About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Teoliteraria (Journal of Literatures and Theologies) was a semesterly publication that became quadrimestral since 2019, forming part of the Graduate Program in Theology at Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUCSP) and of the Graduate Program in Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), in partnership with the Latin American Association of Literature and Theology (ALALITE), the Centre for Studies in Literature, Theories of Religious Phenomena and Arts (CELTA) at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), and Research Centre for theology and Religious Studies (CITER) at the Catholic Portuguese University (UCP). The Journal aims to convey scientific works contributing to advance research concerning the dialogue between Literature and Theology. It assumes, therefore, the plurality of both literatures and theologies as an extension of the epistemological scope, aiming a critical and integral academic work, open to dialogue, to interdisciplinary approach and to a plurality of ideas.

The journal publishes papers in the form of articles, communications, reviews and abstracts of dissertations and theses on Literature and Theology. Concerning the articles section, there is a preference for PhD researchers, particularly in the areas of Science of Religion, Philosophy, Literature and Theology, or other areas that involve the various human and social sciences, or even other fields of science, addressing border fields. The works will be submitted to an Editorial Board and evaluators ad hoc. The selection will take into consideration the originality, relevance, methodological and scientific quality. It will be also evaluated its adaptation to ABNT (Brazilian Association of Technical Norms). The contents and accuracy of quotations into the texts are under entire responsibility of the author.

 

Section Policies

Expediente

Editors

• Francisco Surian
• Alex Villas Boas

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Prefácio

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Artigos Temáticos

Editors

• Carlos Caldas Filho

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Artigos

Política padrão de seção

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Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Comunicações

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Resenhas

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Relatos de Pesquisa

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Entrevista

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Crônica

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Dossiê: Literatura e Religiosidade entre Alteridades e Intertextualidades

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Dossiê: Invisível e Indizível

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

EXERCÍCIO ESPIRITUAL

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Teotopias

Editors

• Antonio Manzatto
• Alex Villas Boas
• Jefferson Zeferino

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Dossiê: 10 anos Teoliterária

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

All works sent according to the norms will be submitted to evaluation of two anonymous reviewers (Double-Blinded Peer Review). In case of divergence, a third reviewer will be consulted. After the analysis, copies of the reviews will be sent to the authors with recommendations and instructions when necessary. Papers that do not meet the journal's standards will be returned to the authors.

Publication Frequency

Teoliteraria Journal of Literatures and Theologies was a semesterly publication that became quadrimestral since 2019,

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

Frequency

Teoliteraria Journal of Literatures and Theologies was a semesterly publication that became quadrimestral since 2019,

Open Access Journal

This Journal offers Open Access to its content, following the principle that this attitude promotes a deeper knowledge sharing process.

Editorial Cooperation Free of Charges

This Journal does not charge any fees concerning submission, editing and publishing process counting on the cooperation of the scientific comunity.

Code of Ethics and Editorial Policies

 

Teoliteraria – Journal of Literatures and Theologies, linked to the Graduate Program in Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC SP) and to the Graduate Program in Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUC PR), ISSN 2236-9937, is engaged with que quality in its editorial policies and commited to ethical standards regarding scientific publications. So, the journal is based on regulation concerning research integrity by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) Report of the Research Integrity Comission; by the core practices set by the Commitee on Publication ethics (COPE), and other documents they provide for editorial processes; as well as by other recommendation to editors and editorial policies indicated by SciELO and FAPESP.

 Based on the editorial practices recommended by COPE with the support of other auxiliary sources we present the elements that structure Teoliteraria guidelines on ethical standards for editorial policies.

 Concerning editorial malpractice

 Are considered malpractice in publication the practice of plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, ghostwriting, redundant publication, as well as reviewer and editor’s conflicts of interest.

Plagiarism is considered the use of ideas or written, oral or verbal formulation from another person without crediting them accordingly so that they may be accounted as own authorship (FAPESP).

Is considered data fabrication and falsification the affirmation of any data, procedures or results that were not really conducted, as well as the relevant modification of data, procedures or results in a research that may interfere on the evaluation of the scientific validation of the conclusions they may support  (FAPESP).

Is considered redundant publication (duplicate publication) a work or substantial parto f it that is republished without due indication in the same language or in another (COPE).

Is considered Ghostwriting an anti ethical practice of hiring a professional writer to elaborate texts in change of payment and no official credit (SciELO).

 Is considered citation manipulation the use of citation for own benefit (performed by the author or indicated by reviewers or editors) when the citation does not contribute for the quality of the published work (cf. FONG, WILHITE, 2017).

Due to the elements listed above, Teoliteraria:

• Uses plagiarism detectors (Plagium, Plagius, iThenticate, e Viper);
• Receives texts submitted only through the system by the authors;
• Designates reviewers with recognized adherence to the subject of the text;
• Suggests authors and reviewers to register in the system with institutional e-mails, and to inform their ORCID;
• Is attentive to behaviors that may point to evaluation manipulation according to COPE flowchart on How to Recognise Potential Manipulation of the Peer Review Process and also according to the flowchart on What to do if you suspect peer review manipulation;
• Subsidizes the editorial tema with material that inform on malpractice and concerning adequate precedures in every step of the evaluation process (e.g. it is indicated that each editor has to be aware of reviewers guidelines that, on its turn, is in accordance to the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers);
• In order to investigate malpractice suspicion the Journal may contact other editors (acoording to COPE guidlines on Sharing Information Among Editors-in-Chief Regarding Possible Misconduct);
• And recieves complaints on miscondutc and malpractices through this e-mail: teoliteraria@alalite.org.

 In this topic it is also necessary to indicate the policies adopted by Teoliteraria concerning retracting articles. Based on COPE retraction guidelines, we inform that the retraction of articles aims to guarantee the quality of data present in publications, it is not a punishment mechanism for authors editorial malpractices. A text may be retracted when data are not reliable, when there are editorial malpractices, when there are methodological errors that jeopardize the publication reliability, when the text was already published by another journal.

 For retraction, we inform in the issue the text was published its title and the indication that it was unpublished due to dissent with the norms published in our declaration of ethics and code of conduct in publication.

 In cases of small corrections in published articles errata are edited (according to Scielo guidelines for Registering and Publishing Errata) informing corrections, inclusions, exclusions or alterations. The text of the errata must include the DOI of the article, its title, info on authorship, and the indication of the alterations managed. In the Journal webpage will be the updated text with a link to the errata.

 Regarding complainings related to the Journal and its staff

 Any complaints related to the Journal, its editorial process or its staff must be sent to the e-mail teoliteraria@alalite.org. Anonymity is guaranteed and the situation will be handled in its particularity in dialogue with the implicated persons. Complex cases will be directed to adequate instances. Each submitted case will receive due attention and feedback in appropriate time. In the case of suspicion that a reviewer may have appropriated material he evaluated, Teoliteraria receives such complaints in the indicated e-mail and is committed to the investigation of the case following COPE indications for this kind of matter.

 

Regarding conflicting interests

 

Acoording to FAPESP Code of Good Scientific Practices a potential conflict of interest happens when interests of another nature then the advance of scientific research may be perceived in the process of divulgation of researches.  Once such conflict is detected by the author, reviewer or other people related to the editorial process it may be set clear and actions must be taken to its resolution. The reviewer or member of editorial team may request oneself exclusion of the specifics editorial process. However, if the person involved in such conflict understands that it will not affect the objectivity of this person role he or she may continue in the editorial process as long as the conflict is informed to the responsible parts who will ponder about the continuity of that person in the editorial process. The conflicts of interests shall be informed to the Editors-in-Chief who are also responsible of the resolution of the case.

 

Editors and Editorial Board attributions

 

Based on COPE and Scielo guidelines are Editors’ attributions:

• The Editors-in-Chief are responsible by the Journal editorial policies and management.
• The Editors-in-Chief are responsible for all material published in the Journal.
• The Editorial team is responsible for a fair, transparent, hones and unbiased process of evaluation and publication.
• The Editorial team must watch for the integrity of published material, as well as caring that editorial malpractices (by authors, reviewers, or even editors) do not happen or are duly combated.
• The Editorial team is committed to elucidate any doubts of authors and reviewers.
• The Editorial Board must assist Editors-in-Chief and Associated Editors, evaluate the Journal performance and recommend actions for editorial practices enhancement.
• The Editorial Board must deliberate on the themes of the issues proposed for the Journal.