Social Sciences Journal

A publication of the Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities - Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander - Cúcuta.

1. Thematic and scope

The Perspectives magazine is a biannual serial publication, which aims to help broadcast the scientific information and technological development in various branches of knowledge in a local, national and international context. The magazine is chiefly aimed at researchers and others interested in subjects related to scientific and technological developments in the area of social sciences and education. Its lines of research encompass:

• Gender in education

• Educational inclusion

• Educational innovation and the use of ICT.

• Teaching methods

• Education in peace and post-conflict situations.

The following points explain the criteria for the publication of articles:

2. Types of publishable documents

Scientific and technological research articles

It will include results of original, theoretical or experimental research. The propounded original study should be clearly illustrated, with a maximum of 40 bibliographical references. It is not advised that the number of authors on any given paper exceeds 4. It must also adhere to the following structure:

 3. Journal policies

• Scientific and technological research article: a document that presents elaborately and comprehensively, the original findings of research projects.

• Think-piece: a document that presents research results from the author’s analytical, interpretive or critical perspective on a specific topic, using original sources.

• Review article: a document resulting from an investigation that analyzes, systematizes and integrates results from published or unpublished research on a particular scientific or technological field, in order to account for progress and development trends. It is characterized by presenting a careful bibliographic review of at least 50 references.

4. Acceptance criteria

4.1 Originality

All manuscripts submitted for evaluation must be unpublished, the author’s own work, and meet the necessary requirements of coherence, cohesion, clarity, nuance, relevance and rhythm that make them accessible and understandable.

4.2 Drafting and Extension

The writing must be impersonal, concise and technical; it is suggested you avoid the use of redundant terms, unless the use of synonyms affects the meaning of what you aim to express. The maximum length of the document is 15 pages written in a singular column in single space, leaving a line at the beginning of each paragraph, as well as for summaries, references, tables and figures. The manuscripts should use “Times New Roman” font, size 12, with left and right margins of 3 cm and top and bottom margins of 2.5 cm.

4.3 Formats

The content of the manuscript should be written in Word software format (.doc or .docx). Tables, figures, graphs and equations should be listed and placed as close as possible to their reference. There are also defined guidelines for Figures, Graphs, and Tables as shown below:

4.3.1 Images: Images should be listed consecutively, and referenced within the text as Figure #, (eg, Figure 1). Your caption must be written as centered text in sentence case, in size 8 font, underneath the image. You must also disclose the source.

Examples:

Figure 1. Name of the figure

Source: Author

The figures must be sent in separately, either as .jpg or .tiff files with a maximum resolution of 580 pixels. The name of these files must include the corresponding image number (ie Image1.jpg).

4.3.2 Graphs: In the case of statistical graphs, they must be sent separately in an Excel document, with the following characteristics: the colors must be in gray scale and / or borders, Times New Roman typeface, size 7 font and a blank background. (e.g Graph 1).

Graph 1: Socioeconomic stratum

Source: author.

4.3.3 Tables: The tables should be listed as consecutive Roman numerals, and referenced within the text (example: Table I). Its title must be centered, in capital letters, size 8 font, written above the table. The contents of the table should be in size 7 font, with the source specified underneath. As the tables must be edited in the Word document, it is necessary to avoid embedded tables as graphics.

Tabla I.TITULO DE LA TABLA

Source: Author

5. Structure

5.1 Title (in Spanish, English and Portuguese)

The title should be brief and concise with a maximum length of 150 characters. (Size 12, Sentence case, Alignment: Centered).

5.1.2 Author (s)

The full names of each author, their latest academic degree title, institution email, institutional affiliation, correspondence address, contact number, city and country are all required. It is advisable that the number of authors does not exceed 4. (Size 12, Alignment: Centered)

5.1.3 Abstract: Spanish, English and Portuguese (maximum 300 words)

The summary must be analytical and must contain a maximum of 300 words, avoiding the use of abbreviations and highly specialized terms, figures, graphs or tables. This type of abstract should summarize the concepts, approaches, proposals or ideas, following the structure of the rest of the paper, highlighting its key components.

The structure of the abstract must implicitly contain the following elements: the Background of the study, its Objective, Methods, Results, Conclusion.

The abstract should clearly display what type of article it is: research, reflection, review, etc., and if it is part of an investigation funded by an institution.

5.1.4 Keywords: Spanish, English and Portuguese

The author must provide 3-8 keywords, listed in alphabetical order, that help identify the topics or main aspects of the article. (Use specific thesauri). If you are not certain which words to choose, the Google Trends platform will help you identify the most searched terms on the internet.

 5.1.5 Introduction

The introduction should make clear to the reader the subjects discussed in the article, including premise, reasoning and fundamental concepts.

5.1.6  Materials and methods

This information must be presented in an accessible manner for the reader to perceive and understand the study’s development. Previously published scientific methods such as indexes or procedures should be only briefly mentioned and cited unless modifications have been made. The sample or participating population, as well as its selection criteria, must be described. Reference must be made to the type of information analysis used. If it is an original methodology, you must state your reasons for its selection and describe its potential limitations.

 5.1.7 Results and Discusion

These will summarize the findings, relating the observations themselves with other studies of interest and pointing out the contributions and limitations of both. The data or other material already mentioned in other sections should not be repeated in detail. You should mention the inferences of the findings and their limitations, including deductions for future research.

 5.1.8 Conclusions

Your conclusion should promptly describe the authors' opinions on the development of the study and the results reported in the manuscript.

5.1.9 Acknowledgments

We welcome our authors to leave a short message of thanks to the people and/or institutions that have contributed to the development of the study (optional)

5.1.10 Citations

Examples:

Book:

López Nieves, L. (2005). The heart of Voltaire (1st ed.). Bogotá: Grupo Editorial Norma.

Hacyan, S., (2004), Physics and metaphysics in space and time. Philosophy in the laboratory, Mexico City, Mexico: National Fund for Economic Culture.

Chapter of the book:

Molina, V. (2008). "...it’s that the students don’t read or write": The challenge of reading and writing at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali. In H. Mondragón (Ed.), Reading, understanding, debating, writing. Writing of scientific articles by university professors (pp. 53-62). Cali, Valle del Cauca: Sello Editorial Javeriano.

Lugo Filippi, C. (2004). Recipe for unsuspecting. In I. Ballester, Y. Cruz, H. E. Quintana, J. Santiago & C. M. Sarriera (Eds.), The pleasure of reading and writing: Anthology of readings (pp. 88-91). Guaynabo, P.R .: Editorial Plaza Mayor.

Journal article:

Franzoni, C., Scellato & Stephan, P. (December, 2012). Foreign-born scientists: mobility patterns for 16 countries. Nature Biotechnology, 30 (12), 1250-1253.

Coronell, d. (2011, January 29). A counter-evident decision. Week. Recovered fromhttp://www.semana.com/

Minutes/Transcript:

Rojas, C., & Vera, N. (August 2013). ABMS (Automatic BLAST for Massive Sequencing). In H. Castillo (Presidency), 2nd Colombian Congress of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics CCBCOL. Congress held in Manizales, Colombia.

Cervantes M. (2012), ICT Seminar and sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean: experiences and policy initiatives. "RAEE Panorama in Latin America", Santiago de Chile, ECLAC, October 22 and 23, 2012

Thesis:

Aponte, L, & Cardona, C. (2009). Environmental education and evaluation of population density for the conservation of reintroduced condors in the Los Nevados National Park and its buffer zone (undergraduate thesis). University of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia.

Bruckman, A. (1997). MOOSE Crossing: Construction, community, and learning in a networked virtual world for kids (doctoral thesis, Massachussetts Institute of Technology). Recovered from http: //www-static.cc.gatech.edu/~asb/thesis/

Web page:

Argosy Medical Animation. (2007-2009). Visible body: Discover human anatomy. New York, EU .: Argosy Publishing. Retrieved from http://www.visiblebody.com

Carroll, L. & Gilroy, P. J. (2002). Transgender issues in counselor preparation. Counselor Education & Supervision, 41, 233-242. Retrieved from http://www.counseling.org