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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Articles

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Film reviews | Críticas de cine

If you are interested in writing a review of a documentary from and/or about Latin America and the Caribbean, recently released (in the past two years), please submit a brief proposal to our film review editors Dr. Emiel Martens (e.s.martens@uva.nl) and Débora Póvoa (povoa@eshcc.eur.nl). Please include the title of the documentary, its director(s) and producer(s), the reason why you want to review the film and a short bio (including your experience, university or institution, work or private address, and email address).

Film reviews should be submitted in English and have a length of 800 to 1,000 words. Once a proposal is approved, the film reviewer will receive specific guidelines on how to structure and template the review. Once the review is completed, the (Word) document should be submitted by e-mail to both editors.

There are no specific deadlines. After the review has been accepted and the author has checked the proofs, ERLACS publishes the content online. The film review will then also appear in ERLACS’ two ongoing issues: January-June and July-December. Each review will have its own DOI (digital object identifier) number.

Book Reviews | Reseñas

If you are interested in writing a book review, please contact  Book Review Editor Dr Christien Klaufus, reviews@cedla.nl.

Please include your experience, university or institution, work or private address, and email address. You may also recommend a book to be reviewed that pertains to the social sciences and history of Latin America in a broad sense.  

Book reviews can be submitted in either English or Spanish, and should have a length of 800 to 1000 words. Please include the following elements in your review: a very brief description of the book's nature and structure, a summary of the book's main arguments, and your opinion about the book's main contributions and flaws. The review should be submitted by e-mail. All book reviews are screened for their suitability.

ERLACS is publishing content soon after it is ready in two ongoing issues: January-June and July-December. For book reviews, this means that each one will be published individually in the online Book Review section soon after the author has checked the proofs. Each review will have its own DOI (digital object identifier) number. For authors of book reviews, this also means that there is no specific deadline, and at the same time, the review will be made available to a broad public much sooner.

ERLACS also publishes review essays. These essays handle three to six recently published books within the context of one theme, and are from 2000 to 5000 words in length, depending on the number of books included. All review essays are screened for their suitability. If you are interested in writing a review essay, please contact the Book Review Editor: reviews@cedla.nl.  

List of books for review 

¿Quiere escribir una reseña?

Si quisiera escribir una reseña de un libro para ERLACS, póngase en contacto con Book Review Editor Dra Christien Klaufus, reviews@cedla.nl. 

Por favor incluya su experiencia, universidad o institución, dirección privada o de su trabajo, sin olvidar su dirección de correo electrónico. También puede recomendar libros sobre ciencias sociales e historia de América Latina, en un sentido amplio, para su revisión. La reseña se debe enviar por correo electrónico. Todos los reseños están sujetos a una evaluación.

Las reseñas de libros se aceptan tanto en inglés como en español y pueden tener una extensión mínima de 800 palabras y máxima de 1000 palabras. Se ruega incluir los siguientes elementos en la reseña: una descripción muy breve sobre la naturaleza y la estructura del libro, un resumen de los principales argumentos del libro y una opinión personal sobre las principales contribuciones y defectos del libro.

ERLACS publica contenido en dos números continuos: enero-junio y julio-diciembre. Para las reseñas de libros, esto significa que cada una será publicada individualmente en la sección de reseñas de libros una vez que el autor haya revisado las pruebas. Cada reseña recibirá un DOI (digital object identifier) individual.  Para los autores de reseñas, esto también significa que no tendrán una fecha límite específica, y al mismo tiempo, la reseña se hará disponible mucho antes y para un público más amplio.

ERLACS también publica ensayos reseña. Estos ensayos abarcan entre tres y seis libros recién publicados dentro del contexto de un mismo tema y tienen una extensión mínima de 2000 palabras y máxima de 5000 palabras, dependiendo del número de libros incluidos. Todos los ensayos reseño están sujetos a una evaluación. Si le interesa escribir un ensayo reseña, póngase en contacto con Book Review Editor: reviews@cedla.nl.  

Lista de libros para reseña

Special Collection | Colección Especial

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Review Essays | Ensayos de reseña

ERLACS also publishes film review essays. These essays handle 3 to 6 films within the context of one theme, and are 2000 to 5000 words in length, depending on the number of films included. All review essays are also screened for their suitability. If you are interested in writing a film review essay you can also contact our film review editors, Emiel Martens and Débora Póvoa.

Explorations | Exploraciones

The section called “Explorations” is a fast-track publication meant as a niche in which emergent themes are presented and new debates are stimulated. The contributions to this section should comply with normal academic requirements, and more importantly, should be innovative, thought-provoking and pointing toward new directions of research. Thus, contributions should be brief and incisive. They are shorter than regular articles, contain fewer references, and have clear and articulate conclusions (maximum 4000 words including notes and references).

Editorial

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Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-4.0 International (CC BY-4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process.

Authors are explicitly encouraged to deposit their published article in their institutional repository.

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