About the Journal
Focus and scope
The journal Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo was launched in 1991, as a tool for diffusion and debate at the Group of Studies on the 18th Century of the University of Cadiz (GES.XVIII, group HUM-139 of the Research Plan of Andalusia). Its objective is to value the historical, literary and social legacy of the Enlightenment and Romanticism, through scientific research. Until its 15th issue (2007) it was published on paper with the ISSN 1132-8304; since 2010 it has been published on an annual basis in digital format with the ISSN 2173-0687.
All works published in Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo are original and unpublished, and must not have been accepted for publication by any other journal. Articles on literature, art, history and philosophy from the period 1700-1850 in Spain, America and Europe can be found in this journal. To this end, it accepts original works of a general theoretical, critical, historical, erudite or documentary nature in any of the official languages of Spain, as well as in English, French, Italian and Portuguese. Scientific articles are submitted for review through a double-blind peer review system. Once they have successfully completed the evaluation process, they will be published in their original language.
Frequency of publication
Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo publishes one issue per year, in the last semester of the year. The Journal is an annual publication.
Free-of-charge article reception and publication process
There are no charges for authors in the process of submission, review and layout of their articles.
Open Access Policy
Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo allows free and open access to its contents, with the aim to help the diffusion of research results and greater global exchange of knowledge.
Review process
Authors should submit their papers making sure that they comply with the submission guidelines for authors. The editorial board will check that it meets the minimum requirements in terms of format, thematic fit and originality of the work; afterwards, the manuscript will be assigned to one member of the editorial board, or, if applicable, to the editor of the monograph or dossier, who will be in charge of the review process and, if accepted, of the subsequent steps until its publication. Originals received and assigned to a responsible editor will be scrutinised by two peer reviewers experts on the subject matter of the article, who will evaluate the manuscript following the double-blind model. These specialists will upload the corresponding report and their decision on the text to the journal's application. This report may be made in accordance with the template created for this purpose or by completing the data directly in the space provided in the journal application for the review of the work, providing an assessment of the originality of the content of the article and its relevance, the appropriate structure of the manuscript, its clarity and spelling and grammatical correctness, as well as the bibliographical sources used and any other aspect considered of interest for its assessment. It should clearly indicate those aspects that it considers should be improved or the reasons why the submission should be accepted or rejected. *In case of conflict of interest, they must refuse to carry out the evaluation of the paper.
- Accepted for publication
- Accepted with minor revisions
- Revise and resubmit for review
- Rejected
*In case of one favorable evaluation and one unfavorable evaluation, the opinion of a third specialist would be required.
Description of the editorial process from reception to publication of the manuscript
The editorial process followed by Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo consists of the following:
- Receipt of the manuscript sent by the author exclusively from the journal's platform.
- Initial review by a member of the editorial board and assignment of an editor responsible for the evaluation process (2 weeks).
- Assessment of general compliance with editorial standards, suitability to the journal's subject matter and chronological axis.
- Compliance with ethical standards and the anti-plagiarism policy.
- Assignment of the editor responsible for the editorial process and start of double-blind peer review (2-5 months).
- Selection of reviewers (responsible editor) and sending of review request (response time 1 week).
- In case of acceptance of the request by the reviewer, start of the double-blind peer review process (8 weeks).
*This process may eventually take longer when it coincides with the final editing process of the journal issue or with holiday periods; as well as the need to resort to a third reviewer in those cases in which they do not agree.
- The editor responsible for the peer review process informs the author of the opinion on the base of the peer review reports received (1 month).
- Comments and decision (acceptance, revision or rejection) are sent.
- If further revision is required, the author has a deadline of 1 month to send the corrected version.
- Review of changes and final approval (1-2 months)
- The editor responsible for the editorial process verifies whether the changes have been incorporated correctly.
- In the case of major revisions, the reviewers may be asked to assess the changes introduced, and are given a period of 1 month to deliver their final opinion.
- Production and publication (3-5 months)
- The orthotypographic revision and layout are carried out.
- Revision of the layout by the author.
- Publication in the journal in the second half of the year.
* Some evaluated and accepted papers may take longer to be published in cases where the evaluation process was initiated when the issue planned for that year was already in the editorial process (preparation of files, layout and proofreading of galley proofs). The journal provides acceptance reports on submissions to those authors who request them in consideration of the delay that sometimes affects the publication of the issue in which their papers are included.
- Average time of the editorial process in the last 4 issues: 10 months.
Sections Policy
Introductions
It is prepared by the direction team or the coordinator of the monographic section, to present its contents.
Special Issues
- Submissions are open to any interested author and will be edited and reviewed under the supervision of the coordinator appointed for each special issue, or those authors invited to participate to it.
- Indexed.
- Blind peer review. All submissions, open or by invitation, will be evaluated equally.
Only original and unpublished works will be included, which must not be accepted for publication by any other journal. The works will relate to the field of literature, art, history and philosophy, referring to the period 1700-1850 in Spain, America and Europe, within the specific thematic area established in each call for papers. Articles of theoretical, critical, historical, scholarly or documentary nature are accepted in any of the Spanish languages, as well as in English, French, Italian and Portuguese.
Dossiers
A set of articles on a specific topic, without previous or open call, which will be edited and reviewed under the supervision of a coordinator or grouped by the editorial board according to their contents.
- Indexed.
- Blind peer review. All submissions, including those received by invitation, will be evaluated equally.
Only original and unpublished works will be included, which must not be accepted for publication by any other journal. They will belong to the field of literature, art, history and philosophy, referring to the period 1700-1850 in Spain, America and Europe, within a specific thematic area. Articles of theoretical, critical, historical, scholarly or documentary nature are accepted in any of the Spanish languages, as well as in English, French, Italian and Portuguese. *This section may exceptionally include research instruments, documentary sources or special guest texts, clearly stating their specificity with respect to other papers in the section.
Miscellaneous
- Submissions are open to any interested author.
- Indexed.
- Blind peer review.
Only original and unpublished works will be included, which must not be accepted for publication by any other journal. The works will relate to the field of literature, art, history and philosophy, referring to the period 1700-1850 in Spain, America and Europe. Articles of theoretical, critical, historical, scholarly or documentary nature are accepted in any of the Spanish languages, as well as in English, French, Italian and Portuguese.
The Age of 1812
- Submissions are open to any interested author.
- Indexed.
- Blind peer review.
Only original and unpublished works will be included, which must not be accepted for publication by any other journal. These works will relate to literature, art, history and philosophy, referring to the period 1808-1814 and its immediate environment, insofar as it concerns the revolutionary and constituent processes of the Hispanic world, the War of Independence and the crisis of the Old Regime from any point of view. Articles of theoretical, critical, historical, scholarly or documentary nature are accepted in any of the Spanish languages, as well as in English, French, Italian and Portuguese.
Revisions and Translations
- Submissions are open to any interested author.
- Indexed.
- Blind peer review.
Only original and unpublished works will be included, which must not be accepted for publication by any other journal. This section includes versions or translations into Spanish of small or medium length documents, preferably with a novel character and philological, historical or documentary value, concerning any of the disciplines and thematic areas covered by the journal.
Short Papers (Notes)
- Submissions are open to any interested author.
- Indexed.
- No blind peer review.
This section includes papers that, due to their smaller size or to deal with specific aspects, may not be considered as articles, but which represent advances in some research of high documentary or informative value, or which have an essayistic and interpretative value, in the opinion of the editorial board. The journal's team will redirect to this section and will directly review the submissions that meet these characteristics. No peer review will be conducted. The thematic and chronological scope will be the same as for the miscellaneous section.
Book Reviews
- Submissions are open to any interested author or at the proposal of the editorial board.
- Indexed.
- No blind peer review.
Reviews of new literature (preferably published in the three years preceding the current issue) on any of the thematic and chronological areas of the journal will be published. Several books may be reviewed together. A minimum length of two pages and a maximum of five is recommended, although final approval is at the sole discretion of the journal's editorial team.
Anejos de Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo
- Submissions are open to any interested author or at the proposal of the editorial board.
- Indexed.
- Blind peer review.
The Anejos de Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo are a parallel collection of the journal, which publishes with irregular frequency monographs, documentary series or editions of historical or philological value, which due to their size or characteristics exceed the framework of the other sections. Proposals for publication will be addressed directly to the editors and will be subject to blind peer review. Manuscripts submitted to this section should not exceed 100,000 words, unless the editors of the journal consider that a longer length is justified. The originals must be delivered strictly with the format and presentation rules of the journal and the editing and layout process will be responsibility of the authors. The theme and chronology of the Anejos will be the same as those of the Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo. They will be published digitally separately from the ordinary issues of the journal, with their own numbering and year, but the same ISSN. The works submitted must be original and unpublished in any format, making the corresponding cession of rights at the time of acceptance.
Archiving and content preservation
Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo has an archiving system via OJS (Open Journal System) that guarantees its digital preservation. The magazine keeps the PKP PN activated (https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/pkp-
Likewise, the journal is stored in RODIN (Repository of Research and Learning Objects of the University of Cádiz: https://rodin.uca.es/xmlui/), Dialnet and in other databases from the date of its inclusion.
Authors have permission to host their works once they have been published on their personal, institutional or research websites as long as they indicate the source of their publications.
Document-Author Identification
Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo requires authors to include their ORCID to facilitate the correct identification of their contributions.
Information about the specific contribution of the authors of the published articles
The order of signatures should be based on the work carried out in the paper. Authors shall indicate their contribution to the paper.
Registration of the source of funding of published works
The authors responsible for uploading articles to the Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo application must include information on the funding agency(ies) for their research in the metadata. They should also state this in the first note of the article as acknowledgements.
Copyright Notice
The originals published in this journal are property of Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo: it is necessary to cite the original source for any use of the works.
Authors retain the copyright © and assign the right of publication to the journal. They will be able to host a version of their published works in personal pages or destined to science popularization, as long as they indicate the original source of the work and the link to the content published by the journal.
Works are published under the CC BY-NC-ND licence until 2024. From the year 2025 the works are published under the license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Database diffusion
Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo is committed to exporting the data in XML or other specific formats after publication and before three months in order to promote its dissemination in databases (Elsevier, DOAJ, CrossRef/DOI).
Interoperability protocol
Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo uses the OAI-PMH protocol (Open Archives Initiative - Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) with the following path: https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/cir/oai?verb=Identify
Indexation
Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismois indexed in the following databases:
Sello de calidad FECYT (C2); SCOPUS SJR (Q1 Literature and Literary Theory; ERIHPLUS; WOS. Emerging Sources Citation Index; CIRC (Ciencias Humanas B); Ulrichsweb; Latindex (Catálogo 2.0); MLA (Modern Language Association); ÍnDICEs-CSIC; REDIB (Q1); DOAJ; MIAR; Journal Scholar Metrics (Q2); Citefactor; Dialnet (C1); CARHUS Plus+ 2018; Dulcinea; EuroPub; EBSCOhost; and others.
Design and layout of the journal
The internal design of the articles, the covers and the visual image of the journal, as well as the proofreading, layout and compagination of its contents, have been made from the issue16 by Carlos Cruz González (carloscruzgn@gmail.com).
Commitment to the research of emerging researchers and authors from developing countries
Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo supports quality research by both established and emerging researchers.
It also provides coverage for research in developing countries to establish confluence elements and networks.
Download and review statistics
Cuadernos de Ilustración y Romanticismo provides statistics about downloads of its works in the web space of each article in annual periods, as well as information about total downloads and views; also, at the request of the authors, it provides the chronology of downloads of their works.
Data on the editorial process of the last four years
Reviewers who have completed reviews for the journal