Section policies
As VIBRANT aims to disseminate anthropology done in Brazil, it only accepts works produced by anthropologists working in Brazilian institutions or linked to them or in dialog with Brazilian anthropologists and/or institutions during the period of production of the proposed work.
VIBRANT accepts the following types of contributions:
- Unpublished articles;
- Bibliographical essays;
- Thematic dossiers with unpublished articles (see the guidelines for organizing dossiers below);
- Global anthropological dialogues;
- Translations into English, French or Spanish of classic articles in Brazilian anthropology, which will form the Déjà Lu section;
- Audiovisuals.
The relevance of the article or audiovisual production for publication will be assessed by the Editorial Board (with regard to its suitability for the journal’s profile and editorial line) and by ad hoc reviewers (with regard to the content and quality of the contributions), in accordance with the Peer Review Policy (see “About the Journal”). The evaluators do not have access to the authorship of the texts examined (double blind peer review).
Texts can be submitted in Portuguese, and audiovisual productions must be subtitled in English, French or Spanish. If the work is approved for publication, the author will be responsible for translating it into one of the three languages, using translators appointed by Vibrant (see “Editorial Board”. Translation and Proofreading).
Vibrant will only accept translations made by translators listed on its website. If the text is written in a foreign language by the author, it must be submitted to one of the translators indicated by the journal for review. Under no circumstances will translations or revisions by other translators be accepted. We suggest that authors seek funding from their institutions and research sources for the translation of their texts, as Vibrant does not have resources for this purpose.
[Section] Unpublished articles:
VIBRANT will prioritize the publication of articles resulting from original research, with the presentation of empirical material, as well as essayistic and theoretical texts on clearly delimited issues.
[Section] Bibliographical Essays:
Bibliographical essays should deal with specific themes of anthropological production carried out in Brazil within a given period of time, with special attention to concepts and theoretical paradigms.
[Section] Thematic dossiers:
VIBRANT publishes Thematic Dossiers consisting of at least eight unpublished articles and an introductory article, which can be established in two ways:
- based on an invitation from the journal’s General Editor, the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Anthropology Association, or at the suggestion of the Editorial Board for organizers to prepare an issue around a specific theme;
- the proposal of a theme by one or more effective members of the Brazilian Anthropology Association.
In the second case, the proposal will be evaluated by the Journal’s General Editor and Editorial Board. In both cases, the dossier can be put together through an open call, published on the VIBRANT website and through the means of publicizing the Brazilian Anthropology Association, and also, but not only, through a direct invitation from the organizers to the authors of the articles.
In either case, articles destined for the Thematic Dossiers should follow the same guidelines as those for texts published in the Unpublished Articles section, and be subject to exactly the same system and evaluation criteria. Introductory texts must be no shorter than five pages of 1,400 characters.
The editors of the Thematic Dossiers will be responsible for managing the flow of articles evaluated for their thematic dossier in the SciELO Submission System. They will be registered in the system by the Editorial Team and will receive the SciELO operating manual. The Editorial Team is responsible for providing technical assistance to dossier editors and for standardizing approved and translated texts in due course. It will also be up to the Dossier organizers to appoint and eventually replace referees, in accordance with the criteria endorsed by this journal and SciELO for each article in their section.
In the case of Thematic Dossier proposals that do not reach the minimum number of 8 (eight) articles plus an introductory text, their publication (or not) will be decided by the journal’s General Editor. In the case of those that exceed 12 (twelve) articles, the Thematic Dossier may be presented in two parts, in two issues of VIBRANT.
A Thematic Dossier may be combined with the publication of translations of classic Brazilian anthropology articles on the chosen theme. These translations should be included in the Déjà Lu section and appear in the same issue, always remembering that this important task does not count for the purposes of indexed databases such as SciELO.
Vibrant works in a continuous publication format. In this format, the accepted and edited article is not “archived” temporarily until it is published every four months (Vibrant’s previous periodicity), but is published immediately. Therefore, the editors of the dossiers must adapt to this format, which means that the order of the articles that make them up follows the editing flow. If the introduction is to be the text that opens the dossier, it must be completed and sent before the other articles in the dossier are ready for publication.
Proposals for calls for dossiers must clearly indicate the languages (Spanish, English or French) that will be accepted, as well as disclose the organizers’ contact emails and dates for the following stages of the editorial process: 1) Announcement of the call and Submission of articles (minimum period of three months, extendable); 2) Assignment of referees and Finalization of referees (minimum period of three months); 3) Notification of approved articles, adjustments and delivery of the final content versions of the articles already translated (minimum period of two months); 4) Final editing and submission for availability on the SciELO platform (minimum period of two months).
[Section] Déjà Lu:
This section is intended for the publication of translations of articles considered to be classics and established references in Brazilian anthropological production, when these texts have not yet been translated into English, French or Spanish. Translations of articles may also be suggested by the General Editor, the Editorial Board of VIBRANT or the General Board of the Brazilian Anthropology Association. Translated articles may also be suggested by the organizers of a Thematic Dossier to be published at the same time as it.
In exceptional cases, texts by foreign authors that are directly related to the theme of the dossier and that are paradigmatic in their field of expertise, unpublished and difficult for Brazilian researchers to access, may be republished and translated into Portuguese.
In any of these cases, responsibility for translation costs will lie with the text’s authors.
The rights to the texts proposed for this section must either be in the public domain or have the explicit approval of their author or heirs.
[Section] Global Anthropological Dialogues:
This section will consist of one or more dossiers that must be coordinated by at least one researcher with links to the postgraduate and research system in the field of anthropology in Brazil and to the Brazilian Anthropology Association – either in its formative stage or in its professional stage – and by foreign researchers. The section will deal with themes of recognized contemporary interest to the discipline, presenting a hybrid composition in terms of authorship with the participation of Brazilian and foreign authors. Emphasis will also be placed on dialogues between networks of researchers from the Global South.
[Section] Audiovisuals:
As a way of pluralizing the channels for producing anthropological knowledge, the section will publish photographic essays, sound files and visuals (short films) which will also be submitted to the double-blind peer review system. The applicant must hold the image rights to the material they intend to publish, attaching a declaration of rights in their own handwriting with the submission of the material.
Video: MP4 – CODEC H264 low compression
Audio: MP3 – from 128KBPS
Images: 300dpi
In all these modalities, Vibrant welcomes and encourages co-authorships between professionals located in Brazilian institutions and authors located in other countries, as part of the recognition of the level of internationalization already achieved by anthropology produced in institutions located in Brazil.
For the three types of audiovisual productions, it is mandatory that the material is accompanied by a title, summary, introduction (an average of 1,000 words) and dialogue with the bibliography pertinent to the theme in which the production is inserted, especially Brazilian references.
As a way of increasing the accessibility of the material: i) videos must be accompanied by subtitles in Portuguese and at least one of the foreign languages in Vibrant’s scope (Spanish, French or English); audio productions must be transcribed in the language(s) used, as well as in Portuguese and at least one other foreign language (Spanish, French or English), when these are not the main language of the audio; and images must have short written descriptions, also in the languages mentioned.
Manuscript format and preparation
- The article files will be attached via the Submission System and must be in .DOC, .RTF or compatible formats;
- Articles must be typed in Times New Roman 12, with 1.5 spacing and be accompanied by an abstract containing between 100 and 150 words in the language of the article and in English. Five keywords in these two languages are also mandatory;
- Articles should preferably be around 12,000 words in length (including references and annexes);
- Footnotes should not consist of simple bibliographical references. These should appear in the body of the text in the following format: author’s surname /space/ year of publication: /space/ pages), as in the example: (Wagley 1977: 160-162);
- The abbreviated title of the journal is Vibrant, which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic strips.
- Articles should not have more than 4 authors;
- All published articles must have a DOI number;
- Authors should only put their academic affiliation on the line below their names: university, faculty and department, in that order. The names of institutions and programs must be given in full, in the original language and in the language of the article;
- The texts will be reviewed by the editorial committee, the editorial team and then submitted to the authors for approval. The name of the translator (if any) should be placed at the end of the article, before the bibliography;
- In the case of translations made by translators other than those indicated by Vibrant, the translations will be evaluated under the supervision of the journal’s General Editor and may be rejected, thus having to be redone and resubmitted;
- Authors’ e-mail addresses must be provided separately at the end of the article;
- Bibliographical essays must include the full reference of the works analyzed, indicating the number of pages of each one;
- Audiovisuals must be submitted via an Internet host in order to be submitted for evaluation;
- The submission of a text or audiovisual production implies that the authors allow the journal to publish it, as well as their acceptance of the ethical principles and good editorial practices followed by the journal and duly explained;
- The submission of a text or audiovisual production implies that the authors agree with the ethical principles, editorial policies and guidelines on gender parity and other forms of racial discrimination indicated here;
- The images that make up the articles (figures, maps, sketches and graphs included) should preferably be sent in TIFF (uncompressed), PNG or JPEG format with a resolution of 200 dpi or more at the final size intended for printing. Maximum width: 12 cm; maximum height: 16 cm (or 1417×1890 pixels);
- Authors are entirely responsible for the information and opinions expressed in their texts;
- The bibliography in alphabetical order by surname should appear at the end of the text and respect the format shown in the following examples (please pay attention to punctuation, spaces, italics and capitalization);
- Vibrant recommends the citation of relevant Brazilian literature and encourages the reading and use in new articles of texts previously published by it;
- It is mandatory to indicate the sources of funding that made it possible to produce the research in which the manuscript is included;
- Authors must indicate the authorial contributions of the article/audiovisual production in accordance with the CRediT Taxonomy: https://wp-scielo-org.ezproxy.eth.mpg.de/wp-content/uploads/credit.pdf at the end of the text.
Guidelines for bibliographical references:
Bibliographical references follow the Chicago standard (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html).
Books
GLUCKMAN, Max. 1955.The Judicial Process Among the Barotse of Northern Rhodesia. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Edited Volume
WAGLEY, Charles. 1951. Races et classes dans le Brésil rural. Paris: UNESCO.
Article in Edited Volume
FERNANDES, Florestan. 1976. “Aspectos da Educação na Sociedade Tupinambá”. In: E. Schaden (org.), Leituras de Etnologia Brasileira. São Paulo: Cia. Editora Nacional. pp. 63-86.
Article in Journal
FOSTER, George M. 1972. “The Anatomy of Envy: A Study in Symbolic Behavior”. Current Anthropology, 13(2): 165-169.
Academic Dissertation
MASSART, Guy. 2002. Communication et postmodernité : Approche ethnographique de la pragmatique des identités en Afrique Lusophone (Iles du Cap-Ver.t et Mozambique). Thèse de Doutorat, École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines – Lyon
Submission of manuscripts – Online submission system
Contributions should be sent via the SciELO – Scientific Electronic Library Online online submission system.
- If you are not registered with the SciELO system: When you go to http://submission.scielo.br/index.php/vb/index, just click on “REGISTER”. If you prefer, click here. Fill in the details, making sure to check the “Author” box under “Register as”.
- If you are already registered in the SciELO system: When you access http://submission.scielo.br/index.php/vb/index, simply fill in “login” and “password”. The “User page” will be displayed. To register with VIBRANT, go to http://submission.scielo.br/index.php/vb/user/ register?existingUser=1.
After one of these steps, you will be able to send contributions to VIBRANT. Simply access the system and click on “[New submission]”.
IMPORTANT: Note which section you want to submit to. For single articles, choose the “Articles” section. For dossiers, choose the “Section” item with the title of the dossier to which you wish to submit the work. For “Bibliographical essays” – and for Déjà Lu, the section of the same name.
The submission metadata must be provided in full using the form available at https://vibrant.org.br/instructions-for-authors/.
It is essential to provide the authors’ ORCID, which can be obtained by registering at (https://ORCID.org/), in the case of those who do not have it, as well as the first author’s contact details (e-mail).
All published articles will have a DOI number and a standard bibliographic legend on their pages, consisting of the abbreviated title of the journal, place of publication, volume number and issue date.