Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements:
- This submission complies with the requirements outlined in the Guidelines for Authors.
- This submission has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by another journal.
- All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
- All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
- Permission has been obtained to publish all images, datasets, and any other material provided with this submission.
Articles
As part of the submission process, authors are required to verify that their submission complies with all of the items listed below. Submissions that do not comply with these guidelines will be rejected. Article must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere at the same time. The length should be between 30,000 (thirty thousand) and 40,000 (forty thousand) characters, including spaces, notes, and references.
Manuscripts must follow this format:
HEADER
Title in Spanish in Times New Roman, 14-point font, centered and bold.
Title in English in Times New Roman, 12-point font, centered and bold.
Title in Portuguese in Times New Roman, 12-point font, centered and bold.
Abstract in Spanish, English, and Portuguese in Times New Roman, 11-point font, with the word “Abstract” in the respective language (Spanish, English, and Portuguese) in bold and centered. It must not exceed 200 words.
Keywords in Spanish, English, and Portuguese in Times New Roman, 11-point font, bold and centered. No more than 5 keywords should be included, selected from an Education Thesaurus such as UNESCO or ERIC.
Authors and their institutions must NOT be included to facilitate the peer review process. These details will be added during the final editing stage.
BODY OF THE PAPER
The manuscript length must be between 15 and 20 pages (letter size), including tables, figures, and references. The file format must be in Word, using Times New Roman 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing, justified paragraphs, all margins set at 2.5 cm, and page numbers at the bottom right of each page, following APA 7 style.
Section headings must be organized into three levels:
Level 1: Centered, bold, uppercase, numbered.
Level 2: Left-aligned, bold, uppercase and lowercase, numbered.
Level 3: Italicized, uppercase and lowercase.
Tables and figures must be consecutively numbered. The indication of whether it is a table or figure should be written in Times New Roman 12-point font, bold or emphasized, left-aligned. On the next line (1.5 spacing), the brief title of the table or figure should be written in Times New Roman 12-point font, italicized, left-aligned. The table or figure is then included, with content in Times New Roman 10–12 point font. If necessary, a note may be included below the table or figure, beginning with the word “Note.” in italics, in Times New Roman 8-point font, followed by the corresponding source or description, in regular text using the same font and font size.
REFERENCES
References must follow APA 7 style, formatted with a hanging indent (1.27 cm), in Times New Roman 11-point font, left-aligned, with 1.5 line spacing.
Copyright Notice
Conflict of Interest Statement
Only manuscripts in which the authors declare no conflict of interest will be considered. Manuscripts must include a statement in which the authors declare their independence from funding and supporting institutions, and that no interests or values other than those inherent to the research have influenced the execution of the work or the writing of the manuscript.
Editors and the Editorial Committee will remain attentive to potential conflicts of interest that may affect the ability of reviewers or disqualify them from evaluating a given manuscript.
Editors, the Editorial Committee, and reviewers formally declare that they are prohibited from using, for private or personal purposes, any information obtained during the manuscript review process.
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