About the Journal

Focus

Anales de Teología is the research journal of the Department of Theology at the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile. It publishes original research in Christian theology and in the disciplines in dialogue with it, in open access, with no charges to authors or readers, and with double-anonymous external peer review. It addresses the international academic community and takes part, from Latin America, in the discussions that shape theological research today.

The journal is devoted to contemporary readings of theology. It welcomes every area of theological research and seeks, in each of them, work that reads its texts, doctrines, practices and traditions in light of present-day questions and debates. A contemporary reading is not defined by the period of its object. A study of a biblical, patristic, medieval or modern text is as contemporary as a piece on a current problem when it brings that object into conversation with today's theological discussion and moves that discussion forward.

The journal also welcomes the dialogue of the Christian faith with traditions of thought and with the contemporary world, including the encounter of theology with philosophy and with the other humanities and sciences, as well as academic exchange among different Christian and religious traditions. Such research has a place in the journal when it makes a definite contribution to theological discussion.

The research articles the journal seeks formulate a clearly delimited problem, examine their sources rigorously, command the specialized and current literature of their field, and offer an original, well-founded contribution to an identifiable scholarly discussion.

Scope

Anales de Teología publishes research in the various areas of theological knowledge, including systematic theology, biblical theology, patristics, church history, moral theology, the social doctrine of the Church, pastoral theology, and ecumenical and interreligious studies. As the problem under study requires, it welcomes source studies and conceptual, historical or empirical research. It also receives work in religious studies, bioethics and family studies, and interdisciplinary contributions in general, when their object or their contribution bears a definite relation to the problems the journal cultivates.

The journal does not publish descriptive expositions or bibliographic surveys that lack an original contribution to knowledge, nor catechetical, hortatory or pastoral texts that do not develop research. Studies of pastoral practices and ecclesial experiences have a place when they formulate a research problem and substantiate their analyses and interpretations.

It publishes research articles, translations and book reviews in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Ownership and Management

Anales de Teología is an academic publication of the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, managed by the Department of Theology of the Faculty of Theological Studies and Philosophy. The Faculty of Theological Studies and Philosophy funds its operation and provides the institutional support required for its editorial activity.

Editorial management and decisions on evaluation and publication are made with academic independence and in accordance with the journal's editorial policies. Those decisions rest on the manuscript's fit with the focus and scope, on its academic quality and relevance, on the evaluation reports, and on compliance with the journal's publication guidelines. Institutional and financial support has no bearing on the acceptance or rejection of a manuscript or on the conclusions it holds.

Frequency

The journal is published twice a year. It issues two numbers per year, corresponding to the first and second semesters, gathered in an annual volume. Submissions are accepted throughout the year.

Editorial Process Timelines

The journal aims to complete the preliminary editorial assessment of each manuscript within fifteen days of receipt. At this stage the editorial team verifies its fit with the journal's focus and scope and its compliance with the academic and formal conditions required to proceed.

Research articles and translations that pass this stage go on to double-anonymous external peer review. The journal does not disclose the identity of authors to the reviewers of a manuscript, nor the identity of reviewers to those who submitted it. Book reviews receive editorial assessment and are not sent out for external review.

The first round of external review is estimated to take eight weeks from the date the manuscript is sent to reviewers. These timelines are indicative and may vary according to the availability of specialists, the complexity of the manuscript and any need for further evaluation or revision. The entire process, from receipt of the manuscript to notification of decisions, is handled through the journal's online platform.

Fees

Anales de Teología charges no fees for the submission, evaluation, editorial processing or publication of contributions, nor for access to its contents. Articles are published in open access, free of charge and immediately upon publication, under the Creative Commons license set out in the journal's open access and copyright policy.