About the Journal

Focus and Scope

This journal serves as a communication channel for academic production, addressing the diverse issues discussed within the academic community and linked to the areas of urban planning project management, landscape architecture, environmental legislation, urban law; architectural, urban, and landscape heritage; planning of the built environment, territory, and environment; urban law and regulation; mobility and accessibility of the built environment; and object, product, and space design—in short, topics related to the transformations of urban space and landscape. It promotes an integrative approach between technical knowledge, professional practice, and the academic sector.

Articles must align with the research lines that support the Master’s Program in Architecture and Urbanism.

1. Built Environment and Sustainability

Description: Study of the importance of the rational use of resources in the built environment, highlighting its relevance to sustainable urban development. Research focuses on the production and management of the contemporary built environment. In this sense, it proposes a critical reflection on the knowledge arising from the theory and practice of Architecture and Urbanism design, with emphasis on contemporary issues that influence the conception of building and city design in light of emerging challenges. This is achieved through the analysis and evaluation of aspects related to environmental, cultural, technological, behavioral, legal, and social factors affecting human settlements.

2. Territorial and Local Development

Description: Study of aspects related to territorial development and the urban network of the Brazilian Midwest, providing support for the formulation of public policies. In the context of local development, it proposes the investigation of the urban/metropolitan phenomenon from the perspective of urbanism and urban-regional planning, in order to understand the spatial and socio-environmental characteristics of urban-metropolitan expansion; the conditions, patterns of occupation, and use of natural resources (water, vegetation cover, energy consumption); precarious settlements located in permanent preservation areas; the spatial conditions of urban mobility; the right to the city and public governance; the urban landscape and systems of urban open spaces; and access to infrastructure and environmental sanitation. This journal offers a new space for research publications and dialogue among researchers, providing a transdisciplinary platform for understanding the city.

Peer Review Process

Editorial Guidelines

  • Articles must be unpublished in Brazil or any other country; inclusion of part or a preliminary version of the article in the proceedings of scientific events of any nature will not be considered a breach of originality.

  • Articles may not be submitted for simultaneous evaluation in another journal.

  • The Editor may accept or reject a submitted article for publication, in accordance with the editorial policy.

  • The Editor may accept or reject an article after it has been evaluated through the double-blind review system, which ensures anonymity and confidentiality for both the author(s) and the reviewers.

  • The Editor may suggest changes to the article, both regarding its content and the adaptation of the text to APA writing and formatting guidelines.

  • Articles will be accepted in Portuguese, English, or Spanish, and must be grammatically correct. Reviewers will not make grammatical or orthographic corrections.

  • Approved articles will undergo final editing and orthographic/grammatical revision.

  • In the OJS system adopted by Vernácula – Territórios Contemporâneos, the submission will be automatically rejected if the author(s) do not accept the clauses of exclusivity, originality, and copyright.

  • The OJS system records the submission date and all steps of the evaluation and editing process, allowing the author(s) to track the status of their article automatically.

  • The Editor and/or any individual or institution associated with the editorial boards are not responsible for the opinions, ideas, concepts, and positions expressed in the texts, which are the sole responsibility of the author(s).

  • Reviews are conducted directly on the Vernácula – Territórios Contemporâneos website, with space for personalized comments, which are sent in summarized form to the author(s) in the case of conditional acceptance, required corrections, or rejection.

Periodicity

Quarterly

Open Access Policy

This journal offers immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public promotes greater global democratization of knowledge.