About the Journal

The main goal of Trans Form/Ação: Revista de Filosofia is to publish (both in electronic and printed format) texts of excellence in philosophy or of philosophical relevance and so socializing knowledge by promoting debates and discussions of ideas. The journal is mainly composed of articles, reviews, translations and interviews of professionals of relevant production in philosophy. All forms of publication obey the thematic, methodological and periodic variety, maintaining, with this, respect for the different tendencies of philosophical knowledge, as well as for the different orientations of thought.

Focus and Scope

The focus of Trans/Form/Ação: Revista de Filosofia is to publish research articles either on philosophy or on relevant topics involving a philosophical approach. This scope promotes debate and exchange of ideas and texts among researchers from Brazil and abroad.

Area of interest: Philosophy.

The first issue of Trans/Form/Ação: Revista de Filosofia was published in 1974 by the Philosophy Department of the extinct Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Assis (Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Assis), which in 1976 became part of the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Few years later the Department moved to the Campus of Marília. Since then, the greatest researchers from São Paulo, as well as other Brazilian and foreign philosophers associated to them published their interviews or articles on Trans/Form/Ação.

In the beginning, the journal was associated to the creation of a Postgraduate Program in Philosophy and to an important philosophical event; the Philosophy and Theory of Human Sciences Journey (both from UNESP). Due to its role in fostering the study of academic philosophy by establishing a cosmopolitan pole and the importance of its first collaborators (Gilles Gaston Granger,Gérard Lebrun, Antônio Cândido de Mello e Souza, José Arthur Giannotti, among others) it acquired a remarkable presence in national and international philosophical scenario allowing the interlocution with great foreign intellectuals.

Periodicity: 

Quarterly.

Text Similarity Check

The submitted manuscripts undergo verification of similarity of texts and prevention of plagiarism (using the program Turnitin) in the stage of designating the submissions.

Peer Review:

The manuscript, whether in the form of an article, a translation of some philosophical text or a review of philosophical books, is submitted to the “double-blind” examination by at least two reviewers. The referees are, preferably, professors associated with national and international Philosophy Graduate Programs. Modifications and/or corrections suggested by the reviewers regarding the content and/or the wording (clarity of the text, grammar or new spelling rules) of the contributions are passed on to the respective authors, who will have a limited period of time to make the required alterations. The article, however, will be sent for evaluation only if it satisfies the originality and adequacy requirements set out above and the manuscript formatting model.

Normative criteria for submission:

When submitting the paper, consider the criteria for following the evaluation phase:

1. The authors have the PhD/Doctor title (justify otherwise);
2. The manuscript does not contain references to the author(s);
3. The manuscript contains between five and eight thousand words (between 14 and 21 pages);

4. Carefully follow the Standard Template of the journal.

Evaluation Criteria:

(1) Formulation of the objective(s), the examination of the works, evaluation of the secondary bibliography, presentation of the arguments, presentation of the results.

(2) Philosophical relevance and originality.

Open Access Policy

This journal offers open access to articles, reviews, translations, interviews, and editorials, following the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public provides greater worldwide democratization of knowledge.