About the Journal

Investigaciones Históricas, época moderna y contemporánea (IH) (e-ISSN 2530-6472) is a scientific journal founded in 1979 (ISSN: 0210-9425) by the, at that time, Modern and Contemporary History Department in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Valladolid (Spain). Senior to the rest of departmental History journals, IH has been annually published from its beginning by Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid. In January 2017 the Editorial Board decided to turn it into a digital journal (OJS) while maintaining the same standards as in its previous stage.

IH aims at fostering historical research and discussion within the areas of Modern and Contemporary History by publishing original articles on those fields and broadening their on line national and international scope. The journal embraces a diachronic “Miscellany” of original research articles, being also possible to include “Dossiers”. Contributions, written either in Spanish or in other languages, have all gone through a double-blind peer review process before being published. Articles comprise title, abstract and keywords both in Spanish and English, as well as a summary. The inner structure of the texts follows the outline IMRyD (introduction-methodology-results-discussion). IH also includes the sections “On Archives” and “Reviews”.

Starting with No.37 (2017) (e-ISSN 2530-6472) the journal will follow an open access policy: https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/invehisto/issue/view/258. The contents of former issues can be found and free access to their articles, abstracts and other sections (1979-) is available through Investigaciones Históricas, época moderna y contemporánea (Dialnet).

The Editorial Board and the Editorial Advisory Board are made up of members of the University of Valladolid and a large percentage of members from other Spanish and foreign universities. 40% of the Editorial Board belong to institutions other than the University of Valladolid (the publisher); 42% women. None of the members of the Editorial Advisory Board are from the University of Valladolid, and at least half belong to foreign institutions (48% women). The members of the Editorial Board and the Editorial Advisory Board will ensure the continuing achievement of the level of quality of Investigaciones Históricas, época moderna y contemporánea.  

The journal does not have either article submission charges or article processing charges. Articles and reviews published in Investigaciones Históricas, época moderna y contemporánea may be included in thematic or institutional repositories immediately after their publication as long as the text is not modified and the original journal of publication is clearly stated.

Investigaciones Históricas, época moderna y contemporánea publishes articles in Spanish, English, French, Italian or Portuguese.

Financing

The magazine does not charge authors for sending their articles or reviews or for publishing them, and is financed and managed through the resources of Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid.

Peer Review Process (Double Blind)

IH will acknowledge receipt of the manuscripts. Articles which do not comply with all the formal and stylistic requirements will be returned to the authors. Articles which comply with all the requisites will be subject to a double process of evaluation. First, the Editorial Board and the Scientific Committee will inform on each of the manuscripts assessing whether they meet the quality standards for academic publications and whether they fit the editorial line. If a manuscript is rejected in this first stage, the author(s) will be notified of the rejection within a month and a half of receipt.

Articles that have passed the first selection will be submitted to two external referees, specialist in the subject matter, chosen by the Editorial Board, who will inform on the convenience or not of having the article published in the journal. The peer review process is anonymous on both sides (double blind).

Articles with two positive reports will be sent to the authors to make the corrections suggested by the evaluators. Should the evaluations be contradictory, the Editorial Board would request a third evaluation and then decide whether to publish the article. If the manuscript needs amendments, these will be sent to the journal within 30 days of receipt of the notification. No article will be definitively accepted until all the corrections have been made. The editor will inform the author(s) of the final decision concerning acceptance or rejection of the manuscript, and the Editorial Board’s decision will not be open to appeal.  Authors will be informed of the decision within approximately 6 months.

Both authors and referees will remain nameless. In order to preserve anonymity, Investigaciones Históricas asks authors to refrain from referring to themselves in the first person. As the journal is committed to carrying out the evaluation process in a brief period of time, and out of consideration for the referees’ work, authors must not submit their article to another journal until they have received the results of the evaluation.

Frequency of Publication

Investigaciones Históricas, época moderna y contemporánea is published annually.

Approach and Scope

IH is a scientific digital journal which annually publishes original research articles that are not under consideration by the editors of any other scientific journal. We invite articles on Modern and Contemporary History, particularly those engaging in innovative methodological approaches or fostering new lines of work. Unpublished reviews of books recently published in any language as well as contributions to the section “On Archives” are also welcome.

The articles may be written either in Spanish or in other languages (Spanish, English, French, Italian or Portuguese), preferably English. English texts should be written or checked by a native speaker in order to assert the highest linguistic quality.

Open Access Policy:

This journal enables free and immediate access to its content to foster global knowledge.

The articles published at Investigaciones Históricas will have a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

 

Ethical Code of Conduct

The journal will comply with the ethical code established in the Ediciones Universidad Valladolid Good Practice Guidelines, which adheres to the principles proposed by the Committee on Publications Ethics (COPE). This guide establishes the ethical way of proceeding by authors, editorial committees and reviewers, the content of which is summarized below:

1. Authors

Authors of articles must undertake to conduct their research in an ethical and responsible manner, in compliance with prevailing legislation and the aspects included in section 1 of the Ediciones Universidad Valladolid Good Practice Guidelines. Work shall be original and unpublished, and shall be duly attributed to those who have prepared it, avoiding plagiarism (misappropriation of others' work or ideas), self-plagiarism (taking advantage of ideas or previous works of one's own authorship without citing the source) and multiple or redundant publication of the same work. Clear reference should be made to the sources used and to previous papers on the same subject matter, explaining the origin of the data and ideas, of the literal quotations or of other resources (such as graphs, images, tables, etc.). Failure to comply with these aspects may lead to the public disavowal of the articles, as explained in section 2. 2 of the aforementioned guide.

Information from private conversations or discussions with others in academia or science may not be used without their explicit permission. If images or graphics that are not originally from the author are included in the work, they must have express permission to use them and cite the authorship appropriately.

Woks that are being evaluated in whole or in part by another publisher cannot be submitted. Once submitted to Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid, the originals cannot be sent to another journal or publisher until the evaluation process has been completed.

2. Editorial committee

The members of the editorial committee must ensure the quality of the publications, promoting good practices in research, trying to avoid malpractice and trying to speed up the publication processes.

The evaluation process must be managed fairly and impartially, respecting the thinking of those who have written the work and guaranteeing them the right to disagree with the evaluation reports.

It is the responsibility of the editorial committee to manage the evaluation process of publications fairly and impartially, respecting the thinking of authors and guaranteeing them the right to disagree with the evaluation reports.

Members of the editorial committees must respect the confidentiality of the articles and their contents until the time of publication and may not use the data in the work for their own research, unless they have the express permission of the authors.

The editorial committees may consider the refusal of authors to have their work evaluated by certain persons, evaluating whether the reasons provided are justified, but they are not obliged to dispense with the use of these persons.

The editorial committees shall recognise the work of the reviewers, issuing, where appropriate, the corresponding accreditations to those who have adequately carried out their work.

The editorial committee must try to avoid malpractice in research (redundant publication, plagiarism or selfplagiarism, omission of cited sources, invented, misrepresented, manipulated or unauthorised use of data ...). Where instances of research malpractice are noted in manuscripts received, the authors will be invited to correct them if the misuse affects a small part of the article, and the manuscript will be rejected if it affects a substantial part.

If malpractice is discovered after publication, the editorial committee will request clarifications from the author and, after evaluating their explanations, will make a decision on the matter. If only part of the work contains errors, this can be resolved by publishing an erratum. If the malpractice affects a substantial part of the article, it must be retracted, in accordance with the procedure described in section 2. 2 of the Ediciones Universidad Valladolid Good Practice Guidelines.

Likewise, the editorial committee will try to resolve any possible conflicts of interest described in section 2. 4 of the aforementioned guide.

3. Reviewer/s

Reviewers must refrain from reviewing the works if they had any relationship with the authors that would advise against it, as explained in section 3 of the Ediciones Universidad Valladolid Good Practice Guidelines.

The work of reviewers must be confidential, both during the evaluation process and after the eventual publication of the evaluated work. Reviewers will not be able to use the evaluated content for their own personal benefit or that of other people, and they must respect the opinions and intellectual position of those who have written the articles, judging the work objectively and impartially, arguing their judgements appropriately, showing respect, constructively correcting possible errors and providing suggestions for improvement with regard to the contents, formal presentation, writing and bibliography used in the work.

In the event that any malpractice is detected in the work reviewed, reviewers must notify the editorial committees so that their members can take the corresponding decisions.

Reviewers are required to submit their reports within the agreed time. If they are unable to complete their task on time, or if they do not consider themselves capable of evaluating the work, they should inform the members of the editorial committees as soon as possible.

Policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI)

The journal ensures the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the editorial process, guaranteeing transparency, impartiality, and confidentiality in the publication of scientific articles.
1. Transparency: The use of AI in the writing, editing, or analysis of manuscripts must be explicitly declared by authors in a specific section of the article (e.g., “Declaration on the Use of AI” or “Acknowledgments”), specifying the software used and its function.
2. Impartiality: AI does not replace academic judgment or peer review. All editorial decisions are made by the journal’s human editorial team. The use of AI tools that may introduce biases in the evaluation of manuscripts or the selection of content will be avoided.
3. Confidentiality: The security and privacy of data from authors, reviewers, and evaluators will be guaranteed, preventing the use of AI in open-access platforms without the consent of the parties involved. Manuscripts under review will not be submitted to generative AI systems without the journal’s explicit authorization.
4. Authorship and responsibility: AI cannot be listed as an author or co-author of articles published in the journal, as it does not meet the authorship requirements established by scientific standards. The use of AI in writing or analyzing the article does not exempt authors from responsibility for the integrity, originality, and quality of the submitted content.

This policy will be updated in accordance with the guidelines on the responsible use of AI as established at any given time by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and UNESCO.

Good editorial practices and gender equality

Investigaciones Históricas is committed to promoting gender equality, by ensuring balance gender representation in its different boards and committees (editorial, managing, and scientific), considered jointly; currently, Editorial Board and Advisory Board: 46% women. It will also ensure that gender representation among the reviewers of the submissions is balanced.

The journal includes the full name of the authors of the works it publishes.

In accordance with the principle of gender equality, the journal uses inclusive language and encourages its use by authors. It recommends replacing the use of the generic masculine with non-discriminatory terms (such as collective nouns or gender-neutral adjectives), avoid expressions that perpetuate gender stereotypes and implement strategies aimed at favoring the most inclusive form of language. Authors are advised to follow the guidelines for the use of gender-inclusive language established by the United Nations.

When writing research works, authors must avoid gender biases whereby the masculine is used as a universal reference. They are advised to consult the European Union toolkit Gender in research and, where appropriate, provide information about the sex variable in research concerning persons, presenting the results disaggregated by sex.

Among the plurality of analytical perspectives welcomed in the journal, IH also encourages the inclusion of gender analysis in articles and the evaluation of gender perspective in its reviews.

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the purposes stated by this journal (namely, those relating the processing of manuscripts submitted for publication, their evaluating process, or the distribution of information concerning the published works) and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Under REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), users can exercise their rights to request access to, and to rectification and erasure (right to be forgotten) of their personal information, restriction of and/or objection to data processing and portability, as well as not to transfer and/ or share your information with third parties individually.

Copyright Notice

All the articles published in Investigaciones Históricas, época moderna y contemporánea will have a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

The journal allows the authors to retain publishing rights. Authors may reprint their articles in other media or in institutional or thematic open access repositories without having to request authorization, provided they indicate that the article was originally published in the journal Investigaciones Históricas, época moderna y contemporánea.

The published contents do not represent the thinking of the journal's editors, but that of its authors.

DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and preservation of digital files

A DOI (Digital Object Identifier) will be assigned to the articles published in the journal. The articles will also be housed in the Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Valladolid and in other databases (Dialnet), and will be archived by the Servicio de las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones de la Universidad de Valladolid (STIC).

Information policy on funding sources

If there is any type of public or private funding for the research that has given rise to the article, it must be declared when submitting it, filling in the corresponding section in the metadata box. In the case of multiple authorships, each author must declare all the information related to their sources of information, including the name of the financing entity, the identification number of the financing and the description of the role that the financing entity has played in the investigation. Once the article passes the evaluation, a call to a footnote will be included after its title in which it will be indicated if it has had any type of financing or has been carried out within the framework of a research project.

Plagiarism prevention tool

The journal has an plagiarism prevention tool provided by the Servicio de las Tecnologias de la Información y las Comunicaciones de la Universidad de Valladolid (STIC).

Interoperability protocol

The journal has an OAI-PMH interface (Open Archives Initiative - Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) that enables databases or information services to access the metadata of published works. Path to obtain the metadata: https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/invehisto/oai?verb=Identify