Submissions

Author Guidelines

Scope and Editorial Policy

General

This is a publication dedicated to the production and dissemination of theoretical or applied topics involving the evaluative academic bodies of our institution and other national and international academic institutions committed to fields of knowledge related to various themes, including reflections and works on teaching practices and their implications.

The reception of contributions is ongoing; texts are accepted year-round (scientific articles, translations, and reviews) in Spanish and/or Portuguese. The criteria defined by the Editorial Committee for article selection are as follows: academic quality of the article and disciplinary relevance to the field of education. Articles are first reviewed by the Ethics and Editing Committee to assess whether they meet scientific, editorial, and formal requirements, and then evaluated through a double-blind peer-review process, with a triple-blind review in case of a tie, to ensure the anonymity of authors and reviewers.

Translations correspond to a section dedicated to presenting scientific works already published in journals in other languages, translated by the authors themselves with prior authorization from the original publishers, adhering to the length and format specified in the articles section. In such cases, the Ethics and Editing Committee will decide the evaluation process.

For submissions in languages other than those mentioned, the Ethics and Editing Committee will determine the publication language.

Publication Scope

Sections of the Journal

The journal consists of four sections, all peer-reviewed:

Evaluation Process

In the first stage, the article will be reviewed by the Ethics and Editing Committee to determine if it meets the publication guidelines. Works that do not meet the formal requirements will not be accepted. Next, the Editorial Team will select articles based on the following criteria:

- Academic quality of the reflection  

- Disciplinary relevance to the field of education  

- Interdisciplinary approach to educational issues  

- Originality of the contribution  

In the second stage, the evaluation of works will be conducted through a double-blind peer-review system, with a triple-blind review in case of a tie.

After the submission deadline, accepted articles will be sent to specialist reviewers to begin the evaluation process and determine the article's status:

- Recommended for publication without modifications.  

- Recommended for revision and resubmission.  

- Not recommended for publication.  

In case of discrepancies between evaluations, the article will be sent to a third reviewer, whose decision will determine its publication. The evaluation results are final and not subject to appeal.

The Ethics and Editing Committee will notify authors of their article's status. If partial modifications are suggested, authors will have two weeks to make the changes. The revised version will undergo a second evaluation. The journal estimates that 8 to 12 months may pass between article submission and potential publication.

The Editorial Team will not publish works whose content and/or authors are explicitly linked to interests harmful to Human Rights, as outlined in Ordinance 525, Article 6, Section 5, of UNR.

Adoption of a Code of Ethics

To safeguard the ethics of academic publications and ensure fair and ethical behavior with all parties, the Journal of the School of Educational Sciences adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Anti-Plagiarism Policy

Upon receiving an article and prior to the evaluation process, online search tools are used to verify originality and prevent plagiarism. To confirm originality, articles may be examined using the Crossref Similarity Check service. If plagiarism and/or redundant publication are detected, the Ethics and Editing Committee of the Journal of the School of Educational Sciences will not initiate the evaluation process, and the author(s) will be notified.

In cases of redundant or duplicate publications, the guidelines established by COPE will be followed.

Digital Preservation Policy

The Journal of the School of Educational Sciences uses the PKP Preservation Network, which provides free preservation services for any OJS journal.

Interoperability Protocol

The journal is published using OJS (Open Journal Systems) and incorporates the OAI-PMH (Open Archive Initiative-Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) protocol, Version 2.0, allowing metadata to be obtained in various formats. This enables content to be collected by other distribution systems, such as digital repositories and harvesters. Each article includes Dublin Core meta-tags.

Author Responsibilities

Authors commit to:

- Being solely responsible for the content of each article.  

- Submitting the article in accordance with the guidelines provided by the Editorial Team and making adjustments as requested by reviewers.  

- Ensuring that articles recommended for dissemination are original, unpublished, and not simultaneously submitted to another publication.  

- Not appealing the reviewers' decisions or engaging in unethical verbal or written statements against them, the Editor, or the Editorial Team.  

Authors must submit the following acceptance note if their article is approved for publication.

Submission Guidelines

Submitted articles may have no more than three (3) authors.  

The work must be prepared using Microsoft Word.  

Scientific-academic articles must be between 5,000 and 8,000 words, including the abstract, notes, bibliographic references, tables, graphs, images, etc.  

Thesis reviews must be between 3,000 and 4,000 words, while book and event reviews must be between 1,000 and 2,000 words, including the abstract, notes, bibliographic references, tables, graphs, images, etc.  

Title. Alignment: Centered. Uppercase. Font: Arial 11. Style: Italics. No more than 12 words.  

Subtitles. Alignment: Justified. Font: Arial 11. Style: Bold.  

Body Text. Alignment: Justified. Font: Arial 10. Style: Normal. Line spacing: 1.5.  

Margins. 3 cm (left and right) and 2.5 cm (top and bottom).  

Footnotes. Used at the bottom of the corresponding page to provide additional information. Not to be used for citing references.  

The first page must include the title of the work and an abstract in Spanish and English (abstract) of up to 200 words, along with five keywords in Spanish and English (keywords).  

Tables and images must be uploaded in a separate document in JPG/PNG format. They must be numbered: image 1, image 2, image 3. The text body should indicate their location; for example, "insert image 1 here".  

Citations and bibliographic references must follow the latest edition of APA (American Psychological Association) guidelines, which set international standards for publishing. Bibliographic references should be listed with a hanging indent.  

Book reviews should be brief texts that critically comment on and inform about a book published in the last two years in the field of education. They must include: author details, publication title, place and year of edition, publisher, number of pages, and ISBN; reviewer details, who must be external to the reviewed work (see the "Online Submission" section).  

Event reviews should be brief texts that critically comment on and inform about an activity held in the last two years in the field of education. They must include: event details, type of activity, place and date of the activity; reviewer details (see the "Online Submission" section).  

Reviews of defended postgraduate theses may be co-authored with the thesis director.  

Online Article Submission

Articles and texts for evaluation and subsequent publication must be submitted through the journal’s website during the submission period. Contributions received outside this period will not be accepted.  

Three digital files must be attached:  

Only original and unpublished works that strictly comply with the admission recommendations outlined in the following section will be considered for evaluation.  

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