Submissions

Author Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

Ágora Filosófica accepts original and unpublished works from researchers, PhDs and Masters, as well as Master's students in co-authorship with PhDs who are institutionally affiliated in various regions, countries, and continents.

1. All the submissions (articles, essays, and philosophical reviews) must be original and unpublished, the priority is Philosophy and/or related areas such as Theology, Law, History, Sociology, Psychology, Education, and Social Sciences. Articles, essays, and reviews from the Health Sciences or Natural Sciences can be submitted if they establish connections with the philosophical field;
2. The author(s) must follow the guideline on authorship and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation of their manuscript, as described in the “About” section of the journal. (Click on the link);
3. All the submissions must be sent through the journal’s OJS system in a WORD version. If the article requires special fonts, the author must provide and attach them to us;
4. All the texts are published in the following languages: Portuguese, Spanish, and English;
5. All the responsibility for the content of the manuscript lies with the author(s), which means that Ágora Filosófica is not responsible for the data, opinions and content, nor for the linguistic revision of the texts. Therefore, manuscripts must be submitted already revised;
6. The submission review process may take up to 6 (six) months. This period may change depending on the availability and responsiveness of the reviewers; 
7. After submitting their manuscript to Ágora Filosófica, the author undertakes not to submit it to another publication's vehicle for a period of six months, counting from submission's date. This is the period allocated for the article evaluation process;
8. The manuscript must be written in the original language (accepted by the journal) preceded by the title (which must be brief and concise), containing an abstract (100 to 150 words) and keywords (3 to 5 keywords without repeating words that are already in the title) in the original language and in English;
9. Author(s) should not include their name, academic degree nor institutional affiliation in the manuscript, as this information will be inserted into the Journal System metadata. Author and institutional affiliation information should be provided when registering in the Ágora Filosófica system. This ensures the required anonymity during the review process;
10. It is important to remember that authors must also include their ORCID in the metadata. If they do not have ORCID, they can access orcid.org and create their identifier;
11. All the articles should include the following structure: introduction, development, conclusion and references; 
12. Articles and essays must comprise between 12 and 18 pages, while reviews should consist of 3 to 5 pages. The texts are to be typed on A4 pages, adhering to the following margin specifications: left and top margins of 3 cm, and right and bottom margins of 2 cm. The font utilized should be Arial with a body text size of 12, employing 1.5 line spacing, a first line indentation of 1.25 cm, and justified alignment. Quotations exceeding three lines must be formatted in size 11, with a left indentation of 4 cm and single spacing. Footnotes, which should be automatically numbered and used exclusively for explanatory notes, are to be presented in size 10 and justified alignment. Italics should be used in place of underlining, with the exception of URL addresses. Additionally, any figures and tables should be incorporated within the text rather than placed at the document's conclusion;
13. For citations and references, Ágora Filosófica follows the ABNT NBR 10520:2023 and 6023:2021 standards.