ISSN 0123-885X
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E-ISSN 1900-5180
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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

Scope and policy

Revista de Estudios Sociales (rev. estud.soc.) is an indexed publication of a periodical nature, which adheres to international standards of quality, positioning, periodicity and availability on line. Its objective is to contribute to the dissemination of the research, analyses and opinions that the national and international academic community elaborates. As a social sciences journal, it publishes the results of investigations, reflections on relevant topics, theoretical revisions and reviews, which contribute to pertinent debates about sociological, historical, anthropological, cultural and gender study subjects, as well as articles on political science, philosophy and education. Is a quarterly publication (January-March, April-June, July-September, October-December) that comes out at the beginning of each of these periods, created in 1998 and funded by the School of Social Sciences of the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). All of its digital contents are of open access through its website. The printed version has a cost and may be acquired at specific outlets.

The Journal publishes unpublished articles in Spanish, English and Portuguese. In exceptional cases, it includes translations of articles which have previously been published in languages other than those specified above, when their relevance to the discussions and problems it deals with are acknowledged. All of the published articles have a DOI identification number, which facilitates the drafting of bibliographical references, the search for articles on the web and the cross-referencing of citations among different repositories. The DOI should be cited by the authors who use the contents of Revista de Estudios Sociales.

The Journal counts on an Editorial Team and an Editorial Council. The Editorial Team is responsible for the operational procedures of the Journal, decisions about the contents to be published, proposing themes for monographic issues, meeting quality standards, indexing procedures and the dissemination of the Revista de Estudios Sociales’s contents. The Editorial Team is also responsible for choosing and inviting the academics who make up the Editorial Council and periodically overseeing the turnover of some of its members, taking into account the time they have served on the Council, the bodies of knowledge which should be strengthened, the inclusion of new institutions and their participation in assessing the Journal.

The Editorial Council proposes guidelines for defining the editorial policies of Revista de Estudios Sociales, establishes the themes for the dossier, oversees its compliance with national and international quality standards, holds debates about the sections which house the contents of the Journal and proposes ways of circulating, disseminating and indexing the publication.

Reception and Evaluation of Articles

  • The Journal only receives articles when the calls for papers are open. The reception dates may be found on the web site of the journals: https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/journal/res.
  • The articles should be sent to the platform for the management of contents through the link found on the website of the Journal.
  • The texts sent to the Journal may not be simultaneously under evaluation by another publication.
  • Taking into account the amount of articles which the Journal receives for each call for papers, it does not publish another article by a previously published author until a period of two years has passed.
  • When an article arrives, its receipt is immediately acknowledged and the Editorial Team begins to determine whether it meets its basic requirements (norms for citations and formal presentation), as well as its relevance for a scientific publication (objectives, theoretical framework, methodology, conclusions and bibliographies). When it does not meet that standard, it will be rejected.
  • The articles which pass the review by the Editorial Team are then scrutinized by a tool for detecting plagiarism. When a whole or partial plagiarism is detected, the text will not be sent to peer review and the authors will be notified of the reason for the rejection.
  • The articles which pass the evaluation of the Editorial Team will be subjected to an arbitration procedure headed by two reviewers, at least one of whom should have an international affiliation. The peer reviewers are chosen on the basis of their academic career, knowledge and publications on the theme to be evaluated.
  • During the evaluation, the names of both the authors and the reviewers will remain anonymous.
  • The Journal will inform the authors of the results of the evaluation within a maximum term of six months. If it is longer, the Editorial Team will inform the authors.
  • When the final version of the text is received, it is the Editorial Team which reviews the changes which have been made. If it sees that the author has not included the changes asked for, it may decide to not publish the article.
  • The Editorial Team is responsible for the final decision to publish or reject an article, and the body which notifies the author of the decision by means of a written opinion.

    • Editorial Procedure

  • The articles which receive the best evaluations are reviewed by the Editorial Team and remitted to the authors so that they may undertake the indicated changes, within a previously agreed on time limit.
  • The texts which are approved within the framework of a thematic call for papers are published in the issue dedicated to that dossier. In the case of articles where there is a Varied Topic call for papers, the Editorial Team defines the issue in which it is published.
  • During the process of editing and the correction of style, the authors are consulted in order to resolve existing concerns. The Editorial Team reserves the right to make minor changes of style.
  • The Journal has procedures for diagraming the issue, in accordance with the design and layout pertaining to each publication.
  • In the process of evaluation and editing, the medium of communication with the authors is the platform for the management of contents, and in particular cases, e-mails.
  • The authors and/or title-holders of the accepted articles will authorize the use of the author’s property rights (reproduction, public communication, transformation and distribution) by means of a written consent to the inclusion of their article in a given number of the Journal (in both the digital and printed version), addressed to the Social Sciences Faculty of the Universidad de los Andes.
  • In the case of other contents, their use in the digital and printed version is also authorized by a written consent of the author about the author’s property rights.
  • When someone wants to republish an article from the Journal in another written or digital publication, an authorization is asked of the author and the Revista de Estudios Sociales. The full data of the original publication should be included in the republication of the article.

    • Ethical policy

    Ethical Policy

    Revista de Estudios Sociales is committed to publishing content that upholds high academic standards, contributes meaningfully to knowledge, and remains accessible to all readers. To achieve these goals, our editorial processes must be public, transparent, and trustworthy. We also establish clear ethical guidelines for authors, reviewers, the editorial team, and Universidad de los Andes as the publisher. In many respects, the journal follows the ethical guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) as detailed in the document "International Ethical Principles for Scholarly Publication".

    Authors

    Guidelines for reporting research results

  • Accurately and correctly report the work conducted during the research and provide an objective explanation of its relevance.
  • Disclose all sources of research funding and the affiliated group or institution.
  • Faithfully represent the data on which the research is based in the article.
  • Carefully describe and document the methodology employed, including any assumptions and statements that create uncertainty (ambiguity, vagueness, etc.).
  • Include sufficient information and references to allow the research to be replicated by others.
  • Ensure that reviews or debate documents are precise, correct, and objective.
  • Do not include personal criticisms in the text. In cases of disagreement, the discussion should be strictly academic.
  • Including false or inaccurate statements in the articles is unethical and unacceptable.
  • Report the use of artificial intelligence tools and how they were utilized.

    • Access to research data

    If requested by the journal, authors must provide the data supporting their articles for editorial review. This may include informed consent forms, image use authorizations, ethics committee approvals, and other pertinent documents.

    Plagiarism

    Plagiarism can manifest in several ways, including presenting another author's work as one's own, copying or paraphrasing significant portions of someone else's work without proper attribution, and misappropriating research results developed by others. Additionally, self-plagiarism, which involves reusing one's own previously published texts without appropriate citation or presenting them as new, is equally unethical. Any form of plagiarism is a serious ethical violation and is considered unacceptable.

    Originality and source attribution

    Authors must ensure that the work they submit to the journal is original and unpublished. All sources used must be properly cited and referenced. Authors should cite publications that have influenced their research and place the article within the context of its academic field.

    For oral sources, unless explicit permission has been granted (in writing or by other means), information obtained from private conversations cannot be included in the articles.

    Authors must also secure permission to include images, figures, graphics, photographs, maps, or similar items that belong to other individuals or institutions. Authors are responsible for the proper use and citation of these materials in the publication.

    Submitting the same article to multiple journals

    Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously or to a journal where it already has editorial commitments is an ethical violation and, therefore, unacceptable.

    Authorship

    An author is defined as someone who has made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, interpretation, and writing of the article. All individuals who have made a significant contribution should be listed as co-authors. For articles with two or more authors, the specific contributions of each author must be clearly indicated.

    Acknowledgment notes can be included in the articles to give credit to individuals who contributed to the preparation of the article (e.g., external reviewers, language editors, etc.).

    Authors should carefully consider the inclusion and order of authors before submitting the manuscript to the journal. Only in exceptional cases will the editor allow changes to the author list. Any changes to the original list must be approved by all authors of the manuscript.

    Authors collectively assume responsibility for the article. Each author must ensure that any questions regarding the validity or accuracy of the text are appropriately reviewed and resolved.

    Risks and research involving humans or animals

    Authors must clearly specify any risks associated with the use of equipment, procedures, or chemicals in their research.

    For studies involving humans or animals, authors must state in the manuscript that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines, and that these procedures received approval from the appropriate institutional review board. The manuscript must also confirm that informed consent was obtained from all human subjects. The privacy rights of individuals involved in the research must always be respected.

    For research involving minors or individuals with disabilities, written informed consent must be obtained from their legal guardians.

    Corrections and retractions

    If authors identify a significant error or inaccuracy in their published article, they must promptly inform the journal and actively cooperate to correct or retract the article as needed.

    Editorial team

    Decisions on publishing content

    The editorial team makes the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of a manuscript. This decision is based on the recommendations from the evaluation process and the editorial review, considering criteria such as quality, significance, relevance, originality, and contribution to the field.

    Errata, retractions, and corrections

    The editorial team promptly addresses any requests for retraction, correction, claims, or clarifications submitted to the journal.

    When the editorial team has evidence of falsified or incorrect information in published content, they are responsible for making the necessary corrections or clarifications and announcing them on the Revista de Estudios Sociales website. In cases where the content has significant issues, it will be retracted, and the retraction will be publicly announced on the website.

    Peer review

    The editorial team must ensure that the peer review process is conducted fairly, objectively, and promptly. To achieve this:

  • Articles must be evaluated by at least two academic peers. If necessary, the editorial team may seek a third evaluation or consult a member of the editorial board to make a decision regarding the publication of the article.
  • Conflicts of interest that may arise during the evaluation process must be avoided.
  • Evaluators will be selected based on their academic background, expertise, and contributions to the subject area being reviewed.
  • The anonymity of both authors and reviewers must be maintained throughout the evaluation process.
  • Reviewers proposed by the author may be considered, provided impartial arbitration can be ensured. The editorial team will also consider any potential conflicts of interest identified by the author.

    • Editorial decision-making

    The editorial review of manuscripts must focus solely on the content and ideas presented, without regard to the authors' race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, citizenship, or political affiliation.

    The editorial team must not use information from manuscripts under review or selection for their own research until the content has been officially published.

    Journal metrics

    The editorial team must not attempt to artificially boost the rankings or performance indicators of the Revista de Estudios Sociales through the manipulation of metrics. It is unethical and unacceptable to request that authors cite journal content or include it in their manuscript references without legitimate academic justification. Likewise, it is inappropriate to ask authors to reference articles by the editors in their manuscripts.

    Conflict of interest

    Members of the editorial team must not participate in the decision-making process for manuscripts they have authored, nor for content written by family members, colleagues or other members of the editorial team. Any such content must be submitted to all of the journal's editorial processes; likewise, the team member in question must be excluded from managing the peer review process and making decisions about publication.

    Responsibility for published content

    Editorial team members must not participate in decision-making for content they have authored, or content authored by family members, colleagues, or other members of the editorial team. Such content must undergo the full editorial process of the journal, and the involved team member must be excluded from managing the evaluation process and making publication decisions.

    Preservation of published content

    The editorial team is responsible for ensuring the conservation and preservation of all published content.

    Reviewers

    Contribution to Editorial Decision-Making

    Reviews should provide comprehensive and constructive feedback to help the editorial team make informed decisions about manuscripts. They can also assist authors in improving their articles. Peer review is a crucial component for the dissemination of knowledge and lies at the heart of the scientific method upheld by reputable journals.

    Commitment to the review process

    If a specialist invited to review a manuscript feels unable to provide an evaluation due to the content being outside their area of expertise or due to time constraints, they should promptly withdraw and notify the editorial team. Upon accepting the review, the reviewer commits not to use the content of the manuscript for personal or third-party benefit until the text is published.

    Standards of objectivity

    Reviews must be conducted with honesty, objectivity, and without personal bias. Personal criticism of the author is always inappropriate. Reviewers should provide clear, well-reasoned arguments and respect the intellectual stance of the manuscript's author.

    Conflict of interest

    Reviewers must notify the editorial team if they identify any personal or professional conflict of interest that could influence their assessment of the article.

    Careful treatment of the literature

    Reviewers should identify relevant published works on the topic that have not been cited in the manuscript. If reviewers notice that an observation or argument in the manuscript has already been published elsewhere, they should inform the editorial team and cite the original source. Additionally, reviewers should point out any substantial similarities between the manuscript and other published works they are aware of.

    Publisher

    Editorial Independence

    The publisher must uphold the principle of editorial independence, ensuring that the decision to publish or not publish content rests solely with the editorial team.

    Published content

    If the university becomes aware of credible evidence that content published by Revista de Estudios Sociales contains errors, it must coordinate with the editorial team to promptly issue a correction, retraction, or clarification as appropriate.

    Institutional endorsement in publications

    As the publisher, the university plays a supportive role and ensures that best editorial practices are implemented and adhered to.

    Preservation of published content

    The university is responsible for ensuring the conservation and preservation of its publications by providing technological support that safeguards both current and future content.

    Form and preparation of manuscripts

    When articles are submitted for consideration, it is indispensable that they fulfill the following parameters established by the Revista de Estudios Sociales:

    • They should be written in Word format, Times New Roman size 12 font, 1 ½ spacing, paginated, on letter size pages with 2.5 cm margins. Footnotes should be in Times New Roman size 10 Font, single-spaced.
    • They should be between 7,000 and 10,000 words long, including abstracts and keywords, bibliography and footnotes, etc.
    • There should be a summary in Spanish, of no more than 120 words, and its respective translation into Spanish or English. The title of the text should be presented in both languages.
    • There should be a list of three to six key words that identify the article, which should also be presented in English and in Spanish. The keywords should reflect the content of the document, and that is why it is necessary that they indicate the exact topics of the article, showing the areas of knowledge in which they arise and the main concepts involved. It is recommended that authors review the terms and hierarchies established in the bibliographical lists (Thesaurus), and that they make an effort achieve a correspondence between titles, abstracts, and keywords. When a word does not appear normalized in Thesaurus, the fact should be pointed out.
    • They should be written in academic language accessible to reading publics from different disciplines.
    • The author’s data should be included in a separate file: academic degrees, institutional affiliation, research group or lines of research (if applicable), two latest publications, and email address.
    • The same file should include information regarding the origin of the article. If it is based on the results of research, indicate the project that it is part of and the name of the financing institution, if applicable.
    • When the contents used have a DOI identification number, it should be included in the list of references.

    Editing rules

    • The first time an acronym or abbreviation is used, it should be written in capital letters and placed in parenthesis after the complete form; the acronym or abbreviation is used alone on subsequent occasions.
    • Quotations that are more than four lines long should be placed in the format for long quotations, single-spaced, in type size 11, with reduced margins.
    • The Revista de Estudios Sociales uses the Author-Date References format, as outlined in the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style for presenting quotations and references included in the article. The necessary details of punctuation (comma, period, colon, parenthesis, etc.) and the required information should be taken into account. The bibliographical list should include the references that have been cited within the text (in a one-to-one relation), enumerated and in alphabetical order. It is indispensable to include the complete names of the authors and/or editors in each one of the references.
    The following examples are presented to show the differences between the brief parenthetical form of citation to be used within the text (T), and the full form of citation to be used in the bibliography (B).

    Book by a single author:
    T: (Abello 2003)
    B: Abello, Ignacio. 2003. Violencias y culturas. Bogota: Universidad de los Andes - Alfaomega Colombiana.

    Book by two or three authors:
    T: (Drennan, Herrera and Uribe 1989, 27)
    B: Drennan, Robert, Luisa Fernanda Herrera and Carlos Alberto Uribe. 1989. Cacicazgos prehispánicos del Valle de la Plata. El contexto medioambiental de la ocupación humana. Tomo 1. Bogota: Pittsburg University -Universidad de los Andes.

    Book by four or more authors:
    T: (Laumann et al. 1994)
    B: Laumann, Edward, John Gagnon, Robert Michael and Stuart Michaels. 1994. The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

    Book Chapter:
    T: (Saldarriaga 2004, 32-33)
    B: Saldarriaga, Lina Maria. 2004. Aprendizaje cooperativo. In Competencias ciudadanas: de los estándares al aula. Una propuesta integral para todas las áreas académicas, eds. Enrique Chaux, Juanita Lleras and Ana María Velásquez, 102-135. Bogotá: Ministerio de Educación Nacional-Universidad de los Andes.

    Introduction, preface o presentation:
    T:     (Sanders 2014, 15)
    B: Sanders, James. 2014. Introduction / preface / presentation to The Vanguard of the Atlantic World: Creating Modernity, Nation, and Democracy in NineteenthCentury Latin America. Durham: Duke University Press.

    Magazine Article (print or online):
    T: (Aguilar 2008, 27)
    B: Gutiérrez Rivera, Lirio. 2008. "Assimilation or Cultural Difference? Palestinian Immigrants in Honduras". Revista de Estudios Sociales 48: 57-68. https://doi.org/10.7440/res48.2014.05.

    When the reference to an article in a journal includes a volume and issue number, it will be cited in the following way:

    Last Name, First Name, Title. Name of the journal volume, No.#: Pages. For example: Guttman, Allen. 2003. Sport, Politics and the Engaged Historian. Journal of Contemporary History 38, n° 3: 363-375.

    Documents downloaded from the Internet:
    T: (Londoño 2005, 70)
    B: Londoño, Luz María. 2005. La corporalidad de las guerreras: una mirada sobre las mujeres combatientes desde el cuerpo y el lenguaje. Revista de Estudios Sociales 21: 67-74. <https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/journal/res>.

    Press Article (with author and without it):
    T: (Martin 2002)
    B: Martin, Steve. 2002. Sports-interview Shocker. New Yorker, 6 May,  30, http://www.cabrini.edu/Library/documents/ChicagoStyleGuide.pdf.


    T: ("Aprenda usted a vivir" 1966)
    B: "Aprenda usted a vivir: nuestro enemigo cada día". 1966. El Correo, 22 January, 12.

    Book review:
    T: (Duque 2008)
    B: Duque, Juliana. 2008. Review of the book Alimentación, género y pobreza en los Andes ecuatorianos, by Mary Weismantel. Revista de Estudios Sociales. 29: 177-178.

    Thesis or dissertation:
    T: (Amundin 1991, 22-29)
    B: Amundin, Mats. 1991. "Click Repetition Rate Patterns in Communicative Sounds from the Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena". Doctoral dissertation, University of Stockholm, Sweden.

    Paper presented at a meeting or conference:
    T: (Doyle 2002)
    B: Doyle, Brian. 2002. "Howling Like Dogs: Metaphorical Language in Psalm 59". Paper presented at the Annual International Meeting for the Society of Biblical Literature, The University of Chicago, United States.

    Online documents:
    T: (Sabo 2000)
    B: Sabo, Don. 2000. Comprender la salud de los hombres: un enfoque relacional y sensible al género. Organización Panamericana de La Salud. www.bvs-psi.org.br

    Note: Ibid, ibidem or op. cit. should not be used in these cases.

    - Articles that include source files should present the references in numbered footnotes, so as to facilitate the reader's identification of and access to the documents in the corresponding file. It is necessary to indicate the following: Abbreviation of the name of the file, Section, Source, vol./leg./t., f. o ff. (place, date and other relevant information). The complete name of the file, followed by its abbreviated form set in parentheses, is used the first time a file is cited; the abbreviation is used alone in subsequent citations. All primary references should be placed on a separate reference list at the end of the text, before the bibliography.

    Tables, graphs and illustrations should also be presented on a separate page at the end of the text. Images must be submitted in high-quality digital format. The author is responsible for obtaining authorization to reproduce figures that require it.

    It is necessary to indicate the place where each table/graph/illustration is to be located within the text. The corresponding instruction should be set in brackets at the exact point where the item should be placed in the text, as shown in the following example: [Insert Table 1 here.]

    - Only a moderate number of these resources should be included and they should always be clear, legible and relevant for the argumentation of the article.

    Instructions for Submitting Reviews

    - The reviews are not associated with the issues of the Journal, do not bear a DOI and are found in the "Book Reviews" section of the website.

    - Reviews should be sent to the e-mail of the Journal: res@uniandes.edu.co.

    - They should be written in Word format, in Times New Roman font, type size 12, with 1 ½ spacing, paginated, on letter size paper with 2.5 cm margins.

    - They should come to a total of between 1,500 and 2,000 words in length.

    - They should include the complete data for the text reviewed (author, title, date, city, publisher and total number of pages).

    - They should also include the author’s data: academic degrees, current place of work or study, research group and email address.

    - Reviews are expected not only to give an account of the content of the book, but to incorporate a critical and analytical perspective as well.

    Instructions for submitting proposals for special issues

    Revista de Estudios Sociales receives proposals for special issues all year round. Proposals must include the following:

    - They must be sent to the e-mail res@unaindes.edu.co

    - They should be written in Word format, in Times New Roman font, type size 12, with 1.5 spacing, paginated, on letter size paper with 2.5 cm margins

    - The must include:

  • Títle
  • General objective
  • Keywords
  • Proposal's origin
  • Theoretical framework
  • Main topics
  • Bibliography
  • Special issue's relevance
  • Proposal's coordinators' information (academic background, current institution, latest publications and e-mail address)
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    Manuscripts submission

    The Journal only receives articles when the calls for papers are open. The reception dates may be found on the web site of the journals: https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/journal/res. The articles should be sent through the ScholarOne platform, which link can be found on the Journal´s website once a call for papers is open.

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