#Cultures 2027 - International Online Congress of Studies on Cultures

Call for Submissions Now Open for #Cultures 2027

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The organising institutions of #Cultures 2027 - International Online Congress of Studies on Cultures are pleased to announce that the official Call for Submissions is now open.

Researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, educators, artists, curators, cultural managers, professionals, institutions and cultural agents from different countries are invited to submit contributions to the congress.

#Cultures 2027 will take place entirely online from 6 to 9 April 2027, enabling international participation without the need for travel.

Call for Submissions:

  • Submissions open: 15 July 2026
  • Final submission deadline: 28 February 2027
  • Congress dates: 6-9 April 2027
  • Format: 100% online
  • Evaluation: Continuous open peer review
  • Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German and Italian
  • Organised by: CLAEC and Scientia International

Who may submit?

The call is open to participants from different academic, professional and cultural backgrounds. Submissions may be individual or co-authored, provided that all authors are properly registered and linked to the work in the congress system.

Proposals are particularly welcomed from researchers, students, educators, artists, cultural practitioners, public managers, curators, activists, community organisations and professionals whose work engages critically with cultures and contemporary social transformations.

Accepted submission formats

#Cultures 2027 recognises different forms of knowledge production and therefore accepts seven submission formats:

  1. Scientific Research - 800 to 1,500 words, excluding references.
  2. Experience Report - 800 to 1,200 words.
  3. Cultural Practice - 800 to 1,200 words.
  4. Critical Essay - 800 to 1,500 words.
  5. Pedagogical Letter - 600 to 1,000 words.
  6. Artistic Creation - 600 to 1,000 words.
  7. Performance or Intervention - 400 to 800 words.

Each submission must follow the specific structure and formatting requirements indicated in the official call and templates.

Thematic axes

Contributions must be submitted to one of the eight thematic axes of the congress:

  1. Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development
  2. Cultural Diversity, Human Rights and Inclusion
  3. Cultural Territories, Education and Sustainability
  4. Technology, Digital Culture and Social Innovation
  5. Borders, Migrations, Diasporas and Identities
  6. Cultural Management, Organisations and Entrepreneurship
  7. Memory, Heritage and Musealisation
  8. Arts, Performances, Communication and Cultural Practices

Authors should select the axis that most closely corresponds to the central focus of their contribution.

Submission requirements

Written submissions must be uploaded in PDF format and prepared according to the congress guidelines. The main requirements include:

  • A4 page format.
  • Times New Roman, 12-point font.
  • Line spacing of 1.5.
  • Margins of 2.5 cm.
  • First-line paragraph indentation of 1.25 cm.
  • Justified text.
  • Title of no more than 150 characters.
  • Abstract in the submission language and in English.
  • Three to five keywords in both languages.
  • References formatted according to APA 7th edition.

Authors are strongly encouraged to use the official templates available through the congress platform.

Open peer review

All fully validated submissions will be evaluated through a continuous open peer-review process. This model promotes transparency, dialogue and constructive academic feedback between authors and reviewers.

Submissions may receive decisions before the final consolidated results date when the review and validation processes have been completed.

Publication opportunities

Contributions that are accepted, presented and approved for publication may be included in the digital congress proceedings with an individual DOI.

Selected authors may also be invited to develop expanded versions for post-event publication opportunities in partner journals and collective e-books, subject to separate editorial evaluation.

Registration and payment

Authors may begin a submission while registration payment is pending. However, the work will only be formally processed and forwarded for peer review after the registration and payment of every linked author and co-author have been confirmed.

Each participant must create an individual account, select the Author role and complete the applicable registration. Each paid Author registration covers participation in up to two works.

Before submitting, authors should:

  1. Read the complete Call for Submissions.
  2. Select the most appropriate thematic axis.
  3. Choose the correct submission format.
  4. Prepare the file using the official template.
  5. Create an individual account for every author and co-author.
  6. Complete the submission metadata carefully.
  7. Ensure that all registration and payment requirements are fulfilled.

Access the Call for Submissions

Complete rules, submission formats, templates, evaluation procedures, publication pathways and deadlines are available on the official call page.

Read the complete Call for Submissions

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We invite participants from different countries, disciplines and fields of practice to contribute to the scientific, cultural and institutional construction of #Cultures 2027.