RELACult – Latin American Journal of Cultural and Social Studies | e-ISSN 2525-7870
Created in 2015, RELACult is a semiannual, multidisciplinary journal covering Linguistics, Literature, Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. As the official publication of the Latin American Center for Cultural Studies – CLAEC, its main objective is to explore and expand territorial and disciplinary frontiers in knowledge production, highlighting the diversity of customs, ideas, and ways of life in Latin America. Each issue develops a central theme that fosters critical reflections on culture and society in the region.
The journal is classified as A3 by Qualis CAPES, the Brazilian official journal evaluation system linked to graduate program assessment.
RELACult – Latin American Journal of Studies in Culture and Society was reclassified in the CAPES Qualis Journals system, in the 2021–2024 evaluation cycle, moving from B1 to A3. The update can be verified through the Sucupira Platform, in the Qualis Journals module, using the e-ISSN 2525-7870.
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É composto por artigos submetidos em fluxo contínuo.
Call for Authors – Continuous Submission
Submit your article or review at any time and participate in RELACult's continuous publication flow. After submission, your manuscript will be immediately forwarded to external Ad Hoc reviewers in a double-blind process and, if approved, published in the next available issue—without waiting for the completion of a full volume. DOIs are validated at the end of each issue
Thematic areas include Linguistics, Letters, Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Works in Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English are welcome. Simple submission does not guarantee publication; the decision will depend on the peer reviews and editorial evaluation.
Consult all submission guidelines at:
https://periodicos.claec.org/index.php/relacult/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions
Open Dossiers for Submissions:
Vol. 11, No. 01 - FIRST HALF OF 2025
Dossier:
- Democracy, Social Media, and Artificial Intelligence in Latin American Contexts.
Coordination: Dr. Everton Rodrigo Santos (FEEVALE), Me. Fábio Hoffmann (UFRGS), and Dr. Emerson Luiz Pase (UFRGS).
UNTIL: MAY 31, 2025
Publication: JULY 2025
Abstract:
The expansion of social media and the growing use of artificial intelligence are reshaping political communication, altering the behavior of political actors and institutions, and creating new challenges for contemporary democracies. This scenario is particularly sensitive in Latin American contexts, where deep inequalities make democratic regimes more vulnerable to the pressures of disinformation, algorithmic manipulation, and the concentration of power in large technology corporations.
This dossier seeks to gather studies that explore the impacts of these digital transformations on the region's democracies, analyzing issues such as
Dossier:
- Ecology of Organic Knowledge: Dialogues on Memories, Tensions, and Subversions in so-called Popular and Traditional Cultures.
Coordination: Dra. Vitória Gomes Almeida (UFCA) and Dra. Flávia Cristiana da Silva (IFCE).
UNTIL: MAY 31, 2025
Publication: JULY 2025
Abstract:
This dossier aims to explore the ancestral knowledge linked to Quilombola, Indigenous, Terreiro, and peripheral cultures, understanding them as "organic knowledge," as proposed by Antônio Bispo (2019). This knowledge resists the colonialist denomination of "popular culture," revealing itself as complex practices of memory, resistance, and identity that persist despite the historical pressures of colonization and contemporary inequalities.
The articles should address themes related to ancestry, memories, tension
Vol. 11, No. 02 - SECOND HALF OF 2025
Dossier:
- Independence of Brazil: New Disputes over Nation Projects.
Coordination: Dra. Carolina Barbosa Lima e Santos (UFMS/UFAL), Dr. Wellington Furtado Ramos (UFMS), and Dr. Jocelito Zalla (UFRGS).
UNTIL: OCTOBER 31, 2025
Publication: DECEMBER 2025
Abstract:
Following the commemorations of the Centenary of the Week of '22 and the Bicentennial of National Independence, this dossier seeks to promote discussions on the need for new nation projects that broaden the concepts of modernity, culture, art, and national identity, especially from the historically invisible voices of Black, Indigenous, and rural populations. Recognizing the contributions of the modernist movement, we propose a critical revisionism that questions the gaps in representation and suggests the valorization of these subjectivities as active agents in the construction of new models of "brasilidade" (Brazilianness).
The articles should address themes related to modernity, national identity, and the cultural disputes over nation projects involving Brazilian sociocultural diversity. Reflections on literature, art, and culture that expand the canon and promote
Dossier:
- Lexicon, Society, Cultures, and Identities.
Coordination: Dra. Vanessa Regina Duarte Xavier (UFCAT) and Ma. Ana Vitória Gomes Moreira (UFCAT).
UNTIL: OCTOBER 31, 2025
Publication: DECEMBER 2025
Abstract:
The lexicon, as the cultural heritage of a linguistic community, reflects the relationships between language, culture, and identity, being a crucial element in the manifestation and transmission of a group's values, traditions, and ways of life. This dossier seeks to gather research that analyzes how the lexicon relates to cultures and identities in their various expressions, considering the plurality of forms of cultural and identity expression through language.
We will accept works that explore the lexicon from the Lexical Scie
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