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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.

  • The first page of the article must include the following information: the title of the article in Spanish and English (it must not exceed 15-20 words), the typology of the article (research, review, or reflection), the name of the author(s), institutional affiliation (including country and city), funding source for the research project, and a brief summary of the author(s)' CV in a maximum of four lines, including each researcher's ORCID code and institutional email address. Additionally, it must be indicated whether the article has been presented at a conference or written as a paper.
  • Abstract and keywords: the author(s) must include an abstract of their article, between 150-200 words, in both Spanish and English. The abstract must be succinct and briefly present the objective, methodology, findings, and conclusions so that the reader can get a complete idea of the document upon first reading. Likewise, keywords must be provided to facilitate searching for the article once published. A maximum of five and a minimum of three keywords must be added in both Spanish and English.
  • Authorization for publication: authors must complete the publication authorization (https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/public/site/docs/autorizacion-de-publicacion-y-uso-de-datos.pdf), sign it, and upload it as a supplementary file at the time of submission. This is an indispensable requirement to submit manuscripts for consideration by the journal.
  • Names and emails of the two potential article reviewers: This information can be used in case of difficulties in assigning the article to peer reviewers. Nonetheless, the editorial staff will ensure compliance with the double-blind review process to avoid conflicts of interest.
  • The text must comply with bibliographical and style requirements. In-text references and sources must be presented according to the citation standards of the American Psychological Association (APA 7th Edition). All references must include their respective web addresses and DOI identifiers to guarantee the digital location of the resource. It is the author's responsibility to verify and complete the references and ensure proper usage of the works used in the development of the article.
  • Length: 8,000 to 10,000 words, including references.
  • Line spacing: double spacing, including direct quotes. Do not insert extra tabs or spaces between paragraphs. Do not insert page breaks.
  • Typography or font: Times New Roman, size 12 pt.
  • Footnotes: must be explanatory in nature and not used to present the bibliography, unless it is a complementary reference.
  • The submission has not been previously published nor submitted to another journal. The authors declare that the article is unpublished and original.
  • The article you wish to submit to the journal complies with the rules for authors presented in the “Submissions” section.
  • Web addresses and DOI identifiers were added to guarantee the digital location of the resource.
  • The authors must include in the article a statement of potential conflicts of interest that could invalidate the publication regarding financial, sponsorship, institutional, or authorship relationships.
  • The authors guarantee the integrity of the data, accuracy of the analyses, and veracity of the sources cited.
  • The research includes informed consents and publication authorization in cases where it is considered a study or research involving populations, communities, minors, or patients. Non-compliance with these standards will be the sole responsibility of the author, who will have the duty to defend the Journal against any third-party claim regarding said authorization.
  • The authors declare in the article the availability of data, codes, and research materials within the framework defined by the journal in the ethics policy and according to the limitations that originate in the research.
  • The authors accept the treatment of their data for notification purposes in the editorial process, indexing processes of the journal in national and international systems, and sending information of institutional interest. We invite you to consult the data treatment policy of Universidad del Rosario. https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/public/site/docs/publication-authorization.pdf
  • It is recommended to review the recent output of ESJ and incorporate, when relevant to the development of your research, references to articles published in the journal over the last five years.
  • The AI usage declaration was added, if applicable.
  • Authors must declare whether the research and preparation of the manuscript received funding from any entity or institution.
  • If semi-structured interviews were conducted, authors are required to upload the favorable opinion from their institution’s Ethics Committee as a supplementary file.

Author Guidelines

Authors must submit their manuscripts exclusively through the OJS platform via the "Online Submissions" link and must take into account the "author guidelines." Furthermore, they must certify that the article is of their authorship by sending the completed and signed Publication Authorization. If graphic or statistical material not owned by the authors is used, the authors themselves must manage the permissions to use such information with the appropriate authorities. The review, peer evaluation, and publication processes carry no cost for the authors.

Estudios Socio-Jurídicos accepts the submission of articles written by undergraduate students, provided that they are co-authored with a researcher who holds, at minimum, a master's degree. This provision aims to ensure appropriate academic mentoring as well as the methodological and conceptual quality of the submitted manuscripts.

Authors are recommended to review recent issues of Estudios Socio-Jurídicos and include, when relevant to the development of their research, references to articles published in the journal over the last five years. This practice helps strengthen academic dialogue with the discussions that have taken place in the publication and situates the manuscript within the context of the most recent debates in its field of study.

The journal allows master's and doctoral theses to be used as input for the drafting of research articles; however, the overlap identified by Turnitin between the new text and the source material must not exceed 40%.

If the document has been analyzed using Turnitin or iThenticate plagiarism software, please send the PDF resulting from the analysis to keep a record of the percentage.

The submitted document must be categorized into one of the following categories:

  • Research article: A document presenting detailed original results of completed research projects. The article must include an introduction, methodology, findings, and conclusion.

  • Reflection article: A document presenting research results from an analytical, interpretive, or critical perspective on a specific topic, using original sources.

  • Review article: A document resulting from research where published or unpublished research results in a field of science or technology are analyzed, systematized, and integrated to account for advances and development trends. It is characterized by a careful literature review of at least fifty (50) references.

Please note that to apply to any category, the article must include a conclusions section, and all research articles must always include a description of the method, results, and sources.

Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems: Artificial intelligence systems, particularly those based on Large Language Models (LLMs) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), will not be accepted as authors of texts, as they do not meet the indicated requirements for authorship attribution. Furthermore, the use of LLMs and AI must be documented in the methodology section or another appropriate section of the article. Authors remain responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work even when using AI and LLMs, ensuring compliance with the plagiarism prevention policy and the authorship statement.

Authorship Statement - CRediT Taxonomy

To strengthen the scientific integrity of the research published by the journal, the CRediT taxonomy established by CASRAI will be adopted starting in the second semester of 2021. The article must include a description of the contribution roles of the signing authors; according to the classification of the 14 author roles (https://casrai.org/credit/), the type and degree of contribution will be defined, with the possibility that a single author may simultaneously hold several of the following roles:

  • Conceptualization

  • Data curation

  • Formal analysis – statistical techniques, data analysis

  • Funding acquisition

  • Investigation – research process

  • Methodology – design and development

  • Project administration – management and coordination

  • Resources – provision of study materials

  • Software – programming, design, and implementation

  • Supervision – leadership in planning

  • Validation – verification

  • Visualization – data presentation

  • Writing – original draft

  • Writing – review and editing

Copyright Notice

Authors invest the journal with the right to publish their work for the first time, just as under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows third parties to share their work by acknowledging its authorship and the original publication in this journal.

Copyrights will be held by Universidad del Rosario. When authors wish to submit the manuscript to another journal, the corresponding permissions from Universidad del Rosario need to be requested. In addition, if journals desire to publish articles that have already been included in other dissemination media, they must request the relevant permissions from the copyright owners.