Submissions

Author Guidelines

The journal Rétor will accept original and unpublished papers dealing with the various branches of Rhetoric and its relations with other disciplines.

The papers submitted will be subject to arbitration and must not be simultaneously affected by any other refereeing or publication process.

Contributions will be sent exclusively through the site. To do so, you must register with username and password through this link, and complete all institutional and contact information.

Peer review

Peer review is external and double-blind, that is, it guarantees the anonymity of both the evaluators and the author of the evaluated text. To ensure the anonymity of the author, the body of the articles should not contain any data that would allow identification of the author, so the reference to previous works should be made in the third person.

The refereeing process contemplates that -at least- two anonymous peers will evaluate each paper. The journal will inform authors if their papers have been accepted, with or without modifications, or if they have been rejected. If necessary, authors should reformulate their papers following the recommendations given by the referees. The final evaluation of these reformulations will be the responsibility of the Editorial Team, which has the faculty to return the article to the author so that he/she can make the requested modifications, if he/she does not respect the recommendations of the referees. In case of controversy in the result of the evaluations, the Editorial Team will resort to the review of a third person to issue the verdict and communicate it to the author of the paper.

The journal's management does not necessarily share the scientific contents or the points of view expressed by the authors, who are responsible for both. Acceptance of a paper for publication will imply that the copyright, in any medium and support, will be transferred to the editor of the journal.

PUBLICATION RULES

ARTICLES AND DOSSIER

1. Contributions will be written in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and English, unless the scientific quality of the original merits that it be written in another language.

2. Articles should have a maximum length of 10,000 words, including notes and bibliographical references.

A4 paper size (21 cm x 29.7 cm), with 2.5 cm top, bottom, right and left margins.

4. The font used will be Times New Roman 12 (abstract, key words, subtitles, text, bibliographical references), 16 (title), 11 (textual quotations of 40 words or more) and 10 (notes).
Regarding font style, neither underlining nor bold type should be used in the body of the paper. If it is necessary to emphasize a word, it should be done in quotation marks or italics. However, it is recommended to use syntax for emphasis and to resort to italics if the emphasis would otherwise be lost.
Greek quotations will be typed in Unicode font and in round. Greek transliterations will be in italics and with their corresponding accent (acute, grave or circumflex), without a long vowel symbol.
Terms in foreign languages other than quotations will be in italics.

5. Paragraphs in the document shall have 1.5 line spacing. Headings, quotations of 40 words or more and notes should be single-spaced.
There will be no space between paragraphs. No indentation should be used at the beginning of the first paragraph after the title or subtitles. The rest of the paragraphs should be indented (first line at 1.25 cm), with no leading/trailing spacing. Justified alignment is recommended.
Remember not to leave space before commas, colons, periods and semicolons.
Example: However, as it states....
Also, no space should be left between parentheses, dashes, dashes or quotation marks and the text enclosed in them.

6. The document must present:

6.1 Concise and informative title in the original language of the article and in English (Times New Roman 16, no continuous capital letters, versal and bold, with centered alignment).

6.2 Authorship: Full names and surnames (two blank lines from the previous item, with right alignment, without continuous capital letters, in rounded type).

6.3 Institutional affiliation (in extenso), followed by comma and Country of origin (on the line following the previous item, without continuous capital letters, in round letters).

6.4 Institutional e-mail address (on the line following the previous item, without continuous capital letters, in round letters).

6.5 ORCID (on the line following the previous item, without continuous capital letters, in round letters). If you do not have an ORCID, it is suggested to register by clicking here.

6.6 Abstract/Keywords/Abstract/Keywords: one blank space away from the previous item, the paper should include an abstract in its original language and in English, not exceeding 250 words in length. Automatic translation systems should not be used. It is also necessary to include five key words in the original language of the article and in English. The keywords should be in lower case (except for proper names) and rounded. If the original language of the article is not Spanish, an abstract and keywords in Spanish should be added.

7. Subtitles: headings inside the paper should be written in bold, with left alignment. Subsequent levels may be in italics.

8. Citation and bibliographical references
For citation of references in the text and in the bibliography, Rétor follows the guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA). The APA style can be consulted in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (English translation of the English edition). The following is an indicative summary, which does not exhaust all the possibilities contemplated in the aforementioned document, so if any aspect does not appear in this description, it is advisable to refer to the source.

8.1 Citation: when citing, the author's surname, year of publication and page/s of the citation should be indicated. The citation may be parenthetical or narrative. Example of parenthetical citation: "Callimachus' poems, despite their novelty, were informed by an accurate and extensive knowledge of earlier poetry, from which he took his models" (Pfeiffer, 1981, p. 230). Example of narrative quotation (author cited in text): Pfeiffer (1981) argues that "Callimachus' poems, despite their novelty, were informed by an accurate and extensive knowledge of earlier poetry, from which he took his models" (p. 230). Garland (1995) states, "xxx xxxx" (pp. 80-81).
If the year and the name of the cited author appear in the text, the page in parentheses should be indicated at the end of the quotation. Example: In 2021, Smith states: "xxx xxxx" (p. 223).
If the same author has more than one publication in the same year, the work will be differentiated by alphabetical order followed by letters ("a", "b", "c" and so on). Example: (Meyer, 2013a, 2013b; Pernot, 1993a, 1993b).
Direct or textual quotation of less than 40 words will be integrated into the text with quotation marks. It can be narrative or parenthetical. If the quotation is at the end of the sentence, it is necessary to close the quotation marks, indicate the source in parentheses and end with a period or other sign outside the final parenthesis.
In direct quotations written in Greek, quotation marks will not be used, even if they do not exceed 40 words in length and are incorporated in the text. However, direct quotations in Latin included in the text will be expressed in quotation marks.
Quotations of 40 words or more should be written in a separate block from the paragraph being developed, without quotation marks, in font size 11, single spaced and with 1.25 cm left and right indentation. Italics or italics should not be used for quotations. It can be done in narrative or parenthetical form. In either case, no period should be written after the information in parentheses. If the quotation covers more than one paragraph, the first line of each paragraph should begin with an additional indentation of 0.5 cm.
In the case of paraphrases or indirect quotations, if they are based on the author, the year of publication should be indicated in parentheses. On the other hand, if they are based on the text, the author and the year of publication should be mentioned in parentheses. The page or paragraph number may be included in both cases.

8.2 Bibliographical references: the bibliography cited should be presented at the end of the article, after the subtitle References (in bold type). The bibliography should be arranged alphabetically by author without numbering. If more than one work by the same author is found, it should be cited in chronological order, i.e., from the oldest to the most current. If the same author has more than one publication in the same year, a lowercase letter should be added next to the year without a space. Hyphens should not be used to indicate that the same author is repeated, but the surname and the initial of the first name should be written again. French indentation at 1.25 cm should be used.
The bibliography cited should be listed as follows, depending on the subject:

(a) Books:

Author, A. A. (year). Title of the book. Place: Publisher.

Author, A. A. (year). Title of the book (x ed.). Place: Publisher.

Author, A. A. (year). Book title. https://www.xxx.xxx

Author, A. A. (year). Book title. https://doi.org/:xx.xxx.xxx

Publisher, E. E. (Ed.) (year). Title of the book. Place: Publisher.

Author, A. A. and Author, B. B. (year). Title of the book. Place: Publisher.

Note: The symbol & will be used when the bibliographical reference is in a language other than Spanish.

Arreola, J. J. (1981). Bestiary. Mexico: Joaquín Mortiz Ed.

Brading, D. A. (2002). La Virgen de Guadalupe. Image and tradition (Trad. A. Levy and A. Major). Mexico: Taurus.

Laín Entralgo, P. (2005). La curación por la palabra en la antigüedad clásica (2nd ed.). Rubí (Barcelona): Anthropos Editorial.

Pernot, L. (2015). Questioning the Stakes of Ancient Praise. Austin: University of Texas Press.

Pernot, L. (2018). L'art du sous-entendu. Histoire, théorie, mode d'emploi. Paris: Fayard.

Vianello de Córdova, P., Aquino, S., Galaz Juárez, M. T. and Ramírez Vidal, G. (2004). Greek oratory and Attic orators of the first period. Mexico: UNAM.

b) Book chapters or reference book entries:

Author, A. A. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In B. Editor's last name (Ed.), Title of book (x ed., pp. x-xx). Place: Publisher.

Author, A. A. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In B. Editor's last name and C. Editor's last name (Eds.), Title of the book (pp. x-xx). https://www.xxx.xx

Author, A. and Author, B. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In C. Editor's last name (Ed. of the series), Title of the series: Vol. x. Title (pp. x-xx). https://doi.org/:10.xxx.xxx

Book chapter without editor:

Author, A. (year). Chapter title. In Title of the book (pp. x-xx). Place: Publisher.

Author of the chapter is editor of the book (use the word "Author" in place of the editor's last name):

Author, A. (year). Title of the chapter. In Author (Ed.), Title of the book (pp. x-xx). Place: Publisher.

Glantz, M. (2006). Epic and rhetoric of misfortune. In J. Pascual Buxó (Ed.), Permanencia y destino de la literatura novohispana (pp. 43-56). Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Kroll, W. (1939). Rhetorik. In Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft Paulys-Wissowa (Suppl. VII, col. 1039-1085). Stuttgart: J. B. Metzler.

Laks, A. (1994). Substitution et connaissance: une interprétation unitaire (ou presque) de la théorie aristotélicienne de la métaphore. In D. Furley & D. Nehamas (Eds.), Aristotle's Rhetoric. Philosophical Essays (pp. 283-305). Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Lotman, J. (1996). On the Semiosphere (Trans. D. Navarro). In Autor. La Semiosfera I. Semiótica de la cultura y el texto (pp. 21-42). Madrid: Cátedra (original work published in 1977).

c) Periodical publications:

Autor/a, A. (year). Title of the article. Title of the publication, volume(number), xx-xxx.

Author, A. A. (year). Title of article. Title of publication, x(xx), xx-xx. https://doi.org/:10.xxx.xxx (or the url of the doi, depending on the source).

Author, A. A. (year). Title of the article. Title of the publication, x(xx), xx-xx. http://xxx.xxx.xxx

Note: Indicate page numbers without the abbreviation "pp.".

Halliwell, S. (1993). Style & Sense in Aristotle's Rhetoric Bk 3. Revue Internationale de Philosophie, I(184), 50-69.

Leonard, I. A. (1937). An Early Peruvian Adaptation of Corneille's Rodogune.Hispanic Review, 5(2), 172-179.

Ruiz Avila, D. (2022). Rhetorical figures in the foundational myth of Bécal. Rétor, 11(2), 172-188. http://www.aaretorica.org/revista/index.php/retor/article/view/6

d) Editions and commentaries:

Although it is recommended that editions and commentaries be included along with the critical bibliography in the References for cited bibliography, they may be separated from the critical bibliography and cited by editor or commentator. Example:

Mastronarde, D. J. (Ed.) (1988). Euripides. Phoenissae. Leipzig: Teubner.

In case of using translations of works, the bibliographical references will be made according to item a) Books. Example:

Cicero, M. T. (2002). On the orator (Trad. J. Iso Echegoyen). Madrid: Gredos (Original work published ca. 55 B.C.).

9. Translations
Quotations in Latin and Greek must be accompanied by their translation, which will appear in the round in its entirety. If the translation is integrated into the text, it should be written in quotation marks and in parentheses following the Latin or Greek quotation. If the translation is not integrated into the text, it should be written in a small block (size 11, single-spaced and indented 1.25 cm left and right), separated from the main text and without quotation marks, as well as the corresponding Latin or Greek quotation not integrated into the text. It is necessary to indicate the source in all cases (see item 8.1.). Examples:

In this regard we read "cavendum (est) ne decrescat oratio" ("Care should be taken that the discourse does not decrease", Quint. IX, IV, 23).

The idea pointed out is observed in the following definition of Quintilian:

Est igitur tropos sermo a naturali et principale significatione translatus ad aliam ornandae orationis gratia, vel, ut plerique grammatici finiunt, dictio ab eo loco, in quo propria est, translata in eum, in quo propria non est. (X, I, 4).

A trope is an expression transferred from its natural and principal meaning to another for the purpose of embellishing the discourse, or, as many grammarians define it, the transfer of words from a place that is strictly one's own, to another that is not one's own.

     If the translation belongs to the author, as in the previous cases, it should be made clear in a footnote. Example: Translations from Latin belong to us in all cases / Translations from Greek belong to the author in all cases.
After textual quotations and/or translations that are not incorporated in the text, a space should be left before continuing with the text.

10. References to authors of classical antiquity: should be recorded the first time they are cited as follows:

Aristotle, Rhetoric I 1, 1354a16-17

Aristotle, Politics V, 1304b20-24

Cicero, Orator LXIV-LXX, 219-220

Euripides, Phenicias 446-527

Homer, Iliad IX.30

Longinus, On the Sublime 22, 3-4

     The names of the authors and the titles of the works may be abbreviated when they are mentioned again.

11. Notes: in automatic superscript (without parentheses or brackets), numbered consecutively and in size 10. They should be placed at the foot of the page with single spacing. Bibliographical references should follow the same format used in the body of the article (author's surname, year of publication, pp. x-xx). All bibliographic citations placed in a footnote should be fully developed in the final bibliography.
Footnotes should only be used to provide complementary information. It is recommended that bibliographical references that are not followed by comments should not be included in notes, but should be included in the body of the text with the format indicated in item 8.1 above.
The note number should be included after the punctuation mark, if possible. Examples:

(...) tension that Aristotle states in the Rhetoric as lexis and dyanoia (III 1, 1403b15-17).²⁰
(...) in this oratorical genre the actions admitted by all are considered,⁸so that....

     Use the abbreviation Cf./cf. for confer.

12. Images: they must be in TIFF format at 300 dpi and their maximum size will be 140x220mm. Images should be submitted separately and their location and corresponding captions should be indicated in the file. The author is responsible for the legal status of the images (copyright, reproduction permissions, etc.).

 

REVIEWS

Only reviews of books published in the three years prior to the publication of the journal will be accepted. The following information must be included: name and surname of the author or editor, title of the book, place of publication, publisher, number of pages and ISBN. If pertinent, the name of the collection and whether it has illustrations should be added. The writing of reviews should follow the same formal guidelines as for articles.

 

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