Author Guidelines

Revista de História da Arte (RHA)  is an open-access art history journal, published online twice a year, by the Instituto de História da Arte of Universidade Nova de Lisboa. The journal publishes multi- and cross-disciplinary academic articles that address and critically analyse historical and current conditions of art practice and theory in the global field. The journal is indexed in ERIH PLUS and DOAJ.

RHA provides a high-quality double-anonymised peer-review process for all papers published in the journal. We publish in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, and welcome original scholarly articles, as well as creative proposals on a variety of topics. We do not consider previously published material or submissions currently under review elsewhere. RHA welcomes submissions from researchers at different stages of their academic or professional careers.

RHA pays particular attention to Portuguese art history and Portugal-related themes, but is by no means confined to that scope. We welcome contributions that foster cross-disciplinary and cross-chronological approaches, engaging with a broad spectrum of geographic contexts and methodologies. We are interested in perspectives from the fields of art history and theory, visual arts, architecture and urbanism, museum and heritage studies, and curatorial and artistic practices, as well as those coming from disciplines within the social sciences.

Instituto de História da Arte’s thematic foci are: 

1) artistic circulations and cultural transfers;

2) museums, collections, exhibitions, and markets;

3) monuments, memory, and archives;

4) public policies, communities, and territories.

 

SUBMISSION FORMATS

We welcome submissions in the following formats:

  • Academic research articles (6.000 to 9.000 words, including footnotes and bibliography)
  • Interviews (2.000 to 3.000 words)
  • Book reviews; current exhibitions overviews (max. 3.000 words)
  • Creative visual essays (5-10 images, followed by a brief text of 700 to 1.000 words)

Other proposals may be considered at the discretion of the Editors-in-Chief and the Editorial Board. Please contact us at rha@fcsh.unl.pt if you have any questions regarding the format or type of your prospective submission. 

All proposals must include: the author’s name, institutional affiliation, email, and a biographical note (up to 80 words); a 150-word abstract of the article (in English, or in Portuguese and English for submissions in Portuguese); and 5 to 10 keywords (commencing with the author’s name) for online searches.  

 

TEXT SUBMISSIONS

  • Articles should be submitted as a Word document with no headers or footers. Text should be double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font. Please use left-side alignment with indentation for paragraphs, no line space between paragraphs. 
  • Please format your article using British spelling, taking Chambers Dictionary as a guide; e.g., ‘realise’ and ‘emphasise’ (not ‘realize’ and ‘emphasize’), ‘colour’ (not ‘color’).
  • Dates set out as day, month, year, no commas, e.g., 15 March 2022. 
  • Italics are used for titles of artworks, entire publications, and films. Single quotes are used for exhibition titles, chapters, or essays within a publication.
  • Please do not follow abbreviations by full stops, so eg, ibid, op cit, etc
  • Please ensure that punctuation following italicised titles is not itself italicised; punctuation should only be italicised if it is part of the title.
  • A single space should follow a full stop.
  • Uncommon and/or non-English words are italicised on first mention.
  • Use single quotes throughout; “double quotes” are only used if there is a quote within a quote.

 

References & bibliographies

We use the author-date referencing system, which means that all references should appear as in-text citations: for example, (Silva 2003: 3). News articles, interviews and personal communications should appear in footnotes, rather than as in-text citations. 

All sources should be listed in your final bibliography using the Chicago Manual of Style, for example:

  • Monographs: Silva, José Custódio Vieira da. 2003. O Fascínio do Fim. Lisboa: Livros Horizonte. 
  • Articles published in journals: Moreira, Rafael. 1988. ‘D. Miguel da Silva e as origens da arquitetura do Renascimento em Portugal’. O Mundo da Arte. Revista de Arte, Arqueologia e Etnografia. 2nd series, 1: 111-23. 

Please consult the Chicago style guide on https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-2.html

 

Quotes

  • Quotes of forty words or more are indented 0.5 cm left, 1.5 line spacing. 
  • Quotes of less than forty words are set in single quotes within the text.
  • If there is italicised emphasis within a quote, please indicate in the footnote ‘emphasis in the original’ or ‘emphasis added’.

Translations 

Where quoted passages have been translated into English or Portuguese by the author of the article, this should be acknowledged either in a footnote or in the main text. 

Where publications have been translated, the translator should be acknowledged in the bibliography.

 

OTHER SUBMISSIONS

Creative visual essays  (5-10 images, followed by a brief text of 700 to 1.000 words) should address concerns of interest to the journal. Images should be submitted as JPG files. Minimum quality 720p (1280x720px).

Please ensure that you have permissions (copyright) to use all visual and audiovisual materials.

 

IMAGES

Please seek to obtain the highest quality professional images. 

  • For article submissions, you can submit up to seven images to accompany your article.
  • Images should be submitted as separate JPEGs, with a resolution of 300 dpi.
  • Please provide us with a separate file with full image captions, including any courtesy lines and photo credits. 
  • Please ensure that image placements are included within the text, e.g., [Fig.]. 1]

 

COPYRIGHTS

You must obtain the necessary permissions to reuse third-party material in your contribution. Send us the written permission to reproduce material from the copyright holder. You are responsible for paying any associated fees.

Screen grabs, or film stills, are generally considered to fall in the realm of fair use for academic publishing. As a general rule, if you are in any doubt, it is advisable to contact the copyright holder.

 

HOW TO SEND US YOUR SUBMISSION

Please prepare your submission and send it with the supplementary material to: rha@fcsh.unl.pt Include the word ‘Submission’ followed by the title of your project in the subject line.

Please ensure your submission is thoroughly checked for spelling and grammatical errors.