JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE STUDIES LATIN AMERICA
Information for contributors
Revista Vectores de Investigación (RVI)/Journal of Comparative Studies latin America is a journal open to all disciplines related to social science, humanities and health in the context of specific regions and cities. It is also open to different viewpoints and methodologies; however, it has no responsibility for to the content of its papers. The originals of the manuscripts submitted to be considered for publication will undergo an editorial process comprising several stages:
1. The manuscripts submitted to RVI must have an eminently academic character. Due to the nature of the journal, it is impossible to accept journalistic or general comment papers about any subject.
2. The name of the author(s) or any other form of identification must only appear in the cover page.
3. The collaborations must be submitted in their final and complete version, since it will be impossible to accept changes once the refereeing and production processes have started.
4. Once it has been decided that the paper complies with the requirements established by the journal, it will be sent to two readers who anonymously will determine whether the article will be: A. Published without changes. B. Published once minor corrections have been made. C. Published once a major revision has been made or D. Rejected. In the case in which both results differ from each other, the article will be sent to a third referee, whose decision will determine the result of the refereeing process. In all cases, the results are unappeasable. The articles submitted by staff of an academic institution will always be submitted for consideration to referees external to it.
5. The authors agree to grant RVI permission to distribute their material in the journal, as well as in magnetic and photographic media. The patrimonial rights of the papers published in RVI are transferred to Centro de Investigación de Estudios Comparados de América Latina (CIECAL), after the academic and editorial acceptance to publish and distribute the manuscript, both in print and electronically.
6. Likewise, the authors retain their moral rights as established by law. The main author will receive a copyright transfer form that must be signed, with the understanding that the rest of the authors have given their agreement. The authors also retain their right to use the material in their papers in other works or books published by themselves, provided that they die RVI as the original source of the text. It is the responsibility of the authors to obtain the corresponding written permission to use material in their papers that is protected by Copyright Law.
7. The collaborations must include the following information: A. Title of the paper, preferably brief, which clearly refers to its content. It is considered accepted and convenient to have a subtitle in order to clarify and define the content of the collaboration. B. An abstract in the language in which the paper is written and that does not exceed 150 words. The abstract must contain concise information about the contents of the article: main results, method and conclusions. It must not contain tables, numbers, bibliographic references or mathematical expressions. It must also be accompanied by three to five keywords, which will be used for bibliographic indexation purposes. The RVI editorial office will be responsible for the appropriate translations. C. A front-page with general information about the authors, including: A. Full Name. B. Centre or Department of affiliation. C. Postal address of their institution. D. Maximum educational attainment (discipline and institution) and, current studies (in case this applies). E. Current research lines. F. Bibliographic references of the latest 3 or 4 publications (including page numbers). G. Mention to any other relevant professional activities or positions. H. Telephone and e-mail address.
8. The collaborations must have the following characteristics: A. The manuscript must be printed with 1.5 line spacing, in 11 point Times New Roman fonts and without truncated words. The extension of the manuscript must be between 15 and 40 pages for research papers (including tables, notes and bibliography); between 10 and 20 pages for critics papers and between 3 and 5 for book reviews. B. The manuscript must be typed using upper- and lower-case letters and with appropriate tildes and accents. In case of using Microsoft Word, the manuscripts must not have any given format, i. e. do not use indentations or paragraph spacing, do not apply styles, do not use special characters or more commands than the ones needed for sections and subsections in the paper. C. Tables, as well as graphs, figures and diagrams must be included in separate pages and grouped at the end of the manuscript. The main body must have clear information about the place where they must be inserted. In case they are submitted electronically, the graphs and tables must be sent in the most updated Microsoft Excel format. It is impossible to accept them in any other format, older software or inserted in the text file. The tables, figures, maps, plans must be numbered with Arabic numerals (table 1, 2, 3, etc.). The format of the latter must be jpg with 300 dpi as a minimum. D. Sections and subsections must be easily distinguished; to that end we recommend the usage of a decimal system. E. Citation of references must be in the Harvard system, in other words: author's surname, rumiearion and page, all in brackets: (Writer, 2000: 20). F. The bibliography must not be unnecessarily extended - include only the references cited in the text — and must include (in this order): name of the author, year of publication (in brackets), title of the paper (in quotation marks), tile of the book or journal (in italics), publisher, number, city and total number of pages in case of an integrated text. Example: A. Surname, Name (Year), Book title, Publisher, City. B. Surname, Name, Surname, Name (Year), Book title, Publisher, City. C. Surname, Name (Year) “Title of chapter in book” First name Last Name (coordinator or editing, for example), Book Title, City, C.Surname, Name (Year) “Title of magazine article” in Journal Title Institution, City, Volume, Number, pp.
9. The minimum structure of the paper must include an introduction that clearly reflects the background of the work, as well as its body and conclusions.
10. If the originals are submitted in print (including text, figures, tables and other support material), it is necessary to include a floppy or preferably a cd with the text files (MicroSoft Word or Word Perfect in rtf format compatible with pc) and the support material. The name of the files must be printed in the front of the disk. Notice that there must be a file per table and/or figure.
11. RVI reserves the right to make all the changes that are considered to be pertinent. The originals submitted to the editorial office will not be returned.
12. The manuscripts can be submitted to the editorial office of the journal in Centro de Investigación de Estudios Comparados de América Latina (CIECAL), or by post to the following address: Att. Miguel-Héctor Fernández-Carrión (Journal of Comparative Studies Latin America ), Apartado Postal No. 95, CP 50091, Toluca, Estado de México, México,
Email: vectoresdeinvestigacion@actforum.net , ciecal@actforum.net