Information For Authors

The Journal Temas Sociais of the Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário de Lisboa and the LusoGlobe Research Centre is a scientific journal that aims to disseminate original research, theoretical elaboration or thematic balance.

It publishes articles in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French by authors from various countries, with a frequency of two issues per year.

Submissions are subject to independent evaluation on an anonymous basis by two experts in the field.

The papers comply with the Journal's policy on privacy, copyright, ethical principles and submission conditions.

To submit your work, you need to register on the Journal's platform https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/temassociais/user/register, and, if you are already registered, you can submit your work at https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/temassociais/about/submissions 

Authors should consult the conditions for submission, with the rules and policy for publication in the Journal - https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/temassociais/about/submissions#authorGuidelines 

Open Access Policy:

The Journal facilitates free, immediate access to its contents to encourage the exchange of knowledge at a global level.

By submitting their work, the author(s) authorise the publication and dissemination of their work and are responsible for its content.

Code of Ethics:

The Journal is a digital tool that allows knowledge to be disseminated in a globalised society where technology, communication and information occupy a prominent place. The publication promotes equal opportunities facilitated by knowledge. To this end, the Journal is committed to the content it publishes, adopting a code of ethics based on the following principles:

  1. The texts received must be original, solely authored by the author(s) and unpublished, i.e. they must not have been previously published, broadcast or sent to another publication.
  2. Authors are responsible for requesting any authorisations necessary for the publication of their texts, with the respective reference to the sources consulted.
  3. Papers funded by an organisation must be authorised to publish the results.
  4. All articles received will be reviewed by the plagiarism detection tool in force at Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário de Lisboa.
  5. The articles received will be evaluated by two experts in the field, guaranteeing the anonymity of the author(s) and the evaluators.
  6. Papers involving people as the research subject must obtain informed consent from all of them, with strict respect for the confidentiality of personal data and, if necessary, the decision of the Ethics Committee.
  7. The list of authors should only include those who contributed intellectually to the preparation of the work, i.e., who participated in the design and execution of the research, wrote and analysed the results, and approved the final version of the text.