Editorial Policy – Virtualia Journal

1. General Principles

Virtualia Journal is an academic journal dedicated to publishing research in the fields of Philosophy, Art and Technology, committed to intellectual quality, conceptual rigor, editorial ethics and interdisciplinary critical curation.

The journal is guided by the guidelines of Area 33 (Philosophy) of CAPES, by international good practices in scientific publication and by contemporary approaches that articulate philosophical reflection, artistic production and technological problematization.

Virtualia Journal understands the journal not as a mere repository of texts, but as an active instance of critical mediation, academic formation and qualification of contemporary intellectual debate.

2. Scope and Profile of Articles

The journal publishes original articles that develop theoretical, critical or conceptual investigations in the field of Philosophy, as well as works that explore interfaces between philosophy, art and technology, provided they present conceptual consistency and reflective relevance.

Articles that present the following will be considered especially suitable:

• argumentative and conceptual rigor;

• methodological clarity;

• theoretical relevance to contemporary philosophical, aesthetic or techno-political debates;

• critical dialogue with philosophical or artistic traditions;

• explicit adherence to the journal's editorial scope.

Virtualia Journal adopts a rigorous editorial curation policy, and may reject submissions at the desk review stage when they do not fit the scope, the interdisciplinary profile or the academic standards of the journal.

3. Guidelines for Authors

Submitted manuscripts must be original and unpublished, not being under simultaneous evaluation in another journal.
Authorship is always human, with authors being fully responsible for the intellectual, ethical and argumentative content of the text.
The journal grants editorial priority to authors linked to Graduate Programs, without prejudice to the acceptance of external contributions of recognized academic quality.
Clear indication of the authors' institutional affiliation is mandatory.
Authors must fully observe the CRediT-IA Statement — Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence, when applicable.

4. Peer Review

Virtualia Journal adopts the blind peer review system.

Reviews must be:

• analytical and argumentative;

• based on explicit philosophical and critical criteria;

• oriented towards the qualification of the text.

The journal encourages the production of substantive reviews, supported by a guiding form, and may, with the express consent of authors and reviewers, publish the reviews as part of the editorial process.

Editorial decisions are exclusively human, and the use of Artificial Intelligence tools for manuscript evaluation or editorial decision-making is expressly forbidden.

5. Editorial Ethics and Good Practices

Virtualia Journal adopts an Editorial Ethics Code aligned with the guidelines of CAPES, COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and international good practices.

The following are prohibited:

• practices of plagiarism or self-plagiarism;

• redundant submissions;

• undue manipulation of authorship;

• undeclared conflicts of interest;

• racism, sexism, colonialism and other forms of unjustified discrimination.

Authors, reviewers and editors must declare any conflicts of interest and must not, under any circumstances, commit unjustified discrimination. On the part of the author, unjustified discrimination may result in rejection at desk review and a ban on new submissions.

6. Responsible and Transparent Use of Artificial Intelligence (CRediT-IA)

Virtualia Journal recognizes that Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used as auxiliary instruments in academic research. However, it establishes strict guidelines, in line with the journal's CRediT-IA Statement:

• authorship and intellectual responsibility are exclusively human;

• AI systems cannot be authors or co-authors;

• the use of AI cannot replace human critical, conceptual or evaluative judgment;

• the use of AI for editorial decisions or the preparation of reviews is forbidden;

• all use of AI must be transparent, declared and traceable;

• when AI is used, authors must indicate: tool used, version or model, purpose, type of use, limits of use and explicit confirmation of human responsibility;

• the identification of AI use must be made through the CRediT-IA Statement, complementary to the CRediT taxonomy.

Non-compliance with these guidelines may result in rejection of the manuscript or subsequent editorial measures.

7. Institutional Exogeny

Virtualia Journal adopts as a principle institutional diversity, establishing:

• an annual endogenous rate target of less than 20%;

• participation of authors linked to at least seven different institutions per relevant evaluation period.

This policy aims to avoid editorial endogeny and promote academic plurality.

8. Internationalization

The journal maintains a substantive internationalization policy, which includes:

• encouragement to submit articles in foreign languages;

• international composition of the editorial board;

• participation of foreign reviewers and guest editors;

• calls for thematic dossiers with international circulation;

• pursuit of indexing in relevant international databases.

Internationalization is understood as effective intellectual dialogue, not as a symbolic formality.

9. Thematic Dossiers

Virtualia Journal encourages the organization of thematic dossiers consistent with its editorial scope, especially at the interfaces between philosophy, art and technology, preferably coordinated by guest editors external to the host institution.

Dossiers must present:

• clear conceptual delimitation;

• critical and theoretical relevance;

• institutional and, whenever possible, international diversity.

10. Dissemination and Impact

The journal adopts an active policy of qualified academic dissemination, seeking to expand the circulation and intellectual impact of published articles through academic networks, Graduate Programs, scientific associations and institutional channels.

Impact is understood primarily in intellectual, critical and formative terms, in line with the evaluative paradigm of the area.

11. Digital Preservation, Integrity and Archiving

Virtualia Journal adopts an active policy of long-term digital preservation, committed to the integrity, authenticity and traceability of its contents.

All issues of the journal are archived in a decentralized infrastructure based on blockchain, through the Arweave network, ensuring the permanent preservation of published files, their immutability and the possibility of public verification of their integrity over time.

This policy aims to protect the intellectual heritage published by the journal, guarantee its future availability and align Virtualia Journal with contemporary best practices in digital preservation and open science.