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Instructions to authors

Update (August 2025)

Civilisations publishes articles from the various fields of anthropology, without regional or temporal exclusivity. The journal is particularly committed to promoting the publication of texts in which the approaches of anthropology, history and sociology mutually reinforce each other, thus revealing the processes of construction of societies. In addition to this interest in cultural dynamics, Civilisations intends to support reflection on the anthropological approach in its relations with the other human sciences. A theme is highlighted in each issue, but varia are welcome.

Papers

Proposals written in French or in (British) English must be sent by email to the Editorial Assistant of the journal: RevueCivilisations@ulb.be.

It may not be texts that have already been published, nor intended for any other use that has not been explicitly presented to the publisher.

The word limit for the main body of the text is 7,000 words for the first version (V1). For subsequent versions, the limit will be determined by the coordinators of each thematic issue. For articles submitted under the varia section, the word limit is 8,000 words. The file must be paginated. Footnotes should be numbered continuously and placed at the bottom of the page, not at the end of the article.

Titles

In accordance with the new layout adopted by the journal (landscape format with text in columns), all titles must adhere to strict character limits, including spaces. These limits apply to the main title as well as to any subtitles, in order to ensure consistency and optimal formatting. Below is the maximum total allowed:

Article title

  • 1 MT: Main title; ST: Subtitle.
  • 2 'cis' means characters including spaces.

If the article title consists of two parts (MT: ST1):

If the article title consists of a single part (MT only):

MT: maximum 70 cis2

MT: maximum 90 cis

ST: maximum 80 cis

Subtitles in the article (H1 and H2)

The articles can be subdivided into headings and subheadings (no more than 2 hierarchical levels), preceded respectively by the indicators: “H1” (Heading 1) and “H2” (Heading 2).

H1 headings can either be placed in a single column or span the full width of the page.

For column H1s: maximum 50 cis; for full-page H1s: maximum 84 cis. This will depend on the length of the section to be laid out later.

For H2s: maximum 65 cis.

Please note that footnote references are not allowed in titles.

Authors are kindly requested to ensure that their titles comply with these limits prior to submission.

Stylistic elements

Quotations are given with double quotation marks (“). Quotation marks within quotation marks are single quotation marks (‘). Contiguous quotations of more than 50 words should appear as a paragraph with a larger blank space on the left.

Words in a language other than the language in which the article is written are italicised: with this exception, authors use the minimum of stylistic features (bold, underlining, non-Latin characters, font change, etc.).

Exact dates are given in extenso (12 November 1954).

Acronyms are given without dots (NATO and not N.A.T.O.).

Illustrations

Photos (in colour, with a resolution of at least 300 DPI), maps, diagrams and tables are welcome if they support the purpose of the text. They are sent independently of the article, as separate jpeg file(s). All these items must be provided with a number, a caption and a credit line. Their preferred location in the text should be mentioned in brackets (<Figure 1>, etc.). The journal offers infographic support for the creation of maps and diagrams. If certain illustrations are subject to copyright, the author of the article must ensure that these rights are respected, as the journal cannot be held responsible for any fault in this respect.

Abstract and keywords

Authors are asked to provide an abstract that must not exceed 950 characters including spaces (cis), along with 4–5 suggested keywords (in English and French).

Biographical notice

Authors will write a short biographical note (maximum 700 cis) listing their academic or professional affiliations and outlining their career. A bilingual template of the biographical note is available upon request (by email to RevueCivilisations@ulb.be).

Template for bibliographic references

References in the body of the text

References cited or used are given in brackets, mentioning the author, the year and, after a colon, the pages [e.g. (Abraham 1958: 278-282)]. Authors’ names are written in lower case, except for the first letter. If there are several references cited, they will be separated by a semicolon (Abraham 1958; Corten & Mary 1995). The first edition may be given in square brackets after the year of the referenced edition (Corten 1994 [1985]).

List of references cited at the end of the paper

References cited are given in a section at the end of the article. They are grouped together in a single list, in alphabetical order of authors, distinguishing by letters the publications of the same year by the same author (1999a, 1999b, etc.). The first edition may be given in square brackets after the year of the referenced edition (Corten 1994 [1925]).

The titles of references in languages not widely used by the readership are translated in square brackets. Authors’ names are given in lower case, except for the first letter.

Refer to the “Guideline for bibliographical references” (PDF file)

Any text submitted for publication is first examined by the Editorial Board of the journal. If it is favourable, it is sent to a peer review committee (chosen by the Editorial Board). On the basis of all the opinions received, the Editorial Board may to accept the publication, refuse it or make it subject to revisions before re-examination.

Document annexe

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    Guideline to which authors should refer for the formatting of the bibliography (references cited) at the end of the article.

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    Guide auquel les auteurs et auteures doivent se référer pour la mise en forme de la bibliographie (références citées) en fin de texte

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Notes

1 MT: Main title; ST: Subtitle.

2 'cis' means characters including spaces.

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