1. Focus and Scope

The Human Rights Blog is an open-access academic platform dedicated to the analysis and promotion of human rights from a multidisciplinary perspective. It publishes original essays combining theoretical reflection and practical application in areas such as:

International human rights law
Civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights
Human rights and climate change
Digital rights and technology
Freedom of expression and democratic governance
Rights of vulnerable groups (children, refugees, minorities, women)
Transitional justice and the rule of law
Human rights in armed conflict and post-conflict settings

The project seeks to build bridges between normative theory and contemporary human rights challenges around the world.

2. Types of Contributions

The following are accepted:

Analytical essays
Conceptual and doctrinal articles
Critical commentaries on current events
Case studies and field-based reports

Contributions must be original, rigorous, and argumentatively structured.

3. Authorship Policy

The blog welcomes contributions from academics, researchers, legal practitioners, civil society professionals, and advanced graduate students. External contributions may be published by invitation or editorial selection. The blog is directed by its editor, who reserves final editorial authority over all published content.

4. Language

The Human Rights Blog is a bilingual publication:

English
Spanish

Some texts may appear in both versions. Systematic translation is not guaranteed.

5. Author Guidelines

Texts must be signed with the author’s name, institutional affiliation, and a brief professional biography. An abstract of approximately 200 words and 4 keywords are required. The recommended length is 700 to 1,500. The citation style is APA 7th ed. A bibliography section listing all cited works must be included.

Submissions may be sent along with a brief CV to: info@webphilosophia.com

6. Editorial Process

Texts undergo a non-anonymous editorial review process based on:

Originality
Argumentative clarity
Conceptual rigour
Thematic relevance to human rights

No formal external peer review is applied in the strict sense. A response is expected within approximately one month.

7. Publication Frequency

Continuous publication (rolling basis), with an approximate biannual periodicity.

8. Ethics Policy

The following are required:

Originality of content
Proper citation of sources
Absence of plagiarism
Intellectual honesty
Sensitivity and rigour in the treatment of human rights issues

The ideas expressed are the sole responsibility of their authors. External authors should declare any potential conflicts of interest at the time of submission.

9. Artificial Intelligence Policy

When a piece of content has been written or significantly assisted by an AI tool, this will be explicitly stated at the foot of the article or post.

AI may only be used as a supporting tool. It does not replace original research, consultation of primary sources, or the critical analysis inherent to academic work. The contents of this blog comply with the ethical standards of scientific communication.

10. Open Access

All content is freely and openly accessible. No article processing charges (APCs) apply.

11. Copyright

Unless otherwise stated:

Texts remain the property of their authors.
Dissemination for academic purposes is permitted, provided the source is cited.
The contents of the Human Rights Blog are licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial).

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