Tips for authors
Before you submit your article
Find the “right” magazine before you submit your article. You must know whether the manuscript fits within the focus and editorial guidelines of each publication. This will prevent your article from being rejected on first review by the Editorial Team.
Ask your colleagues to review your article.
Pay attention to the deadlines for submitting your article to the journal.
Read and carefully follow the instructions for submitting your paper on the ScholarOne platform.
Do not send your entire CV. Indicate only the information requested by the journal: a) full name, b) institutional affiliation, c) academic background, d) groups or lines of research, and e) your most recent two publications.
As you write your article
Title
Write a suggestive, concise title that explains your research problem, as this prepares the reader for the issues that the text will address. Remember, however, that it is not a matter of rewriting the article in the title.
A good title should: a) predict the content, b) capture the reader's interest, c) reflect the tone of the written piece, d) contain keywords that will allow the article to be easily found in search engines.
Abstract
The abstract is the cover letter of your article. An abstract should contain: a) problem/issue/question, b) research goals, c) methodology employed, d) contributions, and e) conclusions/main results.
Remember not to exceed the number of words established by the journal.
Keywords
Keywords allow your article to be more easily recognized by search engines.
Keywords should reflect the themes, areas of knowledge, main concepts and time-space delimitation of the article.
Remember not to exceed the number of keywords established by the journal.
Text body
Adapt your text to the formal journal parameters available at here: https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/for-authors/res/editorial-policy
The article should be clearly organized: a) introduction, b) development, c) discussion, and d) conclusions.
In the introduction, be sure to specify the contribution and originality of your article.
Make sure your research question is contained within the first few pages and developed in the body of the article.
When you refer to the contents of other scholars in your article be sure to cite them. Do not assume that the ideas are obvious to the reader or that the relationship between the citation and your idea is obvious.
The conclusions are not a summary of the article. They should provide an opportunity to open up new research agendas and to ask questions that flow logically from your research. It should not address issues that were not addressed within the body of the text.
Make sure that all images, tables and figures are provided in the required resolution and with the appropriate permissions.
Avoid making judgments, generalizations, or expressing opinions that you cannot support.
Remember that your article will be read by a diverse audience, and should therefore contain the conventions that allow the reader to understand particular local contexts, language usages, and concepts and theories used.
When the contents are derived from theses, they must be rewritten to fit the format of an academic article.
Modifying an evaluated article
Review and respond to all comments made by the evaluators and the Editorial Team.
Check whether the evaluators agree on one or more points and address them together.
Remember that the Editorial Team will check that the evaluators' comments have been responded to and that the suggested modifications have been made. If you disagree with one or more of the evaluators' comments, please provide appropriate justification.
Review the title, abstract, and keywords after you have modified the article.
Make sure that you have the appropriate permissions for all images, tables, and figures. Remember to send the original files (Excel or other) of such resources, making sure they are in the required resolution.
Check that the bibliography is constructed according to the parameters established by the journal.
The final decision to publish an article is made based on the amended version.