Editorial Standards

Authors must ensure that their article submission complies with the following aspects:

The contribution to the journal is original and unpublished, authored individually or collectively, and is not under evaluation or publication in another journal or any other type of work.
The proposed text for publication adheres to the style standards and bibliographic requirements described in the instructions for authors.
Contributions can be submitted in one of the following languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French, or English.
The content and originality of the articles, as well as ethical positions, are the responsibility of the authors.
Authors retain authorship rights and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. This license allows others to share the work without changes and to acknowledge the original authorship and publication in this journal, but not for commercial use.
Blind peer review is ensured. Any references in the text and attachments that may identify the authors could lead to rejection.
URLs for references, when available, must be provided in the article itself.
Proposed articles are submitted electronically after registration, according to the system’s instructions.
Files for article submission must be in Microsoft Word format and must not exceed 2 MB.
Obtaining permission to reproduce illustrations or other copyrighted sources is the author’s responsibility.
Authors are allowed and encouraged to publish their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) after publication, enabling productive exchanges and greater dissemination of the published works.
All submitted texts must comply with the 1990 Orthographic Agreement, either in the Portuguese of Portugal or Brazil. For the other languages, English, French, and Spanish, the most recent rules of the respective languages apply.
In addition to ensuring that the submitted article complies with the editorial rules of ROTURA, it is recommended to consult previous issues, reinforcing the dialogue with existing research in the area, within the field of study proposed by the journal.

Structure, Sections, and Length

All submitted proposals must include: a title in English and the original language of the article, an abstract in English and the original language, and keywords in both English and the original language.

Abstract

The abstract should be between 200 and 300 words in the article’s original language and English.

Keywords

Up to five keywords should be defined in both the original language of the article and English.

Biographical Note

The biographical note should be up to 150 words in the article’s original language and English. The biographical note should only be included in the initial forms and not in the file submitted for review.

Sections

Article (5,000 to 8,000 words, including all parts)

Accepts original research results, studies, and proposals in the areas of Communication, Culture, and Arts, focusing on fields like artistic studies (visual arts, digital media art, cinema, theater), cultural studies, communication, and literary studies (digital archives, critical digital editions). Articles may have an interdisciplinary nature and may include selective literature reviews.

Art Chronicle (3,000 to 6,000 words, including all parts)

Accepts chronicles on an artistic experience from the spectator’s perspective.

Visual Essay (3 to 10 images; 1,000 to 2,000 words, including all parts)

Accepts visual compositions aiming to express a thought/concept.

Review (1,500 to 3,000 words, including all parts)

Accepts reviews of recent works or publications in the areas of Communication, Culture, and Arts, highlighting the work’s relevance to the field and discussing its contributions and limitations.

Interview (3,000 to 6,000 words, including all parts)

Accepts interviews with artists, theorists, researchers, or professionals in the areas of Communication, Culture, and Arts, such as visual arts, digital media art, cinema, theater, and literary studies. The interview should explore the interviewee’s vision and practices, providing an interdisciplinary perspective that contributes to understanding contemporary cultural and artistic dynamics.

Style, Font Type, and Spacing

Body: single spacing on A4 pages, Times New Roman, 12 pt.

Graphic elements (tables, graphs, and figures): all graphic elements and tables must be numbered with captions, without a full stop. In the body of the text, references to graphic elements should always appear in full (e.g., in Table 1). Figures, tables, and graphs must be inserted in the text and submitted separately in JPEG or TIFF format, with a resolution of at least 300dpi. Tables must be in an editable format, without conversion to an image.

Titles and subtitles: may be numbered to facilitate the reading of the article. They must maintain the font type Times New Roman, 12 pt.

Quotes: curved double quotes (“ ”) must be used. Quotes are used to introduce quotations or indicate the title of an article or the segment of a publication (e.g., chapter of a book, encyclopedia entry ...).

Italics: italics, not bold, must be used in the body of the text. Italics are used to indicate titles of complete publications (e.g., books, films, ...), to introduce new terms or foreign words, and to highlight words or expressions that deserve emphasis.

Numbers: use the written expression for numbers zero to nine and the numeral from 10 onwards. Regardless of this rule, numerals must always be used in graphs, tables, and figures, in units of measurement (e.g., 5 km), in mathematical and statistical functions, fractions, decimal quantities, ratios and percentages, numbers representing time, dates, points on a scale, and exact sums of money. The written expression must be used in full whenever any number begins a sentence and in common fractions (e.g., “One fifth of the Portuguese”).

Footnotes should be used, but only when strictly necessary. Endnotes should not be used.

Citations and Bibliographic References

Bibliographic references must follow APA style (7th edition). Non-compliance with these standards may result in the rejection of the article.

Plagiarism

ROTURA takes issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism, or other violations of published practices seriously. It will seek to protect the rights of authors published therein and rigorously investigate any allegations of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Similarly, it will seek to protect the journal’s reputation against malpractice.

Submitted articles may be checked using electronic tools (software) for duplication verification. In cases where plagiarism or improper or insufficiently referenced inclusion of third-party copyrighted material is detected, or where the authorship of the article is contested, ROTURA reserves the right to take action, including, but not limited to: publishing a correction or rectification; withdrawing the article; taking action with the head of the department or dean of the author’s institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or appropriate legal measures.

Editorial Procedure

Works submitted to ROTURA are initially analyzed by the volume editors and the journal’s directors and editorial board, considering the suitability to the theme of the current call for papers and full compliance with the editorial standards.
The decision to publish the proposed works in the journal is made by the directors, the editorial board, the editors, and the reviewers. Each article is reviewed anonymously by two reviewers, chosen according to their scientific areas.
The two reviewers provide a written evaluation of the submitted work and recommend the acceptance or rejection of the article according to an established scale, considering the academic quality of the article, its originality, and its relevance to the call for papers and the journal’s objectives and scope.
Articles may be modified according to the reviewers’ recommendations and resubmitted for a new round of evaluation, preferably by the same reviewers.
Authors are always notified by email throughout the review process.
Before final publication, proofs are sent to authors for their approval.
No processing or submission fees are charged to authors.

License and Permissions

Authors publishing in ROTURA agree to the following terms:

The authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. This licensing allows others to share the work without alterations and with acknowledgment of the authorship and initial publication in this journal, but not for commercial use.
The authors may enter into separate additional contractual agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of the journal work (for example, submitting it to an institutional repository or publishing it in a book), with acknowledgment of its original publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to share their works online (for example, in institutional repositories or websites) after publication, as this can lead to productive exchanges.

It is the author’s responsibility to obtain permission to cite copyrighted sources.

Any fees required to obtain illustrations or copyright permissions are the responsibility of the authors.

Promotion and dissemination of publications

The authors commit to promoting their publication. Articles should be promoted using the link to the official website with their DOIs to increase readership, citations, and impact.

For the submission of future articles by authors of ROTURA, the impact of previous works will be considered, with preference given to those with citations above the journal’s annual average in Scopus.