About the Journal

Historical Brief

 

The Revista Estudos Feministas (Journal of Feminist Studies - REF), based at the Center for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CFH) and the Center for Communication and Expression (CCE) of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, is an indexed and interdisciplinary journal, with national and international circulation, and aims to disseminate the vast production of knowledge in the field of feminist and gender studies,  seeking to provide contributions to theoretical debates in this area, as well as analytical instruments that can contribute to the practices of women's movements.

The Revista Estudos Feministas was created in 1992, and was initially edited by the Interdisciplinary Coordination of Contemporary Studies of the School of Communication of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In a second moment, the Graduate Program in Social Sciences and the Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro assumed responsibility for editing the Journal. From 1999 onwards, it began to be hosted by the Center for Philosophy and Human Sciences and the Center for Communication and Expression of the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Currently, it is part of the Institute of Gender Studies, an organization that brings together researchers from different areas of knowledge and activity at UFSC, having feminist studies and the gender perspective as common denominators.

The Institute of Gender Studies at UFSC (http://ieg.ufsc.br) brings together professors and researchers from various fields of knowledge, and has five lines of action: the publication of REF, the International Conference Fazendo Gênero (Doing Gender), many continuing education courses, the work in the Area of Concentration Studies of Gender and Sexualities in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Sciences at UFSC,  the IEG Documentation Center and the Gender and Diversities Cultural Space.

Open Science Compliance

 

This newspaper follows the Gold Open Access model.

Since its insertion in SciELO in 2004, and subsequent insertion in the Journal Platform of UFSC(Portal de Periódicos da UFSC), through which the journal began to be edited by the Online Journal System (OJS), Revista Estudos Feministas is an open access journal. This access is guaranteed by its availability in SciELO, in the UFSC Journal Platform, in Redalyc and in Educ@.

More recently, the journal has been working to conform to all the main precepts of Open Science, especially the following:

REF agrees to evaluate manuscripts deposited on preprint servers known as the platform offered by SciELO Preprints for publication.

The REF requires the citation, referencing and declaration of research data, which may be deposited in institutional repositories.

REF is initiating the practice of informed peer review, especially in the case of preprints or when the authors and reviewers allow the opening of the evaluation data.

The compliance of submissions to the precepts of Open Science must be informed through a specific item on the checklist that must be sent with the submission of the article.

Ethics in Publication

 

The Revista Estudos Feministas is based on the principles of the SciELO Codes of Ethics, present in the "Guide to Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publishing”; in the "Principles of Transparency and Good Practices in Academic Publications" recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (Publication Ethics Committee [COPE]; in the principles of the Directory of Open Access Journals (Directory of Open Access Journals [Doaj] and in the principles of Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (Association of Open Access Academic Editors [Oaspa].

Research carried out with human beings, especially in the area of health, must be approved by the ethics committees of their institutions.

Focus and Scope

The editorial committee of the Revista Estudos Feministas decided to use the feminine as the standard for the texts of editorial norms and policies. This decision took into account the accessibility of the texts for people with visual impairment and as an affirmative action to value the writing of women, who are the majority of REF collaborators. We hope that everyone feels included in this language.

Created in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the Revista Estudos Feministas, published at the Federal University of Santa Catarina since 1999, is a quarterly scientific journal that publishes original texts in the form of articles, essays and reviews, on gender, feminisms and sexualities, both related to a given discipline and interdisciplinary in its methodology, theorization and bibliography. It aims to disseminate the vast production of knowledge in these fields of study and seeks to offer subsidies to theoretical debates in the area, as well as analytical instruments that can contribute to the practices of women's, feminist, gender and sexualities social movements.

REF is structured in the following sections: Articles, Thematic Articles, Point of View, Thematic Section, Dossier, Debate and Reviews. The Dossiers alternate their publication with the Thematic Sections and the Debate Section. The Point of View section houses essays and interviews. Publishing a volume with three annual issues, REF is a journal of national and international circulation, being an important reference in Brazil and Latin America. It accepts original texts in continuous flow in the following languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English. (more information in the section policy and in the "Guidelines for Authors").

IMPORTANT: The Revista Estudos Feministas does not accept articles and essays that are already being considered for other publications or that have already been published in other journals or books. The Editorial Board encourages authors to make use of the SciELO Preprints platform  before submitting the article for evaluation in the journal. In this case, when submitting to the REF, the authors must communicate that the article was previously available on the SciELO Preprint platform. 

If you have questions about the preprint, go to: SPINAK, Ernesto. "What is the deal with preprints?" SciELO in Perspective, 2016. Available in https://blog.scielo.org/en/2016/11/22/whats-the-deal-with-preprints/

Composition of the Journal

 

The different sections of the Journal are composed of academic articles, thematic articles, essays, interviews, dossiers, thematic section, and reviews.

The Articles will contain analyses of the results of empirical studies or may address theoretical and methodological issues, obeying criteria and rules already established by the academic culture.

Thematic Articles comprise a set of articles already evaluated and accepted for publication by the Revista Estudos Feministas that, coincidentally, refer to the same theme. One or more editors and/or academics are invited to organize and present them, in accordance with their research interests and familiarity with the topic in which the articles already approved by ad hoc reviewers were produced.

The Point of View section is made up of essays and interviews. The Essays will result from reflections on a given theme, elaborated in a more flexible and open way, which will be defined as such by the Journal's editorial team from the submissions made through the "articles" section. The Interviews, which will be edited in a format compatible with their publication, must be carried out with professionals, academics, activists, whose contribution is relevant to the development of the interests of the field.

The Thematic Section is the result of a proposal by an organizer, external or not to the group of editors, to call for the production of academic articles on a topic of interest to the field of feminist and gender studies, for publication scheduled with the editorial coordination of the Journal, which, as well as all other articles published in this Journal, must be submitted to the evaluation of external reviewers.

The Dossiers must contain articles on current and controversial topics that contribute to the epistemological and political debate in the area, and must be coordinated by a professional or professionals of recognized competence on the theme proposed for the section, which must be submitted for consideration by the editorial board of dossiers and thematic sections and also by the editorial coordination. The texts consist of a set of works on a theme associated with political and social movements, inside or outside the academy, selected and organized by the coordinator of the dossier. The works may include, in addition to articles and essays, several other textual genres, such as testimonies, descriptions, proposals, manifestos, case studies, in short, without necessarily adapting to rigid academic-scientific norms due to their more militant organization focus.

The Reviews section will publish critical comments, evaluated by the components of the review section, on relevant works in the area, published in Brazil in the last two years or abroad in the last four years.

Digital Preservation

This journal follows the standards defined in the Digital Preservation Policy program of the SciELO Program.

Indexing Sources

 

Bibliographic Journal Information

 

  •  Journal title: Revista Estudos Feministas
  •  Abbreviated title: Rev. Estud. Fem. (Online)
  •  Publication by: Federal University of Santa Catarina
  •  Periodicity: quarterly
  •  Publication mode: Continuous Publication
  •  Year of creation of the journal: 1992

Websites and Social Media

EDITORIAL POLICY

Preprints

The Editorial Board encourages authors to make use of the SciELO Preprint platform before submitting the article for evaluation in the journal. In this case, when submitting to the REF, the authors must communicate that the article was previously available on the SciELO Preprint platform. 

If you have questions about the preprint, go to: SPINAK, Ernesto. "What is the deal with preprints?" SciELO in Perspective, 2016. Available at: https://blog.scielo.org/en/2016/11/22/whats-the-deal-with-preprints/

Peer Review Process

Initial assessment

 

First, the texts undergo a preliminary evaluation carried out by the technical team to verify that the submission meets the standards of the Journal. At this stage, if the works do not meet the standards, they are rejected and the authors are instructed to make the necessary corrections and make a new submission. Also at this stage, the works will be submitted to the text similarity recognition tool, in order to check for plagiarism.

Then, the articles undergo an evaluation by the Article Editorial Board to verify whether the text fits the scope of the Journal, in terms of originality, quality and theme, and whether a full external evaluation is justified. The articles approved in this stage will be sent to external evaluators.

Important: articles that do not completely comply with the specifications of the Journal's standards will not be considered. All information about standards and text formatting can be found in the "Guidelines for authors" menu.

Peer review

The Revista Estudos Feministas conducts a "double-blind" evaluation, that is, neither the name of the author (or authors) nor the name of the evaluators are revealed to each other.

The Revista Estudos Feministas does not accept articles and essays that are already being considered for other publications or that have already been published in other journals or books.

The texts approved in the initial stage are forwarded to two ad hoc evaluators  who are experts in the topic addressed in the article.

In case there is a disparity in the reviews, a third reviewer should be called to evaluate the article. If the disparities are not overcome, the publishers must issue the final opinion.

The editorial board asks ad hoc external reviewers to evaluate the text within 20 days. The author will receive, after the external review process, the comments of the evaluators with the removal of the identification notes.

Conditional acceptance

If the external revisions are favorable, the text will be accepted on the condition that the author adequately addresses the issues raised by the reviewers. The article must be resubmitted within a maximum of 30 days, highlighting the modifications made. After the text is sent by the author, it will be examined by the article editors and, if necessary, by at least one of the original ad hoc evaluators. This process is required to verify that the suggested modifications have been adequately met, so that the manuscript is accepted for publication.

Rejection

Rejection can occur after the initial evaluation, after the peer review, and after the review and resubmission of the work within the stipulated period. If the ad hoc evaluations indicate the need for a substantial revision, the work will be rejected.

  •  The editorial board hopes that the authors will recognize the importance of a rigorous review process to ensure high academic quality. Although no system is infallible, the editorial policy of the Revista Estudos Feministas proposes, through this process, to maintain the quality of a journal that is considered a reference in feminist, gender and sexuality studies.
  •  REF is starting to use open evaluation in cases where the authors and evaluators opt for this process. We consider the publication in the final article of the name or names of the editors responsible for the evaluation, if there is agreement from all involved.  We also offer reviewers the option of dialoguing directly with the corresponding author with or without openness of identities.

Open Data

REF encourages authors to open their research data. This means "the sharing of data, codes, methods and other materials used and resulting from the research that generally underlies the texts of the articles published by the journals". We encourage authors to read the following guides.

Fee Collection

REF does not charge fees for publication.

In the event that the authors wish to publish their text also in English, the translation expenses are the responsibility of the authors, who must resort to translators accredited by the Journal as a way to guarantee the quality of the translation.

Ethics and Misconduct Policy, Errata and Retraction

 

The Revista Estudos Feministas follows the recommendations for ethical conduct and procedures of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Guidelines on Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication
 
Misconduct in research does not include honest errors or differences of opinion. Any cases of misconduct will be dealt with with the appropriate sanctions established by the Editorial Board.

Manufacturing: inventing data or results by recording or reporting them;

Falsification: manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or altering or omitting data or results, so that the research is not accurately represented in the research record;

Plagiarism: consists of the appropriation of another person's ideas, processes, results, or words without giving proper credit.

Duplicate Publication and Redundant Publication: REF undertakes to publish original material, that is, material that has not been previously published or that is being reviewed in other journals, including in different languages. Submitted articles should not be sent to any other journal while it is in the process of evaluation.  Duplicate publication refers to the practice of submitting the same study in two or more journals and redundant publication that consists of the inadequate division of the study results into more than one article that may result in the rejection of the article or its retraction, and the Authors may incur sanctions established by the Editorial Board.

Corrections and Retractions: in cases of errors or failures, regardless of nature or origin, which do not constitute misconduct, they will be corrected by means of errata. Articles already published in which misconduct is identified will be subject to retraction with a duly referenced statement of the reason. All Authors will be asked to agree to the content.

Sanctions: practices that harm scientific integrity, such as Plagiarism, Duplicate Publication, and Redundant Publication, will be evaluated by the Editorial Board to decide on the corresponding penalties, such as the suspension of publishing in the journal for a period determined by the said Board. The Authors will be immediately notified of all stages of this process.

Privacy Statement: The names and addresses provided in this journal will be used exclusively for the services provided by this publication, and will not be made available for other purposes or to third parties.

Conflict of Interest Policy

The conflict of interest can be of a personal, commercial, political, academic or financial nature. Conflicts of interest can occur when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that can influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. By submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. If there is, even potentially, a conflict of interest, the author(s) must inform it in the Authorship Note document, which will be sent along with the article. For more information see: Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest.

Adoption of similarity checking software

The first versions of the articles are checked at the reception through the free software CopySpider. Articles with more than 30% similarity are investigated more closely by the editors, and the journal contacts the authors for possible explanations and modifications or withdrawal of the article.

Ithenticate software, and the same criterion of 30% of maximum similarity is adopted.

Adoption of software and use of Artificial Intelligence resources

 

The Revista Estudos Feministas recommends reading the Guide for the use of Artificial Intelligence tools and resources in the communication of research in the SciELO Network.

If there is the use of Artificial Intelligence resources in the research and writing of the article, it must be properly referenced.

If the editorial board and reviewers use these resources, in the analysis of the articles, and in the edition, the journal undertakes to reference this use.

Sex and Gender Issues

The editorial team of Revista Estudos Feministas, in addition to the 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 sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, and findings and interpretation of findings. In addition, the Revista Estudos Feministas observes the policy of gender affirmative action in the formation of its editorial board. As it is a feminist journal, the editorial board is made up mostly of women, which does not in any way prevent the participation of men and trans people in the editing, evaluation of articles and as authors.

Ethics Committee

In the Authorship Notes, the authors must explain the approval of the ethics committee of the institution responsible for approving the research in the necessary cases or justifying.

Copyright

 

Authors of articles published by REF retain the copyright of their works by licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 CC-BY license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited. Authors grant Revista Estudos Feministas the right of first publication.

The Revista Estudos Feministas is under the License Creative Commons Attribution International (CC BY 4.0) that allows the sharing of work with acknowledgment of authorship and initial publication in this journal.

The license allows you to: Share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and/or adapt (remix, transform, and create from the material) for any purpose, even commercial.

The licensor cannot revoke these rights as long as the terms of the license are respected. The terms are as follows:

Attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes have been made. This can be done in a variety of ways without, however, suggesting that the licensor (or licensor) has approved the use in question.

No additional restrictions - You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything permitted by the license.

Intellectual Property and Terms of Use

 

Website liability: Copyright terms applied to published content should be clearly stated and separate from copyright terms applied to website.

All the contents of the journal and the articles published by the Revista Estudos Feministas, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Feminist Studies License. License Creative Commons Attribution International (CC BY 4.0).

Author Responsibility: Copyright terms must not contradict licensing terms or open access policy terms.

Authors of articles published by REF retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited.

The journal is not responsible for the opinions, ideas and concepts expressed in the texts, as they are the sole responsibility of their authors.

REF encourages Authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts by publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories, and scholarly social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, as long as the full citation is included in the website version of the journal.

Sponsors and Funding Agencies

 

We are grateful for the support of CNPq, CAPES and FAPESC.

Sources of Support