FAQ
What is Perseitas?
Perseitas is an academic journal of continuous publication and open access funded by the Universidad Católica Luis Amigó, an institution that takes care of all the costs of editorial production, publication and dissemination.
What are the themes and contents published in Perseitas?
Perseitas aims to disseminate, in digital form, research, theoretical reflections and systematizations that revolve around philosophy and theology or that address religious, historical, literary, social, political or aesthetic problems from humanistic studies. Likewise, Perseitas is open to the reception of both those humanistic studies that are based on a tradition -that of the respective disciplines- and emerging studies that update and propose new and critical perspectives on this tradition.
Which Journal Indexing Systems, databases and catalogs does Perseitas belong to?
Perseitas is indexed in Emerging Source Citation Index (Clarivate), Scopus, Scimago and Publindex (Minciencias | Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación de Colombia).
It also belongs to several databases, catalogs and indexes:
EBSCO Host
REDIB | Red Iberoamericana de Innovación y Conocimiento Científico
MIAR
Mir@bel
The Philosopher's Index
Dialnet
GALE
ATLA
EuroPub
Biblat
Yo soy UCO
Redalyc | Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y el Caribe, España y Portugal
DOAJ | Directory of Open Access Journals
World Cat
Sherpa | Romeo
Journals & Authors
Google académico
UNC | University of North Carolina
Cornell University Library
The University of Tennessee | Chattanooga
Western Theological Seminary
CRUE | Catálogo de la Red de Bibliotecas Universitarias y Actualidad Iberoamericana
For more information, you can access the Index tab.
What is the Citation and Reference Manual to which authors must adhere?
Perseitas follows the citation and reference standards established by the American Psychological Association (APA) in its Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition, translated into Spanish by Manual Moderno as Manual de publicaciones American Psychological Association, Cuarta Edición.
Resources:
Cápsulas APA (Resource developed by the team of the Fondo Editorial Universidad Católica Luis Amigó only available in Spanish)
What is the opening date of the call for papers?
Perseitas is a journal of continuous publication, therefore, we deliver annually to our readers a volume corresponding to January-December. Our call for original manuscripts is permanent.
What is the suggested length for articles?
The document should have a minimum of 9 pages and a maximum of 25, excluding the list of references.
What are the requirements for submitting an article?
Please go to the Guidelines for Authors tab.
Where can I download Perseitas articles?
Journal articles can be downloaded from the Archives and Current tabs in PDF, HTML and XML format.
In what languages is the journal published?
We publish articles in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Who can publish?
Articles are welcome from authors with a completed academic level of master's degree, doctorate and postdoctorate (equivalent foreign degrees).
The journal will not publish more than one article by the same author(s) per volume; furthermore, the author(s) who have published in a volume must wait a minimum period of one year to submit a new original manuscript.
In order to ensure institutional exogamy, the publication of texts by authors external to the Universidad Católica Luis Amigó will prevail, without this taking precedence over the quality of the content.
Does the journal charge authors for publication?
No. Perseitas is financed by Universidad Católica Luis Amigó, an institution that takes care of all editorial production, publication and dissemination costs.
Does Perseitas have thematic volumes or dossiers?
No. Our volumes are composed of diverse topics related to the humanities (philosophy, theology and related areas) in each issue.
