About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Historia 396 is a twice yearly journal (with open access) edited by the Institute of History, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Paso Valle 396, Viña del Mar, Chile), that publishes papers related to historical and interdisciplinary studies for the analysis and understanding of the past and its methodological and conceptual problems. History 396 has an open access policy to its content making research freely to the public.

Peer Review Process

The articles will be submitted to a process of arbitration with peer evaluators being in charge who can make suggestions to the author. During the evaluation, the names of the authors as well as those of the evaluators will be anonymous. The final decision of publishing or rejecting the articles is made by the Editor, based on the reports presented by the evaluators.

This journal does not limit the temporal or spatial setting of any of the issues to be dealt with in it. Historia 396 publishes research on different historical studies, but it is particularly interested in the history of Chile, America, and Europe. Articles must be original and unpublished and they shall not be under evaluation or inspection from any other academic journal when submitted to Historia 396.

Open Access Policy

Historia 396 is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available at no cost to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. All of this is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

All content published by Historia 396 Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). This means others are free to share and adapt the material for any purpose, even commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given to the original author(s).

Authorship

The journal Historia 396 is firmly committed to ethical principles in academic publishing. As part of our adherence to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), we have adopted the following directives to define what constitutes authorship and the associated responsibilities.

What Constitutes Authorship

An author is someone who has made significant contributions to the intellectual development of a scientific article, meeting the following criteria:

Substantial contribution to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation of results.
Writing or critical revision of the manuscript with significant intellectual input.
Final approval of the version submitted for publication.
Shared responsibility for all aspects of the work, ensuring that issues related to accuracy or integrity are properly investigated and resolved.

Each author must meet all the aforementioned criteria.

What Does Not Constitute Authorship

The following are not considered authorship:

Performing exclusively administrative or technical tasks related to the project (e.g., transcribing interviews, literature searches, or text editing).
Providing financial or material support without substantial intellectual contributions.
General participation in the research group without direct involvement in the specific work.
Supervising the research team without active and meaningful participation in the study.

Acknowledgment of these contributions can be made in the Acknowledgments section, provided explicit consent is obtained from those mentioned.

Authorship Declaration and Verification

Authors are encouraged to declare that they have met the authorship criteria when submitting their manuscript. This should be included in the final section of the manuscript.
In cases of authorship disputes, the journal will apply COPE guidelines to resolve conflicts ethically and fairly.

Shared Responsibility and Authorship Order

The order of authors should reflect the magnitude of contributions made by each individual and must be agreed upon prior to manuscript submission. Historia 396 does not intervene in determining the order of authorship but requires all authors to agree and validate this information.

Improper Practices Related to Authorship

The journal does not accept improper practices such as:

Honorary authorship: Including someone as an author who does not meet the authorship criteria.
Ghost authorship: Excluding someone who has significantly contributed to the work.
Gift authorship: Including authors as a favor or recognition without justifiable merit.

If any of these practices are detected, corrective measures will be taken, which may include notifying affiliated institutions and retracting the article if it has already been published.

Ethical Commitment

By submitting a manuscript to Historia 396, authors confirm that:

They are responsible for the authenticity and originality of the work.
They have met the authorship criteria and have not engaged in improper practices.
They acknowledge all relevant contributions in the Acknowledgments section.

Historia 396 thanks its authors for adhering to these guidelines, thereby strengthening transparency and ethics in academic research.