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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • Files must be submitted in Word.
    Have you prepared the following files?

    • Full article with author information (degrees, granting institutions, institutional affiliation, email and ORCID.)
    • The article must be anonymous. This includes both the manuscript and Word file properties. No references that may reveal the author’s identity may be included in the body of the text. (The author may cite themself impersonally, without alluding to the fact that they are the author of the manuscript.)
      * Remember that this version will be sent to the reviewers.
    • Signed author agreement. Download letter template.
    • Letter of informed consent, if applicable, for interviews and/or testimonies. Review the definition of COPE.
  • Structure:

    • Does your manuscript meet the basic requirements regarding structure (see below)? Introduction, Discussion, Conclusion.

  • Format:

    • Letter sized paper
    • 2.54 cm (one inch) margin at the top, bottom, left and right of each page.
    • Times New Roman (TNR) 12-point font for the manuscript text and TNR 10-point font for the footnotes.
    • Multiple 1.14 spacing between lines in the manuscript text, including all direct citations and references. Single spacing for footnotes.
    • Justified paragraph alignment throughout the manuscript, including footnotes and citations and references.
      For any circumstance that is not addressed, followAPA 7 (English), APA 4 (Spanish).

  • Does the first page and abstract in the first article with the author information include the following information?

    • Article title in English and in Spanish (maximum 12 words).
    • Author information (first and last names), main institutional affiliation (mention only one).
    • Footnote with academic degrees, granting institutions, institutional affiliation, address, email address, and ORCID.
    • If applicable, list special circumstances related to the article in the author footnote, such as whether it was presented at a conference or similar, if student documents were used for the basis of the article, or any relationship that may be perceived to be a conflict of interest.
    • Abstract (150-200 words).
    • Three to five keywords in Spanish and English, respectively.

  • Titles and Subtitles

    • Article title in Spanish: Centered, bold, 14-point TNR font, black.
    • Article title in English: Centered, bold, 13-point TNR font, 50% black font.
    • Manuscript titles:
      Level 1, left adjusted, bold, 13-point TNR font.
      Level 2, left adjusted, bold, italics, 12-point TNR font.
      Level 3, left adjusted, italics , 12-point Normal TNR font.
      • *For any circumstance that is not addressed, follow APA 7 (English) and APA 4 (Spanish) rules..
      *Do not number the titles.

  • References and citations:

    • Are all of the citations in the correct format according to APA rules? Is the information (author name, publication year, and page numbers) all correct?
    • Are the bibliographic references organized alphabetically by the authors’ last names?
    • Are the page numbers of all articles or book chapters mentioned provided in the list of references?
    • Do the citations and references align? Each citation has a reference and each reference has a citation.

      • *For any circumstance that is not addressed, follow APA 7 (English), APA 4 (Spanish).

  • Tables and Figures (illustrations, photographs, maps, graphics):

    • Are all of the tables and figures numbered? Are their titles provided?
    • Did you cite your source?
    • Have all vertical lines been removed from the tables?
    • Are all of the tables and figures included in the article text mentioned or referenced?
    • Are the table and figure elements sufficiently legible and clear?
    • Ensure that long tables are no more than one page long.
    • Are the tables and figures numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals (not Roman numerals)?

  • Length

    • Is your article no more than 10,000 words long?
      *Including the abstract, keywords, footnotes and references.

  • Abbreviations:

    • Have you explained all of the abbreviations included in the article?

  • I've read and signed the copyright and licensing agreement.
  • I've read and signed the originality declaration statement.

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