NORMATIVE

The journal publishes empirical research results written in Spanish and English, and reports, studies and proposals, as well as literary reviews, are also accepted. The works must be original, not have been published in any medium or be in the process of arbitration or publication. In this way, the contributions in the magazine can be: Research: 3,000 to 6,500 words of text, including title, abstracts, descriptors, tables, and references. Reports, studies and proposals: 3,000 to 6,500 words of text, including title, summaries, tables and references. Reviews: 6,000 to 7,000 words of text, including tables and references. The justified and topical references will be especially valued.

Presentation of the works

Papers must be presented in Times New Roman 12 font, single line spacing, fully justified and without tabs or blank spaces between paragraphs. Only the large blocks (title, authors, summaries, descriptors, credits and epigraphs) will be separated with a blank space. The page must have 2 centimeters in all its margins. The papers must be submitted in a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx), and the file must be anonymized in the file properties, so that the identification of the author(s) does not appear.Estructura de los trabajos

For those works that deal with empirical research, the manuscripts will follow the IMRD structure, with the Notes and Supports epigraphs being optional. Those papers that, on the contrary, deal with reports, studies, proposals and reviews may be more flexible in their headings, especially in Material and methods, Analysis and results and Discussion and conclusions. References are mandatory in all types of work.

1) Title (Spanish) / Title (English): Concise but informative, in Spanish on the first line and in English on the second. A maximum of 80 characters with spaces are accepted. The title is not only the responsibility of the authors, being able to propose changes by the Editorial Board.

2) Full name and surnames: Of each of the authors, organized in order of priority. A maximum of 3 authors per original will be accepted, although there may be exceptions justified by the subject, its complexity and length. Next to the names must follow the professional category, work center, email of each author and/or ORCID number. It is mandatory to indicate if you have the academic degree of doctor (include Dr./Dra. before the name).

3) Abstract (Spanish) / Abstract (English): It will have a maximum length of 230 words, first in Spanish and then in English. The summary will describe concisely and in this order: 1) Justification of the topic; 2) Objectives; 3) Methodology and sample; 4) Main results; 5) Main conclusions. It must be written impersonally "This paper analyzes...". In the case of the abstract, the use of automatic translators will not be accepted due to their poor quality.

4) Descriptors (Spanish) / Keywords (English): 6 descriptors must be exposed for each idiomatic version directly related to the topic of the work. The use of keywords will be positively valued.

5) Introduction and state of the question: It must include the statement of the problem, the context of the problem, the justification, foundations and purpose of the study, using bibliographic citations, as well as the most significant and current literature on the subject at a national and international level.

6) Material and methods: It must be written in such a way that the reader can easily understand the development of the research. In its case, it will describe the methodology, the sample and the form of sampling, as well as the type of statistical analysis used. If it is an original methodology, it is necessary to explain the reasons that have led to its use and describe its possible limitations.

7) Analysis and results: Efforts will be made to highlight the most important observations, describing, without making value judgments, the material and methods used. They will appear in a logical sequence in the text and the essential tables and figures, avoiding duplication of data.
 

8) Discussion and conclusions: It will summarize the most important findings, relating the observations themselves with studies of interest, pointing out contributions and limitations, without redounding data already commented on in other sections. Likewise, the discussion and conclusions section must include the deductions and lines for future research.
 

9) Support and acknowledgments (optional): The Council Science Editors recommends that the author(s) specify the source of funding for the research. Works with the endorsement of national and international competitive projects will be considered a priority. In any case, for the scientific evaluation of the manuscript, it must be anonymized with XXXX only for its initial evaluation, in order not to identify authors and research teams, which must be specified in the Cover Letter and later in the final manuscript.

10) The notes (optional) will go, only when necessary, at the end of the article (before the references). They must be annotated manually, as Word's footnote/endnote system is not recognized by layout systems. Note numbers are placed in superscript, both in the text and in the endnote. Notes that include simple bibliographic citations (without comments) are not allowed, since they must go in the references.

11) References: Bibliographic citations should be outlined in the form of references to the text. Under no circumstances should references not cited in the text be included. Their number must be sufficient to contextualize the theoretical framework with current and important criteria. They will be presented alphabetically by the author's first surname.

Bibliographic references (examples)

Journal article (one author): Valdés-Pérez, D. (2016). Incidence of management techniques in the improvement of administrative decisions [Impact of Management Techniques on the Improvement of Administrative Decisions]. Challenges, 12(6), 199-2013. https://doi.org/10.17163/ret. n12.2016.05

Journal article (up to six authors): Ospina, M.C., Alvarado, S.V., Fefferman, M., & Llanos, D. (2016). Introduction of the thematic dossier “Infancy and Youth: Violence, Conflicts, Memories and Peace Construction Processes” Universities, 25(14), 91-95. https://doi.org/10.17163/uni.n25.%25x

Journal article (more than six authors): Smith, S.W., Smith, S.L. Pieper, K.M., Yoo, J.H., Ferrys, A.L., Downs, E.,... Bowden, B. (2006). Altruism on American Television: Examining the Amount of, and Context Surronding.

Acts of Helping and Sharing. Journal of Communication, 56(4), 707-727. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2006.00316.x
Journal article (without DOI/Digital Object Identifier System): Rodríguez, A. (2007). From mental health promotion to health promotion: The conception of the community in the implementation of social projects. Otherness, 2(1), 28-40. (https://goo.gl/zDb3Me) (2017-01-29).

Books and chapters

Cuéllar, J.C., & Moncada-Paredes, M.C. (2014). 

The weight of the Ecuadorian external debt. Quito:Abya-Yala.

Zambrano-Quiñones, D. (2015). Community ecotourism in Manglaralto and Colonche. In V.H. Torres (Ed.), Life Alternatives: Thirteen experiences of endogenous development in Ecuador (pp. 175-198). Quito: Abya-Yala.

Electronic media

Pérez-Rodríguez, M.A., Ramírez, A., & García-Ruíz, R. (2015). Media competence in early childhood education. Analysis of the level of development in Spain. Psychological Universities, 14(2), 619-630. https://doi. org.10.11144/Javeriana.upsy14-2.cmei

It is mandatory that all citations that have a DOI (Digital Object Identifier System) are reflected in the References (they can be obtained at http://goo.gl/gfruh1). All journals and books that do not have a DOI must appear with their link (in their online version, if they have it, shortened, using Google Shortener: http://goo.gl) and date of consultation in the format indicated.