Instructions for Authors

AIA-SEAS – Ibero-American Association of Southeast Asian Studies, is a non-profit organization that seeks to establish connections with its European and Latin American counterparts. The association brings together researchers in the Social Sciences and Humanities from the Ibero-American region who are interested in Southeast Asia, with the aim of disseminating their research in Ibero-American languages. The AIA-SEAS Library of Southeast Asian Studies was created for this purpose.

  1. What do we publish?

The Library publishes manuscripts on Southeast Asia in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities, preferably in Portuguese and Spanish, but other Ibero-American languages are also considered. The publications are in electronic format, with an option for print on demand. The number of books published annually is a maximum of two within the series:

  • Contemporary Studies: publishes original studies, including theses and dissertations.
    Archives: Publishes relevant primary sources with contextualization.
  1. Why choose the AIA-SEAS Library?

Our goal is to support scientific advancement with high-quality publications. Manuscripts are evaluated according to academic standards by an editorial board and external peer review.

  1. Manuscript

You can submit your proposals through the Open Monograph Press system, including:

  • Unpublished manuscript (maximum of 100,000 words)
    Manuscript Presentation: 500-1000 word summary of the topic, objectives, and target audience
    • Five keywords
    • Objectives and target audience of the book
    • Suggested title
  • Brief CV including authors' IDs (authors' ORCID, CV Lattes, etc.), personal websites, etc.
  1. Manuscript Rules
  • Format: APA, 7th edition, maximum of 100,000 words
  • File: .doc, .docx, .odt, .rtf
  • Graphics and images: jpg or tif files in high resolution (300dpi)
  1. Evaluation and selection

A detailed evaluation by two experts is an essential part of the publication process at the AIA-SEAS Library. Our peer review is generally double-blind, unless the reviewer wishes to share their identity with the author, in which case we do so through the open science procedure. We follow the Best Practices for Peer Review process.

Book projects generally undergo two rounds of peer review: the first on the initial draft of the manuscript, and the second on the revised version after the peer review.

Once approved by both reviews, the preparation process for publication begins.

Open Access and Fees Policy

The publications of the AIA-SEAS Library of Southeast Asia are under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.

The Library does not charge fees for the submission of works nor any fees for the publication of its books.

Contact

Questions? Contact the Editorial Committee by email at comissaoeditorialaiaseas@gmail.com.