Revista Ciudades, Estados y Política

Author Guidelines

Article types

Instructions on format, length, and structure of the manuscript

Instructions for submitting manuscripts

The Revista Ciudades, Estados y Política receives manuscripts on a permanent basis under the modality of free theme. These are published in strict order, according to the date of reception, editorial revision, and academic peer review. The average time of evaluation and publication for a manuscript is 12 months. The process of editorial revision, academic peer review, editing and publication is free of charge. Likewise, the journal does not make any kind of financial contribution to the authors for the publication of the articles.

Manuscripts must be related to the focus and thematic scope of the Journal. The reception of the papers does not imply a commitment to their publication, as all submissions are subject to editorial revision and academic peer review. The Journal has a procedure to prevent plagiarism; therefore, it is recommended to make an ethical use of the contents utilized in the research process and preparation of the manuscript. The paper must be of quality; such quality is judged based on its originality, relevance, rigor, and academic and scientific credibility. The Journal reserves the right to make formal changes to the text; however, authors will always be asked to authorize the changes.

Article types

Articles of investigation

This type of article presents original results of preliminary or completed research projects. Research articles structure the content into four important sections: introduction, methodology, results, and conclusions. The minimum number of bibliographic references suggested is 10 and the maximum, 25.

Reflection articles

A reflection article is a type of text that presents the results of finished research from an analytical, interpretative or critical perspective of the author, on a specific topic, using original sources. Hence, it is understood that the reflection article allows the proposal of reflections, points of view and assessments by the researcher-author, derived or supported by research findings. Reflection articles structures the content into three important sections: introduction, reflection —supported in a theoretical dimension and its respective analysis— and conclusions. The minimum number of bibliographic references suggested is 10 and the maximum, 25.

Review Articles

This type of article presents the results of preliminary or completed research projects, where a certain corpus of bibliographic sources is compiled, systematized and analyzed with the aim of identifying what has been researched, the most outstanding advancements, unknown aspects or trends of a specific topic in a given period. A review article structures the contents into five important sections: introduction, theoretical approach, methodology, discussion, and conclusions. It is characterized by a meticulous literature review of at least 50 references.

Instructions on format, length, and structure of the manuscript

The manuscript must:

1. Be written in Spanish language. The abstract must be translated into English and Portuguese.

2. Be submitted in Microsoft Word 2007 format or a later version.

3. Have a maximum length of 7500 words, equivalent to approximately 20 letter-size pages with 3 cm margins on each side and Times New Roman font with 1.5-line spacing, excluding figures and references.

4. Be in accordance with the general structure proposed in the template for the Journal articles:

a) Title

b) Authors notes

d) Abstract

d) Keywords

e) Text (The text structure depends on the type of article the author plans to present. In this regard, review the Guide to preparing the manuscript).

f) Bibliographic references in APA style

(Download template for article presentation) [1]

5. Meet the criteria of the Manual of Publications of the American Psychological Association, APA, and the current criteria of orthography of the Real Academia Española.

6. Have an absolutely impersonal writing style, avoiding the conjugation of verbs in first or third person, singular or plural. Use past tense for the introduction, the methodology and the results, and present tense for the discussion. 

Instructions for submitting manuscripts

1. Manuscripts must be submitted only through the Journal's website. To do so, it is necessary to register and log in to the Portal de revistas UN website. 

2. The author, or one of the authors, of the manuscript must register at least the following required information on the Journal's website:

a) Full name

b) Last professional degree obtained

c) Institutional affiliation (institution where the author works)

d) Country and city of residence

e) Email

f) CvLAC (requirement only for Colombian authors)

g) ORCID unique author identifier

Note: The entire process of application, revision and editing of the manuscript will be carried out through a single author, identified as the corresponding author.

3. The corresponding author of the manuscript must fill out, sign, and upload the following documents to the Journal's website:

a) Full text manuscript.

b) Editable tables.

c) Figures (graphics, maps, photos, illustrations) in separate and numbered files, in the same way as they appear in the manuscript and in JPEG format with a resolution of 300 DPI (dots per inch).

d) Letter of assignment of rights (download form of assignment of rights).[A4] 

e) License for the use of images. A license for each author of image must be submitted (download image use authorization form).[A5]