Shipping Rules

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

All manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's platform (author registration is required). The manuscript must registro para autores, in any of its versions for Windows.

Each paper must include the following information on the first page, along with a statement of authorship contribution: Authors' full names, description of each contribution (examples: conceptualization, formal analysis, research, methodology, project management, writing – original draft, writing – review and editing); Organization or center of work; City; Country; Contact email; ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.

On the second page, the title (not exceeding 20 words), abstract (not exceeding 120 words), and up to 5 keywords, in the original language and English. If the original language is English, the title, abstract, and keywords must be included in Spanish.

When uploading the manuscript to the platform, the author must choose the section to which they wish to submit their article. These are:

Invited Articles: Section dedicated to hosting articles invited directly by the coordinator and whose topic covers the subject matter covered in each special issue. Invited articles are not double-blind.

Monograph: Section dedicated to hosting unpublished scientific articles whose topic covers the subject matter covered in each special issue.

Open Forum: Section dedicated to hosting unpublished scientific articles with a topic different from that of each special issue.

About: Space dedicated to articles that derive from the theoretical implementation of new concepts, but that have practical implications.

Manuscripts submitted in a language other than Spanish must select the language of the original from the drop-down menu (language) upon submission. If the language is not selected at this time, the title will automatically appear in Spanish in the journal's index upon publication.

In addition, they must meet the following requirements:

1. Submitted articles must be unpublished and the result of original research, scientific communication, or creation.

2. The article structure must include the following aspects, both in the abstract and in the corpus of the text: introduction, objectives, methodology, results, and conclusion.

3. Manuscripts must pass the Turnitin analysis without the text check results indicating a similarity greater than 20%. Please note that the software is available online free of charge.

4. Articles may be submitted in any of the official languages ​​of the European Union (EU). They must be between 5,000 and 10,000 words in length, including tables, graphs, notes, appendices, and a bibliography. Only very brief documentary appendices will be accepted in justified cases.

5. Sections, subsections, illustrations, graphs, tables, etc., must be numbered in Arabic characters and accompanied by a title and a footnote, in which the source must be cited.

6. Notes must be numbered consecutively in Arabic characters, superimposed above the text, and inserted in the footnote.

7. In-text citations and bibliographical references must strictly follow the guidelines of the Journal's Standards.

8. Submitted texts must use inclusive, bias-free language, using terms that avoid stereotypes, in accordance with the Policy on Good Editorial Practices in Gender Equality.

9. Reviews must have a maximum length of 2,500 words, including tables, graphs, notes, appendices, photos, and bibliography. Only very brief documentary appendices will be accepted, and only in cases justified by the author. This justification must be approved by the Editorial Board.

10. Book Reviews must include the following information: Book title, authorship, location, publisher, year, reviewer's name, institutional affiliation or workplace, and email address.

11. Film Reviews must include the following information: Film title (in Spanish and the film's official language), director, producer, year of release, cast (main actors and actresses), and genre.

EDITING REQUIREMENTS 

1. Submissions must be submitted in a single file, adjusted to A4 page size, with the default margins that appear when creating a new Word file.

2. Times New Roman font, 12-point size, must be used. The different hierarchical levels of the text (sections, subsections) must be indicated by decimal numbering (1., 1.1., 1.1.1., etc.).

3. The use of symbols or signs from Cyrillic, Greek, and, in general, Eastern alphabetic sources is not recommended. If necessary, texts of this nature must be processed as images. Italics (not underlines) must be used exclusively to highlight words or text.

4. If digital images are included, they must be embedded in the document using JPG format. In addition to being included in the text, they must be sent as additional documents (a separate file from the text) with a minimum resolution of 200 dpi.

5. Diagrams, drawings, graphs, tables, and equations must be submitted in an editable format, not an image. These must be copied from Microsoft Office Excel and pasted into the article in Word format as a Microsoft Office Excel Chart Object, or as a Microsoft Office Chart Object. These options are found in the menu bar under Paste or Paste Special.

6. If the diagram or graph is not in Excel format, it must be created directly in Word format.