About the Journal

Aims and Scope

Brasis publishes rigorous, original work that deepens understanding of Brazil past and present, and of Brazil's place in the Americas, the Atlantic world, the Global South and beyond.

The journal is intentionally interdisciplinary. It welcomes work in, among other fields:

• History, anthropology, sociology, political science and economics
• Literature, linguistics, translation, film, music, theater, visual and performing arts
• Cultural, media, gender and sexuality, and race and ethnic studies
• Afro-Brazilian, Indigenous and diaspora studies, including Brazilian communities abroad
• Religion, education, public health, law and human rights
• Environmental studies, geography, urban studies and the Amazon
• International relations, migration, and global and comparative studies
• Digital humanities and emerging methods

While Brasis is open to studies of a single region, period or phenomenon, it especially values work that connects Brazil to wider debates. These include comparative and transnational studies linking Brazil to Africa, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Lusophone world.

The journal embraces a variety of humanistic, social scientific and artistic methodologies. It also welcomes collaborative work between scholars in Brazil and abroad, and work by graduate students and early-career researchers.

Sections of the Journal

Each issue may include the sections below. Research articles and review essays are peer-reviewed; the other sections are reviewed by the editors.

Section	What it publishes	Length	Review
Editorial	Introduction to the issue by the Editors-in-Chief or guest editors	—	Editors
Research Articles	Original, unpublished research on any area of Brazilian studies	[8,000–10,000] words, including notes and bibliography	Double-anonymous peer review
Dossier / Special Section	A set of articles on a common theme, proposed by guest editors	Per article, as above	Double-anonymous peer review
Review Essays	Critical discussion of two or more recent books, films or works on a related theme	[4,000–6,000] words	Double-anonymous peer review
Book Reviews	Reviews of a single recent book in Brazilian studies	[1,000–1,500] words	Editors
Interviews	Interviews with scholars, writers, artists and public figures	[3,000–5,000] words	Editors
Translations	Translations of significant texts on or from Brazil, with a short critical introduction	[up to 8,000] words	Editors
Perspectives	Short essays on the state of the field, teaching Brazil, or current events	[2,000–3,000] words	Editors

Proposals for dossiers are welcome at any time and should include a title, a 500-word rationale, the guest editors' short bios, and a list of contributors with provisional titles and abstracts.

Languages

Brasis publishes in English and Portuguese. Every article carries a title, abstract and keywords in both English and Portuguese, so the journal is accessible to readers in Brazil and abroad.

Authors may use either American or British English, or either Brazilian or European Portuguese, but should use one variety consistently throughout a manuscript. Quotations in other languages should appear in the original with a translation, in the text or in a note.

Publication Frequency and Deadlines

Brasis publishes [two issues a year, in the spring and fall]. Accepted articles may be published online ahead of the full issue.

The journal receives manuscripts throughout the year. Manuscripts received by [February 1] are considered for the [fall] issue, and those received by [August 1] for the [spring] issue. Later submissions are considered for the following issue. Calls for papers for dossiers will announce their own deadlines.

Peer Review

All research articles, dossier articles and review essays undergo rigorous double-anonymous peer review.

1. Initial screening. One of the Editors-in-Chief reads each submission for fit with the journal's scope, originality and readiness for review. Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria are returned to authors, usually within [four] weeks.
2. External review. Manuscripts that pass screening are sent to at least two specialists, whose identities and the author's are kept anonymous to each other. Reviewers may be drawn from the Editorial Board, BRASA's Executive Committee, or the wider field.
3. Decision. Based on the reviews, the Editors-in-Chief accept the manuscript, request minor or major revisions, or decline it. The journal aims to reach a first decision within [three months] of submission.
4. Revision and production. Accepted manuscripts are subject to editorial modification and copyediting. Authors review proofs before publication.

Editors do not handle manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest. A submission by an editor is managed entirely by the other Editor-in-Chief and outside reviewers.

Editorial Team

The journal is led by two Editors-in-Chief and a Managing Editor, advised by an international Editorial Board.