Style guidelines

Manuscripts submitted to Investigación & Praxis en Ciencias Sociales must comply with these editorial guidelines, adhere to the ethical principles of scientific publishing, and follow the APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition, for citations and references.

1. Manuscript Structure

1.1. Title

The article title must be provided in Spanish and English. It should be clear, precise, concise, and consistent with the manuscript's content. The title must accurately reflect the research subject, topic, or main findings, facilitating the article's identification and retrieval in academic databases. A maximum length of 15 words is recommended. Unnecessary abbreviations, acronyms, and ambiguous expressions should be avoided.

1.2. Author Information

Each author must provide the following information:

  • Full first and last names.
  • Nationality.
  • Current institutional affiliation.
  • Highest academic qualification.
  • Institutional or personal email address.
  • Valid ORCID iD.
  • Dates: Received, Revised, Accepted, and Published.

All authors must also complete the author identification form provided by the journal.

1.3. Abstract and Keywords

The manuscript must include an abstract in Spanish and English, with a maximum length of 250 words for each version.

The abstract should briefly present the following elements:

  • Research objective.
  • Methodology.
  • Main findings.
  • Most relevant conclusions.

Authors must also provide between five (5) and six (6) keywords in Spanish and English, preferably selected from specialized thesauri or controlled vocabularies relevant to the social sciences.

2. Types of Articles

The journal Investigación & Praxis en Ciencias Sociales accepts original and unpublished contributions related to the various fields of the social sciences, humanities, and cultural studies, in accordance with the classification established by Publindex – Minciencias.

  • Scientific and Technological Research Article
  • Reflection Article
  • Review Article

3. Manuscript Formatting

Manuscripts must comply with the following editorial specifications:

  • Letter-size paper (21.5 cm × 28 cm).
  • Times New Roman font, 12-point size.
  • 1.5 line spacing.
  • Margins of 2.5 cm on all sides.
  • Editable Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx).
  • Clear, coherent, and academically rigorous writing.
  • All citations and references must follow the APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition.

Tables and figures must:

  • Be numbered consecutively according to their order of appearance in the manuscript.
  • Include a descriptive title and the corresponding source. Examples: Table 1. Table title. Source: Author's own work (year). Figure 1. Figure title. Source: Author's own work (year).
  • Comply with APA guidelines, Seventh Edition.
  • Meet the technical quality standards required for reproduction and publication.
  • Be explicitly cited in the text and be relevant to the content presented.
  • Be submitted as separate files when requested by the Editorial Committee.
  • Have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi to ensure adequate publication quality.

Manuscript Length

  • Minimum length: 10 pages.
  • Maximum length: 25 pages.

4. In-Text Citations and References

The journal Investigación & Praxis en Ciencias Sociales follows the APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition, for in-text citations and references. All sources cited in the manuscript must appear in the reference list, which must be arranged alphabetically and formatted with a hanging indent. Authors are encouraged to use reference management software, such as Zotero or Mendeley, and to include the DOI or URL whenever applicable.

4.1. Minimum Number of References

  • Research articles, reflection articles, and other article types accepted by the journal must include at least 20 references.
  • Review articles must include at least 50 references.

4.2. Criteria for Selecting References

References must meet the following criteria:

  • No more than 30% of the references should come from Latin American publications.
  • At least 70% of the references must correspond to articles published in scientific journals edited outside Latin America.
  • At least 70% of the references must have been published within the last five years, calculated from the manuscript submission date.
  • References to monographs must not exceed 15% of the total reference list.

4.3. Reference Example

The following example illustrates the reference format for a journal article in accordance with APA, Seventh Edition:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Journal Title, volume(issue), xx–xx. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Journal Title, volume(issue), xx–xx. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Journal Title, volume(issue), xx–xx. https://doi.org/xxxxx