Seventeen collections obtain the CEA-APQ seal of quality in scholarly publishing in 2023

Seventeen editorial collections have obtained in 2023 the CEA-APQ seal of quality in academic publishing and have thus been recognized for their scientific and editorial quality, in addition to the period evaluated, for the next five years. These collections have favorably passed the requirements that this distinction demands in terms of information quality, editorial policy, editorial processes and reputation and prestige. 

Of these seventeen collections, eight have obtained the seal for the first time and nine are renewing it, which confirms the good practices and the commitment of university publishers to the standards set by this system of validation of the editorial quality of scientific collections.

The eight collections that have obtained the CEA-APQ seal for the first time are:

• Americana (Universidad de Sevilla)
• Atenea-Estudios de Género (Universidad de Málaga)
• El Derecho y la Justicia (Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales)
• Estudios Literarios (Universidad de Jaén)
• Estudios y Ensayos (Universidad de Málaga)
• Libros de Rocinante (Universidad de Alcalá)
• Literatura (Universidad de Sevilla)
• Studia Malacitana (Universidad de Málaga)

 

The nine that have renewed it are:

• Arquitectura. Textos de Doctorado del IUACC (Universidad de Sevilla)
• Estudios Constitucionales (Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales)
• Estudios Políticos (Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales)
• Història (Universitat de València)
• Història i Memòria del Franquisme (Universitat de València)
• Huelva Classical Monographs. Exemplaria Classica Supplements (Universidad de Huelva)
• Monografías de Humanidades (Universidad de Alcalá)
• Monografías Historia y Arte (Universidad de Cádiz)
• Sociales (Universidad de Cantabria)

2023: a more demanding call for submissions

Both the collections that have obtained the seal for the first time and those that have renewed it have had to comply with new requirements that have been demanded in this seventh call, such as a higher percentage of authors from outside the publisher's institution (from 45 % to 50 %) and the reduction of the presence of the persons responsible for the collection (directors or members of the committee responsible for the editorial process) as authors, editors or coordinators in the set of titles published by the collections in the period evaluated (from 30 % to 20 %).

Consolidated evaluation criteria

The CEA-APQ Seal has been recognized, since its creation in 2017, as an indication of the quality of publications for the evaluation of the merits of research activity, a recognition that is expressed in the evaluation criteria of the National Evaluation Commission of Research Activity, and in the ANECA evaluation criteria for the six-year research periods and for the ACADEMIA program.

In the resolution of December 21, 2022, it appears as a criterion to be assessed in ten of the eleven areas of knowledge.

Specifically, the seal constitutes a specific element of assessment in the areas of Chemistry; Cellular and Molecular Biology; Biomedical Sciences; Natural Sciences; Mechanical and Production Technologies; Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction and Urban Planning; Social, Political, Behavioral and Gender Studies Sciences; Educational Sciences; Economic and Business Sciences; Law and Jurisprudence; History, Geography and the Arts; and Philosophy, Philology and Linguistics.

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