Structure
There is no prescribed structure for the research articles submitted to this journal. However, authors must include a proper discussion of relevant literature, provide a detailed description of the methodology used to obtain research results, and present these results along with their interpretations. Conclusions should go beyond merely restating research findings and instead discuss the main contributions of the research to broader debates.
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Each subsection should have a short subtitle, either in bold or highlighted, and should appear on a separate line.
Language of the Article
Articles written in Spanish and English are accepted. Articles that combine both languages are not allowed. The text must be written as clearly as possible, without grammatical or spelling errors.
Title, Abstract and Keywords
All articles must include a concise abstract of up to 250 words, placed immediately after the title. The abstract should briefly state the research purpose, main findings, and conclusions. It should be self-contained, meaning that bibliographic references should be avoided as much as possible.
All articles must include a list of five keywords immediately following the abstract.
The title, abstract, and keywords must be written in both English and Spanish, regardless of the language chosen for the rest of the manuscript.
Footnotes
Footnotes should be used responsibly and numbered consecutively throughout the article. Endnotes are not permitted.
Format
- The article title should be centered, bold, in uppercase, Times New Roman font, size 14. Afterward, leave a space and write the English title in the same format.
- After the English title, leave a space and write the word "Resumen" (Abstract) in bold and centered. On the next line, develop the abstract in justified text.
- Leave a space and write "Palabras clave" (Keywords) in bold, justified text. The keywords should be separated by commas and written in lowercase, except for proper nouns.
- Then leave another space and use the same format to write the abstract and keywords in English.
- The main body text should be in Times New Roman, size 12, with single line spacing and 10-point spacing between paragraphs, justified. Indents should not be used.
- Section titles should be bold and uppercase. Leave a line of space before the section title.
- Subsection titles should be bold and have only the first letter capitalized unless they contain proper nouns.
- Acronyms should be written out in full the first time they appear, followed by the acronym in parentheses.
- Italics may be used only for the following cases: a) to indicate words in another language (except in the abstract and keywords) and b) to emphasize words or phrases in the text.
- Footnotes should be justified and in Times New Roman, size 10.
Figures, tables and graphs
- Titles should be centered and bold.
- The font size for graphs, tables, or figures should be 9 points in Times New Roman.
- The content of the tables should have 0-point line spacing and be left-aligned.
- The word "Source" should be followed by a colon (:).
- The source should be written in Times New Roman, size 10.
If the article includes graphs, maps, photographs, diagrams, or other illustrations, these must be attached both within the article text and separately in .PNG or .JPG format with a resolution of at least 300 ppi.
Bibliographic References
This journal uses the Chicago Deusto author-date citation system. It is recommended to follow the brief guide included in section V.7 of our Publishing Guidelines, available at this link. For further details and examples, consult the Chicago Deusto Manual of Style. A Brief Guide to Citations and Bibliographic References, available for free at the following link:
http://www.deusto-publicaciones.es/deusto/pdfs/otraspub/otraspub07.pdf