We welcome theory and practice contributions related with academic reflections and investigation results that refer to the communication.
- Basics for the Paper
The paper should be typed on Microsoft Word, 1.5 lines-spaced on letter-sized paper with 3 cm margins on all sides. 12 pt. Arial font must be used.
The maximum number of pages is 20 (including charts, graphics, references and notes).
The title should be presented in Spanish and English.
A brief profile of the author must be included stating at least the author’s name and first and second last name, degree, institutional affiliation, country, e-mail address and affiliation to any investigation group (if applicable).
A maximum 300 words abstract describing the main idea, the objectives, the methodology, the most relevant findings and the conclusion.
A list of 5 Key words –in Spanish and English- .
The texts must have achieved the structure of paper applied to the Social Sciences. The structure should include the following:
Introduction: Should answer to the question: what problem was studied? Present the work to the reader, explain the problem, and use the methodology showing the previous and the achievements.
Content: should share the developing of the problem, the identified conceptual tensions and main findings as the result between the theory and empiric evidence.
Conclusions: should answer to the question: what is the meaning of these findings? Present the work to the reader showing current relations among the observed facts, expose the results without recurring in what was said in the content; determine possible objections and alternative revisions, clarify aspects that were not resolved, show possible and reflexive perspectives, and also contribute with possible practical consequences.
References: Should account for the different academic sources used to obtain the investigation. Should include bibliography and cibergraphy.
Citation Format
The 6th edition of the APA system will be used for citation.
Short quotations (3 lines or less) will be included within the text using quotation marks. Long quotations (more than 3 lines) will be separated from the text using a free-standing block of typewritten lines. Include a blank line at the beginning and the end of the block to separate it from the text. Start the quotation on the new line, indented 1 cm from the left margin and type the entire quotation on the new margin. In both cases the source should be mentioned, i.e., author’s last name, year of publication and page number for the reference. Also, a complete reference should be included in the reference list at the end of the text.
If there is a signal phrase which mentions the author, type the year of publication in parentheses following the author, e.g.
According to Pasquali (2011), to express, is just the
pre-requisite for a success communication.
If the author is not mentioned in the signal phrase, place the author’s last name and year of publication in parentheses after the quotation, e.g.
To express is just the pre-requisite for a success
communication (Pasquali, 2011).
If the work is written by three to six authors, list all the authors the first time you cite the source and in the subsequent times only use the first author’s last name followed by et al., e.g.
There is a kind of an empty space of the didactic strategies on the regular class that should support the kids’ integration process (Henao, Ramirez & Giraldo, 2011).
Henao et al. (2011), there is a kind of an empty space of the didactic strategies on the regular class that should support the kids’ integration process.
If the work is written by more than six authors, et al. is used from the first time the source is cited.
Footnotes will only be used for explanatory notes or for providing additional information. They must not be used for bibliographical reference.
If a work that is cited within another work is used in the elaboration of the paper, i.e. a secondary source, a mention of the original work and the author is necessary; followed by the reference of the primary source where the quote is found preceded by the expression “as cited in”. The reference list must only contain the primary source, unless the secondary source has also been used as a primary source.
Arendt (as cited in Suárez, 1992, p. 128) presents an analysis.
In the text the previous analysis is presented (Arendt as cited in Suárez, 1992, p. 128).
In order to quote classical works, it is suggested to specify the original date of publication and the publication date of the book used. In the case of not being able to identify the original date of publication, reference only the date of publication of the book used preceded by the word “Trans.”. Parts of classical works, such as books, chapters, verses, lines or cantos, are numbered systematically, so use these numbers instead of page numbers. It is not necessary to include classical works in the reference list.
Aristotle argues in On Interpretation that: “Name, is a meaningful sound that does not indicate time, and of which no part is meaningful alone” (Trans. 2008, 2, 20).
Adam Smith’s Wealth of the Nations (1776/1983) explains so.
In order to quote legal materials in the text, the name of the material should be referenced, along with the year and the numbers.
The Court stated that: “The constitutional principles and within them we find the ruling principles of social politics” (Sentence T-1091 of 2000).
“We the people of the United States” (Constitution of the United States)
- Reference List
A reference list should appear at the end of the text.
The reference list entries should be alphabetized by the first letter of the entry.
Works by a same author should be listed by the year of publication (starting with the earliest).
The reference list should be typed, double-spaced using hanging indentation.
3.1. Books
3.1.1. Books with author
Author, A. A. (Year of Publication). Title. City: Publisher.
3.1.2. Electronic Books
Author, A. A. (Year of Publication). Title. City: Publisher. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx.xxx
3.1.3. Edited Book
Author, A. A. (Ed.). (Year of Publication). Title. City: Publisher.
3.1.4. Book with doi
Author, A. A. (Year of Publication). Title. doi: xx.xxxxxxx
3.2. Book’s Chapters and Reference Works
Author, A. A. & Author, B .B. (Year of Publication). Title of chapter or entry. In C. C. Author (Ed.), Title (pp. xx-xx). City: Publisher.
Author, A. A. & Author, B .B. (Year of Publication). Title of chapter or entry. In C. C. Author (Ed.), Title (pp. xx-xx). City: Publisher. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx.xxx
3.3. Articles in Periodicals
3.3.1. Article in a printed journal
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of Article. Title of Journal, Volume (number), pp. xx-xx.
3.3.2. Article from an online periodical
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of Article. Title of Journal, Volume (number), pp. xx-xx. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx.xxx
3.3.3. Newspaper Article Online
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of Article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx.xxx
3.4. Meetings and Conferences
3.4.1. Presentation in an event
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Contribution. In Title of event. Event conducted at place of event, City.
3.4.2. Proceedings published online
Author , A. A. (Year). Contribution. Proceedings of the event. doi: xx.xxxx or retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx.xxx
3.4.3. Proceedings published in book form
Author, A. A. (Year). Contribution. In B. B. Author (Eds.). Title of the proceedings. City, Country: Publisher.
3.5. Doctoral dissertations and Master’s theses
3.5.1. Doctoral dissertations and Master’s theses
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis (Doctoral dissertation or master's thesis, University, City, Country).
3.5.2. Unpublished dissertations or theses
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis (Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master's thesis, University, City, Country).
3.5.3. Dissertations or theses online
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis (Doctoral dissertation or master's thesis, University, City, Country). Retrieved from Name of database or Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx.xxx
3.6. Legal material
3.6.1. Norms
Location. Organization. Name of the Norm, number (Year). If available, provide publishing information.
3.6.2. Court Decisions
The sentencing Entity (Year). City. Name of the sentence.
Magistrate: Full Name of Judge
3.6.3. Treaties and international agreements
Title of agreement or treaty, article number. (Year). If any, specify publisher, city and pages.
3.6.4. Resolutions
Entity that issues the resolution. Title of resolution, number
(year). Agency who utters the resolution.
- Parameters for images, illustrations and charts.
The images illustrating the text must meet the following technical guidelines:
If they are in color must have high contrast, in the case that to lower the grey scale is needed.
The images weight must oscillate between 200 and 300 dpi (high definition).
The graphs or tablets must be directly imported from Excel to Word avoid incorporating them as images aiming to guarantee their best quality.
- Publishing Policies
A letter should be addressed to the Journal Director in which the author guarantees the originality of the article. The letter should also state that the article has not been published in any means and it is not under revision in any other journal. Likewise, the author should give all the rights over the article to the Journal Comunicación, which would be able to publish it physically or digitally. Furthermore, the author must commit with the Journal not to withdraw the article once the peer review process has begun.
The Journal Management will contact the author regarding the paper within a period of maximum three days.
For clarity or transparency in the academic and editorial process, the Journal ensures the confidentiality of the information as well as quality control. It will be careful to reject works that aren´t unpublished, original, that invent, forge or manipulate data, redundant publication, fictitious authorship, or improper fragmented publication, duplicated, auto-plagiarism, inflated, self-citation excess and not consulted references.
The journal Comunicación will submit every single received paper to a preliminary assessment made by the Editorial Board, who will establish if it is appropriate to publish the article. Once approved by the members of the board, the article will be peer reviewed by two anonymous peers, who will establish whether the article should be published or not. In the case of the article being approved by one of the peers and rejected by the other, a third peer will be selected to settle the matter.
Under any circumstances the Journal Management will forced the author to make a citation of the production of the Comunicación Journal of the Bolivarian Pontifical University. Nor will publish articles that present a conflict of interest or have problems with human ethical values derived from the scientific experimentation.
In the case of an article that has already been published and present background errors detected by the author and that violates the scientific quality, the author may request the withdrawal or correction. But, if detected by a third part, plagiarism, prior publication, unethical conduct, or error, is obligation and responsibility of the author to retract publically, whereupon it will proceed immediately to remove or public correction. Public retraction or correction will be made in the next printed issue of the Magazine as well as in its digital version.
Comunicación journal follows ethical standards presented in Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and International Standards for Editors and Authors published by Committee on Publication Ethics – COPE.
It is vital for the Comunicación Journal to protect and guarantee copyright, set in the original and intellectual creation of articles. Consequently, this has colombian legislation on intellectual property and copyright issues. Also the Decision Andina 351 of1993. In addition, it considers it essential to comply with the parameters established by the World Organization of the Intellectual Property - WIPO-.
