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Call for Special Issue Proposals for Quaderns de l’Institut Català d’Antropologia
Quaderns de l'Institut Català d'Antropologia invites proposals for a special issue to be published in 2025/26. Special issues typically include 7-8 articles, along with an introduction to frame the contributions.
Deadline and Selection Process
The deadline for the submission of special issue proposals is 5pm CET on Friday, 15 October 2024. The selection process is expected to be completed by 30 November 2024.
Special Issue Details
- The special issue will have a total word count limit of 72,000 words.
- Individual articles should be between 6,000 - 8,000 words.
- An introductory article is expected.
Scope and Focus
Special issues should offer original contributions to contemporary anthropological research. Proposals are welcome from all areas of anthropology, including theoretical, ethnographic, and methodological studies. Interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged, as are contributions that introduce new debates or establish emerging research areas. Proposals that include a diverse range of contributors, especially those from different career stages and underrepresented backgrounds, are highly encouraged.
For any questions, please contact the editorial team via email at quadernsica@antropologia.cat
Submission Guidelines
Please ensure that your proposal adheres strictly to the following guidelines:
- Proposal Content:
- Title of the Special Issue
- Name, Affiliation, and Email of the Proposed Guest Editor(s)
- Name, Affiliation, and Email of Contributors
- Background and Rationale (up to 1,000 words), including the expected length of each contribution.
- Detailed Abstracts for each article (up to 300 words per contribution).
- Status of Preparation of each article (e.g., ‘full conference paper draft presented at X conference’; ‘rough draft ready for submission in X months’).
- Timeline
- Selection Process:
- The successful proposal will be selected by the editorial team in consultation with members of the editorial board. The decision of the editors is final. Due to the high volume of submissions, only minimal feedback will be provided on unsuccessful proposals.
- Guest Editor Responsibilities:
- The Guest Editors will oversee the timely submission of articles, participate in the selection of referees in consultation with the editorial team, and manage communication with contributors regarding decisions following peer review.
- Peer Review Process:
- Acceptance of a special issue proposal does not guarantee the publication of individual articles. Each article will undergo the standard peer review process and may require revisions. Contributors should be prepared for a Revise and Resubmit process.
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Call for Papers| Quaderns de l’Institut Català d’Antropologia
It is our immense pleasure to call for paper submissions for Quaderns de l’Institut Català d’Antropologia, ISSN (electronic): 2385-4472, ISSN (paper): 0211-5557.
Quaderns de l’Institut Català d’Antropologia is an open-access publication edited by the Catalan Anthropological Institute (ICA). Its main goal is to create an agile and dynamic space of discussion around the topics of interest in contemporary anthropology.
Quaderns de l’Institut Català d’Antropologia now invites original papers in English, Spanish, Catalan, French or Portuguese for its upcoming issues in the fields of anthropology, ethnology, ethnography, or any interdisciplinary research related to anthropology.
Contributions should be between 6.000 and 8.000 words long, including references, footnotes, and abstract. Other accepted formats are reviews (between 800 and 1.000 words), and ethnographic notes, research notes or comments (between 3.000 and 5.000 words).
The works must be submitted at https://publicacions.antropologia.cat/quaderns/user/register (they will not be accepted by email or any other channel, registration is required).
For further information on guidelines and format please visit: https://publicacions.antropologia.cat/quaderns/about/submissions
