ISSN 22389-993X
online version

DOI: 10.25100/prts

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Focus and Scope
• Form and preparation of manuscripts
• Declaration of ethics and transparency

PROSPECTIVA is a journal of Social Work and social intervention, published biannually and financed by Universidad del Valle (Colombia) since 1994. It focuses on the development of social thought and contemporary social work, in particular that of Latin America, as well as on the dissemination of knowledge contributing to the processes of social transformation. It is peerreviewed. It is intended for scholars, professionals, and the participants in social intervention. It publishes original articles in Spanish and English resulting from research projects including the systematization of experiences in the social and human sciences, as well as theoretical reflections in the social field, specifically about social work; it also publishes book reviews.

PROSPECTIVA Revista de Trabajo Social e intervención social receives articles permanently. After the annual publication, it issues a call for papers for the next issue, defining weather it will be thematic, miscellaneous, or mixed.

Our publication is registered in Open Access (OA), which allows users to read the full text of published articles, and to download, print, copy, link, distribute, and use them for free.

Peer Review Process

PROSPECTIVA Revista de Trabajo Social e intervención social will review submissions in the order of arrival. Once the confirmation email has been sent, the document will go through the publication process by verifying compliance with the journal's requirements. Submissions failing to comply with the requisites will not be accepted for evaluation, and the authors will be notified of this decision. All submissions will be subjected to the Turnitin software for plagiarism detection. In the presence of full or partial plagiarism, the paper will not enter the editorial process and authors will be notified of this decision.

The criteria for rejection of submissions include:

• The topic does not match the thematic field of the journal.
• The article does not follow the citation guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA).
• The article is not submitted in the right format (Microsoft Word).

The reception of an article does not necessarily imply it will be published. The Editorial Board is the authority deciding on the acceptance of submissions, based on the established policies and criteria, as well as on the recommendations resulting from the evaluation process. Once the article has been received and checked for originality, the Editorial Board chooses one of the following alternatives: a) accepted and submitted to evaluators, b) changes are suggested before the article is sent to evaluators, or c) rejected. Authors are notified of this decision.

If submissions are accepted, they are evaluated by two anonymous reviewers using the double-blind technique, which means that the articles will be evaluated by an anonymous academic preferably external evaluator peer who ignores the author's identity, and upon receipt of the results of the evaluation, the author ignores the evaluator's identity. The peer reviewer is provided with and evaluation form created by the journal's Editorial Board; this form is sent along with a letter of request for arbitration and a pdf copy of the anonymous author's article.

The evaluation process consists of the following phases: evaluation, corrections by authors, editorial review, and copyediting.

Evaluators should take into account the following aspects:

• Originality of the topic
• Social relevance, and relevance to the field of social work
• Coherence and logical structure of the article
• Coherence between the main topic and the different aspects developed in the article.
• Argumentation, order, logics of the exposition, and logical development of the text.
• Relevant and up-to-date bibliography

In the evaluation stage, the time to obtain a response depends on the availability of the peers to evaluate the articles and the promptness with which the recommendations are made to the authors; Approximately three (3) to six (6) months after the article has been submitted to the journal. The concepts emitted by the evaluators can be:

• Approved
• Approved with conditions
• Rejected

Once the Editorial Board receives the evaluators concept, it autonomously makes one of these decisions: accept it (approved), send it back to the author for additional corrections (approved with conditions), or return it to the author (not approved). In the presence of disagreements between reviewers, articles shall be subjected to evaluation by a third reviewer. In any case, the editorial decision will be clearly communicated to the author.

If the article is approved with conditions, corrections should be made by the author in a period indicated by the journal's editor in chief, in order to avoid delays in the publishing process. The Editorial Board may decide to send the corrected article back to the first reviewers for a new evaluation, send it to new evaluators, or begin the copyediting stage. At the end of this process, the articles will not be returned.

By signing the Document of Declaration of originality and authorization of use of intellectual property rights, the authors of approved articles authorize Universidad del Valle to use copyright benefits (reproduction, public communication, transformation, and distribution) to include the text in PROSPECTIVA Revista de Trabajo Social e intervención social (print and digital versions). In this same document, authors confirm that the text is theirs and that it respects third-party intellectual property rights.

Principles for seletion of academic pair

The criteria for the seletion of the evaluators are described below:

• Postgrads studies
• Industrial management of the subject
• They have published or are publishing on the subject

Guidelines for manuscript submission

Manuscripts should be thematically related to the purpose of the journal, and comply with the conditions of opportunity established by the Editorial Board, as well as with the basic requirements of a scientific journal.

Submissions must be original unpublished papers, which means that they have not been previously published in any other electronic or digital periodical, and that they not are being simultaneously submitted to any other journal (or any other publication).

Articles must be written by a maximum of three authors, who must ensure that their paper meets the editorial standards of the journal. The content of published works is the sole responsibility of their authors and do not specifically reflect the opinions of PROSPECTIVA.

1. For submission of papers

1.1 Articles

Articles can be either research results including the systematization of experiences or theoretical reflections.

Research result: Documents that describe the original findings of a research project, either completed or in progress, and is structured like this: introduction, methodology, findings, conclusions, and references.

Theoretical reflection: Documents in which the author reflects with supporting ideas, in an analytical and critical manner, one topic of the social field. It is structured like this: introduction, conceptual reflection, conclusions, and references.

Please keep the following guidelines on mind when submitting an article:

• Papers must be no more than 25 pages (about 9000 words) and no less than 15 pages long, including footnotes, tables, charts, and references.
• Manuscripts must be typed in Microsoft Word, using letter size pages, margins of 1 inch (regular margins), 1.5 line spacing, and Times New Roman font of 12 pts. Pages must be numbered starting on page 1, on the lower margin of each page. Limit the amount of styles: boldface for titles and subtitles only, and italics for emphasis within the text. Quotes must always go in between quotation marks.
• The article's title and abstract must be in both Spanish and English language. In case the whole article will be published in English, both title and abstract will also be presented in Spanish.
• The title must be followed by the full name of the author(s), including their information on footnotes: name, academic degrees (specifying the highest), e-mail address, affiliation, and functions. It should also include information of the origin of the article. If it is the result of a research projects, it must include information on the project it is connected to and the name of the institution endorsing it.
• The abstract must be in Spanish and English language and have 150 to 250 words. It should describe the objectives, methods, major findings and conclusions of the article; it should be informative and avoid any quotes or abbreviations.
• Articles must include three to five key words, both in English and Spanish. The keywords should reflect the content of the article, including the fields of knowledge it is related to and the main concepts, allowing to quickly identifying the subject of the article.
• Following the abstract and the keywords, there should be a short table of contents of the article. For instance: 1. introduction, 2. ..., 3. ..., 4. Conclusions, and 5. references.
• When references include a DOI number, it must be indicated in the list of references.
• Charts, graphics, photographs, and other illustrations must be submitted along with the manuscript as original attachments in jpg or gif formats of high resolution (300 pixels per inch), or a minimum resolution of 200 pixels. All of these resources should be listed consecutively, clearly indicating the corresponding source(s) and the order of presentation by means of footnotes.
• The graphics can have a low or medium resolution at the time of submission, but the most important thing is for them to be legible. Once the article is accepted for publication, the graphics must have a quality suitable for publication. Authors are responsible for transforming figures to grey scales and to provide high- resolution files.
• Authors should limit footnotes to complementing information from the main text (footnotes are basically clarifying and they should not be used to cite sources or to refer to information already included in the main text). The exception is when authors want to make additional comments on a particular text or set of texts connected to the article's main topic.

1.2 Book reviews

It is a descriptive and informative text which examines and summarizes the contents of a book that usually includes an assessment of the author. This will ensure highlight the most salient features of the reviewed object and its analytical and critical perspective for the reader can to expand your knowledge.

The review has the following structure:

• Review Title.
• Referents (title, author, publisher, date and place of publication and number of pages).
• Input (to make clarifications and to determine the importance of the document).
• Description (to established the pros and cons of the work that is analyzed).
• Conclusions (ends with a list of conclusions where the author makes clear what thinks about the work, if recommended or not).

It is essential that in remission the reviews meet the following parameters:

• Book reviews must be typed in Microsoft Word, using Times New Roman font of 12 pts, letter size pages, margins of 1 inch (regular margins), and 1,5 line spacing.
• They should be no longer than 5 pages, not exciding 2.500 words.
• They should be introduced by a facts sheet of the text being reviewed, including author's name, full title, city of publication, date, publisher, total number of pages, and ISBN.
• They should include complete information on the author of the review: academic degrees, affiliation, research group (if applicable), and email address.

2. Manuscript submission

• Manuscripts should be submitted through the Open Journal System (OJS) platform: http://revistaprospectiva.univalle.edu.co/
• JAlong with the manuscripts, authors must include the "Form form identification of authors and articles" and the "Document of Declaration of originality and authorization of use of intellectual property rights".
• Once the submission has been received, authors receive a confirmation email.

3. Bibliographic reference system

PROSPECTIVA Revista de Trabajo Social e intervención social follows the bibliographic reference system of the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th Edition. Those interested in publishing may consult the system's web page for possible updates http://www.apa.org/APA requires references to be cited in two ways: within the text and in a list of references at the end of it. The list of references is a set of sources cited in the manuscript "only those that were cited in it" and it is intended to allow readers to finding such sources.

Following are some guidelines to keep in mind:

3.1 Citations in text

AAPA uses the author-date method of citation. When the source is referenced or cited (no textual or paraphrased), the author and year of publication should be included, as follows:

One author

• According to Estrada (1991), social work in Colombia...
• Social work in Colombia... (Estrada, 1991)
• In 1991, Estrada suggested that social work in Colombia...

Two or more authors

When a work has two authors, always cite both names every time the reference occurs in text.

When a work has three to five authors, cite all the authors the first time the reference occurs; in subsequent citations, include only the surname of the author followed by et al. Example:

First citation: Bennet, Bexley and Warnock (1995) suggest that...

Second citation: Bennet et al. (1995) suggest that...

When a work has six or more authors, cite only the surname of the first author followed by et al., and the year of publication.

Two or more works cited within the same parenthesis should be entered in the order in which they appear in the reference list (i.e., by alphabetical order, and then in chronological order). Like this:

Several studies (Bermúdez, 2006; Cifuentes, 2002; Estrada, 1991) suggests that...

Documents with unidentified author

When a source has no identified author, cite in text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title). Use double quotation marks around the title of an article, chapter or web page, and italicize the title of a periodical, book, brochure or report.

According to a report on violence against women... (World Organization against torture, 2003)

Treat references to legal materials like references to works with no author

Classical works

When the date of publication of a work is not available, as well as in some very old works, cite the year of translation that you used, preceded by the abbreviation trad., or the year of the version used, followed by its version:

Hobbes, trad. 1980

When you know the original date of publication, include this in the citation, like this:

Hobbes (1651/1980) citation of specific parts of the source

Quotes

Always specify the page number of quotes or to refer to the information of a particular table, diagram, figure, graph, or chapter, in the appropriate section of the text; always give the number of pages for citations. Note that page, not the chapter, should be abbreviated in the citation: (Habermas, 1989, p. 64) (Habermas, 1989, chapter 1)

If quotes have less than 40 words, they should go in quotation marks, preceded by the reference, like this:

• Habermas (1989) plantea que "se apoya en una identificación de carácter reflexivo, no con contenidos particulares de una tradición cultural determinada, sino con contenidos universales recogidos por el orden normativo sancionado por la Constitución" (p. 64).
• [...] "se apoya en una identificación de carácter reflexivo, no con contenidos particulares de una tradición cultural determinada, sino con contenidos universales recogidos por el orden normativo sancionado por la Constitución# (Habermas, 1989, p. 64).

Quoting online works with no pagination.

Generally, direct quotes from online works provide author's name, year of publication, and number of pages in parentheses. Many electronic sources do not include page numbers. If paragraphs are clearly visible, use this instead of page number, using the abbreviation para. Example:

• -Habermas (1989) plantea que "una identificación de carácter reflexivo, no con contenidos particulares de una tradición cultural determinada, sino con contenidos universales recogidos por el orden normativo" (para. 7).

Works with no publication date

Provide the author's name Followed by the initials n. d. "no date", in parentheses, like this:

The Bible (n. d., 2008 ed.) states...

Quotes containing more than 40 words

The block of text should be typed in Times New Roman font of 12 pts., 1,5 line spacing, without quotation marks, starting in another paragraph and leaving five spaces from the left margin, like this:

Estoy convencida de que cada vez que las bases de la sustentación de nuestro oficio se ven interpeladas hay que volver a buscar en los pliegues de la modernidad, en sus reivindicaciones fundantes de igualdad, de progreso, de justicia que, a mi criterio, hoy deben ser impulsadas mediante su radicalización. [...] es tiempo de profundizar el debate contra la concepción neofilantrópica del trabajo social y de su producto favorito, la identidad de "beneficiario" o "destinatario". Ello requiere recuperar el concepto de derechos sociales, sabiendo que su concreción es un compromiso colectivo, y que solo es factible a través de la acción pública capaz de sumarse a los movimientos sociales (Aquín, 2003, pp. 102-103).

Footnotes

Should be restricted to notes offering additional comments or substantive, conceptual or explanatory information. However, in case of citing sources referring to bibliographic information, they should go like this: just after citing the work of an author, include the following information in parentheses, next to the quote: author's surname and number of page cited.

3.2 Reference list

The reference list is alphabetically organized according to author, using the indent method (all lines after the first are bleed). In general, references must include: author's surname and initials, date of publication, title, and publication information. They are organized like this:

• Listed in alphabetical order
• In case of including more than one work by the same author, order them according to date, starting with the oldest.
• If there are multiple references of the same author and year, they are listed alphabetically according to the title and differentiated with the letters a, b, c immediately after the year. Example:

Gallimore, R. (1983a). A Christmas Feast, New York: Oxford University Press.

Gallimore, R. (1983b). Holiday Gatherings in the Pacific Northwest, Berkeley: University of California Press.

• References with the same first and second author but with a third different author are listed alphabetically according to the name of the third author.
• The APA reference style only uses Arabic numerals in reference components; for example, it should be vol. 3 instead of vol. III; a Roman numeral making part of a title should appear in the same way.

For information obtained electronically or online including a DOI

When a DOI is used in your quote, no other information on retrieval is needed. Use this format for DOI in the reference list:

• doi: xxxxxxx
• If a DOI has not been assigned, indicate the homepage of the journal's URL of the journal, book, or report. Do not insert hyphens or periods after a URL.
• Do not include retrieval dates unless the source has changed over time. As reference, below are some of the models most frequently used in reference lists:

Books

Surname, initials. (year of publication). Book title in italics. City, country: Publisher.

One author

Castles, S. (1990). HereforGood, London: Pluto Press.

Two authors

Bonacich, E. & Modell, J. (1975). The Economic Basis of Ethnic Solidarity: Small Business in the Japanese American Community, Berkeley: University of California Press.

Two or more authors

Bonacich, E.; Smith, M. & Hunt, K. (1999). The Economic Basis of Ethnic Solidarity: Small Business in the Japanese American Community, Berkeley: University of California Press.

References with more than seven (7) authors are listed like this:

Torres, L. P.; Rincón, M. T.; Giraldo, C. L.; Ospina, A. M.; Maldonado, M. C; Estrada, V.M. & Carvajal, A. (2005). Historia de la Escuela de trabajo Social y Desarrollo Humano de la Universidad del Valle 1953-2003: cincuenta años aportando al desarrollo de la región. Colombia: Universidad del Valle. Facultad de Humanidades.

Section of a book or contribution

Surname, initials of names (year of publication). Title of the contribution. In initials of the names. Surname (editors/compilers- abbreviated), title of the book in italics (pages). City, country: publisher.

Aquín, N. (2003). Movimientos sociales, conflicto y trabajo social. En Fernández, S. (comp.) El trabajo social y la cuestión social: crisis, movimientos sociales y ciudadanía (pp. 97-105). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Espacio.

Electronic Book (e-book)

Apellido, iniciales del nombre. (año de publicación). Título de la obra en itálica. Recuperado de URL

Capítulo de libro en versión electrónica

Surname, initials. (year of publication). Book title in italics. Retrieved from URL

Chapter of book in electronic version

Surname, initials. (year). Title of chapter/contribution. In initial of the names. Surname (editors, compilers, organizers etc.), book title in italics vol. (pages). Retrieved from URL

Periodicals

Surname, initials of names. (year of publication). Title of article. Title of periodical in italics, Volume (number), pages.

Llorente, Belén (2004). Cuestiones de especificidad e identidad del trabajo social: episteme, historia y feminización. Revista Colombiana de Trabajo Social, 18, 57-87.

Article in periodical with DOI

Ponce de León, L. y Andrés, S. (2014). Metodología, modelos, técnicas y habilidades del trabajador social durante la valoración de la dependencia. Trabajo Social Hoy, 71, 7-42. doi: 10.12960/TSH.2014.0001.

Electronic journals

Surname, initials of names (year of publication). Title of article. Journal title in italics, Volume (number). Retrieved from URL.

Publications with no author

Publications with no author in a periodical

Title of the work. (year, July-December). Journal title in italics. Retrieved from URL

Lectures presented at symposia, congresses, etc.

ASurname, initials. (year and month). Title of the conference in italics. Presented on the symposium or Conference, organizing institution, city, country.

* When the source is available online, the URL is included at the end of the reference.

Thesis and dissertations

Surname, initials of names. (year). Title of thesis or dissertation in italics. (Name of degree obtained). University, academic unit (for example, School). City, country.

Electronic material

Surname, initials. (Date). Title of material in italics. Retrieved from URL.

Work submitted for publication or not yet published:

Materials in archives: (if no date is available, enter "no date" instead of the year; if the author is unknown, enter the name of the collection; try to give as many details as possible about it and its location), statutes, legislations, and reports of governmental and non-governmental organizations. Following are some examples:

• Loredo Narciandi, José Carlos (Manuscrito no publicado). Teoría de la involución: Un viaje alucinante al fondo de la mente (Ken Russell, 1980).
• Manuscritos Egmont (Sin Fecha). Colección Phillips. University of Georgia Library, Athens. Ley 5/2005, de 20 de diciembre, Integral contra la violencia de género de la Comunidad de Madrid. Jueves 29 de diciembre de 2005, Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid (BOCM) no 310, Madrid, España.
• AIBR (2001). Acta de Constitución de la Asociación de Antropólogos Iberoamericanos en Red. Madrid, 24.11.2001. Registro Nacional de Asociaciones, Secretaría General Técnica, Ministerio del Interior, Madrid, España.

Bibliograhic references:

American Psychological Association [APA] (2011). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington D.C., USA: APA.

Ethical principles and good publication practices

The Editorial Board of Revista PROSPECTIVA is committed to the academic-scientific community by ensuring the publication of ethical articles of the highest quality. For this reason, our ethical principles are based on the ethical precepts enacted by the Committee on Publications Ethics (COPE) http://publicationethics.org/, as well as by the ethical and legal standards of the Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th Edition.

In accordance with the APA (2010), these principles must meet three key objectives: "to ensure the accuracy of scientific knowledge; to protect the rights and guarantees of participants in research; and to protect intellectual property rights" (p. 11).

Editorial responsibilities: principles of transparency and editorial commitment

Governing bodies

PROSPECTIVA has an executive team, whose members enjoy recognized expertise in the academic and professional field; their names and professional affiliations can be accessed on the journal's website.

The chief editor and the Editorial Board of PROSPECTIVA, along with the Editorial and Scientific Committees, are responsible for defining editorial policies, meeting the standards that allow positioning the parameters ensures the journal's permanent improvement in order to fill the expectations of the academic community.

Chief Editor:

As head of the publishing process, the Chief Editor oversees compliance with the policies and principles of the journal. Specifically, the Chief Editor must ethically respond for:

• Decision making. The Chief Editor should guide the decisions on articles, in accordance with verifiable criteria of fairness and justice, taking into account the main objectives of the journal. Submissions will be evaluated objectively on the basis of scientific merit of their contents, without discrimination of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, nationality or political opinion.
• Confidentiality. The Chief Editor is committed to the principle of confidentiality and anonymity in editor-authors and editorreviewers communications. The Chief Editor should not share information related to the article or its process with third parties or colleagues not related to the journal, except when an expert's concept is needed, in which case the specific permission of authors is required. The Chief Editor shall not use the results of scientific research of unpublished articles for his/her own benefit or that of others, unless there is express permission of authors.
• Communication.The Chief Editor should inform authors in a timely and adequate manner on the status of their submission within the respective editorial process, and supply information whenever the authors request it. Similarly, he/she should communicate evaluators about the commitments they assume when accepting the evaluation of a document
• Compliance. The Chief Editor must oversee compliance with PROSPECTIVA's internal policies and editorial policies, as well as the publication of each issue, either printed or digital, in the right times.

The Chief Editor is also responsible for:

• Actively request the opinions of the Editorial Team and Committees, as well as those of authors, readers, and reviewers, on ways to improve the journal.
• Generate initiatives to reduce bad academic conduct.
• Apoyar iniciativas para educar a los investigadores acerca de la ética de publicación/ cuestiones éticas de la revista.
• Support initiatives to educate researchers about the ethics of publication/ethical issues of the journal.
• To promote the publication of corrections when he finds mistakes.

The Editorial Team:

The Editorial Team is responsible for handling all the articles submitted to the journal, and should guarantee confidentiality during the peer review process until publication or rejection. Other principles that must be guaranteed include:

• Peer-review process and editorial decision. Editorial decisions are conducted through a peer-review process, whose rigorous procedure enables reviewers to use public and transparent evaluation criteria and at the same time allows authors to improve their articles. The review process guarantees that there is a sufficient number of reviewers who are selected among the most qualified people and specialists in the field of the submitted paper, in order to make the editorial decision as expert and objective as possible.
• Timing of the publishing process. The Editorial Team is committed to complying with the schedules set for the revision and publication of accepted papers as stated on the guidelines and procedures for submission of manuscripts. Since the journal's editorial standards are published, it is expected for them to be met in their entirety; in addition, corrections, clarifications, and explanations should be published if necessary. When the journal receives complaints of any kind, the editorial team must respond promptly, in accordance with the guidelines established for publication; if the complaint requires so, an appropriate investigation should be conducted in order to find a solution to the problem. If lack of accuracy is found in a published article, it shall be consulted with the Editorial Committee, making the corresponding corrections or clarifications on the journal's website. As soon an issue of the journal comes out, the editorial team is responsible for its dissemination and distribution among collaborators, evaluators, and institutions with which there are existing exchange agreements, as well as among national and international indexes and repositories.

Authors:

Authors must submit their articles through the indicated channels: website, OJS, or via email revista.prospectiva@correounivalle.edu. co. The journal has some rules and procedures for the submission of manuscripts that should be considered prior to the submission of articles.

Although the Chief Editor and the Editorial Team approve articles based on criteria such as quality, relevance, and investigative thoroughness, the authors are responsible for ideas expressed on their articles, as well as for ethical appropriateness.

• Originality, plagiarism and exclusivity. Authors must explicitly state that the texts are of their own and that they respect the rights of intellectual property of third parties. Manuscripts must be unpublished, and authors are required to declare that their findings are original and that there is no plagiarism, distortion, or manipulation of them.
• Commitment to exclusivity. Articles submitted to PROSPECTIVA should not have been simultaneously submitted to another journal for publication.
• Quotations and references. If an article uses material not owned by its authors, it is their responsibility to ensure they have authorizations to use, reproduce, and publish illustrations, graphics, maps, diagrams, photographs, etc. Sources must always be cited and a list of bibliographic references of all the sources should be included.
• Authorship. Articles in which more than one person has contributed shall rank authorship based on responsibility and involvement in its preparation. Similarly, inclusion of all the persons who have made significant scientific and intellectual contributions in the development of the research project and the drafting of the article must be ensured.
• Responsibility. All persons submitting a manuscript to PROSPECTIVA should accept responsibility for what they have written, which must be backed by an in-depth analysis of the most current and relevant scientific literature, and by its discussion.
• Ethics in methodology. The methodology of research projects must be respectful towards the dignity of persons. Among the principles of the American Psychological Association (APA) Code of Conduct for Researchers, we highlight the following: discussing the limits of confidentiality and seeking to preserve it; minimizing intrusion and invasiveness of private life; keeping records, and keeping informed consents to record or film research.
• Attention to diversity, gender and inclusion. Submissions must have a respectful approach towards diversity of identities, needs, and capabilities of people, while avoiding any bias or discrimination against the disadvantaged. Likewise, avoid linguistic sexism by using an inclusive language that allows making visible.
• Conflict of interest and dissemination. It is necessary to explicitly declare that there are no conflicts of interest concerning the results or proposed interpretations. Similarly, there should be a clear indication of any source of funding by the institution or project "if applicable" within which the research which supports the article has been conducted.
• Consistency with the principles of social work. Articles must be consistent with the principles of social work in the field of human rights, human dignity, and social justice, as stated in the code of ethics of the profession by the International Federation of Social Workers FITS (http://ifsw.org/policies/statement-of-ethical-principles)
• Errors in published articles. Any relevant error or inaccuracy should be communicated to the editorial team for them to make the necessary corrections in the online publication.

Peer reviewers:

Peer reviewers have a very important role in the editorial process of Revista PROSPECTIVA. Their concepts and evaluations must meet the principles of objectivity, and they should be based on academic merit; also, influence. They may make suggestions to authors, noting any relevant references that have not been included in their article, as well as any other issues related to the structure and argumentative consistency of the text. Preferably, reviewers will be external to the institution, and should have no conflicts of interest with the topics on which they will conceptualize. When in doubt, evaluators shall be replaced.

The journal has devised a form containing questions with criteria carefully defined on the article submitted to evaluation; the evaluator must respond to this questionnaire. In turn, the evaluator is responsible for expressing acceptance, rejection or approval with conditions of the article under evaluation. In any case, it is the Editorial Committee the one that makes the decision based on the requested concepts.

In the evaluation process, reviewers shall ensure the following principles:

• Confidentiality. Reviewers should not share with third parties information related to the article or process they are evaluating. Where an external opinion is necessary, they must request authorization from the Chief Editor and explain the reasons for making the request. Similarly, reviewers should not use the contents of articles not published for their own profit or that of others, unless they have permission of authors. The violation of this principle of confidentiality is a bad practice by reviewers.
• Contribution to quality. Those committed to evaluating the works submitted to PROSPECTIVA should conduct a critical, constructive, and non-biased evaluation, in order to ensure the scientific and literary quality in their field.
• Willingness to evaluate. Upon receipt of a request for evaluation, reviewers should respond within the next 7 days if they are willing to conduct the evaluation. In case of a positive response, they are responsible for critically and cordially responding to requests by the Chief Editor or the authors. It is undesirable for reviewers to have a conflict of interest, but if that is the case, they should provide a written note to the Chief Editor, who decides whether it is convenient or not to accept their participation in the evaluation process.
• Time management. While PROSPECTIVA sets a maximum time for the review process, articles should be evaluated in the shortest possible time in order to optimize the publishing process. Similarly, if evaluators feel they are not able to complete their review because the article is beyond their competence, because of any conflict of interest, or because they don't have enough time, they must immediately inform the Chief Editor through the regular communication channels.
• Detection of errors and bad editorial practices. Reviewers should pay careful attention to the absence of references by other authors that they consider relevant. Also, If detect possible bad practices by authors, they are obliged to notify the Chief Editor so that he/she takes the appropriate actions in accordance with the ethical principles of the journal.