About the Journal

Focus and Scope

DOC On-line. Digital Journal on Documentary Cinema:

- since its first issue, december 2006, DOC On-line intends to divulge research in the scope of the documentary cinema, with special emphasis on multidisciplinary approaches;

- is a partnership between the University of the Beira Interior (Portugal) and State University of Campinas (Brazil). DOC On-line site is located at LabCom - Communication and Arts (UBI);

- is published twice a year, in march and september;

- publishes articles in Portuguese, Spanish, English and French; and the abstracts are published in these four languages; for that purpose DOC On-line assumes the translation and/or the revision of the abstracts;

- is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available to all users. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author; DOC On-line follows the recommendations of open access from BOAI (Budapest Open Access Initiative).

Peer Review Process

The articles under the theme proposed for each DOC Online will be published in the "Thematic Dossier" section. In addition, DOC On-line publishes articles on other topics in the "Articles" section.

In "Thematic dossier" and "Article" sections, articles will be submitted to a preliminary evaluation by the editors concerning the adequacy to DOC On-line editorial line and the suitable section. When admitted, editors will ask one member of the Editorial Board from both a distinct author's institution and a distinct geographical area. DOC On-line adopts the double blind peer review policy according to which the members of the Editorial Board will not have access to the name of the author of the article and, similarly, the authors will not have access to the name of the member of the Editorial Board that evaluates the article.

In these two sections, "Thematic dossier" and "Articles", priority will be given to articles written by both PhD holders and/or PhD candidates. In the case of co-authored articles, the editors may change the order of the name of the authors.

The review for the sections "Readings", "Interview" and "Theses" is made by the Editors following the procedure of peer review.

Publication Frequency

Two editions per year: march and september.

Open Access Policy

DOC On-line provides immediate access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public promotes a greater global exchange of knowledge. DOC On-line follows BOAI (Budapest Open Access Initiative)'s open access recommendations.

Ethical Norms

By submitting an article, authors:

1) confirm that they own the copyright, that the content is original and previously unpublished, and that they agree with the licensing terms;

2) are responsible for both verifying the inexistence of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism and previous publication; and for the rights of any kind of images;

3) agree to the ethical standards, acting in accordance with the COPE's - Committee on Publication Ethics - Best Practice Guidelines, namely the International Standard Guidelines, for authors.

DOC On-line's reviewers follow the duty of professional secrecy with respect to the articles evaluated.

The Editors do not provide reviewers with access to authors' names. Likewise, the editors do not inform the authors of the reviewers who evaluate their work.

All parties involved in DOC On-line: editors, authors and reviewers agree to act in accordance with ethical standards, following the COPE - Committee on Publication Ethics - Best Practice Guidelines.

Sources of Support

University of Beira Interior (UBI, Portugal) / LabCom - Comunication and Arts Research Center
State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Brazil)

COLLABORATORS

Ana Belén Cao

Spanish translation

Philippe Lourdou

French translation

Catarina Moura, webdesign (until 2014)

João Sardinha, webdesign (until 2016)

Cristina Lopes

Web Design

Filomena Matos

Pagination

Miguel Manteigueiro

Webmaster

Journal History

DOC On-line - Digital Journal on Documentary Cinema is a partnership between the University of the Beira Interior (UBI, Portugal) and State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Brazil). DOC On-line site is located at LabCom - Communication and Arts (UBI, Portugal).

The first number was published in December 2006. With this first number and following numbers, DOC On-line intends to divulge texts that express the most important and excellent lines of research in the vast field of documentary cinema.