Open Call: Guest Editor. MATERIA ARQUITECTURA JOURNAL

Date: Dec 04, 2024 - Jan 10, 2025

Location:

Chile

OPEN CALL - GUEST EDITOR

After fifteen years and twenty-seven issues published, MATERIA ARQUITECTURA is announcing, for the first time, an open call for the selection of two guest editors, for issues 28 and 29 of 2025. With this new cycle, we want to expand the thematic and geographic boundaries that we have worked with, as well as diversify the perspectives that we have addressed as a journal over time. Therefore, we invite applicants from all over the world whose line of work is related to architecture and the city, and who are capable of formulating an editorial proposal of high theoretical and conceptual rigor.

MATERIA ARQUITECTURA is a biannual academic journal, published since 2009 by the School of Architecture at the Universidad San Sebastián. Its main objective is to broaden and deepen disciplinary knowledge by addressing the diverse cultural, social, economic and political contexts in which architecture is situated. Over the last fifteen years, MATERIA ARQUITECTURA has covered topics such as the history and theory of architecture, landscape and urbanism, heritage, architectural technologies, urban design and pedagogical practices. For this call, however, we welcome contributions that explore emerging issues capable of reconfiguring disciplinary boundaries and that question the scope of architecture in the contemporary city.

DESCRIPTION OF THE ROLE

The guest editor is responsible for proposing the thematic and conceptual framework of the issue, which serves as the basis for an open call to select six articles, two graphic reports, and a critique. In addition, each issue will include an interview with a globally relevant figure related to the theme, which will also be the responsibility of the guest editor.

The design, review and translation of the articles will be handled by MATERIA ARQUITECTURA's editorial team.

Applicants must be proficient in English due to the global nature of the journal’s submissions.

Payment:
600 usd upon completion of the editorial process.

SUBMISSION

Applicants must submit a dossier in PDF format to materia.arquitectura@uss.cl with the subject line “Guest editor”. The dossier must include the following elements:

1. Preliminary title of the editorial proposal

2. Abstract of the proposal (350 to 500 words)

3. A state-of-the-art review with at least five papers published in the last five years addressing the proposed topic

4. Three possible interviewees, with a brief introduction and explanation of their relevance to the proposal

5. A list of at least five possible authors along with their connection to the proposal

6. Applicant’s CV

The dossier may be written in Spanish or English. Unfortunately, proposals submitted in other languages will not be considered.

CALENDAR

Call for submissions: November 29, 2024
Deadline submission: January 10, 2025
Results: January 27, 2025
Publication of Materia Arquitectura 28: August 2025
Publication of Materia Arquitectura 29: December 2025

MORE INFORMATION:

http://materiaarquitectura.com/index.php/MA