Submissions

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format and requirements, and anonymized
Bibliographic references comply with APA 7th ed. standard.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
All requested data on the authors have been entered.
Graphs (in XLSX document), images (only in JPG or PNG format with a resolution of no less than 300 dpi) and figures (in PPTX or DOCX document) should be submitted in separate files.
Informed consent was obtained from all those who participated as study subjects.

Author Guidelines

1. Regarding the receipt of submissions

Manuscripts will be accepted in Spanish or English.
Submissions must be unpublished and should not be under review by any other journal.
Plagiarism will be checked with the assistance of software Similarity Check, provided by CrossRef. If there are doubts regarding the originality of the text, the editor will directly communicate with the corresponding author to resolve them, so that the manuscript can be accepted for evaluation.
Manuscripts can be submitted throughout the year, and it is at the discretion of the editors to include them in a specific issue based on the editorial flow.
Manuscripts will only be accepted through the OJS platform.
Authors must complete their profile with their current affiliation, their institucional email, an academic biographical review, their ORCID identifier (or equivalent) and the identification of the roles of each contributor using CRedIT taxonomy.

2. Presentation

2.1. The file should be submitted in .doc or .docx format, always attaching tables and graphics in .xls format and images in .jpg or .png format.

2.2. The author's name or names should not appear in the manuscript. Additionally, document properties should be deleted (see online instructions).

2.3. Manuscripts will only be accepted if they adhere to the following formatting guidelines:

ont: Times New Roman

• Font size: 12

• Line spacing: double-spaced (2.0) throughout the text, except for footnotes.

• Margins: 2.54 cm on all sides of the page.

• Indentation: indicated with the tab key.

• Text alignment: left-aligned, also known as flush left or ragged right.

2.4. Pages should be numbered consecutively, starting from the title page. Additionally, the article should be clearly divided into sections (and subsections, if necessary) and appropriately titled.

2.5. For article submissions:

a) The first page should include the title, followed by an abstract of no more than 150 words, and a list of three to five keywords. These three sections should be presented in both Spanish and English.

b) The length of the articles should range from 5,000 to 8,000 words, including footnotes, boxes, tables, abstract, and keywords. This does not include bibliographic references.

c) Once the articles are received, the editor will assess their basic compliance with the requirements. If approved, the document will undergo evaluation by two external specialists using the double-blind peer review system, following an arbitration guideline established by the Committee based on the criteria mentioned earlier in c). If there is a discrepancy in the verdict, the Editorial Committee will resolve the situation, and a third reviewer may be called upon if deemed necessary.

d) The evaluation result will be communicated to the author via email within a maximum period of twelve weeks, and they will be able to access the forms and reviews on the OJS platform. The result can be acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection.

e) If the article is accepted with revisions, authors have a period of fifteen business days to make the requested modifications and upload the corrected manuscript to the appropriate section of the OJS platform. Once the changes have been evaluated, the author will be notified of the outcome of the process via email and through the platform.

f) The Editorial Committee reserves the right to make decisions regarding style and formatting corrections when deemed necessary.

2.5.1. Research Articles

Regarding the abstract, it should include the following information: Introduction to the researched topic; research problem statement, methodology used, main findings, and conclusions.

The aspects taken into consideration to evaluate an article are:

Relevance of the topic for education.
Theoretical forcefulness.
Appropriateness of the research method to the type of study.
Discussion of the results.
Style and writing.
Compliance with APA citation and referencing guidelines, 7th edition.
Having a minimum of 30 bibliographic references.

2.5.2. Essays

The abstract should be structured and contain four elements: Introduction (its purpose), initial question (proposed analysis), analysis (response to the problem), conclusions (implications of that response).

The aspects taken into consideration to evaluate an essay are:

Relevance to the journal's themes.
Contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the discipline and/or the topic.
Problematic nature of the topic.
Theoretical foundation.
Justification of conclusions and interpretations.
Style and writing.
Compliance with APA citation and referencing guidelines, 7th edition.
Bibliographic discussion and bibliography.

2.6. In the case of reviews:

a) Aspects that are evaluated:

he length should not exceed 1000 words and should meet the same editing requirements as articles.
They should provide a concise summary of the structure and main content of the work, followed by critical observations.
A fundamental factor for approving a review is that it explicitly explains at some point why the presented text is important for education, whether for its agents, interlocutors, context, etc.
The reviewed texts should have a publication date that does not exceed three years from the submission date.

b) Once the reviews are received, the editor will evaluate compliance with the requirements.

c) If necessary, the editor will seek the assistance of an external specialist for a review of the review.

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