About the Journal

Objectives and scope

Vegueta: Anuario de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia (eISSN: 2341-1112) is a scientific journal, biannually since 2021, published by the School of Geography and History of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. It is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original and unpublished research papers in any of the usual languages in the academic field, about History, Geography and Art History, once they pass an anonymous evaluation process by experts (double blind system).

The journal is divided into three sections: Dossier, Studies and Reviews. The Dossier section is open to the publication of monographic topics, necessarily interdisciplinary, coordinated and reviewed by a specialist in the field. The Studies section publishes original and unpublished research papers sent to the journal, once they pass the anonymous evaluation process by external experts. The Reviews section publishes critical reviews of significant monographs in the thematic scope of the journal.

Peer Evaluation Process

The originals received are previously evaluated by the Journal's Editorial Board. The manuscripts that, in the opinion of the Editorial Board, meet the requirements to be published, are sent to two anonymous external evaluators (double-blind system), selected by the Editorial Board from experts of recognized international prestige in the subject matter of the study.

Open Access Policy

This journal don't charge authors for publication and the papers are open access after the immediate publication of the volume.

Anti-Plagiarism Policy

Vegueta: Anuario de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia is a scientific journal that publishes original and unpublished research papers, so it is clearly positioned in the persecution against plagiarism, autoplagics and scientific fraud. Please, read the Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement (PEMS) of this journal.

Policy on the use of generative AI:

All authors must disclose any use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in the preparation of their research work. Under no circumstances may AI be listed as an author or cited as a source. Reviewers and editors must not use AI to conduct evaluations. Decisions affecting the approval process of manuscripts may not be made or endorsed by AI.

The Editorial Board will oversee the use of AI throughout the manuscript review process in order to prevent any form of malpractice. Failure to comply with these guidelines will result in the automatic rejection of the manuscript.

The editorial team may use artificial intelligence tools for administrative and editorial tasks, such as manuscript formatting or the detection of potential cases of plagiarism, provided that such use is subject to strict human oversight to ensure the consistency, integrity, and quality of the editorial process.

Journal’s policy on data sharing

Authors are allowed and encouraged to share their data in a trusted repository that are or will soon be responsible for the long-term access to the world’s social, economic, cultural, and intellectual heritage in digital form. The institutional repositories of the universities of origin are recommended.

Journal’s policy on intellectual property

Articles publishe in "Vegueta: Anuario de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia" are open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Atribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Authors publishing in this journal agree to the following terms:

a) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, as well as a Creative Commons license allowing other to share the work, provided there is ackknowledgment of authorship and the initial publication in this scientifich journal.

b) Authors may enter into separate, additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in "Vegueta", provided there is acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.

 

Gender Perspective

The journal VEGUETA is firmly committed to promoting gender equality in academia. To this end, the Delegated Committee of the Faculty of Geography and History at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) ensures a balanced representation of women and men within the Editorial Management and Editorial Secretariat. The Editorial Team also promotes this balance within the Scientific Committee and the Editorial Board, as well as among the experts selected to participate in the peer review process.

Article Rejection Rate

01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025

Submissions received: 117 (100%)

Accepted submissions: 49 (41.88%)

Rejected submissions: 68 (58.12%)

01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024

Submissions received: 128 (100%)

Accepted submissions: 94 (73.44%)

Rejected submissions: 34 (26.56%)

01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023

Submissions received: 61 (100%)

Accepted submissions: 26 (42.62%)

Rejected submissions: 35 (57.38%)