Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Original Articles
Original articles are pieces of academic work that demonstrate a theoretical or methodological intervention on a relevant debate on Amazonian societies. When possible, empirical evidence should be presented in a way that allows independent evaluation of the interpretations proposed by the author. The editors have the right to publish, following the article, reactions to the article by other authors, in the case the subject matter is controversial. In this case, the author will be invited to reply the criticisms and comments.The articles should have a maximum of 25 pages, bibliography included. A 100-150 word summary and three key words should precede the article. Besides a summary in the same language as the contribution, the authors should send summaries in two others languages, one of them being necessarily English.
For instructions on section titles within the article, see style instructions below. In-text citations should come between brackets (do not use italics). Footnotes should be used if extremely necessary. Do not use footnotes for references. References should take the following form: (Politis 1999:23). Send figures as JPEG or TIFF separate, with a resolution higher or equal 300 dpi. Color photos and figures can be published in the electronic version, but will be transformed in B&W figures for the printed version. A list of captions should be provided in a separate file. Graphs, tables, and figures should also be provided in separate files. Refer to them in the text. Tables and graphs should be used with parsimony. We accept up to six figures per article, not included in this count a map of the research location, required for all articles.
Reports
Reports present research findings of significance to the anthropology of the region or its surroundings. The articles should have a maximum of 25 pages, bibliography included. A 100-150 word summary and three key words should precede the article. Besides a summary in the same language as the contribution, the authors should send summaries in two others languages, one of them being necessarily English.The article should have an introduction and a conclusion (which could be called final remarks, conclusion or other title). For instructions on section titles within the article, see style instructions below. In-text citations should come between brackets (do not use italics). Footnotes should be used if extremely necessary. Do not use footnotes for references. References should take the following form: (Politis 1999:23). Send figures as JPEG or TIFF separate, with a resolution higher or equal 300 dpi. Color photos and figures can be published in the electronic version, but will be transformed in B&W figures for the printed version. A list of captions should be provided in a separate file. Graphs, tables, and figures should also be provided in separate files. Refer to them in the text. Tables and graphs should be used with parsimony. We accept up to eight (8) figures per article, not included in this count a map of the research location, required for all articles.
Current resarch and news
News and Notes should have a maximum of two pages in length, bibliography included. Formatting is the same as the articles. Up to two figures are accepted, and a map of the research area is required. Send figures as JPEG or TIFF separate, with a resolution higher or equal 300 dpi. Color photos and figures can be published in the electronic version, but will be transformed in B&W figures for the printed version. A caption list should be provided in a separate file.Dissertations and Thesis Abstracts
Authors are encouraged to submit summaries of their dissertation of thesis. These cannot be more than 2 pages in length. Figures or photographs are not accepted.Books and dissertations reviews
Book reviews are accepted up to two years after publication. Reviews should have a maximum of 5 pages in length, bibliography included. The author should provide a scanned image of the book cover, with a resolution eual or higher than 300 dpi. No other figures or photographs are accepted in this type of contribution.Photographic Essays
A maximum of two photo essays are published per edition. They should focus on a subject related to anthropology of Amazonia, other tropical regions or regions and subjects related to the journal main objectives.The essays will be evaluated by the Editorial Board, who will decide IF they are adequate for publishing. Photo essays should have a minimum of four and maximum of eight photos. The author should provide a title, a small introductory text (up to 250 words), captions and credits for photos. The photographer should also be the author or one of the essay authors. If the essay is approved, the author should provide a Grant of rights for publication, according to a form that will be eventually provided. Photos should be sent in digital media, with a resolution equal or superior to 300 dpi.
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