About the Journal
About
post(s)
ISSN: 1390-9797
ISSNe:2631-2670
URL: https://posts.usfq.edu.ec
Focus and reach
post(s) is an annual publication of the College of Communication and Contemporary Arts of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. It reflects on discussions and debates that take place within and between the communicational and artistic fields, both locally and regionally and internationally.
The thematic interests of post(s) are developed between the members of the Editorial Committee and guest editors, which are invited to collaborate with the publication. Each edition emphasizes on professional, artistic and academic praxis -creation is an agglutinating axis of this publication. post(s) publishes academic research texts, and also experimental and performative forms of writing and knowledge production.
The articles are published in Spanish and/or English. In addition, in each issue, there are translations of texts that circulate only in English, and because its relevance to the issue of the edition, the Editorial Committee considers it essential to publish in Spanish and share it within an Spanish-speaking context.
The main audiences of the publication are academic communities interested in post disciplinary research, and a wider public interested in understanding the transformations of contemporary society, seen from a perspective related to critical theories, cultural studies and cultural criticism.
Publishing frequency
post(s) is published once every year in December in print and digitally. Both formats have free access.
Magazine policies
post(s) asks for and publishes articles on empirical and theoretical research, as well as conceptual reflections about professional and creative practices. Each edition proposes a thematic axis whose relevance in contemporary society allows an approach from formal academic writing as well as through creative and artistic activities, it"™s a bridge between theory and praxis.
Each volume is composed of four sections: Akademos, Radar, Link, Videre and Praxis.
Guidelines for each section
- Akademos: academic research about issues proposed by the guest editor. In some occasions, translations of texts that do not circulate in Spanish are included. This section is subject to a blind peer review arbitration process. Words: 10 000 - 15 000.
- Radar: research that acts as a thermometer for transformations or social behavior produced in relation to the main theme of the series. This section is subject to a blind peer review arbitration process. Words: 7 000 - 10 000.
- Videre: essay or visual project done by artists or picked by curators. This section is not subject to arbitration and is done by invitation of the editor. The extension is evaluated according to each proposal.
- Praxis: essays and reflections about artistic praxis written in experimental formats, interviews or first person accounts. These essays are not subject to arbitration and are published by the editors of post(s) discretionally. The extension is evaluated according to each proposal.
Free access policies
post(s) has an open access policy. All articles are immediately available for free after their publication. Articles can be found and downloaded at https://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/posts/i. If shared, we ask for the proper citations following the recommendations located at the beginning of each article.
post(s) is a non profits publication, fully funded by Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
post(s) adheres to the Declaración de México a favor del ecosistema Latinoamericano de Acceso Abierto No Comercial.
Submission policies
post(s) has an open access policy and it is not a for-profit publication. Therefore, there is no monetary charge for the submission and publication of articles. Information for authors that want to propose an article is available in the section Guide for Authors.
Verification of originality
The Editorial Committee at post(s) verifies the originality of the articles using Turnitin, an anti plagiarism software that evaluates the article doing a similarity percentage comparison with other articles published online.
Evaluation policies
For article selection, the Editorial Committee of post(s) puts texts through an evaluation and arbitrage process done via blind peer review. All articles must be original, unpublished and must not be simultaneously evaluated by other publication. The estimate time between reception (January-June) and publication (December) is 8 months.
Broadly speaking, the evaluation process is the following:
Articles are received via the OJS platform within a timeframe established by the annual call for papers. Submissions must respect the publication norms of the magazine (APA style) and authors must accept the conditions of the Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Submissions are firstly reviewed by the Editorial Committee and, if considered adequate to the proposed theme and adjusted to the norms set by the magazine, they pass on to peer review. The Editorial Committee has the right to turn down articles considered not pertinent. Originality, pertinence to the call, clarity in expression, methodological discussion, results, conclusions and reflections that the article proposes or sparks will be held in consideration.
Accepted articles are sent to readers for the blind peer review process. Readers will be academics external to the Committee with knowledge of the proposed theme. Anonymously they will determine if the article is:
- Publishable without modifications or with minor modifications.
- Publishable with previous revision.
- Publishable with profound revision.
- Not publishable.
Delivery time for results may vary according to the volume of texts received. Authors will get process updates and answers regarding the decisions taken by the evaluators. In case of discrepancies between both evaluators, articles will be sent to a third one. Once discrepancies have been cleared, decisions will not be subject to appeals. Deadlines to make corrections/modifications will be evaluated with each author. Once the correction deadline expires, articles are sent for style and design correction.
Collaboration conditions
- All articles must be original, unpublished and must not appear on any other publication. Likewise they must not be evaluated simultaneously in other publications.
- Authors are responsible of the contents of their articles.
- The Editorial Committee of post(s), after forwarding the article for peer review and in accordance with the recommendations given (which will be handed to the author in a report) will reserve the right to publish the article and to pick the section in which it will be published.
- post(s) reserves the right to make the style corrections it deems convenient without altering the contents of the article.
More information in the section Author Guidelines.
Editorial process
- Articles are received between January and June of each year.
- The magazine is published once a year in December.
- Articles will be sent to the OJS platform.
- Articles must be unpublished and must not be simultaneously evaluated by other publication.
- Articles in Spanish or English in Word are accepted.
- Writings must observe APA style norms.
- Images must have 300 dpi resolution, size A4. post(s) reserves the right to set layout design and select images.
- Charts or graphics must be included in the text in adequate order with title, sequence number and source.
- The first page of the article must include:
- Title (85 characters including spaces in English and Spanish)
- Author information, academic degree, institutional affiliation, email.
- A 500 characters (included spaces) abstract in English and Spanish.
- Three to five keywords (in English and Spanish).
- Text (without evidence of identity or institutional affiliations).
Copyright and intellectual property
post(s) is a publication of the College of Communication and Contemporary Arts of Universidad San Francisco de Quito and USFQ Press. Authorship rights are property of the authors of each article.
All the content of the publication, except when indicated otherwise, is published under Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Commercial use of the publication or of its possible spin off works is forbiden. Every article must be cited using the recommendation of the citations label. This is a summary and not a substitute of the license. To read all the details regarding terms and conditions of the current license, visit this link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode
Archive policies
post(s) is preserved in the digital repository and in the library of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. The complete collection of the magazine is uploaded in PDF format in the magazine accounts in Academia and www.archive.org.
Additionally, this magazine uses the LOCKSS system for conservation and restoration purposes.
Author Self-Archiving Policy
This journal allows and encourages authors to publish articles submitted to the journal on their personal websites or in institutional repositories, both before and after the publication in this journal, as long as they provide bibliographic information that certifies the publication in this journal.
Ethics code in research and publication
post(s) is subject to the Honor and Coexistence Code of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito with emphasis on the Title II: Research and Creation Ethics where researchers rights and responsibilities are detailed, along with conflict resolution protocols. https://www.usfq.edu.ec/sobre_la_usfq/codigo_de_honor/Documents/codigo_honor.pdf
post(s) shares the principles of the Declaration on Research Assessment, DORA.
About the authors
To participate in the editorial processes of post(s), it is expected that, previously to the proposal submission, authors:
- Accept submission policies, publication norms, rights declaration and ethical practices in research and publication.
- Declare that their proposal is original, unpublished and has not been sent for evaluation simultaneously to other magazines.
- Acknowledge and respect the intellectual property of others in the selected sources. This means correct citation of references used for your proposal. post(s) uses APA citations format.
- Avoid fraudulent gathering of materials for your research, this means, the magazine does not accept proposals obtained though plagiarism.
- Acknowledge the participation of co-authors and collaborators in their proposals.
About peer evaluation
To participate in the editorial processes of post(s) as peer evaluators, its is expected that reviewers or evaluators:
- Declare if they know the author of the proposal up for review, infringing the blind peer review rules.
- Acknowledge if conflicts of interest arise related to the proposal up for review that may result in the loss of impartiality to perform the evaluation.
- Render their evaluations before the expiration of the deadline set by the editor of the publication using the magazine´s rubric. Evaluations have four possible outcomes: 1. Publishable without modifications or with minor modifications; 2. Publishable with previous revision; 3. Publishable with profound revision and 4. Not publishable.
- In the case of the acceptance of the publication with modifications or additional reviews, authors will receive the comments made by evaluators, always respecting the blind arbitrage system.
About the Editor and the Editorial Committee
The editorial team at post(s) is the first evaluation filter for all proposals. Their first review determines the acceptance, revision or rejection of submissions. Additionally, the editorial team is in charge of selecting peer evaluators for each article. Guest editors, together with the editorial team, determine the themes for each issue. The Editorial Committee guarantees the quality of the magazine, share the call for papers and oversee compliance with the magazine´s policies.