Editorial Policy

 

The journal accepts manuscripts previously deposited in a non-commercial preprint server, such as SciELO Preprints or Zenodo, as long as they are not simultaneously submitted for peer review in another journal.

 

The article submitted to História (São Paulo) goes through an evaluation process that consists of the following stages:

 

1. a Desk Review carried out by the Editor-in-Chief, who analyses the article's suitability for História (São Paulo)'s editorial policy and editorial standards, and rejects it if it is unsuitable. At this stage, a similarity analysis is also carried out using iThenticate's Similarity Check, which uses Turnitin.

 

2) Once the article has passed this initial screening (Desk Review), the external review process begins, at which point the article is sent to one of the Associate Editors, who analyses the relevance and contribution of the text. If appropriate, the Associate Editor then forwards the manuscript to at least two peer reviewers in a double-blind review system, chosen on the basis of their expertise in the field.

 

3) The reviews serve as the basis for the editorial decision, and the Editorial Board reserves the right to publish or reject the submissions. After the opinions have been issued via the journal's specific form, the authors are informed of the editorial decision, which can be of five types:

a) Approve

b) Minor Revision

c) Major Revision

d) Reject

e) Submit to another journal

 

(4) In the case of a request for Minor Revision (b) or Major Revision (c), the authors have 15 days or 30 days, respectively, from the date the editorial decision is sent, to make the requested changes. The new version of the text must be written using Word's Change Control feature or similar, and the author must send a Letter to the Editor in a separate file explaining how the requested changes were made and, if they were not made, the justification for doing so. Once the authors have sent in the new, corrected version, the Associate Editor responsible for conducting the evaluation checks the requested changes and decides whether to reject or approve the article.

 

(5) In the case of results a), d) or e), the process then returns to the Editor-in-Chief, who is responsible for making the final decision and informing the authors.

 

6) Once the manuscript has been approved, it is sent for standardisation, revision and layout.

História (São Paulo) has three types of peer review:

1. double-blind peer review: in this modality, authors and referees do not know each other's identity.

2. single-blind peer review: in this modality, the authors reveal their identity, but the referees remain anonymous.

3. open peer review: in this modality, authors and referees know each other's identity.

 

The standard form of evaluation adopted by the journal is double-blind. However, in the case of preprints, it is not possible to guarantee the anonymity of the authors, so the evaluation can be single-blind or open.

 

História (São Paulo) encourages authors to deposit their data in open access repositories to share data, codes and other materials resulting from their research. It recommends reading the following documents produced by SciELO:

● Guide for promoting the openness, transparency and reproducibility of research published by SciELO journals.

Guide to citing research data

● List of repositories for depositing research data

 

 

História (São Paulo) does not charge any fees for publishing articles, critical introductions to sources or documents, interviews and reviews; access to all its content is entirely free.

 

 

In the event of misconduct, História (São Paulo) adopts a strict stance of investigation and transparency, with the retraction or correction of the article when necessary. Among the main measures the journal adopts to deal with ethical issues and misconduct are: rigorous evaluation; investigation of allegations (according to established protocols, based on COPE guidelines); confidentiality and impartiality; transparency and clear communication.

Retraction of articles is an extreme measure, taken only when it is confirmed that a published article contains incorrect information or has been affected by ethical misconduct, such as plagiarism, data manipulation or serious errors that jeopardise the credibility of the study. The retraction policy follows the best practices of SciELO and COPE, ensuring that the integrity of scientific publication is maintained, preserving the trust of readers and the academic community. 

The journal also adopts other forms of correction when necessary, in accordance with SciELO's errata and addendum guidelines; in order to ensure that errors are corrected in a transparent and responsible manner. If an article contains minor or non-compromising errors, the journal will publish an erratum to correct this information. When there is a need to add relevant information to already published content, but without modifying the original content, the journal may publish an addendum.

História (São Paulo) follows the guidelines set out in the Good Practice Guide for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publishing, which emphasises the importance of ethical, transparent and responsible publishing. The guide provides guidelines on how to deal with issues such as: plagiarism; conflict of interest; fair and impartial peer review.

 

 

Conflicts of interest can be of a personal, commercial, political, academic or financial nature. Conflicts of interest can occur when authors, reviewers or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for considering and disclosing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. If there are any conflicts of interest, even in environmental matters, the author(s) must disclose this in a separate document, purchased and attached to the submission platform: Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest.

 

 

História (São Paulo) uses Ithenticate's Similarity Check service, which employs the similarity detection tool Turnitin.

After submitting the manuscript on the Open Journal System (OJS) platform, all the texts are checked against the rules set out in the "Submissions" section and analysed by the editor-in-chief as to whether they meet the scope of the journal. The next step is to submit all the articles to Ithenticate's Similarity Check system using the Turnitin tool. If any problems are found, the editor-in-chief will contact the authors to ask for formal explanations of any doubts that have arisen during the evaluation of the manuscript's similarity. With the results and any explanations received, it will be up to the Editor-in-Chief, together with the Editorial Board, to decide on the procedures regarding the manuscript.

This is an important procedure for guaranteeing good practice in scientific publishing, as well as contributing to the excellence of the knowledge disseminated by the journal.

 

 

História (São Paulo) follows the guidelines of the SciELO Network's Guide to the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools and Resources in Research Communication and presents the guidelines below:

The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the journal's editorial process: the editor and/or any member of the editorial team must not load a submitted manuscript or any part of it into a generative AI tool. Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies should not be used by the editor to assist in the evaluation or decision-making process of a manuscript.

The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the peer review process: when a researcher is invited to give an opinion on another researcher's article, the manuscript must be treated as a confidential document. Reviewers must not load a submitted manuscript or any part of it into a generative AI tool. This confidentiality requirement extends to the review, as it may contain confidential information about the manuscript and/or the authors. For this reason, reviewers should not load their review into an AI tool, even if it is only to improve language or comprehension.

 

The editorial team of História (São Paulo), as well as the authors who publish in the journal, must always observe the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines. The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of guidelines for reporting sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, results and interpretation of findings. In addition, História (São Paulo) observes the gender equity policy in the formation of its editorial board.

 

Authors must attach a statement of approval from the ethics committee of the institution responsible for approving the research, if applicable.

 

 

Authors of articles published by História (São Paulo) retain the copyright of their work, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4 licence. 0, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited.

 

The content of articles and reviews published in História (São Paulo) is the absolute and exclusive responsibility of their authors. By submitting an article to História (São Paulo), the author allows the right to publish approved and published articles to be automatically transferred to the journal, allowing the article to be published in this journal and shared with acknowledgement of its authorship.

All the content of the journal and the articles published by História (São Paulo), except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY 4.0 licence. Authors of articles published by História (São Paulo) retain the copyright of their work by licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution licence, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited.

História (São Paulo) encourages authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts, publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories and academic social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, as long as the full citation to the journal's website version is included.

 

 

The publication of História (São Paulo) receives support from:

Paulista State University, Pro-Rectory of Research (UNESP - PROPe)

Postgraduate Programme in History (UNESP)

National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)

Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)

São Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP)