Article Structure Instructions

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It is of great interest that the authors classify their writings in one of the three types of articles described below: Essays, Review Articles and Scientific Articles, because their structure depends on it:

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Essays: Those coming from a particular topic, but which has been developed from a critical reflection, where the author (s) argue their exposition in light of their own position on the subject, supported by logical arguments and supported by other authors.

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The structure of the essay presents content developed in a continuous discourse; contains:

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• Summary in Spanish and English, not to exceed 100 words.

• The introduction, which must be written in half a page.

• The development of the topic must present titles and subtitles (no more than two) written between 5 and 8 pages, every time the speech of account of a critical position of the topic.

• The conclusions or recommendations are presented in half a page at the end of the text.

• Referential sources must present between 5 and 10 sources.

• Curricular synthesis of the authors, presented in 10 lines (approximately 60 words).

• Pages should be numbered in the lower right corner with Arabic numerals.

• The length of the essay can be developed, between five (05) and fifteen (10) pages.

 

Review Articles: It is a scientific article that is based on documents, of different methodological trends, oriented to a particular topic, so that the researcher can generate a detailed, selective and critical ontoepistemological article, because it carefully gathers information of interest from various sources referential.

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The structure of the review articles should be developed in a continuous discourse in which they present:

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• Summary in Spanish and English, no more than 150 words.

• The Introduction must be developed in half a page.

• Purposes or Research Objectives, is written as a title, centered, in bold and space and a half.

• Theoretical referents are displayed in topics (no more than two, written in the left margin, alternating upper and lower case letters to space and a half and in bold.), And subtopics (no more than two for each topic written one centimeter from the left margin ( in bold, alternating upper and lower case to space and a half.) It ranges from 8 to 9 pages.

• The methodology is written in bold, centered as a title, alternating upper and lower case. It presents everything that implies the method and the methodology used, achievements, results or findings. It ranges from 2 to 4 pages.

• The consulted referents must show between 10 and 15 consulted sources.

• The authors' curricular synthesis, presented in 10 lines. (Approximately 60 words).

• Pages should be numbered in the lower right corner with Arabic numerals.

• The length of the academic articles ranges from twelve (12) to fifteen (15) pages.

 

Scientific Article: Those that emanate from an investigation completed or that is still ongoing; or that comes from previous experiences regarding an academic product that may be in development; or the systematization of ideas of the authors on a specific academic theme.

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The structure of the Scientific Articles is carried out in a continuous speech, presenting:

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• The abstract in Spanish and English, no more than 200 words.

• The introduction takes place between a half and a page.

• Objective research purposes, is written as a title, centered, in bold and space and a half. It ranges from 1 to 2 pages.

• The theoretical references, oscillates between 2 and 4 pages. They are presented in topics (no more than two) written in the left margin, alternating upper and lower case, in bold to space and a half; and the subtopics (two to three for each topic, written one centimeter from the left margin (alternating upper and lower case letters to space and a half and in bold).

• The methodology is written in bold, centered as a title, alternating upper and lower case. It presents everything that implies the method and the methodology used, achievements, results or findings. Its content is written between 2 and 4 pages.

• The conclusions and / or recommendations, occupies between 1 and 2 pages.

• The consulted referents must show between 15 and 20 consulted sources.

• The authors' curricular synthesis, presented in 10 lines. (Approximately 60 words).

• Pages should be numbered in the lower right corner with Arabic numerals.

• The length of the research projects ranges from twelve (12) to twenty-five (25) pages.

 

Rules for Writing and Presentation of Articles

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The instructions displayed below apply to all types of articles.

When speaking of continuous speech , it means that no pages are left blank. The format must be in letter size Word for Windows, using black font, Arial type, size 12; developing the writing to space and a half with indentation of 1,25cm.

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The margins: will be three centimeters on all four sides, and the heading opens the first page on the first line of the page with a centered title, written in single space, in bold and with a capitalization.

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The language: It will be Spanish, and its appropriate use is recommended, using a language appropriate to the type of article you write; In this sense, it is recommended to properly spin the ideas; For this you must resort to the use of verb tenses and connectors between paragraphs. Also, articles may be published in English if it is the original language of the author and himself.

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Quotations : They are all those sources that are mentioned in the text, their purpose is to give credit to the author every time it is mentioned. There are two types of quotation: direct or textual and indirect or contextual. The first is a quote that is taken as is at the source. The second is a paraphrased quote.

If the quotation is direct and 40 words or more, it must be written respecting the APA norms, that is, one centimeter of respect is left between the margin and the text, and it must be written in single spacing. If the quotation is direct but less than 40 words, it must be enclosed in quotation marks with a space and a half.

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The way to present the cited source can be at the beginning of the quote or at the end, in both forms the author's first last name must be written, followed by the year of publication in parentheses. Example: Veracruz (2019). For a better understanding of the ways in which the cited sources should be disclosed, it is recommended to check the following link: https://www.uexternado.edu.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Manual-de-citacio % CC% 81n-APA-v7.pdf which has been based on the APA Standards, latest edition.

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Auto citations: The term is understood as the citation of any source written by the author of the article presented. If necessary, a maximum of two self-citations is recommended, yes and only yes, there is the possibility that there are few documents on the type of literature presented, or that the scribe is an authority on the subject.

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Otherwise, it is considered unethical because behind it, what is appreciated is a mere feeding of your ego that can lead to penalization, not only of the non-acceptance of the author in the magazine; rather, the magazine itself may be penalized by withdrawing it from the indexing of the international network it represents.

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The title: It must be written in Spanish, between 12 and 15 words in which the central idea of ​​the topic to be discussed must be presented.

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Identification of the author (s): In the right margin and single space, the full names and surnames of the author or authors (maximum 3 people) are specified, omitting the academic titles (Lic., Prof., Ing., Abg., Esp. , MSc., Dr., PhD., Etc.), followed by the email of each author in order of appearance, followed by the name of the organization they represent. If you do not belong to any university or organization, write the state and country where you reside.

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The summary is accompanied by its English version (abstract), both words must be written in a sustained capital letter, centered, in bold, single space and without a punctuation mark. Its length in number of words depends on the type of article it presents (essay, academic article, research project). The type of article must be reflected in the abstract speech.

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In the summary, you should briefly teach the topic to be discussed, presenting the purposes or objectives of the study, the methodology and the results or findings, followed by a well-argued conclusion. At the close, the keywords are written with a maximum of four descriptors.

Introduction. The introduction is the one that presents the topic, purpose or objective of the study, briefly describes the methodology and makes a succinct presentation of the structure, according to the type of article it develops (essay, academic article, research project). The type of article should be highlighted in the introductory speech.

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The word introduction continues the continuity of the speech without skipping pages; it is written in the center alternating uppercase and lowercase, in bold, to space and a half without punctuation.

The development of the writing depends on the type of article (see table 1). Thus, if it is an essay, it presents a theme and subtopics; If it is an academic article or a research project, distribute the titles in purposes or objectives, themes and subtopics, methodology.

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As for the themes and subtopics, or what is the same titles and subtitles in the development of each article, you should consider writing them as follows. The titles will be presented centered in bold, alternating upper and lower case, without punctuation. The subtitles are located on the left margin without indentation, in bold, alternating upper and lower case with a period at the end.

The conclusions refer to the purpose or objective of the type of article (essay or research project). The word conclusions is written as a bold, centered title, alternating upper and lower case, to space and a half and without a period at the end. Its content should not be more than half a page.

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The recommendations are suggestions that offer solutions to what has been investigated. They can be written in an essay or research project. The word recommendations is written as a bold, centered title, alternating upper and lower case, to space and a half and without a period at the end. Its content, as in the conclusions, must not exceed half a page.

Figures, Tables and Tables. They must be presented numbered with Arabic numerals, according to the order in which they appear in the text (Table 1; Table 1; Figure 1), followed by a title written in bold, alternating upper and lower case letters as the head of the figure or table, single-spaced .

Tables and tables must be shown in single space written in Arial font size 10.

Images. They must be in jpeg or png format.

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Figures, tables, charts, and images must identify the font at the bottom in arial typeface size 10. Placing the word font in bold.

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Referential sources, refers to the texts consulted to be presented in an alphabetical list, which was once called a bibliography, which here will be called Referential Sources, since not only physical books are consulted, but also online, as well as electronic articles, on social networks, among others.

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Then, the referential sources will be all those sources that are mentioned in the development of the article and must be presented in alphabetical order, with 1 cm French indentation, governed by the bibliographic citation standards established in the American Psychology Association. (APA), which can be found at the following link http://eleternoestudiante.com/normas-apa-2019/

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The words Referential Fonts are written as a bold, centered title, alternating upper and lower case, to space and a half and without a period at the end. It is suggested to review the following link https://www.uexternado.edu.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Manual-de-citacio%CC%81n-APA-v7.pdf which contemplates the different ways of present the referential sources.

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Curricular synthesis, must be done in single space. The words Curriculum Synthesis as a title in bold, centered, alternating upper and lower case, to space and a half and without a period at the end.

It must have the author's full names and surnames, below the email address and the telephone number for its location. It must be developed, as already said, in 10 lines equivalent to 60 words, starting from the last degree obtained, ending with the undergraduate degree, reflecting the name of the university that awarded the title; positions held in the university or organization that it represents.

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