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Author Guidelines

Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Sophia Journal follows the article classification established by Minciencias and international databases. Priority is given to research and innovation articles, which must be original and unpublished.

1. Types of Articles

  • Scientific and Technological Research Article: Presents original results from completed projects. Structure: Introduction, Development, and Conclusions.
  • Reflection Article: Research results from an analytical or critical perspective using original sources.
  • Review Article: Systematic analysis of published or unpublished research. Requires a minimum of 50 bibliographic references.

2. Manuscript Structure

Articles must be submitted in Microsoft Word format, with a maximum length of 20 pages. The IMRaD structure is recommended:

  • Title: Maximum 15 words (Spanish and English).
  • Abstract: Maximum 250 words. Must be analytical (objectives, methodology, results, and conclusions).
  • Keywords: Maximum 5 descriptors, preferably from the UNESCO Thesaurus, in alphabetical order.
  • Introduction: Problem nature and objectives. Should not exceed 1/4 of the total length.
  • Development/Methodology: Presentation of arguments and theoretical framework contrast.
  • Conclusions: Mandatory, clear, and written in affirmative language.
  • References: Minimum 20 cited sources.

3. Style and Citation Standards (APA 7)

The journal strictly follows APA 7th Edition standards:

  • Textual Citations: Under 40 words remain within the paragraph in quotation marks. Over 40 words are placed in a standalone block with a 1.27 cm indent.
  • Format: Units of measurement must follow the International System of Units. Avoid creating custom acronyms.
  • Graphics: Images in TIFF format (minimum 150 dpi) submitted as separate files.

4. Ethical Commitment and Intellectual Property

All articles are screened for plagiarism (Plagiarism Detector). Submission implies the manuscript is unpublished and requires a signed Copyright Transfer Form in PDF.

Bibliographic Reference Examples (APA 7)

Below are the basic formats for the most common sources. All references must appear in alphabetical order at the end of the manuscript:

Source Type Format / Example
Print Book Author, A. (Year). Book title in italics. Publisher.
Journal Article (with DOI) Author, A. (Year). Article title. Journal Name, Vol(Issue), pp-pp. https://doi.org/xx.xxx
Legal Documents Issuing Body (Year). Title of the law or standard. Official Gazette No. XXX.
Website Author, A. or Site Name. (Date). Content title. URL

* Remember that the manuscript must include a minimum of 20 bibliographic references.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If the submission is sent to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions must be followed to ensure an anonymous review: To ensure the integrity of the blind review process carried out by experts for this journal, every effort must be made to prevent the identities of both authors and reviewers from being known to each other. This involves authors, editors, and reviewers (who upload documents as part of their review) verifying that the following steps have been taken for the text and file properties: The authors of the document have removed their names from the text, using “Author” and the year in references and footnotes instead of the author’s name, article title, etc. For Microsoft Office documents, the author’s identity must also be removed from the file properties (see “File” in Word) by clicking the following options, starting from the main menu in Microsoft: File > Save As > Tools (or Options on a Mac) > Security > Remove personal information from file properties on save > Save.
  • If you have already published a manuscript, you may only submit a new text after two consecutive issues of the journal have been published. If this is the case for the current submission, you are advised to consider whether the waiting period is applicable.

Artículos de investigación

Document that presents in detail the original results of completed research projects . The structure generally used contains four important sections : introduction, methodology , results and conclusions .

Artículo de Reflexión

Document stating results of completed research from an analytical perspective , interpretative or critical of the author, on a specific topic based on original sources.

Artículos de Revisión

Documents result of an investigation which analyzes completed , systematized and integrated results of investigations published or not published , on a field of science or technology , in order to account for the progress and development trends . It is characterized by presenting a careful bibliographical revision of at least 50 references .

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