Submissions
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Focus and Scope
Documenta (ISSN 0771-8640) is an important forum for the study of theatre in the Low Countries. It is a journal that accommodates in-depth, scholarly contributions on all aspects of theatre, as well as essays and critical reflections. Although the main proportion of articles in Documenta focuses on theatre and performance, contributions relating to music, film and New Media are also considered, as far as they relate to the performing arts.
The journal was founded in 1983 by Jozef De Vos in the bosom of the Ghent Documentation Centre for Dramatic Art. Since 2015, Documenta has been published by S:PAM (Studies in Performing Arts & Media) of the Department of Theatre Studies at Ghent University. The editorial board is composed of theatre scholars from various universities and colleges. Chief editors are Christel Stalpaert and Bram Van Oostveldt.
Submission Checklist
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is double-spaced; uses a 11-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points. You will also be asked to upload the original files separately.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish in this journal agree with the following terms:
• Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication of the work under a Creative Commons Attribution License that enables others to share the work, indicating authorship of the work and its first publication in this journal.
• Authors may enter into separate, additional contractual agreements for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published by the journal (e.g. placement in an institutional repository or publication in a book), always acknowledging the first publication in this journal.
• Authors have the right and are encouraged to make their work available online (e.g. in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during submission, as this may lead to productive discussions, faster and more citations of the published work.
Peer Review
Documenta is a blind peer-reviewed journal that has A1.2 status. It has a B rating on the European Reference Index and is listed on the VABB list. Each submitted article is blind reviewed by at least two members of the editorial board. Within six weeks, the author receives feedback on their article. The article is deemed publishable, publishable with modifications or not publishable in Documenta. The reviewers make use of a template to assess the article. Criteria include originality, scientific relevance, clarity of the question, scientifically sound research method and argumentation, structure and coherence of the article, adequate bibliography.
Licences
Documenta allows the following licences for submission:
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None - CC BY 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.