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Author Guidelines

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS

GENERAL INFORMATION

About the publication's subject matter. Prácticas de oficio is a biannual (June/December) electronic journal of research and reflection in the social sciences, published by the Graduate Program in Social Sciences at the Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento and the Institute for Economic and Social Development. The topics of interest respond to the multi- and transdisciplinary approach to social and human sciences of the Graduate Program, with an emphasis on theoretical, methodological, and conceptual discussions specific to the research process.

Authors agree to submit unpublished material that complies with good scientific practice and academic ethics. Submitting a paper to this journal implies a commitment not to submit it simultaneously for evaluation in other publications. Once the article is accepted for publication, the author retains the copyright and grants Prácticas de oficio a non-exclusive publication license, authorizing the reproduction, distribution, and public communication of the work in electronic journal format and other media, in all countries, with proper identification of the authorship and the original publication. This information is expanded upon in the About section.

Unrestricted access. Prácticas de oficio offers free access to all its content in order to contribute to a greater democratization of knowledge.

About publication costs. Prácticas de oficio does not charge any processing or shipping costs for the articles it receives.

Evaluation. Receipt of an article does not imply its acceptance for publication. All articles received are evaluated, in the first instance, by an internal review process carried out by the Editorial Committee. Those works that meet the criteria required for publication in these guidelines will be submitted to two external peer reviews by experts in the specific subject matter of the text or in related subjects, according to the “double-blind” system. These reviewers will evaluate the originality of the article and its relevance to the topics favored by the journal; its conceptual clarity and bibliographic updates; the relevance of the selected methodology; the contributions to knowledge derived from the content; and the conclusions expressed in the text. In the event of one favorable and one unfavorable evaluation, a third evaluation will be requested to determine whether or not the article will be published.

The reviewers will recommend to the Editorial Committee: to publish the article without changes, to publish the article after introducing formal and/or substantive changes, or to reject its publication. Articles that are publishable but require formal and/or substantive changes will be returned to the authors for revision and must be resubmitted within 20 days. The changes made will be evaluated by the Editorial Committee and, eventually, the work may be sent back for external review. The acceptance of reviews and thesis plans is at the discretion of the Committee, which may suggest modifications to the authors.

It is the responsibility of the Editorial Committee to maintain communication with authors and reviewers; to ensure that articles submitted for external review comply with publication guidelines; and that the journal is available online in a timely manner. It is the responsibility of the External Advisory Committee to suggest topics for the dossiers section and to recommend potential external reviewers for the articles received.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS

Prácticas de oficio accepts original research articles in Spanish and Portuguese for its sections:

• Dossier, Articles: between 28,000 characters without spaces and 45,000 characters without spaces (see point 5 below).
• Reviews: Reviews of relevant books in the field of social sciences and humanities published in the last 3 years are welcome. The review should provide a critical reflection on both the content and presentation of the work reviewed, as well as its contributions to the subject matter addressed. The objective of the book, its method, and structure should be specified, and an evaluation of the results and original aspects of the text reviewed should be proposed. The evaluation of the reviews received is carried out by the Editorial Committee. Maximum length: 10,000 characters without spaces.

The journal adheres to the APA standards (American Psychological Association, 7th edition) for style, citation, and bibliographic references. The main criteria to be followed are detailed below:

1. Citations and bibliographic references

The journal uses the author-date system established by the APA standards (7th ed.) to cite sources in the body of the text and in the list of references.

Citations in the text

Narrative citation: the author's last name is included within the text.

Example: According to González (2020), Participation was significant.

Parenthetical citation: author and date are included in parentheses.

Example: Participation was significant (González, 2020).

Short quotation (less than 40 words): placed in quotation marks.

Example: “Science is a cumulative process” (Pérez, 2018, p. 45).

Long quotation (40 words or more): presented in a separate paragraph, with a 0.5" left indent, without quotation marks.

References

• They are presented in alphabetical order by the last name of the first author.
• A hanging indent of 0.5" is applied from the second line onwards.
• Italics are used for titles of books, journals, and complete works.
• Underlining and bold type are not used.

Examples:

Book:

Agamben, G. (2000). What Remains of Auschwitz. The Archive and the Witness. Homo Sacer III. Valencia: Pre-textos.

Journal article:

Mann, M. (2004). “The Crisis of the Nation-State in Latin America.” Economic Development. Social Sciences Journal, 44(174): 179-198.

Book chapter:

de Certeau, M. (1985). “The historiographical operation.” In: Le Goff, J. and P. Nora. Making History. I. New Problems. Barcelona: Laia, pp. 15-35.

1. General manuscript format

• Manuscripts must be submitted in an editable file (.docx).
• The text must be written in 1.5 or double spacing, with standard margins (2.5 cm).
• A legible font is recommended (e.g., Times New Roman 12 pt or equivalent).
• All pages must be numbered.

1. Typographical usage

• A consistent and controlled use of typographical resources should be applied:
• Bold: only for titles and subtitles according to hierarchy.
• Italics: for titles of works, names of publications, terms in foreign languages, and moderate emphasis.
• Underlining and small caps are not used.
• Avoid the combined use of bold and italics in the body of the text.

Title hierarchy

Level

Proposed format

Article title

Bold, centered, 14-point font

First level (I., 1., etc.)

Bold, left-aligned

Second level (1.1, 1.2, etc.)

Italics, left-aligned

Third level (no numbering)

Regular, in paragraph, with colon: E.g. Justification: The objective...

1. Other elements

• Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively and have a clear and concise title. It is recommended to include the source below if applicable.
• Footnotes: these should be kept to a minimum.
• Acronyms and abbreviations should be clarified the first time they are mentioned.
• Inclusive language: the use of clear, precise, and respectful language is recommended, avoiding sexist formulas.
• A brief description of no more than five lines of the author's academic background is required, including their institutional affiliation and current email address.

• The sections of the article should be numbered consecutively (1, 2, 3, 4....), avoiding numbered subsections such as: 1.1.2.b).
• Tables, graphs, and/or charts should be sent in a separate file in Excel format.

• Images should be sent in separate files, in JPG or TIFF format, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Each image must be accompanied by the corresponding indication of source and/or authorship, as well as express authorization for its use in the publication, except in cases where the images are in the public domain or covered by Creative Commons licenses that allow their reproduction.

1. Submission and delivery

Contributions must be submitted exclusively through the OJS platform of the revistas.ungs.edu.ar portal, after the author has registered.

All the information requested in the metadata must be completed: title (up to 15 words), abstract (150 words), keywords (in the language of the article and in English), institutional affiliation, and contact details.

The submitted file should be anonymized to facilitate peer review (double-blind):

• First page: Title of the work, author's name, and author's curriculum vitae.
• Second page: Repeat the title of the work, abstract of the article, and keywords, and begin the body of the article.

It is recommended that you review the author guidelines available in the journal beforehand.

These instructions are based on the American Psychological Association (APA) citation format. For more details regarding this citation format, please consult http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx

Acknowledgment of authorship (CRediT)

Those who submit a contribution for publication in this journal should bear in mind that the manuscript must have been read and approved by all signatories and that each of them must agree to its submission to the journal.

Acknowledgment of authorship should be based on: 1) significant contributions to the idea and design of the study or to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or critically revising substantial intellectual content; 3) final approval of the version to be published. In original articles, authorship and participation roles should be declared according to the CRediT taxonomy:

1. Conceptualization – Ideas; formulation or evolution of the general objectives and goals of the research.
2. Data curation – Management activities to annotate (produce metadata), cleanse data, and maintain research data (including software code, when necessary to interpret the data itself) for initial use and subsequent reuse.
3. Formal analysis – Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data.
4. Fund acquisition – Acquisition of financial support for the project leading to this publication.
5. Research – Conducting research and the research process, specifically performing experiments or collecting data/evidence.
6. Methodology – Development or design of methodology; creation of models.
7. Project management – Responsibility for managing and coordinating the planning and execution of the research activity.
8. Resources – Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computer resources, or other analytical tools.
9. Software – Programming, software development; computer program design; implementation of computer code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components.
10. Supervision – Responsibility for supervision and leadership in the planning and execution of research activities, including mentoring outside the core team.
11. Validation – Verification, either as part of the activity or separately, of the general replicability/reproducibility of results/experiments and other research outputs.
12. Visualization – Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of published work, specifically the visualization/presentation of data.
13. Writing – original draft – Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of published work, specifically the writing of the initial draft (including substantive translation).
14. Writing – review and editing – Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of published work by members of the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary, or revision – including pre- and post-publication stages.

Contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be included in the acknowledgments. All academic collaboration roles are described in the CRediT taxonomy (hdlab.space/taxonomia). All authors must be listed at the time of submission.

This information is added at the end of the article under a subtitle Contribution, here is an example:

Contribution of authorship roles

Juana María (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-xxxx-xxxx) and Susana Pérez (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-xxxx-xxxx) contributed to the conception of the idea and design of the study; Nora González (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-xxxx-xxxx) participated in the research process and data collection; María Domínguez (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-xxxx-xxxx) contributed to the analysis and interpretation of the data. All authors contributed to the writing of the article, approved the final version for publication, and are able to respond to all aspects of the manuscript.