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These guidelines orient the submission of manuscripts to Virtualia Journal, a periodical dedicated to the areas of Philosophy, Art, and Technology. A complete reading of this document is recommended before submission, as well as of the following ARTICLE TEMPLATE (make a copy and format your article using this template, properly anonymized). In addition to the article containing a reduced CRediT-IA Statement in its body, it is necessary to submit the full CRediT-IA Statement as a PDF file at the time of submission.

Metadata provided at the time of submission are essential for indexing, archiving, distribution, and discoverability of the article. To ensure proper indexing, authors must supply metadata in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. Keywords must be presented in at least two languages (preferably all three), and each keyword must be entered separately. Furthermore, the references included in the submission must exactly match the references listed at the end of the article, observing two fundamental requirements: (a) every reference cited in the body of the text must appear in the final reference list; (b) no reference should appear in the final list without having been effectively cited in the body of the text. Please note that once the submission is finalized, the author cannot modify any errors in the metadata; therefore, double attention is recommended when filling out all fields at the time of submission.

Scope and profile of texts

Virtualia Journal publishes original articles that present rigorous philosophical reflection or critical investigations at the interfaces between philosophy, art, and technology.

Priority will be given to manuscripts that demonstrate:

• conceptual and argumentative rigor;

• methodological clarity;

• theoretical or critical relevance;

• qualified dialogue with philosophical, aesthetic, or technological traditions;

• explicit adherence to the journal's editorial scope.

The journal adopts a rigorous editorial curation and may reject texts during desk review if they do not meet the profile or the norms described herein.

General submission conditions

• Manuscripts must be original and unpublished, not submitted simultaneously to another journal.

• Authorship is exclusively human, with full intellectual and ethical responsibility for the content.

• Editorial priority is given to authors affiliated with Graduate Programs, without excluding external contributions of recognized quality.

• Author identification must be removed from the submitted file to ensure blind review.

Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (CRediT-IA)

Virtualia Journal allows the use of Artificial Intelligence tools only in an instrumental and transparent manner, according to the journal's CRediT-IA Statement. The statement must be included in the body of the article (our article template already contains it) and submitted as a PDF document (downloaded from the submissions tab on the website's main menu).

When AI is used, authors must include a statement containing the following:

• tool used;

• version or model;

• purpose of use (e.g., language revision, translation, textual organization);

• type and limits of use;

• explicit confirmation of full human responsibility.

AI tools cannot be authors, nor be used for autonomous generation of arguments or intellectual decisions.

Accepted languages

Manuscripts written in the following languages are accepted:

• Portuguese;

• Spanish;

• English.

Manuscript length

• Articles: between 6,000 and 10,000 words, including notes and references.

• Critical reviews (when accepted): between 1,500 and 3,000 words.

Manuscript formatting

Manuscripts must strictly follow the format of our template and be submitted in .docx. All metadata required at submission are essential for archiving, indexing, and discoverability of the article, both in Portuguese and English, especially for Title, Abstract, and Keywords (written separately, 3 to 5 keywords maximum, in both languages). The evaluation file must not contain author identification; failure to comply may lead to rejection during desk review.

Peer review

Manuscripts are evaluated through a blind peer review process.

The reviews consider:

• adherence to scope;

• conceptual consistency;

• argumentative quality;

• theoretical relevance;

• expository clarity.

Editorial decisions are exclusively human.

Article template

Virtualia Journal provides an article template containing:

• recommended article structure;

• heading, subheading, citation, and reference styles;

• typographic standardization.

Authors are strongly recommended to use the article template as a basis for submission.

Final provisions

Submission of manuscripts implies full acceptance of these Author Guidelines and the Editorial Policy of Virtualia Journal.

Detailed formatting rules

Manuscripts submitted to Virtualia Journal must strictly follow the guidelines below. Non-compliance may result in rejection during the desk review phase.

File and preparation:

• Format: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)

• Maximum size: 2 MB

• The file must not contain any author identification (name, institution, acknowledgements, etc.) to ensure blind review. This information will be entered later in the submission system.

Page setup

• Paper: A4

• Margins: top 3 cm, bottom 2 cm, left 3 cm, right 2 cm

• Font: Times New Roman or similar, size 12 for body text

• Line spacing: 1.5

• Paragraphs: first line indent 1.25 cm

• Alignment: justified

• Pagination: page numbers at bottom right

Mandatory article structure

• Title and authorship (only in the original file, removed for submission)

• Main title in bold, size 14, centered

• Subtitle (if any) after a colon, also in bold

• Below the title: author's full name, ORCID, link to CV Lattes (Brazilian authors), and email

Abstract and keywords

• Abstract in the main language of the article: up to 250 words, single paragraph, no citations

• Keywords: 3 to 5, separated by semicolons

• Abstract in English (or Portuguese if article is in English), with same structure

• Corresponding keywords

Body of the text

• Section headings: numbered (1., 2., 3., etc.) in bold, size 12

• Subheadings: numbered (1.1, 1.2, etc.) in italics or bold, maintaining consistency

• Avoid bullet points or symbol lists; prefer continuous prose.

Citations

• Short (up to 3 lines): incorporated into the text in quotation marks, with author-date indication (e.g., Silva, 2020, p. 15)

• Long (more than 3 lines): in a separate block, indented 4 cm from the left margin, font size 10, single spacing, no quotation marks

References

• List at the end of the article, in alphabetical order by author's last name

• ABNT format (NBR 6023)

For detailed examples, consult the available article template.

AI use statement (CRediT-IA)
Mandatory in its complete form as a PDF at the time of submission, and also mandatory in the body of the article, inserted at the beginning of the text before the introduction, in its reduced form, according to the options below:

• Negative CRediT-IA: I declare that no AI was used for any aspect of this article and that I assume full responsibility for its content.

• Positive CRediT-IA: I declare that the use of Artificial Intelligence tools was strictly instrumental and that I assume full human responsibility for the content of the article.

  • AI tool used: [name]

  • Version / model: [specify]

  • Purpose of use: [describe]

  • Type of use: [describe what was done with AI]

  • Limits of use: [describe what was not done with AI]

Mandatory template: Detailed formatting, with examples of headings, citations, and references, is available in the Virtualia Journal article template. Authors are strongly recommended to make a copy of that file and use it as a basis to format their manuscripts before submission.