With the goal to increase the visibility of the supported publications and to ensure their quality before the international scientific community, acknowledging the good practices recognized in the editorial field, FCFA’s publications will respect the international regulations regarding the assurance of quality of the material to be published,  have a digital format,  be available freely on the internet, and stand by the following criteria and quality markers:

1 – FCFA only supports the publication of original texts that do not violate any third parties’ rights over the material presented for publication

1. FCFA is not responsible for the acquisition of publication rights for images, documents or any other graphic material included in the texts: these should be properly acquired by the authors themselves
2. FCFA cannot be held responsible for any violation of the Code of Author’s Rights that might occur, and considers the authors of the texts entirely responsible for the material they sign
3. With the aim of protecting the rights of every author implied on the production of the works supported and publicized by FCFA, it is suggested that those authors acquire Creative Commons Licenses, establishing the conditions in which their works can be shared online (http://creativecommons.pt)

2 – The scientific quality of each volume supported is ensured by a scientific commission of renowned specialists in the corresponding area of expertise that may be suggested by the publication proponents and that coordinates the peer reviewing tasks of the works to be published.

3 – If the proponents would prefer it, or in case of doubt, FCFA has a permanent Editorial Committee, formed by members of its Cultural Council, that can be used for said peer reviewing.

4 – The electronic publications supported by FCFA will have an ISBN/ISSN/Doi registration for electronic publications.

5 – The paper publications supported by FCFA will have an ISBN.

6 – The collective volumes supported by FCFA should respect the style norms adopted by this institution, in accordance with practices used internationally (annex I).

7 – FCFA commits to publishing the volumes it supports through its website, in an open access regime, in the maximum period of two years starting from the reception date of the complete originals.