Publication Guidelines

GENERAL ASPECTS

The article may correspond to original research, a clinical case, or a literature review, and must be submitted in electronic format (Microsoft Word for PC or compatible) with double spacing. The following information should be included on the first page:

  • Title of the article in Spanish and in English
  • Author(s) name(s) and surname(s)
  • Representing institution
  • Country of the institution or author
  • Email address of the corresponding author

Articles must be written in Spanish and have a maximum length of 8,000 words (excluding the abstract, keywords, author note, references, tables, figures, and appendices).

Articles should be drafted according to the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th edition (2020).

The author(s) will be fully responsible for the comments and opinions expressed in their work, and will release both the Gaudeamus Journal and the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica from any liability arising from the assertions made in the publication.

Articles related to experiments involving 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 subjects, either by name or characteristics, or by their image in photographs, should be included, unless explicit written consent is obtained from them, with the original document submitted to the Editorial Direction of the Gaudeamus Journal.

Abstract

To guide the reader and identify the basic content of the article quickly and accurately, an abstract in both Spanish and English, not exceeding 200 words, must be included. This should indicate the purposes of the study or research, the procedures followed, the most important results (specific data and their statistical significance, if possible), and the main conclusions. Emphasis should be placed on the new and important aspects of the study or observations in both Spanish and English.

Keywords

Keywords should be selected to facilitate the retrieval of references from journals included in electronic databases. Choose four keywords in both Spanish and English that will help classifiers categorize the study.

Introduction

The purpose of the article should be specified. The logical foundation of the study or observation should be summarized. The problem should be identified, and the reasons for conducting the research should be justified. Hypotheses and objectives should be formulated as appropriate.

Method

This section should clearly describe how the observed subjects or participants in the experiments were selected. Identify the methods, equipment, and procedures used, with sufficient detail for other researchers to replicate the results. References to accredited methods should be provided, including statistical methods. All medications and chemicals used must be detailed, including generic names, dosages, and routes of administration.

Development

Whenever possible, references regarding the study design should come from current works rather than from original articles where they were first described. Limit the number of tables and figures to the minimum necessary to explain the central topic of the article.

Results

Present the results in a logical sequence using text, tables, and figures that contribute to clarity. Highlight or summarize only the significant observations. Describe what was obtained without including bibliographic citations.

Discussion and Conclusions

This section should provide the theoretical contribution of the researcher and emerge new knowledge and hypotheses for future studies. Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that derive from them. Do not repeat information and data presented in previous sections. Recommendations may be included where appropriate.

It is common for the conclusions to be included within the discussion. The response to the research question(s) posed in the introduction that led to the design and execution of the work should be explicitly stated.

References

All bibliographic references should be listed in alphabetical order without numbering, inserted in the text (not in footnotes), and written in lowercase (except for the first letter), following the publication guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Peer Review

Once the article is received by the Editorial Board, it will be sent for peer review. The peer review process will be conducted under a double-blind modality. Reviewers will have a strict deadline of 15 calendar days to submit a report of their assessment, following the provided format, along with the article to be reviewed.

At the end of the evaluation, the reviewer will indicate whether the article is:

  • Approved for publication, without modifications
  • Approved with modifications, which the author must make (indicating which ones)

If there is a disagreement in the evaluation and the article is rejected, it will be sent to a second reviewer to resolve the discrepancy and determine whether to reject or publish the article.

If the work is accepted with revisions, the author will be informed about the changes that need to be made and the deadline for completing them.

The date of receipt and acceptance of the article will be recorded.

The rejection of an article does not necessarily imply that it is of poor quality; it may not be suitable for the journal’s theme, may not contribute significantly to the topic being addressed, or maybe similar to another work published by the same author, among other reasons.

Originality

Every article submitted for publication in the Gaudeamus Journal must be accompanied by a signed letter from the author(s) indicating:

  • Full responsibility for the contents of the article.
  • That they are the intellectual author(s) of the work.
  • That the article is original and unpublished.
  • That it is not under consideration for publication in another journal.
  • That they release both the Gaudeamus Journal and the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica from any liability arising from the dissemination of the article’s content, its implications, or relations with patient health and intellectual property of the contents in case of any disputes.

The author authorizes Gaudeamus to publish, reproduce, distribute, and make the article available on the Internet.