About the Journal
The Revista da Universidade de Aveiro/Letras (RUA-L) was founded in 1984 (ISSN: 0870-1547) by the Chairman of the Department of Languages and Cultures (DLC), Professor Albino de Matos, with the purpose of publishing scholarship on issues related to Literature, Culture, and Linguistics.
The RUA-L journal aims at publishing mostly scholarly essays within the Social Sciences and the Humanities while keeping track of the research conducted in the degree programs offered at this institution both at an undergraduate and graduate levels.
The RUAL journal aims at publishing, once a year, essays submitted by scholars who are associated with the research centers based at the DLC or by scholars from other institutions as well as those affiliated with other national or international research centers so as to enhance academic dialogue while fostering a network of cooperation and development both at a national and international levels.
Open to the participation of a worldwide academic community, the RUA-L encourages scholarly submissions which enhance contemporary models of critical inquiry and scope. A publication exempt from any political, ideological or religious affiliation, the RUA-L is imbued with the mission of fostering a spirit of tolerance and academic excellence while encouraging a plurality of points of view.
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
It is published online, in PROA. Platoforma de Revistas em Open Access da Universidade de Aveiro, and in printed volume, which is kept in the Library of the Universidade of Aveiro and in the Departamento de Línguas e Culturas of the same university.
ISSN:0870-1547 | E-ISSN:2183-4695
