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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.

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The submission for open call has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. High resolution images will be asked for only at the end for publication.

Author Guidelines

Manuscript Submissions  

  • Manuscripts for upcoming submissions are accepted and published in English. 
  • All authors should include their institutional affiliations and email addresses. One author should be identified as the corresponding author and full contact details including email, mailing address and telephone numbers should be provided. 
  • Text must avoid discriminatory language and inferences. 
  • Authors should carefully make sure that the manuscripts are in accordance with the instructions for authors. Manuscripts that do not pass the preliminary check based on these guidelines may be returned for corrections before being sent out for review. 

  

Manuscript Preparation and Submission format 

  • The format of submissions will be of three types: 
             (a) Full papers: this format is admittedly theoretical and of critical reflection, is predominantly written and should have between 4500 to 6000 words;
               (b) Short papers: this format is admittedly theoretical and of critical reflection, is predominantly written and should have between 1500 to 3000 words;
           (c) Visual essays: this format is admittedly applied / practical and is specifically addressed to authors using photography/ the image in their work as the main instrument of research, communication, design and artistic expression. It should have 6 to 8 pages and include a written section between 800 to 1500 words. 
  • All submissions should include title, abstract, 5 keywords, footnotes, reference list, images, and, when needed, tables and appendices. 
  • Manuscripts should contain an abstract of no more than 200 - 500 words, describing the purpose, the methods, and the general findings of the study. Following the abstract, manuscripts should include five keywords.
  • References and quoting should follow the the APA Style Manual (page numbers for direct quotes). 
  • Quotations exceeding 40 words should be displayed indented in the text. 
  • Headings and sub-headings should be clearly distinguished. 
  • Explanatory footnotes should be avoided whenever its contents can be included in the main text. 
  • If you have any questions or need further information, please contact our editorial team:
    scopiomagazine@arq.up.pt

 

Anonymisation for open calls

  • The author(s) should send two separate files, one with the author(s) details, and one without. The author(s) must ensure that the initial submission is anonymised, by removing any identifying information, including authors’ name(s), institutional affiliation, acknowledgements, grants awarded, self-citations, etc. In text, this information can be replaced by substituting words: for example, "[reference removed to maintain the integrity of the review process]". Self-citations should appear at the top of the reference list as "Author citation" with the publication year. 
  • All identifying information will be added later to the text after the peer-review process. 

OPEN CALL

In this section we publish seclected submissions to the annual thematic open call. For each open call  two extended periods are open for submission. 

DRAWING AND PHOTOGRAPHY INTERNATIONAL CONTEST

The AAI scopio publication integrates the International Drawing and Photography Contest (DPIc) - Architecture, Art and Image – UTOPIA, which interconnects the universes of Architecture, Art and Image with the Utopian desire for a better world and for spaces that provide a better quality of life. Important ideas present in the DPIc are opening the Universities to the Civil Society through diverse submitted projects, showcasing the multifaceted richness of activities, experiences and architectures. The coordination of the contest is the responsibility of the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism of the Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto (CEAU/FAUP) through its research group AAI and the Centre for English,Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies of the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (CETAPS/FLUP), the Transdisciplinary Research Centre «Culture, Space and Memory» I&D research unit (CITCEM / FLUP), Research Institute in Art, Design and Society (I2ADS / FBAUP) and Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture [ID+] and the Institute Arquitecture. It also has he institutional support of U.Porto’s Rectorate and in partnership with AEFAUP, counting with the support of other Student Associations of U.Porto.

 

Copyright Notice

Copyright on the articles and visual essays published in scopio Magazine Architecture, Art and Image is held by their Author(s). In order to publish in scopio Magazine, Authors agree to license their work under a CC BY NC-ND 4.0 International license, granting usage rights. Please refer to our Open Access Policy and Licensing Terms section (here). 

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