Submissions

Author Guidelines

Form and preparation of manuscripts

The works sent to the UCSA Scientific Magazine must comply with the following instructions, in accordance with the style and nature of the Magazine.

Presentation of articles

• Author or authors: present the full name and surname of each of the authors, include email and the ORCID ID of each of them.
• Contribution of authors: An example could be the following: MA and FB participated in the conception and design of the work, collection and obtaining of results, analysis and interpretation of data, writing of the manuscript, critical review of the manuscript and approval of its final version. MA participated in the analysis and interpretation of data, writing the manuscript, critically revising the manuscript, and approving its final version.
•  Complete institutional affiliation: full name of the center, department and/or institution to which the authors belong, the city and the country.

Corresponding author: define the corresponding author and the email address.

Funding Source: In the case of a research report with funding, the data of the research project to which the article belongs must be mentioned: project number, year and the source of funding.

Conflicts of interest: Indicate whether or not the authors have potential conflicts of interest to declare.

Submission Date: Include the date the manuscript was submitted.

Sections 

a) original articles

The manuscript must be arranged in the following order: title, names of the authors, department or laboratory where the work was performed, name and address of the institution, abstract, keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments (if they exist) and references. Sponsors must be mentioned as a footnote on the first page. 

1) Abstract and keywords:

The second page will include an abstract. It should not contain more than 250 words and will be written in the past tense in a single paragraph. It will indicate: the title of the work, the introduction or background, design of the study, the purposes of the study or research; material and methods (population, interventions, statistical analysis), the most important results and the main conclusions. Subtitles for these sections should not be written. Emphasis should be placed on new and important aspects of the study or observations. Following the abstract are included 3 to 5 keywords that allow the indicators to classify the article. The abstract in English with its respective keywords must also be included. 

2) Introduction:

The purpose of the article will be expressed. The logical basis of the study or observation will be summarized. Strictly relevant references are mentioned, without making an extensive review of the topic. Data or conclusions from the work being disclosed should not be included.

3) Materials and methods:

It will be clearly described the way in which the subjects observed or who participated in the experiments were selected. The methods, apparatus, equipment and procedures are indicated, with sufficient details so that other researchers can reproduce the results. Likewise, references of accredited methods, including statistical methods, must be provided. The statistical methods used are described in detail so that the reader, versed in the subject, who has access to the original data, can verify the reported results. Wherever possible, results are quantified and presented with appropriate indicators of measurement error or uncertainty (e.g. confidence intervals). It is advisable not to rely exclusively on statistical hypothesis verification tests, such as the use of "p" values, which do not convey important quantitative information. If this is the case, it will be provided the details of the subject randomization process. Specify the software used.

4) Results:

The results are presented following a logical sequence using text, tables and figures. Data from tables or illustrations should not be repeated in the text, only important observations are highlighted or extracted. The tables, figures and photos will be presented mentioned in the text. The tables will conform to the format of the publication and the publisher may modify them if they present technical difficulties. The number of graphics to be presented (generally no more than 5), in a separate file with title and explanatory footnote. Describe what you have obtained without including bibliographic citations. 

5) Discussion:

This section highlights the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions derived from them. The data or other information already presented in the introduction and results sections should not be detailed again. This section explains the significance of the results and their limitations, including implications for future research. In addition, the observations are related to other relevant studies. The link between the conclusions and the objectives of the study is established. Also avoid making general statements and drawing conclusions that are not fully supported by the data. If new hypotheses are proposed, when there is justification for this, they are clearly identified as such.

Where appropriate, recommendations may be included.

b) Review articles

Document resulting from research where the results of published or unpublished research on a field in science or technology are analyzed, systematized and integrated, in order to account for advances and development trends. It requires an unstructured abstract, an introduction, text and conclusions. The text must have a minimum length of 3000 words. It is characterized by presenting a careful bibliographic review of at least 50 references.

c) Letters to the editor

They are short communications with several objectives: 1) Stimulate the discussion of articles published in the UCSA Scientific Magazine. The scientific community is invited to write constructive criticism of no more than two pages and no more than two months after the article in question has been published. 2) Communication of brief scientific observations in which the author considers that the space of an original article is not required. In this case, a maximum of 3 pages, a table or figure and five bibliographic references will be allowed. The number of authors should not exceed three, with one author responsible for whom the correspondence will be sent.

d) Short communications

Communications that involve few results, generally preliminary, that are not enough for a complete publication (full papers). These communications will be made following the items of a complete publication, but in a succinct manner, so that the entire work reaches a maximum of 3 pages. The other items will be written in the same way as for a complete communication (acknowledgments, bibliographies, figures).

e) Editorial

Document written by the editor, a member of the editorial board or a guest researcher on guidelines in the thematic domain of the magazine.

f) Other sections

Analysis/Reflection, Congress summaries, Scientific conferences or meetings, Reviews, Standards and technical specifications.

Presentation of the originals

Articles may be presented in Spanish in Word text processor format. The length of the articles will be between 2000 and 5000 words. The delimited extension will include notes, annexes, references, bibliography and graphic elements.

When submitting the original, the following must be taken into account:

A short title of up to 8 words. An abstract of 250 words. Three to five keywords in the indicated languages. Include title, abstract and keywords in Spanish and English.

The works must respect the following requirements:

• Body font: Time New Roman, size 12, justified text.
• Titles and subtitles: they must be justified in Arial font, size 12, in capital letters and bold, leaving a single space between them and the text. Do not use vignettes or numbering generated by the word processor
• Line spacing: 1.5. Margins: 2 cm on all sides.
• If abbreviations are used, they should be explained only the first time they appear in the text.
• The inclusion of tables and graphs must be incorporated into the text, as close to the place where they are mentioned. Avoid putting them as an annex. They must have the necessary textual references, if applicable.
• If the figures contain texts and symbols, these must be as legible as possible. The digital format of original figures, photographs and drawings must be JPG, GIF or TIFF format (4961 x 3295 pixels or 2041 x 1356 pixels).

• The notes mentioned in the body of the work must be included at the foot of the page. Notes are required to have ordinary numbering, with Arial font size 8.
• The bibliography must be prepared in alphabetical order, according to the last name of authors and at the end of the article. If there is more than one text by the same author, it is placed in chronological order from the oldest to the newest.
• Citations in the text and bibliography must follow the style of the American Psychological Associations (APA) standards (www.apastyle.org). Only those cited in the text should appear in the list of references.

Examples of in-text citations and bibliographic references

In-text quotes:

• Textual quote: between quotation marks (up to 3 lines) and indicate the page number from which it was extracted.

(Muñoz, 1993, p 21). If they exceed three lines, the quotes are omitted and left as independent text with a wider margin than the rest of the text. The source reference comes after the citation.

• Non-textual idea: (Muñoz, 1993), (Muñoz & Pérez, 1993) 

Bibliographic References:

• Complete book:

Van Manen, M. (2003). Educational research and lived experience. Barcelona: Idea Books.

• Book chapter

MacLaren, P. (2010). Revolutionary critical pedagogy in dark times. In P. Aparicio (Ed.), The power to educate and educate ourselves. Transform teaching practice from a critical perspective (pp. 5-55). Játiva: Crec Editions.

• Magazine Articles
• Hargreaves, A. (2000). Professionals and parents: Personal enemies or public allies? Perspectives, Vol. XX No. 2, 201-213. 

Book or report from some institution:

Chile, National Commission for the Modernization of Education (1994). Report for His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle. Santiago: Author. Article or chapter in electronic version Polly, J. A. (1992). Surfing the Internet:

An introduction, (2nd Ed.). Available at: Gopher: vega.lib.ncsu.edu, Directory: library/reference/guides, File: Surfing.txt.

Citations in the text and bibliography must follow the style of the American Psychological Associations (APA) standards (www.apastyle.org).

Submission of manuscripts

Reception of articles

The deadline for receiving works is December 20, March 30 and July 30.

 Acceptance of works

For the acceptance or rejection of articles, an evaluation process is necessary that includes: - A first review, which is in the hands of the editors, in which the importance, relevance and depth of the work is determined, if the manuscript corresponds to the editorial line, if it adheres to the magazine standards and meets the general publication criteria.

- A second review, which is entrusted to at least two specialists; If the opinions are contradictory, it is submitted to the Editorial Committee for consideration or a third evaluation is requested.

The opinion can be acceptance, rejection or conditioning the modifications suggested by the reviewers. The review process is double-blind. Any decision is communicated to the author in writing, within a period of two to three months from the date on which the original is received. If the work is conditional, the new electronic version must be sent within the period indicated, but in no case may it exceed 30 days.