Reglamento interno de Encartes

Article I. General Description

Unique. Encartes is a biannual plural and interdisciplinary publication financed by the academic institutions that have signed its co-publishing agreement: CIESAS, El COLEF, ITESO and El COLSAN. Encartes publishes research advances and results on topics and problems of interest to social scientists.

Article II. Structure of the journal

The journal contains seven main sections:

  1. Interdisciplinary Colloquia

This is a section of academic essays that discuss a specific topic called by the journal. A specialist will be invited to publish an article, theoretical or methodological essay, and a number of specialists from different disciplines or perspectives on the topic (between four and six) will be invited to comment, discuss, debate or expand on the essay of the main author. The Interdisciplinary Colloquium section proposes a new form of evaluation and adjudication established by public (non-blinded) academic discussion and debate for the central essay. Comments will be double-blind refereed. The Colloquia will be published alternately with the Anthropological Themes.

2.Themes

This is a thematic section coordinated by an academic responsible and will be published alternating with the Interdisciplinary Colloquia. It will consist of a maximum of five articles, written by specialists in the particular theme of the issue. All papers will be double-blind refereed.

  1. Sociocultural realities

This section includes original articles not associated with a central theme. Its content is miscellaneous and independent of the thematic proposals and colloquia. All papers will be double-blind refereed.

  1. Interviews

This section consists of interviews with researchers and social actors who, in the opinion of the editorial committee, are of interest to the academic community. Interviews may be audio-visual products or transcripts. The publication of this section will be occasional.

  1. Discrepancies

This section of the journal will include critical texts that address anthropological problems and dilemmas facing current situations and realities that are central to the reflections, debates and positions of anthropologists. This section will be published occasionally.

  1. Critical Reviews

This section includes short and critical essays of interest to the social sciences and includes reviews of complete works of an author or a current relevant to the journal, as well as reviews of books, articles, ethnographic videos, anthropological films, art exhibitions, graduate theses and performance.

  1. Multimedia inserts

This section will be open for the publication of different products of ongoing research. It will be published occasionally subject to the availability of material received that is considered relevant. Visual ethnographies/multimedia reports with strong fieldwork support and use of social science frameworks, photo essays, documentary/ethnographic videos, poetry, life histories and oral archives will be accepted. All papers will be double-blind refereed.

Article III. Organization and decision-making bodies

Sole. In order to ensure the operation of the journal, the fulfillment of its purposes and guarantee its periodicity, an Editorial Committee (EC) will be formed, an editor will be appointed and an Academic Advisory Body (CAA) will be formed.

Article IV. Purposes of the Editorial Committee

Sole. The Editorial Committee (EC) is an academic body responsible for:

  1. a) ensure the scientific quality of published articles.
  2. b) to guarantee the adherence of the journal to the requirements it must meet as an academic organ of dissemination
  3. c) establish the editorial policy and ensure its periodicity.

Article V. Functions of the Editorial Committee

Sole. The functions of the EC are

  1. a) to define the content of each issue of the journal.
  2. b) to receive the proposals of articles for publication
  3. c) review and approve the thematic proposals for the section Knowledge and Reasons
  4. d) to carry out a pertinence reading of all the articles
  5. e) designate the reviewers of the articles submitted for consideration
  6. f) on the basis of the opinions, determine whether the articles are fit for publication
  7. g) to receive the second version of the articles submitted for review in which the suggested changes are taken into account and to verify that they have been updated
  8. h) in case of controversy between the author and reviewers, to evaluate the suggestions or conditions indicated in the reviews, taking into account the author's point of view.
  9. i) to evaluate the texts that are not submitted for external opinion
  10. j) to suggest policies for the edition, diffusion and commercialization of the journal.
  11. k) to keep the AAC informed of the progress of the journal, and to incorporate the viewpoints of its members into its discussions
  12. l) to supervise the replacements in the AAC.
  13. m) Resolve situations that have not been foreseen in the rules of procedure.

Article VI. Academic Advisory Body

  1. The journal will have an Academic Advisory Board (CAA) made up of specialists who have belonged to the EC and invited foreign specialists.
  2. The specialists who finish their term in the EC will become part of the AAC.
  3. The EC will propose to the General Direction of CIESAS the names of specialists from foreign academic institutions to be invited to the CAA. The participation of researchers from different specialties will be sought and that there is a balance in terms of regions of origin, especially from Europe, North America and Latin America. Specialists from other continents may be included if appropriate.
  4. The number of CAA will not exceed 28. As those who finish their term in the EC are integrated, those who have more seniority in this body will leave their place, always taking care that there is a number of eight foreign specialists whose duration in this body will be determined by the EC.
  5. The function of the AAC is to oversee the management of the journal, to form part of the referee portfolio and to suggest the extension of this portfolio.
  6. The EC shall send the AAC information on its meetings and decisions, receive its points of view and incorporate them into its discussions.

Article VII. Powers of the editor of the journal.

  1. The director of the journal is responsible for ensuring that the journal is published in accordance with the established criteria and purposes, that it is published in the form and with the determined periodicity; to this end, he/she will respect the agreements of the EC and will be assisted by the Subdirección de Difusión y Publicaciones del CIESAS and its General Directorate.
  2. The director of the journal shall be appointed by the head of the General Directorate based on the following requirements:
  3. a) be a CIESAS researcher
  4. b) have recognized prestige for his or her contributions to the field of knowledge of his or her specialty, for his or her broad links with the scientific community, as well as for his or her prudence and discretion.
  5. In order to fulfill his or her duties, the journal's editor has the following attributions:

 (a) coordinate and follow up the editorial process of each edition of the journal.

  1. b) to organize the work agenda for the EC's sessions
  2. c) to report on the originals submitted for consideration by the EC
  3. d) suggest and promote the best mechanisms for the dissemination of the journal.
  4. For the best performance of its functions, it shall be assisted by two persons who shall support the work related to the journal in general: the person in charge of the editorial functions (editor), and the person in charge of the ordinary management of the journal (assistant).

Article VIII. Editorial Guidelines

Only original articles and reviews that have not been published and that have not been submitted for simultaneous review in other media will be considered for possible publication. Original articles written in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese are accepted, but will only be published in Spanish.

  1. The rules of presentation that articles and reviews must comply with in order to be received are included in the "Instructions for Authors" published in the journal's inserts and web page. This refers to the requirements of article length, formal presentation, required information and citation form.
  2. The publication of articles does not have any cost, nor is there any economic retribution for the author.
  3. The procedure for submitting thematic proposals to the EC consists of submitting in writing a brief and well-founded presentation of the topic to be worked on and its relevance within the anthropological debate, as well as a tentative table of contents.
  4. The journal will acknowledge receipt of the originals upon receipt. The acceptance of each contribution will depend on a pertinence reading and on the confidential opinions made by specialists under the procedure known as double blind. Based on this evaluation, the EC will decide on publication and will inform the authors within a period of less than one year.
  5. When the article is approved, the author must sign a letter of assignment of rights over his/her work in which he/she authorizes CIESAS its printed and electronic dissemination. If an article is not accepted, the author will be informed of the reasons for this decision.
  6. For the selection of the cover design for each issue of the journal, the coordinator of the thematic proposal of the Saberes y razones section, the EC and those responsible for the Subdirección de Difusión y Publicaciones will be consulted. The proposal that obtains the greatest consensus will be approved. The basic design with which the journal is identified may not be changed.
  7. The graphic discourse of each issue of the journal will be in accordance with the section Saberes y razones and will be the responsibility of the editorial team. Proposals from issue coordinators will be accepted if their material is submitted on time and meets the technical requirements of quality and legal permissions to be published.

Article IX. Procedures for the original ruling.

  1. The EC shall designate the examiners of the originals submitted for its consideration.
  2. For the fulfillment of its functions, the EC shall have a portfolio of referees specialized in the disciplines to which the originals refer.
  3. The referees must not belong to the same institution or area of work as the author of the original to be evaluated, nor be his/her thesis director.
  4. Two positive opinions will be required to approve the publication of any original.
  5. In case of opposing opinions, the EC will request a third opinion to resolve the controversy.
  6. If, in the opinion of the EC, an opinion is not satisfactory, a new one shall be requested.
  7. The opinions requested shall consider the following points:
  8. a) Scientific rigor
  9. b) Contribution to the discipline or line of research in question.
  10. c) Quality, both in structure and presentation.
  11. Opinions must clearly define the approval, conditioning or disapproval of the original and must be delivered within a maximum period of three weeks from the receipt of the material.
  12. Once the public versions of the opinions have been delivered to the author, he/she must submit the second version of his/her text in which he/she must have incorporated the corrections, suggestions or observations of the opinions.
  13. In the event that important conditions are established to the evaluated text, the EC will request a comparison of the level of incorporation made by the author in the second version of the original. In order to facilitate this task, the author shall provide the EC with a reasoned statement indicating which points of the opinion were included and which were omitted.
  14. Decisions of the EC shall be taken, preferably, by consensus and, if necessary, by simple majority. In the event of a tie, the editor of the journal shall have the casting vote.