Submits

Documents will be sent in Letter format, single spaced, with Times New Roman font, 12pt size and 2.5 cm margins. All tables, graphs and images will be numbered consecutively (table 1, table 2, graph 1) and will bear their corresponding denominations. Regardless of the type of representation, they will appear after the paragraph where they are cited for the first time. In any case, if they are not derived from the article itself, their origin or source will be indicated.

The extension of the original articles will be between 12 pages (minimum) and 25 (maximum).

The first page will be common for all types of contributions. It will be used for the title of the work, reflecting the research topic, in Spanish, English and Portuguese, with no more than 15 words.

Name(s) and surname(s) of the author and co-authors (if any). A maximum of four authors will be accepted.

Also declare:

Scientific, academic or professional title 

Email

ORCID code

Institution of affiliation, city and country.

Creative commons license

Declaration of no conflicts of interest

Contribution by author

Write the abstract and its keywords in Spanish, English (abstract) and Portuguese (resumo) in a paragraph with no more than 250 words. When the original language is not any of the above, it will be written in the original language, in English and in Spanish, in that order. This will clearly express the objective and background of the study carried out, the methodology used and a summary of the most outstanding results and conclusions. At the end, the keywords are placed in a number never less than three and not more than eight. All will appear or not in the title of the work if they do not exceed their predetermined length, but they will be included in the abstract.

Structure of the original article

1. Introduction: a brief reference to the research context will be made, the scientific problem will be stated. The state of the art or the background of the investigation will be referenced in order to reinforce the criteria offered by the author and give the article a scientific character; the social impact of the solution found in the study will be expressed. It must end with the objective and have more than one page.

2- Sample and methodology: the sample selection criteria will be explained in detail, the investigative methods and techniques used and their purposes will be stated, as well as the means required if necessary. The tools used to contrast the results through inferential statistics and evaluate their significance will be stated precisely.

3- Results: the most relevant findings obtained in the research carried out will be clearly recorded, which can be supported by graphs, images and tables.

4- Discussion: in this section the results shown will be analyzed and interpreted, comparing them with those obtained by other published authors, indicating whether the results exceed those, equal it, differ or have coincidence aspects. Reference will be made to the limitations and contributions of the research, as well as the practical or theoretical significance of its main results.

5- Conclusions: they will be presented listed, directly and concisely. It must be closely related to the results achieved and the objective stated in the article. At least three conclusions.

6- Bibliographic references: only the bibliographic sources included in the body of the article will be included, using the APA standards (American Psychological Association) seventh edition.

For a better approach and understanding of these guidelines, it is recommended to access our presentation template for original articles, which will serve as a work guide.