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Author Guidelines

Before submission

The use of AI for writing will be considered plagiarism (understood as AI being the one to draft the article).

Authors will be fully responsible for the comments and opinions expressed in their work, and release Revista Gaudeamus and Universidad Latina de Costa Rica from any liability that may arise from the statements made in the publication.

Articles that involve experiments on human subjects must be accompanied by an approval document from the Ethics Committee of the institution where the study is conducted. No data that could identify the study participants should be included, neither by their names or characteristics nor by their images in photographs, except with their express written consent. The original consent document must be submitted to the email revistaulatina@gmail.com


Submission and Review Process:

There are two ways to submit your work:

  • Register on the website.

    • If you are on a computer, go to the top right corner, click Register, and complete the form.

    • If you are on a mobile device, open the three-line menu at the top left corner, and at the bottom you will find the Register option.

    Once registered, you will see your username in the same section where the Register option was. Click on it and select Dashboard.

    Back to New Submission to access the form and submit your work.

    Inside the panel, you will also find your profile, which you can customize if you wish.

  • Submit the document by email: revistaulatina@gmail.com

    This option is available only for university students and professors working in collaboration with the journal or in case of any error with the registration.

Evaluation: All articles will undergo single-blind peer review, and authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection within 7 days.

Confidentiality: All articles will be treated confidentially until publication.


Instructions

The article may be submitted through the website. It may correspond to an original research paper, clinical case, or a literature review, and must be submitted in electronic format (Microsoft Word for PC or compatible).

On the first and second pages, the following should be included:

  1.  Cover page: It must include an image related to the article. This image may be sent separately by the journal’s email  (revistaulatina@gmail.com) and must contain the article title, the year, and the name of the author or authors. The use of AI-generated images, photographs of children, or explicit violent content is not allowed

  2. Title of the article in English and Spanish

  3. Full name(s) of the author(s)

  4. ORCID identifier (if available)

  5. Institution you represent (only if you are a university teacher, student, or belong to an academic institution). Otherwise, write “independent researcher.”

  6. Country

  7. The authors’ email addresses

Articles must be written in english and have a maximum of 8,000 words, although exceptions may be made (excluding the abstract, keywords, author note, references, tables, figures, and appendices).

Articles must follow the guidelines of the Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th edition (2019).

Abstract: To guide the reader and quickly and accurately identify the main content of the article and determine its relevance, an abstract must be included, no longer than 250 words. It should indicate the study or research objectives, the procedures followed, the main results (specific data and statistical significance, if possible), and the main conclusions. Emphasis should be placed on new and important aspects of the study or observations in both languages.

Keywords: These aim to select descriptors for reference searches in journals included in electronic databases. Choose four keywords in Spanish and English that help indexing services classify the study.

Introduction: Specify the purpose of the article. Summarize the logical basis of the study or observation. Identify the problem and justify the reasons for conducting the research. Formulate hypotheses and objectives if applicable.

Method (this in clinical case): Clearly describe how the subjects observed or participating in the experiments were selected. Identify the methods, instruments, and procedures used, providing sufficient detail so other researchers can reproduce the results. Include references for accredited methods, including statistical methods. Detail all medications and chemicals used, including generic names, doses, and administration routes.

Discussion and Conclusions: In this section, the researcher’s theoretical contribution is presented, and new knowledge and hypotheses for future studies emerge. Emphasis should be placed on the new and important aspects of the study and on the conclusions derived from them. When appropriate, recommendations may be included.

It is common for the conclusions to be included within the discussion. The answer to the research question or questions posed in the introduction, which led to the design and execution of the work, must be made explicit.

References: All references must be listed alphabetically, without numbering, inserted in the text (not in footnotes), and written in lowercase (except for the first letter), following APA publication standards.


Contact: For any inquiries regarding article submissions, please contact the editorial office at revistaulatina@gmail.com.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Artículos académicos

Original academic articles are accepted...

Reseñas bibliográficas

Objective

The section for bibliographic reviews aims to provide critical and reflective analyses of recent academic works in each thematic area specified in the respective Call for Proposals. It seeks to foster debate and discussion on relevant topics for our academic community.

Types of Works to Review

We accept reviews of books, articles, reports, and other academic publications that are relevant to the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences. Works must have been published within the last six years, accompanied by a justified analysis of the current context.

Review Format

  • Length: Reviews should be between 1,500 and 2,500 words.
  • Structure: It is recommended to include a brief introduction, a summary of the work, a critical analysis, and a conclusion.
  • Citations: The most recent APA citation guidelines must be followed.

Submission Process

Reviews should be submitted through the journal’s manuscript management system at Envíos | Gaudeamus (ulatina.ac.cr)

Please include a brief biography of the review author (maximum 100 words).

Evaluation

Reviews will be evaluated by the section editor and, if necessary, subjected to peer review. The decision regarding publication will be final.

Confidentiality

All reviews will be treated confidentially until publication.

Copyright

By submitting a review, the author grants the journal the rights for publication and distribution. Authors are advised to retain a copy of their work for their records.

Originality Policy

Reviews must be original and not previously published on any other platform. Plagiarism detection tools will be utilized.

Contact

For any inquiries related to the submission of reviews, don't hesitate to contact the editorial office at maria.astua@ulatina.net 

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