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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.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, please follow the instructions in Securing an anonymous review.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor has it been submitted for consideration by any other journal (or an explanation has been provided in the Comments to the Editor).
  • Where possible, URLs are provided for references.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which appear in About the journal.
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word format.
  • The text has been written taking into account editorial recommendations Good publishing practices in gender equality in favour of the use of inclusive language.
  • The "original file" version of the manuscript includes in the acknowledgements the source of funding for the published articles, as well as the reference of the project in the framework of which the research is carried out, if applicable.
  • DOI references have been included when available.
  • In the article the feet of the images are inserted in the corresponding place.
  • The mandatory metadata has been added in the corresponding section (author(s), affiliation, ORCID code, funding of the work if any, etc.) and the file with the full details of the author(s) has been included, as indicated in the Guidelines for Authors.

Author Guidelines

General aspects

UMÁTICA, REVISTA SOBRE CREACIÓN Y ANÁLISIS DE LA IMAGEN, edited at the University of Málaga, is aimed at specialists, researchers in image and sound thinkers. That is artists, creators, cultural anthropologists, professionals in cultural studies, and other disciplines who can contribute knowledge within the journal's areas of interest.

UMÁTICA accepts the submission of original works, of an empirical and theoretical nature, carried out with methodological rigor and that represent a contribution to the investigation of the processes of creation, analysis, and distribution of contemporary art. Umática accepts research and creative works in any of the following formats: "research articles", "creative projects" and "visual essays".

The works must be unpublished and not be in the process of revision or publication by any other means. They must be written in Spanish or English. They will be submitted and sent through the Open Journal Systems application (http://www.revistas.uma.es/index.php/umatica/index ), where you will find specific instructions for the process, or by e-mail to alo@uma.es.

Together with the article (not to exceed 7500 words), a brief abstract in English and Spanish (Abstract: 150-200 words), a selection of five descriptors or keywords and the corresponding images, indicating their position in the text, should be included. As well as a separate file containing the contact details (full name of the author(s), a brief curriculum of each author (150 words) and contact details (address, e-mail, affiliation, and contact telephone number of the author or of the person in charge, in the case of several authors). The financing of the work, if any, should also be included, indicating the complete reference of the work.

Submission of manuscripts

  1. Articles

Submission implies that the manuscript has not been published and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The articles should be written in Spanish or in English (ver Section Policies:https://revistas.uma.es/index.php/umatica/Secciones). They should be presented in Word format for Windows or Mac OSX without data that identify the author and sent through the application https://revistas.uma.es/index.php/umatica/user/register. Along with the article, a separate file should also be included showing the full name of the author or authors, the ORCID code, a brief resume of each author —max. 200 words— and the address, email, agency, and phone number (of the responsible person, in case of several authors). The funding of the work, if any, should be included in this file, with its complete reference.

  1. Reviewers

The complete data (affiliation, email) of two potential reviewers proposed for the evaluation of the article is recommended provide. The proposal must be justified by the reviewers' specialization in the field of work addressed in the article. Reviewers must not belong to the same institution as the author, or pose any conflict of interest. The editor of the magazine reserves the right to propose these or other reviewers for the assessment of the article, should it be approved for the review phase.

  1. Size and structure

Articles will have a length of between 5000 and 7500 words (without including abstract, keywords and references) and use the following structure: Title (in English and Spanish); Abstract in Spanish, of between 150 and 200 words, with well- structured content, followed by keywords (no more than 5 words), the English translation of the abstract, the title of the article and the keywords and the summary. If the article is written in English, the summary in Spanish should be added. The text of the article should not include the name of the author or authors or any reference to them.

The creation Project will have a length of between 2500 and 4500 words (without including abstract, keywords and references) and use the following structure: Title (in English and Spanish); Abstract in Spanish, of between 150 and 200 words, with well- structured content, followed by keywords (no more than 5 words), the English translation of the abstract, the title of the article and the keywords. If the article is written in English, the summary in Spanish should be added. The text of the project should not include the name of the author or authors or any reference to them.

– Visual essays will have a maximum length of 3500 words (without including abstract, keywords, and references) and use the following structure: Title (in English and Spanish); Abstract in Spanish, of between 150 and 200 words, with well-structured content, followed by keywords (no more than 5 words), the English translation of the abstract, the title of the article and the keywords. The structure of the visual essay includes: Introduction, body of the visual essay, conclusions and references. The visual essay should be between 10 and 25 pages according to the specific template. If the article is written in English, the summary in Spanish should be added. The text of the essay should not include the name of the author or authors or any reference to them.

  1. Images

Images will be sent in high resolution JPG or TIFF format (300 dpi and 28x21 cm maximum size) in separate files from the text, referring in the text itself to the place where each image belongs. The author is responsible for the use made of the images and must indicate the author of the photograph (unless it is the same author of the article, in which case “photograph by author” must be specified) or the origin of it. The Journal reserves the right to modify the size of the images in case it is necessary for their correct publication, respecting as far as possible the original format by the author. If the author considers that the article, due to its characteristics, requires a greater number of images than allowed, it must be specified in the submission (comments for the editor) and the Editorial Board will assess its viability.

  1. Author information

All authors must complete their profile in its entirety in the three languages of the journal, including the following information:

Current affiliation information (linked to the place where the research has been developed) following the scheme: Full name of the institution (Acronym), for example: Universidad de Málaga (UMA).

ORCID identifier, following the full URL scheme, for example: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1102-3144.

Bibliographic abstract of about 100-150 words, following the recommended scheme: Full affiliation [position, name of the group (if applicable), or department (if applicable), centre or institute (full name and acronym, if it exists), institution, postal address, city, and country. Contact email]. Main line(s) of research. Outstanding reference of projects and publications.

If you belong to an institution, the email address given in the profile must be the one you have in that institution.

  1. Article metadata

All the metadata of the article must be completed in the corresponding section of the submission, in the three languages (Spanish, English and Portuguese) following the indications established in the publication rules.

It is very important that this information is correctly completed during the submission phase, otherwise the article will be returned, and a new submission will have to be made.

If the research is funded by a support agency or a private entity, it is compulsory to include the complete reference (Title of the project, Funding entity/s, Programme or call, Reference) in the metadata section "Support agencies".

Likewise, in the case of research funded by an EU project that has an OpenAIRE ProjectID or is part of Crossref's Funding Data initiative, the reference must be included in the metadata section enabled for this purpose with the agency search engine that integrates the updated information in the Funder Registry. In case the research has been self-funded, "self-funded" should be indicated in this metadata section

  1. Citations and  References

Bibliographic quotations and references (at least ten) should follow APA guidelines (7th edition). You can consult these standards in detail at the APA website or review the basic tutorial in Spanish of APA Standards.

Will be procured to minimize the number and length of the footnotes, limiting their use to clarifications that are essential to the text.

All the references of cited texts that have DOI (Digital Object Identificator) must include it in the reference.
It is important that in the final review of the bibliography it is verified that the texts cited include the DOI and that those that do not include one because they do not really have one assigned. For this, it can be consulted through the Crossref DOI search engine . If you are in doubt about the correct way to cite DOIs, consult this Guide.

For those articles available online without DOI, the URL from which it can be retrieved must be included, and it will be included in a shortened format. Any URL shortener such as Bit.ly can be used for this.

  1. Process of assessment

All selected papers are subjected to peer review ("double-blind" system”). Previously, an initial review of manuscripts is made by the editors to ensure that the works meet the requirements of the publication guidelines. Among other criteria, the following will be considered:

  • The article is the result of a funded research project.
    • Originality, up-to-datedness, and novelty.
    • Relevance for the fields addressed by the journal.
    • Methodological quality, good presentation, and writing.

If this first review is passed, the originals are sent to external reviewers. The results will be communicated to the authors so they can carry out the appropriate corrections that may arise from the review.

The acceptance or rejection of articles will be communicated to the authors within a period of about four months. After layout, the work will be sent to the authors a rough draft so they can correct possible errors that do not affect the content.

(During non-schooling periods the handling of articles received in Umática will be suspended until end of such periods).

  1. Acceptances of articles

The accepted papers must conform to the format of the journal and will be fully respected, except for possible detected grammatical or spelling errors, which will be corrected by the editor of the journal. Authors' whose work has been published in this journal will not be considered for subsequent publication within the same year. After publication in this journal, a waiting time (non-inferior to one year) will be established for authors to be considered for a future issue. The opinions and statements published are the responsibility of the authors, and such opinions and statements do not necessarily represent the views or the editorial policy of the journal. Likewise, authors should respect the ethical principles of research and publication.

If a work is accepted for publication, the copyright to print and/or reproduce the article by any means will be transferred to the Journal. Consult the guidelines.

Articles (RESEARCH AREA)

ARTÍCULOS

Los artículos pueden ser de dos tipos.

Artículos primarios

Son consecuencia de investigaciones originales, cuyos resultados y conclusiones suponen un avance para la disciplina.

Su extensión máxima será de 12.000 palabras y el contenido del artículo ha de ajustarse a la siguiente estructura:

  • Introducción: Se enuncia el tema de investigación (¿Qué?), especificando su justificación y alcance desde el punto de vista de su trascendencia para la solución de problemas o de su aportación para el avance del conocimiento (¿Por qué?) y se fijan claramente los objetivos y finalidades del trabajo (¿Para qué?). Asimismo se expone, de manera concisa, el estado de la cuestión. Así encontraremos respuesta a las siguientes preguntas: ¿Qué se ha dicho antes? ¿qué se ha investigado en este campo? ¿cómo se ha hecho? ¿qué resultados se han alcanzado?. Se redacta de forma que se despeje la duda acerca de la novedad y originalidad del tema, se fijen los antecedentes y se ubique teóricamente el problema.
  • Metodología: Pretende responder a la pregunta ¿Cómo hemos desarrollado la investigación?. Implica la descripción pormenorizada de los materiales, criterios y procedimientos que se han empleado en la investigación. La finalidad de esta operación es informar sobre el proceso de investigación llevado a cabo, para que pueda ser repetido por otro investigador.
  • Resultados: el contenido de este apartado responde a la pregunta ¿Qué hemos encontrado? Es importante identificar y describir los hallazgos de manera inteligible y concisa. Por ello, cuando sea posible, se emplearán tablas, gráficos o esquemas que muestren los resultados de “un vistazo”.
  • Discusión: es la sección donde se procede al análisis e interpretación de los resultados. Mediante la agrupación, ordenación, clasificación y comparación de los datos se pueden esclarecer los hallazgos, verificar o refutar las hipótesis, deducir consecuencias, resolver problemas, sugerir nuevos caminos. En definitiva, en este apartado se responderán las siguientes preguntas: ¿Qué significa lo que hemos encontrado? ¿Cómo se relaciona con lo que otros habían ya encontrado? ¿Cómo se inserta en lo ya conocido? ¿qué aplicaciones tiene? ¿Qué aporta? ¿Qué exigencias plantea en el futuro?

Artículos de revisión

Son fruto de la investigación realizada sobre un tema concreto, en la que se reúnen, analizan y discuten informaciones ya publicadas. Su finalidad es discutir nuevas perspectivas que se desprenden del estado actual del tema y de los vacíos que aún permanecen por ser aclarados.

En este tipo de artículos se deben tener en cuenta todos los trabajos publicados que han hecho avanzar el tema, o que lo hubieran hecho avanzar si se hubiesen tomado en consideración.

Su extensión máxima será de 10.000 palabras, y se organizará de acuerdo con la siguiente estructura:

  • Introducción: en la que se exponen las razones por las que se ha realizado el estudio y los propósitos a conseguir mediante su realización.
  • Fuentes y metodología: en este apartado se especifican las fuentes revisadas y los motivos por los que se han escogido. También en este epígrafe se informará sobre los métodos y criterios adoptados para la realización del estudio.
  • Desarrollo crítico: en este epígrafe se presentan con detalle los principales aspectos (argumentos, temáticas, corrientes, etc.) que han sido objeto de estudio en la bibliografía seleccionada. Se debe estructurar en subapartados lógicos y finalizar con una síntesis discutida y argumentada de los resultados a los que se ha llegado.
  • Conclusiones: se presentan aquí las consecuencias extraídas de la revisión, y si es el caso se plantean nuevas hipótesis o se concretan líneas de investigación futuras.
  • Referencias bibliográficas: de los documentos utilizados para la realización del estudio.

VISUAL ESSAY

ENSAYO VISUAL 

En esta sección aceptamos el envío de ensayos visuales a la revista “Umática”. La información siguiente proporciona una serie de directrices básica para el desarrollo y la producción de su ensayo visual.

Nuestro concepto de un ensayo visual no esta en ningún caso cerrado y puede haber modos alternativos de presentar sus ideas/trabajo. En cualquier caso, sin embargo, le animaríamos (fomentaríamos) a que contacte con nuestro editor de sección para discutir su propuesta por adelantado para asegurar el acierto de su envío.

Un ensayo visual puede ser una pieza completamente visual o se pueden combinar imágenes y texto. La longitud de estos ensayos varía (por lo general entre 6 y 12 páginas).

Un ensayo visual puede enfocar cualquier aspecto creativo, social o político de la cultura visual, esto puede ser una respuesta al trabajo visual de otros, un comentario contra procesos visuales, ideas, etcétera.

El elemento visual del ensayo debería formar parte intrínseca del argumento o las ideas expresadas, más que servir sólo como ejemplo, ilustración o documentación adicional.

Las imágenes en los ensayos visuales pueden provenir de una gama de fuentes, por ejemplo:
- Una colección de imagen que está ya disponible por ejemplo una colección curated o un archivo de imagen.
- Imágenes que han sido producidas para el ensayo.
- Imágenes producidas como datos de investigación.
- Imágenes seleccionadas o producidas.

El ensayo visual puede articularse por tanto con fotografías, dibujos, diseños, ilustraciones, infografías, esquemas, gráficas u otras fórmulas de visualización de datos.

Creative Projects (CREATION ZONE)

PROYECTOS DE CREACIÓN ARTÍSTICA Y CREACIÓN INTERDISCIPLINAR

UMATICA es una revista de periodicidad anual centrada en el estudio y análisis crítico de la creación artística y la producción audiovisual, proponiendo un enfoque transversal desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar.

UMATICA, para su sección Proyectos de Creación Artística, acepta la presentación de proyectos de creación artística e interdisciplinar, donde tienen cabida proyectos de creación híbrida que supongan una contribución a la investigación en el campo de la producción artística. En esta sección podrán presentarse de forma continuada proyectos de creaciones en fase proyectual (p.e. en fase de pre-producción) y/o proyectos ya producidos (aunque éstos aún no hayan sido expuestos); en cualquier caso, será imperativo detallar con precisión el estado del mismo.

El proyecto presentado deberá aportar una descripción conceptual detallada que acompañe a la producción, obra y resultados del proyecto.  La extensión máxima del Proyecto de Creación será de 3.000 palabras, y se organizará de acuerdo con la siguiente estructura:

  • Descripción y estado del proyecto: en este apartado se especifican el proceso actual del proyecto, su estado, la fase en la que se encuentra así como en relación al statement del creador, el contexto previo al proyecto, su motivación y la orientación de las líneas de trabajo futuras.
  • Contexto y aparato teórico-conceptual: en la que se exponen el contexto teórico del proyecto, su desarrollo y las conexiones con el aparato teórico del proyecto.
  • Producción: en este epígrafe se presentan con detalle los principales aspectos que forman parte del proyecto (disciplina, producción, materiales, formatos, lenguajes, temáticas, corrientes, etc.). El trabajo de producción se debe estructurar en las diferentes fases.
  • Obra y Resultados: se presentan en dos vertientes pre-proyectual o ya producido según el estado del proyecto.
  • Referencias artísticas y bibliográficas: de los artistas y documentos utilizados para la realización del proyecto.

El dossier remitido podrá estar redactado en español, inglés, francés o italiano (en el caso de que el texto esté escrito en inglés o cualquier otro idioma distinto al español, se proporcionarán título, resumen y palabras clave en español). Además del dossier del proyecto, se enviará una página de cortesía en un documento aparte, en la que se incluirá el título del proyecto en español y en inglés, el nombre del autor, un breve currículo de hasta 100 palabras, correo electrónico y teléfonos de contacto.

Indicaciones para el envío de imágenes

Las imágenes deberán estar digitalizadas a 300 ppp. No se aceptarán las que no cumplan estos requisitos. Umática se reserva el derecho de eliminar las ilustraciones que no ofrezcan suficiente calidad para su impresión. El fichero de imagen podrá ser TIF o JPG. Se enviará cada imagen en un fichero individual y debidamente numerado.

Las imágenes deberán ir numeradas, y al final del texto se incluirá un listado con los números y sus pies de fotos. En el texto deberá indicarse además la llamada a imagen, donde corresponda, mediante el número entre corchetes en negrita. Ejemplo: [1].

Además de cada imagen en buena calidad de resolución, al final del texto también deberán incluirse las imágenes, insertas en varias páginas con baja calidad de resolución. En total, el documento con el texto y las imágenes insertadas no deberá superar los 5 MB de capacidad.

Al aceptar su publicación, los autores ceden los derechos de reproducción de las ilustraciones y los derechos para la edición digital. La solicitud de los derechos de reproducción es responsabilidad exclusiva de los autores.

 

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