About the Journal

Aims and Scope

Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science promotes scholarly research in the historiography of science and chronicles its history and criticism. Although historiography of science is a sub-discipline of History, we construe this subject broadly to include analysis of the historiography of science produced by history of science, philosophy of science and related disciplines. By focusing its analysis on the different historical, social and epistemological implications of science, historiography of science is a transversal knowledge with respect to the production of science, hence the name of this journal. In order to accomplish its purpose, Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science discusses historical, theoretical, conceptual and methodological aspects of the different themes, works and authors present in this tradition, as well as the new approaches in the recent historiography of science.

Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science publishes:

1) Open topic articles 
2) Issue-specific topics (dossiers)
3) Book reviews
4) Interviews

Open topic articles may deal with a variety of themes in historiography of science as long as they are within the scope of the journal. All papers must be results of original research. Papers previously published are not eligible for submission and will not be considered. 

The Editors-in-chief and the Editorial Committee organizes Dossiers in specific themes with open call for paper. 

Book reviews are expected to consider books in the historiography of science first and foremost.

Section Policies

• From the Editors
• Dossiers, Issue-specific topics [Open Submissions; Indexed; Peer Reviewed]
• Articles [Open Submissions; Indexed; Peer Reviewed]
• Interviews [Indexed]
• Book Reviews [Open Submissions; Indexed; Peer Reviewed]
• Obituary [Indexed]

Book reviews are expected to consider books in the historiography of science first and foremost.

Peer Review Process

Open topic articles and Dossiers articles are analyzed in a double-blinded system with two or more referees who decide whether the paper should be accepted or not, as well as suggest revisions.

All manuscripts should be sent through the online submission system. There is no fee for article submission and article processing.

In addition to English articles, Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science accepts articles in Portuguese, Spanish and French for evaluation, but after approval for publication the author should send the final version in English. If the author is not a native English speaker, the English version should be accompanied by a revision certificate provided by a translation service.

Some specific dossiers can present a different system requiring all the process in English but, in this case, it will start with a proposal of paper in only two pages. 

No Fees for Publishing 

Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science does not charge fees for publishing an article.

Open Access Policy

This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

In the event of Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography is no longer published; the Federal University of Minas Gerais commits to preserving the entire content of the journal at its “Portal de Periódico” digitally and with open access.

Copyright and Full Publishing Rights

Authors retain the copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions.

Plagiarism

Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science does routinely screen article submissions to detect plagiarism.

Repository Policy

Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science has a policy allowing authors to deposit versions of their work in an institutional or another repository of their choice.

Publication Frequency

Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science is a semiannual online journal (issues in June and December).