Submissions

Author Guidelines

Submission Guidelines for Authors

The journal Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a biannual publication, specialized in theory and history of art and esthetics and open to all related disciplines. It includes research papers, critical analyses of documentary testimonies, reports on works of art, news items, biographical sketches, and reviews of publications within the field of artistic production in all its manifestations.

I. Requirements for the submission of manuscripts

1. When submitting a text, the author undertakes to sign a letter of authorization—which will be sent to the submitter once the article is accepted for publication—testifying that the article in question is an unpublished collaboration, both original and relevant to its author’s discipline. The texts may be sent to anliie@unam.mx, or to the journal Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Circuito Mario de la Cueva, s/n, C.P. 04510, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D. F. Texts are accepted in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Authors who wish to send a text in any other language are advised to make contact first with the editors.
2. Word files must be in double space, with margins of three centimeters and must represent the definitive version of the text. Articles should have an extension of between 25 and 40 pages; critical analyses of documentary testimonies and reports on works of art may have an extension of between 5 and 25 pages; in the case of reviews, news items and biographical sketches, between 3 and 10 pages. The first page must include the title and subtitle of the contribution, author’s name and the institution to which he/she belongs. All divisions and section shall be indicated with headings aligned to the left and separated from the text by a line before and after. Textual quotations of more than five lines must be transcribed as a separate paragraph, without modifying the general spacing and in a font one point smaller than the text. Footnote references will take the form of superscript Arabic numerals in consecutive order placed immediately after punctuation marks.
3. An abstract must also be included summarizing the contents of the article in a maximum of 140 words, as well as a résumé of the curriculum vitae of the author, in not more than 120 words (with name, academic post, e-mail, ORCID, lines of research and most relevant publications). It is also necessary to provide between 5 and 7 keywords identifying the contents.

II. Critical apparatus

1. The critical apparatus (set of citations, references and footnotes that give academic rigor to the text) must follow the guidelines established by The Chicago Manual of Style, whose “Quick Guide” can be consulted at:

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

2. Bibliographical references must include: author (received name and surname in upper and lower case), Title of the Book (place: publisher, year), pages cited; for example: Ernst Hans Gombrich, Arte e ilusión. Estudio sobre la psicología de la representación pictórica, tr. Gabriel Ferrater (Madrid: Debate, 1998), 286.

3. In the case of works by more than one author, all of them must be mentioned, if more than seven, et al. will follow.

4. When citing a particular chapter of a book: author, “chapter title”, in author, Title of Book (place, publisher, year), pages cited; for example: Jorge Sebastián Lozano, “Veritas Filia tempori: Gombrich y la tradición”, in Paula Lizárraga, ed., E.H. Gombrich, in memoriam (Pamplona: eunsa, 2003), 387-406.

5. References to printed journals should include: author, “Title of Article”, Name of Publication (respecting capitals) number of volume, part number (date of publication): pages cited; for example: Francisco Egaña Casariego, “Joaquín Vaquero Palacios en Nueva York”, Archivo Español de Arte 86, no. 343 (2003): 237-262. In the case of a newspaper: Author, “Title of the Article”, name of periodical, volume, number, section, date, year, page; for example, Teresa del Conde, “Naturaleza herida: González Serrano”, La Jornada, vol. 54, no. 24, sect. Opinión, 20 de agosto, 2013, 12.

6. References to documents in archives are presented in the following manner: Complete name of the archive when citing for the first time and (in brackets) the abbreviation that will be used thereafter; Internal classification or location of the document issuer, issuer, "title of document", date  and the folios consulted, for example: Archivo del Cabildo Catedral Metropolitano de México (en adelante ACCMM), Ordo, "Diario manual de lo que en esta Santa Iglesia Catedral Metropolitana de México se practica y observa", 1751, lib. 2.

7. Websites are cited as follows: author’s name, “title”, direct link to the text (“consulted” and the date); example: Rocío Robles Tardío, “La metáfora y la huella del ferrocarril en la formulación de la vivienda moderna en Le Corbusier”, www.dialnet.uniroja.es/servlet/ejemplar?codigo=339925 (consulted October 30, 2013).

8. For film references: director, Title of the film (place: production company, year), duration; example: Federico Fellini, La dolce vita (Roma/París: Riana Film/Pathé Consortium Cinéma, 1960), 174 min.

9. References to sound recordings are formulated as follows: name of composer, Title, director, recording company, year; for example: Silvestre Revueltas, Tragedia en forma de rábano (no es plagio), Enrique Diemecke, Gramophone, 1990.

III. Illustrations

1. A Wordfile will be sent as reference with the images and their corresponding captions numbered in the order in which they appear in the text, accompanied by the duly completed “Form for the submission of images”. It is important to make sure that the images fulfill the general requirements, such as: clarity, definition, good framing, so as to ensure an acceptable quality of reproduction.
2. If plates, slides, or prints on photographic paper are submitted, the size must be at least 5 x 7 cm to ensure good printing quality. Once digitalized the original material will be returned.
3. In the case of submitting digital images, these must fulfill the following requirements: a) photographs and midtones: 300 dpi, in .tif format and 14 cm breadth; b) line drawings (maps, sketches, diagrams: 1200 dpi, in .tif format and 14 cm breadth. They must be delivered numbered in a CD (labeled with author’s name, name of article and the date on which the disc was burned); or they can be sent by electronic mail or Dropbox in which case it is necessary that the files should be numbered in accordance with their captions.
4. Digitalized reproductions from books or journals are not accepted.
5. Captions: the numeration must be in accordance with the names of the submitted files, followed by: author, title of the work, date, dimensions, place. Source or collection. Photographic credit © or details of the holder of the ownership rights over the image for publication on paper or in electronic form.
6. Reproduction rights: the author must remit licenses in writing, for both printed and on-line editions, permitting reproduction of those illustrations that require such authorization. Only where inter-institutional agreements exist between this Institute and other institutions involved may the permits be sought by the legal area of the Publications Department.
7. Once reception of the text has been confirmed, the work will be submitted to a process of pre-selection by the editors of the journal so as to determine its thematic suitability. Once the work has been rated as relevant for publication it will be submitted for anonymous peer review; in the case of research articles, documentary analysis, and studies of works of art, opinions will be sought from two specialists in the field; biographical sketches and reviews will be submitted to a single referee.
8. Referees shall be external to the journal’s editorial team and shall have no relationship with the author. They must have studies of master’s or doctorate level and have published at least one article of research, reflection or critical review related to the subject of the manuscript. They will be provided with an assessment form with which to express their opinion on the quality of the originals received.
9. Whatever the nature of the results, the contents of referees’ opinions will be delivered to the authors. At all times the anonymity of both authors and evaluators will be respected.
10. The editors of the journal shall be empowered to request modifications to—or to reject­­—the contribution in attendance upon referees’ determinations. Decisions may take the form: a) accepted without changes; b) accepted with suggestions for changes; c) accepted on the condition of carrying out the changes indicated; or d) rejected.
11. When attending to suggestions or conditions, the author shall highlight the changes made to his/her text. The editors will then review the modifications introduced by the author in relation to the suggestions or conditions made by referees, before proceeding—assuming that the suggestions or conditions have been fulfilled—to accept the work.
12. If the author disagrees with a referee’s opinion, he/she can set forth the points of disagreement in writing. The editors of the journal, together with the editorial committee, will then evaluate the situation and, if necessary, request a third peer review.
13. The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México requires authors to transmit intellectual ownership rights to the journal Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas for the effects of publishing the article and accompanying material both on paper and by electronic or any other technological media, for exclusively scientific or cultural and non-commercial purposes. Authors must therefore send back the duly completed and signed form for transmission of author’s rights. This form will be sent by mail or e-mail in a PDF format during the process of galley proof revision.
14. Once the text has been approved and all previously indicated requirements have been met, the complementary material (images and reproduction licenses) will be checked. It is an obligation of the authors to resubmit any material that does not meet the quality requirement for printing.
15. If necessary, the editors may, subject to authors’ agreement, request modifications in order to respect editorial design criteria.
16. Authors must undertake to check both galleys (in order to give their approval of the copy editing) and final page proofs (so as to corroborate that the sequence of images is correct and corresponds with the captions). In neither case will major modifications to the text be accepted.

III. Illustrations

1. A Wordfile will be sent as reference with the images and their corresponding captions numbered in the order in which they appear in the text, accompanied by the duly completed “Form for the submission of images”. It is important to make sure that the images fulfill the general requirements, such as: clarity, definition, good framing, so as to ensure an acceptable quality of reproduction.
2. If plates, slides, or prints on photographic paper are submitted, the size must be at least 5 x 7 cm to ensure good printing quality. Once digitalized the original material will be returned.
3. In the case of submitting digital images, these must fulfill the following requirements: a) photographs and midtones: 300 dpi, in .tif format and 14 cm breadth; b) line drawings (maps, sketches, diagrams: 1200 dpi, in .tif format and 14 cm breadth. They must be delivered numbered in a CD (labeled with author’s name, name of article and the date on which the disc was burned); or they can be sent by electronic mail or Dropbox in which case it is necessary that the files should be numbered in accordance with their captions.
4. Digitalized reproductions from books or journals are not accepted.
5. Captions: the numeration must be in accordance with the names of the submitted files, followed by: author, title of the work, date, dimensions, place. Source or collection. Photographic credit © or details of the holder of the ownership rights over the image for publication on paper or in electronic form.
6. Reproduction rights: the author must remit licenses in writing, for both printed and on-line editions, permitting reproduction of those illustrations that require such authorization. Only where inter-institutional agreements exist between this Institute and other institutions involved may the permits be sought by the legal area of the Publications Department.

 IV. Editorial process

1. Once the work has been rated as relevant for publication it will be checked using a plagiarism detection software: iThenticate.The work will be submitted to a process of pre-selection by the editors of the journal so as to determine its thematic suitability. It will subsequently be submitted for anonymous peer review; in the case of research articles, documentary analysis, and studies of works of art, opinions will be sought from two specialists in the field; biographical sketches and reviews will be submitted to a single referee.
2. Referees shall be external to the journal’s editorial team and shall have no relationship with the author. They must have studies of master’s or doctorate level and have published at least one article of research, reflection or critical review related to the subject of the manuscript. They will be provided with an assessment form with which to express their opinion on the quality of the originals received.
3. Whatever the nature of the results, the contents of referees’ opinions will be delivered to the authors. At all times the anonymity of both authors and evaluators will be respected.
4. The editors of the journal shall be empowered to request modifications to—or to reject­­—the contribution in attendance upon referees’ determinations. Decisions may take the form: a) accepted without changes; b) accepted with suggestions for changes; c) accepted on the condition of carrying out the changes indicated; or d) rejected.
5. When attending to suggestions or conditions, the author shall highlight the changes made to his/her text. The editors will then review the modifications introduced by the author in relation to the suggestions or conditions made by referees, before proceeding—assuming that the suggestions or conditions have been fulfilled—to accept the work.
6. If the author disagrees with a referee’s opinion, he/she can set forth the points of disagreement in writing. The editors of the journal, together with the editorial committee, will then evaluate the situation and, if necessary, request a third peer review.
7. The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México requires authors to transmit intellectual ownership rights to the journal Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas for the effects of publishing the article and accompanying material both on paper and by electronic or any other technological media, for exclusively scientific or cultural and non-commercial purposes. Authors must therefore send back the duly completed and signed form for transmission of author’s rights. This form will be sent by mail or e-mail in a PDF format during the process of galley proof revision.
8. Once the text has been approved and all previously indicated requirements have been met, the complementary material (images and reproduction licenses) will be checked. It is an obligation of the authors to resubmit any material that does not meet the quality requirement for printing.
9. If necessary, the editors may, subject to authors’ agreement, request modifications in order to respect editorial design criteria.
10. Authors must undertake to check both first proofs  (in order to give their approval of the copy editing so as to corroborate that the sequence of images is correct and corresponds with the captions) and final page proofs. In neither case will major modifications to the text be accepted.