To be impartial and generous: Essentials for a good peer review

The importance and relevance of the referee role are the main subjects of this exclusive interview with researcher Nelson Sanjad, from the Emilio Goeldi Paraense Museum.

Vol. 22 • n. 2 • Apr.-Jun. 2015

ROADS TRAVELED Benchimol, Jaime L. · text in English | Portuguese HORIZONS AND CHALLENGES Cueto, Marcos; Silva, André Felipe Cândido da · text in English | Portuguese ANALYSIS “Sick and unable to march:” life and death in the army of the Dutch West India Company in the Northeast of Brazil, 1630-1654 Miranda, Bruno Romero Ferreira · abstract in...

A new book series underlines current tensions on Digital Humanities

Encompassing technologies, research methods, opportunities for collaborative scholarship and open-source peer review, and innovative ways of sharing knowledge and teaching, DH promises to transform the liberal arts and the university.

The abolition of the slave trade

With the help of the material gathered on this site, it becomes clear that the eradication of the international slave trade was a long, arduous, and tortuous process that spanned almost nine decades.

Madness and meaning

Sociologist and Historian Andrew writes about painting and madness through history.

International cooperation for equity in health

This article analyzes the work of international organizations in health and the priorities of developing countries in this field since the 1990s.

Mundos del Trabajo en Transformación

Edited by the Institute of Social History, this book is the result of a seminar held in La Paz-Bolivia about the recent changes in labour.

Global smallpox eradication

This project of the Department of History at the University of York offers information and interviews about the international efforts to eradicate smallpox.

Profiles in Science

Special project of the US Library of Medicine gathers information about American twentieth-century leaders in biomedical research and public health.

Últimos dias para postulaciones para el Premio Latinoamericano a la Popularización de la Ciencia

El dia 27 de abril de 2015 es el último día para postulaciones para el Premio Latinoamericano ofrecido por la RedPOP-UNESCO.