Author Guidelines
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Originality: Articles must be original research papers. The submission must not have been previously published or previously sent to another journal (or an explanation has been provided in comments to the editor), nor is there redundancy, self-plagiarism or plagiarism. The absence of self-plagiarism or plagiarism shall be expressly checked. If detected, the item would be automatically discarded.
Language: Original works in Spanish and English will be accepted. Exceptionally, the editing team will value the admission of works in other languages.
All articles must be signed by at least one PhD.
IMPORTANT: Publishing in Commons is free of charge to authors.
FORMAT
Document: OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF or WordPerfect (odt;.doc; .rtf)
Font: Arial, size 11.
Title: in capital letters, font Arial, size 11, bold
Abstract/Keywords: font Arial, size 11; in bold "Abstract" and "Keywords".
Headings: font Arial, size 11, bold
The headings in the body of the article shall be numbered in Arabic numbers (1, 2,...). The numbering may be a maximum of three levels (1.; 1.1; 1.1.1).
Quotations > 40 words: font Arial, size 10
Tables, figures and images: short title, font Arial, size 10; in bold "Table I", "Figure 1", "Image 1".
Footnotes: font Arial, size 10
Annex: Arial, size 11; in bold "Annex I,..."
Margins: standard (left/right, 3cm; upper/lower, 2.5 cm)
Alignment: justified
Paragraph indentation: default (0 cm, matching the standard margin)
Hanging indentation: For bibliographical references (1.25 cm)
Quotations > 40 words: left indentation 0,75cm
Spacing: 1,5
Between paragraphs: 12 pt
PEER REVIEW
TWO VERSIONS OF THE MANUSCRIPT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO ENSURE BLIND PEER REVIEW. ONE WITH THE DATA OF THE AUTHOR(S), THE OTHER WITHOUT ANY REFERENCE TO THE AUTHOR(S).
To ensure the integrity of the blind review of the expert submission for this journal, it is necessary to prevent the identity of the authors from becoming known. Authors must:
Remove their names from the text, using "Author" and "year" in references and footnotes, instead of the author's name, article title, etc.
With Microsoft Office documents, the author's identity must also be removed from the file properties (see under File in Word), by clicking on the following, starting with File in the main menu of the Microsoft application: File > Save As > Tools (or Options on a Mac) > Security > Delete personal information from file properties when saving > Save.
With PDF files, the author's name must also be removed from the Document Properties, found under File in the Adobe Acrobat main menu.
STRUCTURE
Title in English, Title in Spanish; Abstract in English, Keywords in English; Abstract in Spanish, Keywords in Spanish
Parts of the article: it is recommended to follow this scheme: Introduction, Theoretical Framework, Methodology, Results, Discussion and Conclusions.
References: only the references mentioned in the text must appear.
Biography author(s): full name; institutional affiliation; city, country; e-mail address. In case the work is signed by more than one author, the order of authors and the contact person will be indicated during the evaluation and editing process.
Tables, figures and images: the number of tables, figures and images must be kept to a minimum. Their function is explanatory, they must clarify the text in an important way, they must avoid repeating the information. As a guideline, it is recommended not to include more than five between the three categories (tables, figures and images).
Notes: Footnotes should appear at the bottom of the page. They should be kept to a minimum and only for punctual clarifications. They have to be ordered with Arabic numerals.
Annex: information or documentation is included here to complement the work. It must be kept to a minimum. This section is located at the end of the entire manuscript. Each annex must be on a different sheet; it will be listed with Roman numerals (Annex I; Annex II;...).
Extension
Between 7000 and 8000 words (from Introduction to Conclusions)
Title: maximum 40 words
Abstract: maximum 150 words
Keywords: maximum 5 words
Bibliographical references: maximum 30
Author biography: maximum 150 words.
Tables and Figures:
Presentation: One on each page at the end of the document. The place of tables and figures should be indicated in the text.
Numbering: Roman numerals for tables (I, II,...) and Arabic numerals for graphs (1, 2,...).
Title: Concise. Location: Above table
Location of source: below the table
Images: Must be sent in a separate file, in .jpeg, .jpg, .tiff format, with sufficient quality for reproduction.
Presentation: The place should be indicated in the text.
Numbering: Arabic numerals
Title: Concise. Location: Above table
Location of source: below image
STYLE
The wording must be clear and the spelling perfect.
Use of bold: only for titles, section and subsection headings
Use of italics: only for words in a language other than that of the text or to mark emphasis on a word
Use of hyphens: the short hyphen (-) must be used for compound words and page intervals in the bibliography, while the middle hyphen (–) has a parenthesis function.
Web addresses: should be added for references where possible. For web addresses it is recommended to use tools to shorten URLs that occupy more than one line.
APA standards: the journal is governed, in citation format, by APA standards. Follow the referenced version at the following link: https://www.javerianacali.edu.co/sites/ujc/files/manual_de_normas_apa.pdf
Clarifications to the APA standards document:
The format of the references will be as follows:
Surname, year:page. Surname (year: page). Example: Cooley, 2005: 7. Cooley, (2005: 7).
In the bibliography the names of the authors will be capitalized:
SURNAME, N. (year). Example: CHOMSKY, N. (1989). El conocimiento del lenguaje: su naturaleza, origen y uso. Madrid: Alianza.
Connector between authors:
In the bibliography: "&" is used. Example: BERGER, P. L. & LUCKMANN, T. (1986). La construcción social de la realidad. Buenos Aires: Amorrortu.
In the text:
Quotation in the text: "and". Example: Berger and Luckmann (1986) state...
Quote in parentheses: "&". Example: ...they came to such conclusions (Berger & Luckmann, 1986)
The journal's editorial policy follows criteria and licenses for open and online access to content (Creative Commons 3.0). The sending of manuscripts presupposes, on the part of the authors, the knowledge and acceptance of these instructions as well as of the editorial rules.
Articles in essay format will also be accepted if they explore theoretical, methodological or critical issues in the journal's fields of interest.
In order to send the papers, the author will have to register as a user on the journal's website and will have to manage the sending process: http://revistas.uca.es/index.php/cayp/index
