The REVISTA DEBATES INSUBMISSOS* (DEBIN) is a publication by the Research Group on Social Movements, Education and Diversity in Latin America, which is affiliated with both the Contemporary Education Graduate Program at the Federal University of Pernambuco and the Center for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra.
The Journal was created by its Editors to address the need to bring together diverse voices to foster a more democratic relationship between various types of knowledge, articulating academic knowledge with grassroots knowledge rising from collective struggles for social justice. Priority is given to articles that bring together theoretical debates and experiences in the field of education, mainly the ones that highlight social movements, diversity, and democracy. Manuscripts from other areas that intersect with education or contribute to its advancement are also of interest to the Journal.
Publishes: Free scientific articles or in dossiers, interviews, reviews, reports on experiences.
Frequency: quarterly. Area: Education Language: Portuguese
ISSN: 2595-2803.
EDITORS: Doctor Allene Lage, Doctor Boaventura de Sousa Santos e Doctor Maria Paula Meneses.
The first issue was published on May 7, 2018.
Annual Publication Timeline: Jan – April, between May 1st and 10th; May – Aug, between September 1st and 10th; Sep – Dec, between January 1st and 10th.
É com grande tristeza que informamos e lamentamos a morte da nossa Co-editora e fundadora da Revista Debates Insubmissos Maria Paula Meneses, ocorrida no último dia 5 de fevereiro de 2026.
Read more about Um vazio deixado por Maria Paula Meneses e um legado acadêmico imenso para pensar o mundo
Este número especial foi pensado para celebrar a obra de Maria Paula Meneses, quando ela ainda estava viva, realizando o seu tratamento de enfrentamento a um câncer. Fizemos o convite a ela, que aceitou com muita alegria a homenagem da Revista Debates Insubmissos. Logo que foi feito o diagnóstico, Boaventura de Sousa Santos tomou iniciativa de reunir em livro todos os artigos de Maria Paula Meneses publicados em português.
A partir dessa imensa colecção de textos, Maria Paula Meneses, com a assistência de Margarida Gomes, escolheu pessoalmente cada um desses artigos, procurando compor nessa seleção, mesmo que apenas como um recorte, o caminho epistemológico que percorreu de forma tão brilhante em sua trajetória acadêmica e intelectual, que pudesse representar um panorama da sua presença científica, política e humanística para a sociedade, principalmente como uma poderosa contribuição do pensamento do e para o Sul Global, lugar de excelência de suas preocupações pessoais, sociais e éticas. A obra completa (escrita em português) acaba de ser publicada em dois volumes com o título geral Moçambique e o Sul global: uma perspectiva a partir das epistemologias do Sul. Coimbra: Edições 70, 2026.
Mesmo tendo consciência da proximidade de sua finitude, pensou em ver este número publicado, o que certamente lhe traria grande alegria, mas infelizmente não houve tempo suficiente. Portanto, essa publicação é a conclusão de um dos últimos trabalhos realizados por esta grande mulher, que nos deixa como legado sua voz e seu olhar marcantes na ciência comprometida com a justiça social e cognitiva.
The Journal publishes scientific articles in the Free Articles and Dossier Sections. Additionally, other content and languages are published in the Unsubmissive Papers Section: interviews, essays, reviews, critical poems, etc.
DEBIN can also publish up to two special editions per year - with a maximum of 10 articles each edition - on a single theme, organized by researchers of national or international reference in the thematic area. These special editions will be created based on a selection and evaluation process of manuscripts submitted as a response to call for papers publicized on the journal’s website, through research networks, at scientific events, and among scientific groups. The Editors and Editorial Staff will analyze proposals for organizing a special issue taking into account the theme’s relevance and its alignment with editorial policies.
Ad hoc evaluators review every scientific article published on DEBIN using a double-blind review process. Authors who have ORCID will receive priority in the selection of articles for publication.
Each article submitted must have up to three authors. At least one of the authors must have a doctorate.
When an article is written by authors with different degrees, those who have a doctorate. degree or are doctoral student should be listed first. Co-authors should have at least a complete undergraduate degree.
Articles may be written in Portuguese, Spanish, English, French or Italian. In every article, an abstract in English must be included in addition to the abstract in the language of the manuscript.
Registration on this site is required to submit articles for review.
Attention: All manuscripts must be submitted using the journal's standard template to be considered for review. Download the template using this link: https://goo.gl/HBqUMz
To access the rules for submitting manuscripts, please click on the ABOUT tab above and then click on guidelines for authors.
All articles published on this Journal have a DOI number assigned to it (available in the Journal's Summary)
Please click on the LANGUAGE link on the right side tab of our website to access the Journalin PORTUGUESE or SPANISH.
The following information regarding the Journalcan be accessed in various languages using the related links:
Bylaws
Portuguese - https://drive.google.com/file/d/128B7xm2tMsNOHVPMEonWUux21KqfHDLG/view?usp=sharing
English - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZIG6aXNbkpXysZUJFBrZfmd89VvUbSYc/view?usp=sharing
Spanish - https://drive.google.com/file/d/128B7xm2tMsNOHVPMEonWUux21KqfHDLG/view?usp=sharing
Graphic Project
Portuguese - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bjoxgzGwSZoIob52VzgaNH3mWTEXckF7/view?usp=sharing
English - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hb3Cvg4hSaZcawIB8xVNilB0SGmZYfrY/view?usp=sharing
Spanish - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OZ676xCNMP58zXOuaFpH_2dL--5B2zVM/view?usp=sharing
Submission Guidelines
Portuguese - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s_Mm-xxGTQluSuFECUfbMaSQo8IQFrNq/view?usp=sharing
English - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RKImYIxxQyRYaAM03aT5Fqo_5rHEgPB7/view?usp=sharing
Spanish - https://drive.google.com/file/d/16TDH006kGTAiTXXjOzo_g3FOi6byNHD4/view?usp=sharing
As part of our anti-plagiarism policy, selected submitted manuscripts are scanned and compared with the CopySpider database.
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