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Author Guidelines

quarterly Journal

"Research and Critical Thinking"

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

RULES FOR AUTHORS AND AUTHORS

1. The objective of the Investigación y Pensamiento Crítico Journal is to promote the exchange of information about preferably empirical research of a scientific nature. Whoever wishes to collaborate in the magazine must follow the instructions detailed below:
2. The works must be original.
3. The authorship must be detailed with their names and affiliations.
4. It is ESSENTIAL that all the people who make up the authorship of the article are indicated in the submission process (adding them one by one), taking into account that the order in which they sign will be that of publication (no change will be allowed in authorship later). One of them will also be identified as the "Main Contact" for editorial correspondence.
5. If considered appropriate, when sending an original, in the "Comments for the editor" section, two possible reviewers can be proposed, providing us with their name and surname, full professional affiliation and email address. This proposal will not imply the obligatory nature of its choice by the Editorial Committee.
6. All authors must provide the Journal with the ORCID. https://orcid.org/

STRUCTURE AND RULES OF THE ARTICLES

1. The structure of the articles presented will contain at least the following sections: a) Name, surname, professional affiliation and email of the author of correspondence; likewise, at the foot of the page it must be clearly indicated if the proposed article is the result of research from projects financed by public or private organizations, preferentially valuing this aspect in the selection of originals; b) Title (Spanish and English); c) Resumen/Abstract (Spanish and English); d) Keywords (Spanish and English); e) Introduction; f) Method; g) Results; h) Discussion and conclusions; i) Acknowledgments, j) Bibliographic references and k) Appendix (if applicable).
2. The summary/abstract will be between 250-300 words in Spanish and English and will be carried out according to the IMRDyC structure: introduction, method, results, discussion and conclusions. After the summary/abstract, 5 keywords in Spanish and English (included in a thesaurus) will be indicated, separated by semicolons, writing the first letter of each keyword in lowercase to facilitate their search in the databases.
3. The length of the papers will depend on the type of publication, including: title, authorship, abstract, keywords, text, bibliographical references and appendix (if applicable). The template that the journal makes available to the author will be strictly followed. The document will be compatible with Microsoft Word in any of its versions.
4. All works must have a clearly identified title. Attached to the title will be the name of the author(s), as well as their institutional affiliation and their postal and electronic address.
5. The first listed author will be considered as the main author and the corresponding author will be indicated to whom any communication regarding the work will be directed.
6. For the writing of the works, the APA regulations will be followed in their latest version. It is recommended to consult the corresponding manual directly. References that have a DOI (Digital Object Identifier System) must appear with their corresponding link. Failure to comply with this criterion, in its entirety, will cause the direct rejection of the article.

7. The non-adaptation to the Word template established for the Journal (regulations, font, spaces, edition formats, structure...), is a reason for direct rejection of the article presented, inviting the Editorial Committee to modify it according to the template and upload it. like new shipment.

To access the templates, click on the following Link https://usma.ac.pa/investigacion/ and go down to the part that indicates Indexed Magazine "IPC", when you enter there will be the three downloadable templates in Word format.

8. It is recommended that the author review, among others, the contributions of the journals included in the home section of the Research and Critical Thinking website, related to the topic of their research.
9. The submitted manuscripts must be original and not be submitted to evaluation by any other scientific journal or previously published. The Journal uses anti-plagiarism tools to guarantee the originality of the manuscripts.
10. The publication of an article in the journal is free of charge for the authors.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The articles, to be evaluated, can be submitted at any time. The issues of the magazine are published during the last week of each quarter. Quarterly periods: January-April, May-August, September-December. For any questions regarding the management of articles, please contact: [email protected]

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

1. The Publications Service of the Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (the publisher) preserves the patrimonial rights (copyright) of the published works, and favors and allows their reuse.

2. The Journal (and its contents) use Creative Commons licenses, specifically the CC BY NC SA type, where: "the beneficiary of the license has the right to copy, distribute, display and represent the work and make derivative works provided you acknowledge and cite the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor." Summary: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode

3. They can be copied, used, disseminated, transmitted and exhibited publicly, provided that: i) the authorship and the original source of its publication (journal, publisher and URL, DOI of the work) are cited; ii) are not used for commercial purposes.

4. Conditions of self-archiving. Authors are encouraged to electronically disseminate the post-print versions (version evaluated and accepted for publication), as it favors their circulation and dissemination, increases their citation and reach among the academic community.