Directrices para autores

PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

General format for submitting the manuscript

Content of the works. The works sent must contain:

A main page identifying the author (in a separate file), or authors, with the title of the article (no more than two lines) in Spanish and English, name and surname of each author, institutional affiliation, ORCID code, postal address, telephone and email of the person responsible for managing the manuscript, as well as a brief biography of each author (two or three lines), as a footnote.

The manuscript itself will begin with:

a) A summary (abstract) of the work, between 200 and 250 words, in Spanish and English.

b) Five or six keywords that identify the main findings of the research, in Spanish and English.

Structure of the texts. The general structure of the submitted texts MUST CONTAIN the following: introduction, method, results, discussions and conclusions, as well as complete references.
Extension. The length of the complete text will oscillate between four thousand and eight thousand words, including cover, abstract, tables, figures, notes and references.
margins. The top, bottom, right and left margins should be 2.5 cm in length.
Font (font). Times New Roman font should be used, size 12.
Line spacing. The main text must have a line spacing of 1.5.
Bleeding. All paragraphs are indented (five spaces).
Titles and subtitles. The same type of text font will be used: Times New Roman in black and in accordance with the heading levels recommended in the APA standards (latest version).
Quotes. In both indirect and direct (textual) citations, the last name of the author, or authors, and the year of publication must be indicated, as well as the number of the citation page (in direct citations), according to the criteria established in the latest version of APA standards.
Footnotes page. They will be used exclusively for additional explanations and comments, but not for citing sources.
References. In the references section, only those that have been cited in the document should be placed completely and correctly, using the current APA standards for all criteria. a) In the list of references, the last names of all the authors must be placed. b) If there are several works by the same author, the oldest work is placed first. c) When the date of a source is not indicated, it must be replaced by (s.f.), which means without date. d) The names of journals and book titles must be written in full and in italics. e) Articles collected electronically must indicate the DOI (digital object identifier) of the document. If it is not assigned, then the web address (URL) from which the document was retrieved will be written. The date of recovery of the document should not be placed, unless it is considered that the source of information will vary over time. f) Neither the URL nor the DOI are underlined or italicized; neither is a full stop placed after these.
Tables and figures. For their general use, they will be governed by the criteria established in the current APA standards: a) Only the denominations tables and figures will be used; No graphs, charts, photos, diagrams, etc. b) The tables must be included in an editable format, in the same text, and with a simple format (APA standards), without colors or patterns in the background, without dividing lines for rows and columns. c) Tables should not be cut between two pages. If the table is very long, it will be placed on a separate page. d) When existing tables, figures or models that have some modification made by the author are used, “Adapted from” is placed, followed by the respective source. In case a model has been copied, write “Taken from”, followed by the source. e) Tables and figures must be numbered correctly, correlatively acording to current APA norms  f) Excessive use of tables and figures at work should be avoided, as it could be detrimental to reading and comprehension.
Images and photographs. Each one must be attached separately apart from the manuscript, indicating where they go, in a resolution of 300 dpi, in tiff or jpg format. The images and photographs must be identified and with their respective captions, if any. These go in the figures category.

SUBMISSION, PEER REVIEW, FOLLOW-UP AND DISSEMINATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT

Once the manuscript has been prepared in accordance with all the criteria required in this journal, you must submit it through our platform, following the steps indicated. To do this, you must be previously registered as an author.
All originals will be submitted to a double opinion process by academic peers, which will be carried out anonymously by both parties (double blind).

The author will be able to monitor the review and evaluation process of his manuscript sent through the platform, where the status of the process will be indicated.
Once the final text of the approved paper to be published in the journal has been edited and corrected, the latest version will be sent to the author for a final review, in which he will only be able to make minimal corrections. If the author (or authors) is not satisfied with the text, then he will send a letter, indicating his reasons, which will be evaluated by the Editorial Committee, adopting a decision.
After the article has been published in the journal, it will be permanently available for online consultation and free downloads, via a pdf file.

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