages ​​is mandatory: Portuguese, Spanish and English.
• Visual Essays are subject to double-blind peer review, carried out by a reviewer.

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Artists' Writings

This section is dedicated to experimental writing by Brazilian and international artists. 

• Texts must be up to 6,000 words long and can be preceded by an introduction of up to 2,000 words.
• They must present a title in the original language of the text;
• title translated into two foreign languages ​​(Portuguese and Spanish);
• summary in the original language of the text;
• summary translated into the other two foreign languages ​​(Portuguese and Spanish);
• a set of keywords (minimum 3 and maximum 5) inserted after each of the abstracts in their respective languages.
• Artists' Writings are subject to double-blind peer review, carried out by a reviewer.

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Reviews

• Reviews should address Brazilian and foreign publications launched in the last 24 months.
• They must have up to 2,500 words;
• present a brief title and the complete technical file of the reviewed work.
• The quotations must come with the respective page number.
• Except for the above, reviews must follow the Article submission rules (Guidelines for authors - articles) and must, therefore, present:
• A title in the original language of the text;
• Title translated into two foreign languages ​​(Portuguese and Spanish);
• Abstract  in the original language of the text;
• Abstract translated into the other two chosen foreign languages;
• A set of keywords (minimum 3 and maximum 5) inserted after each of the abstracts in their respective languages;
• Text of the Review (with section titles with terminology at the author's discretion);
• References.
• The Reviews are subject to double-blind peer review, carried out by one reviewer.

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Interviews

• Interviews are question-and-answer;
• They must have up to 8,000 words;
• Indicate date of interview;
• Except for the above, reviews must follow the Article submission rules (Guidelines for authors - articles) and must, therefore, present:
• A title in the original language of the text;
• Title translated into two foreign languages ​​(Portuguese and Spanish);
• Abstract  in the original language of the text;
• Abstract translated into the other two chosen foreign languages;
• A set of keywords (minimum 3 and maximum 5) inserted after each of the abstracts in their respective languages;
• Text of the Interview (with section titles with terminology at the author's discretion);
• References.
• The Interviews are subject to double-blind peer review, carried out by one reviewer.

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Translations to Portuguese

Translations to Portuguese will be evaluated according to the importance and relevance of the translated text

• They must have up to 8,000 words;
• The original language of the translated text must be other than those accepted for submissions to this journal.
• Except for the above, reviews must follow the Article submission rules (Guidelines for authors - articles) and must, therefore, present:
• A title in the original language of the text;
• Title translated into two foreign languages ​​(Portuguese and Spanish);
• Abstract  in the original language of the text;
• Abstract translated into the other two chosen foreign languages;
• A set of keywords (minimum 3 and maximum 5) inserted after each of the abstracts in their respective languages;
• Text of the Translation;
• References. 

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Questions not addressed in these guidelines should be directed to revistapos.ppga@gmail.com