Focus and Scope
REVER: Revista de Estudos da Religião is a biannual publication. Its objectives are to inform about current research and provide a meta-theoretical discussion on religion, especially in Brazil but not strict to it. REVER intends to connect international academic debate and are open to authors from other countries.
Section Policies
Thematic sections
We only accept papers for the thematic sections that are within the submission deadline.
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Intercâmbio
Papers whose subject matter does not fit into the thematic sections should be submitted in this section.Subsídios
This section only publishes theoretical and methodological articles on the scientific study of religion and texts for teaching the scientific study of religion.
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Fórum
This section aims to present interviews, opinion articles, reports of academic events, and dialogues of interest to the scholars of religion.
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Book Reviews
Books reviewed must contain ISBN and page numbering. We prioritize recently published books (last two years) relevant to the study of religion, and the review must explain why the work is essential to the study of religion.
Reviews should not exceed 2,000 words. The editorial committee may not authorize texts that exceed these limits.
Reviews should have as title the full name of the author(s) of the book, the full title of the volume, the edition number of the work, the city of the publisher, the name of the publisher, and the year the work was released. Besides, it is necessary to contain the ISBN and the total number of pages of the book.
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Peer Review Process
We have an evaluation policy divided into two stages. First, we evaluate the application of the journal's norms. Second, at least two consultants evaluate the paper's argument. The journal's editorial board does the first stage of evaluation. Expert consultants make the second one, following the criteria for blind evaluation. Authors may receive requests for the adequacy of articles in both phases. The first stage's adequacy does not guarantee that the article will be approved during the second evaluation stage. Papers may take longer to be evaluated, given the number of reports we receive. The names of the evaluators are made available in the presentation of each issue published by REVER.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides free access to its content, adhering to the principle that freely sharing scientific knowledge with the public contributes to a greater global democratization of knowledge.
Publication Fees
We do not charge any fees for publishing or reading articles.
Copyrighting and Archiving
This journal uses the CreativeCommons CC BY-NC system, which authorizes the sharing of content, as long as the use is non-commercial and the original authors are mentioned. The author retain the copyright and publishing rights of their originals without restriction.
Also, we use the LOCKSS system to create an archive system distributed among the participating libraries and create permanent journal archives for preservation and restoration.
The journal has no repository policy.
Plagiarism Detection
Every article submitted to us undergoes scrutiny through plagiarism detection tools, including checks to determine if the texts were composed with the assistance of artificial intelligence. Following the recommendations from the 2017 editors' forum of the Brazilian National Association of Postgraduate Programs in Religion Studies, hosted by the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, our journal enforces a strict policy that limits self-plagiarism in submitted manuscripts to no more than 20%.
Conflict of Interest Policy
A conflict of interest is anything that interferes or could reasonably be perceived as interfering with the complete and objective presentation, drafting of opinions, making editorial decisions, or publishing articles submitted to REVER. Such conflicts may be financial, professional, or personal and may arise concerning an institution, organization, or other people.
The declaration of all possible conflicts of interest is a requirement of REVER. It is an integral part of our transparency. The existence of a match will not necessarily lead to the article being denied by the journal. However, failure to declare may result in the immediate rejection of a manuscript. From 2021 onwards, if an unreported conflict of interest is identified after publication, REVER will take action according to COPE guidelines and issue a public notice in the Forum section.
What to declare?
Everyone involved in the publishing process, including authors, referees, reviewers, and editors, must declare all potential conflicts of interest within five years of conducting the research under consideration or preparing the article for publication.
At the time of submission, authors should list all conflicts of interest relevant to the submitted research. Examples may include: (1) Names of all funding sources and their role in the project's design, the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, the writing of the paper, and/or the decision to submit the article for publication. (2) If the authors have served or are serving on the editorial board of REVER. (3) If they have acted as an expert witness in legal proceedings relevant to the subject matter. (4) Whether they are or have been part of any group that would benefit from the article's publication.
Financial conflicts of interest
Include, but are not limited to:
- Ownership of shares related to the subject matter.
- Paid employment or consulting related to the subject.
- Being a paid leader of the subject matter.
- Patent applications (pending or current), including individual applications or those belonging to the institution the authors are affiliated with and from which the authors may benefit.
- Receipt of research grants (from any source, restricted or unrestricted).
- Receipt of travel grants and/or honoraria to speak on the subject or participate in events.
Receipt of gifts.
Other conflicts of interest
Include, but are not limited to:
- Being a religious adherent of the object.
- Being an adherent of a religion that takes a public position on the subject.
- Acting as an expert witness related to the subject matter.
- Participation in an advisory board connected to the subject matter.
- Relationship (paid or unpaid) with organizations, associations, societies, political parties, NGOs, or institutions that have any relation to the object.
- Personal relationships (e.g., friend, spouse, family member, supporter, former supporter, adversary) with individuals mentioned in the article, or with persons involved in submitting or evaluating an article, such as authors, referees, reviewers editors, or editorial board members.
- Personal convictions (political, religious, ideological, or others) related to the subject that may interfere with the impartial publication process.
The editorial board of REVER will consider all conflicts of interest during the evaluation process, ensuring that any relevant information is declared in the published article. REVER does not use referees who have conflicts of interest with the author or the object of the submitted paper.
Author Guidelines
1. We receive unpublished texts in Portuguese, English, or Spanish.
2. Articles with theological or philosophical bias should be submitted to a journal of theology/philosophy. To consider whether an article is theologically biased or not, we adopt the technical distinction between emic and etic discourse. See the example below:
Example of an emic text (outside the scope of REVER):
"Layman designates anyone who is not part of the Church's government, that is, who does not belong to the clergy. A distinction already present in the Ancient Church, layman designates the baptized person, who is sanctified and gratified by Divine Grace. A layman is not only a subject of the Church. Consequently, they have an active role and responsibility as part of the holy people of God. They must bear witness to divine grace, since it is, in Christ, the victorious Redemption of the world and all men."Example of an etic text on the same subject (within the scope of REVER):
"Layman comes from the Latin "laicus" (unconsecrated), which in turn comes from the ancient Greek "laikós" (of people), adopted in early Christianity to refer to anyone who was not part of the clergy. It is largely a theological term. However, it is possible to extend the distinction between initiated and uninitiated to other confessions. Thus, a possible non-theological definition would be: a layman is any member of a religious community who has not the responsibility of fulfilling the priestly functions appropriate to the clergy or ordained ministers."
3. The texts must be submitted via the journal’s webpage, following the submission steps. We do not accept submissions via e-mail.
4. When submitting a new paper, one must register the name and surname of all its authors. We accept texts with a maximum of four co-authorships.
5. All authors must have an ORCID (available for free at http://orcid.org).
6. In the author’s “Biography,” insert the highest degree and the current institutional bond. When mentioning the highest degree, also inform in which institution the title was acquired. E.g., Doctor of Study of Religion (PUC-SP). Professor of Study of Religion at UFJF.
7. The texts must be in DOCX or DOC.
8. Page layout should be A4 paper, portrait orientation, justified alignment, Times New Roman 12 font, 1.5 line spacing. The upper and lower margins should be 2.5 cm. The right and left margins should be 3.0 cm.
9. Long direct quotations should be in Times New Roman 10, single line spacing, and indentation of 4 cm from the left margin.
10. The articles must follow the following sequence: Title // Translated title // Abstract // Keywords // Translated abstract // Translated keywords // Introduction // Text with subsections // Conclusion // References.
11. The title of the article should be in bold upper case. If the article is written in Portuguese, the title must be translated into English, in italic upper case. If the article is written in Spanish or English, the title should be translated into Portuguese, in italic upper case.
12. The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should not contain quotations. The summary shall have the purpose of the article, its methodology, the data, and an overview of the analyses carried out. Keywords should be separated by a period. Use 3 to 6 keywords. If the article is written in Portuguese, the abstract should be translated into English. If the article is written in English or Spanish, the abstract should be translated into Portuguese.
13. The terms “Religionswissenschaft,” “Study of religion(s),” and “Religious studies” must be translated as “ciência da religião” in Portuguese. The terms “scholar of religion(s)” and “Religionswissenschaftler” must be translated as “cientista da religião” in Portuguese.
14. Do not use automatic Internet translators to translate the title, the abstract, and the keywords of your paper.
15. The name(s) of the author(s) should not appear in the document sent for evaluation. Also, information identifying the authors must be taken from the properties of the DOCX. If the manuscript has ways to identify the authorship in the body of the text, this may justify the refusal of the work by the evaluation committee.
16. Original articles should have 3,650 to 7,350 words, including figures, tables, and references. Reports and comments should have up to 3.650 words. The editorial committee may not authorize texts that exceed these limits.
19. Footnotes should be avoided as much as possible. If footnotes are used, they should have no more than three lines. Footnotes should not be used for references. Do not use the footnotes to list Internet sources. This information should be included in the list of references at the end of the article, like any other bibliographic source. Due to our magazine layout, we do not accept footnotes in tables or figures. The editorial committee may reject articles with excessive footnotes or omit some of the footnotes.
20. If the article does not contain references from the last five years, one must justify why works from the previous five years is not part of the state-of-the-art.
21. Only the citations that appear in the text should be listed in the references. References to authors should be made throughout the text in lower case, in the following model: (Last name, year, page); Ex.: (Berger, 1992, p. 65). Two or three authors in the same work must have the authors' names separated by a comma or semicolon instead of "and" or "&." Do not use the upper-case model. In the case of titles of the same author published in the same year, add lowercase letters in alphabetical order after the indication of the year, e.g. (Desroche, 2015a), (Desroche, 2015b), etc. In the case of titles with the same surname published in the same year but from different authors, add the first letter of the given name, e.g. (M. Costa, 2016), (L. Costa, 2016).
22. All direct quotations must be in the same language as the article. If the article is written in English and the quote is in German, the author must provide a personal translation of the excerpt, placing the information "our translation."
23. Direct quotations with emphasis (italic, bold, etc.) must specify if it was initially made by the cited author (author's emphasis) or if it is highlighted by the author of the submitted article (our emphasis).
24. Do not use the following Latin expressions: opus citatum / opere citato / op. cit. / ibidem / ibid. / idem / id. / loco citato / loc. cit.
25. Articles should not have headings or epigraphs. If the manuscript is accepted by the reviewers and it contains epigraphs, they will be excluded.
26. Use italics for emphasis. Never use underlining or bold for emphasis. Use emphasis sparingly. Paragraphs full of italics may not be edited this way in the final layout process of the journal.
Always use italics: names of works (e.g., book names), scientific names from biology (e.g., Homo sapiens), and foreign words.
Never use italics: place names, proper names, ethnic names, and language names. Pejorative terms should be written in quotation marks instead of italic.
Optional: in occasional emphases and to highlight some central idea in a thesis (e.g., the term "methodological agnosticism" in Smart's theory, or the term "capital" in Marx's theory). In the latter case, however, only the first occurrence should be italicized.
27. To quote participants' statements in case of surveys, open questionnaires or interviews, follow the model: (Last name, personal interview, date). You may use codenames to ensure the anonymity of sources — e.g. (Interviewee1, personal interview, 2019). The interviews must be marked with the information "personal interview" if the authors of the article did them, or they must be marked as "interviewed by Last Name" if the authors of the present manuscript took the information from another source. Only in the latter case, the interview source must be listed in the reference list at the end of the article. If the same person was interviewed several times in the same year, to differentiate the dates of interviews, write the complete abbreviated date — e.g.(Interviewee1, personal interview, 1 feb. 2019).
28. Do not use "man" as synonyms to all the human race.
29. Figures and tables must contain the source from which they were taken, the title above the figure/table, source below. If the authors themselves prepared the figures or tables, use "Source: Prepared by the author(s) (year)." Regarding the Brazilian Federal Law 9.610 of February 19, 1998, authors may not insert images they do not own the copyright. This includes images from books not yet in the public domain and websites in general unless the authors have written permission for such reproduction. Photos can only be inserted if the authors have created them or have permission from the photographer, who is the copyright holder. If an article is approved and contains images that violate the Brazilian Federal Law, such images will be removed from the article in the layout process.
30. The list of references at the end of the text should appear with a single space between the lines and strictly follow the models below.
Book: ex: BERGER, Peter. O dossel sagrado: elementos para uma teoria sociológica da religião. São Paulo: Paulus, 1985.
Book editor: ex: TEIXEIRA, Faustino; MENEZES, Renata (Org.). As religiões no Brasil: continuidades e rupturas. Petrópolis: Vozes, 2006.
Book chapter: ex.: MONTERO, Paula. Religiões e dilemas da sociedade brasileira. In: MICELI, Sergio (Org.). O que ler na ciência social brasileira. v. 1. São Paulo: Sumaré; Brasília: ANPOCS/CAPES, 1999, pp.327-367.
Article: ex.: SANCHIS, P. Inculturação? Da cultura à identidade, um itinerário político no campo religioso: o caso dos agentes de pastoral negros. Religião e sociedade, v. 20, n. 2, Rio de Janeiro, p.55-72, 1999.
Dissertation or thesis: ex: RADÜNZ, Roberto. A terra da liberdade: o protestantismo luterano em Santa Cruz do Sul no século XIX. 120f. Tese (Doutorado em História), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, 2003.
Maganizes: ex: TOURAINE, Alain. O recuo do islamismo político. Folha de São Paulo, São Paulo, 23 set., 2001, Mais!, p.13.
When the authorship is unknown, make the entry by the title. Do not use the terms "Anonymous" or "Author unknown."
Magazines without declared authorship: LA FAMILIA es una maravilla. El Siglo, Ciudad de Panamá, 21 nov. 2018. Curiosidades. Disponível em: <http://elsiglo.com.pa/curiosidades/familia-maravilla/24093592>. Acesso em: 17 dez. 2020.Proceedings: ex: USARSKI, Frank. O pesquisador como benfeitor? Reflexões sobre os equívocos da ciência prática da religião e sua alternativa. In: SEMINÁRIO DE CIÊNCIA DA RELIGIÃO APLICADA, 2., 2018, São Paulo. Anais...
Sites: ex: SBNAT; ABRANA; APANAT. Diretrizes curriculares nacionais do curso de graduação em Naturologia. 2017. Disponível em: <http://www.naturologia.org.br/diretrizescurriculares/>. Acesso em: 21 set. 2018.
Blogs: TESSLER, Leandro R. Naturebologia. Cultura científica, Campinas, 13 abr. 2008. Disponível em: <http://ccientifica.blogspot.com.br/2008/04/naturebologia.html>. Acesso em: 26 set. 2017.
Laws: SANTA CATARINA. Decreto nº. 5.572, de 27 de agosto de 2002. Reconhece curso de educação superior. PUB DOSC, Florianópolis, p. 3, 2002.
YouTube videos: ZDEBSKYI, Janaina. Prostituição sagrada. 2017. Disponível em: <https://youtu.be/ZqVEo314BWY>. Acesso em: 18 jun. 2019.
The Editorial Board reserves the right to point out corrections and necessary complementations. We may return it to the authors for due adaptation. The text is sent to an external reviewer for evaluation only after this step.
