Author Guidelines

Editorial Standards

For writing articles, please take into account the editorial standards and criteria for publication of Revista Filosofía UIS. To download the document, go to this link: Author Guidelines

Author and autorship Criteria

The authors can be teachers (preferably with doctoral studies) or postgraduate students from national or international institutions. The author must have a profile on Google Scholar, Researchgate platform and have an ORCID identification number, so that their work can be published. The colombian’s author profile, must also have an updated CvLAC profile.

By sending the text, the author must add completed the Postulation letter of the article according to the established format, where is expressly inform that the authors work is not pending any evaluation or publication process, and that it will not be send it to another journal or institution for publication unless Revista Filosofía UIS decides not to publish it. Likewise, the author must declare that the work respects the copyright rules and that there is no plagiarism in it.

The information of the authors (full name, highest academic degree attained, institutional affiliation, postal and email address, ORCID number, among others) must be attached in a different document called "Curriculum vitae", according to the established format

Self-citations should be restricted to strictly necessary cases and, when submitting the work, the author must report the existence of self-citations with a view to being eliminated to avoid their identification by the peer evaluators.

It is suggested that the author previously review the digital repository of the articles published by the Journal to identify the texts on the same subject that may contribute to the construction of the state of the art of the issue.

Originality, ethics and author copyright

The authors of works submitted in response to the calls published by Revista Filosofía UIS must declare that all the integral content of the manuscript is unpublished (it has not been published previously and that it is not considered for publication elsewhere).

Plagiarism is unacceptable in Revista Filosofía UIS; therefore, a verification will be carried out using the Turnitin Software. If proven, it will imply the immediate rejection of the publication by the publisher. For other requests concerning the responsibility and ethics of the authors, review the authors' ethical standards (in Spanish).

Once the article is accepted, the authors agree to its publication, but not before giving up the author's economic rights and reiterating that its production is an unpublished material.

On the use of tools based on language model adjusted by artificial intelligence (IA)

Within the framework of the ethical norms to which the Revista Filosofía UIS  is noted, the creation of content based on the use of tools based on language model adjusted by artificial intelligence (AI) is not allowed. Only the use of said tools will be admitted if they contribute decidedly to improve the quality of the paper in very specific sections, if they are short fragments necessary for the argument that is defended in the text, if the texts generated with AI are cited in quotes and if expressly warns of its use to the Journal and the reader informing the used AI system. With this general prohibition it is expected to contribute to the protection of intellectual property rights; of the legitimate expectations of the Journal’s reader, who hopes to find texts that imply an effort of the author in the transmission of relevant knowledge in the philosophical field; and, finally, of the creative and reflective effort of the author for the construction of academic texts such as those published in the Journal. Therefore, the Revista Filosofía UIS will be inflexible and will reject the contributions that use the AI of content generation if these ethical standards do not follow or that are missing the unpublished criteria of the text. Likewise, the Journal reserves the right to inform the institutions and people that correspond if an author intends to publish in the Journal a paper that is not of its direct authorship and its academic effort, given the seriousness that this action implies for the future of scientific and academic publications.

Conflicts of interest policy

A condition that must be taken into account in any scientific article is the existence of potential conflicts of interest that the authors of the manuscript may have with the message or conclusions that are published. It is difficult to establish a precise "ethical limit" and in which the aim is to find a balance between scientific rigor, free of manipulation for personal or business purposes, and the possibility for industry and institutions to develop new products, equipment and technologies where their results are visible to the scientific community. That is, the reader of the article can accurately understand the relationship between the author of the work, the results of the work and the company or entity that is directly or indirectly affected by them.

In view of the above, it is important to point out that if this condition exists, it must be clearly expressed on potential conflicts of interest. It should be noted that recognition is mandatory and that the responsibility to do so is not the work of the editorial committee of the Revista Filosofía UIS, but of the authors of the work. 

In principle, the declaration of conflicts of interest, by the authors, must mention the following information: i) Relationship with commercial institutions that provide support to the submitted work. ii) Relationship with commercial institutions that may have an interest in the area of work. iii) Similar relationships with spouse, family members and children under 18 years of age. iv) Other non-economic relationships that may have relevance.

Conflicts of interest should not only be declared by the authors, but also by the reviewers or evaluators and the editors of the journals themselves.

Publishable Texts

It is important to keep in mind that, when an article is sent to the Journal, the author agrees that his work is not being evaluated by another journal and will not be after its publication in the Revista Filosofía UIS.

Only unpublished articles are accepted, they should be presented exclusively to the Journal, and they should deal with a topic in any of the areas belonging to the domain of the Revista Filosofía UIS. The texts accepted by the Journal for publication are:

Articles:

Articles in Spanish, Portuguese, English and Italian of the following types are received:

• Scientific research articles: these texts should have an introduction, a methodology, results and conclusions.
• Reflection articles derived from research: academic essays which present research results from an analytical, interpretative or critical perspective on a specific topic and by the use of original sources.
• Review articles: articles that analyze or systematize research results on a specific scientific problem and field. These texts should have a bibliographical review of at least fifty (50) references that account for advances and development trends).

The length of the articles should be between 6000 and 12000 words. However, Editorial Board will analyze each exceptional case.

Reviews:

We publish reviews in Spanish, English and Italian. They must not be longer than 4000 words.

Translations:

Only translations into Spanish of texts originally written in other languages ​​are received. It is important to be clear that the copyright of the text being translated allows its translation and publication in the Journal. This information must be annexed in the proposal to pass the first review by the Editorial Board.

It is recommended that its length does not exceed 12000 words. The Editorial Board will analyze each exceptional case.

Letters to the Editor and Editorials:

The editor may authorize the publication of communications or letters, with academic interest, that are formally sent to the Journal, as long as they do not have the proper structure of the article.

Similarly, each issue of the Journal will start with an Editorial, which will preferably be written by the editor or by a member of the Editorial Board. Editorial approval is the responsibility of the editor.

Formal structure

• Texts must be shared as Word files (.doc or .docx), double line, letter size, 2.54 each margin and Times New Roman font size 12 (pt.).
• The texts should be structured according to the grammatical, orthographic and syntactic rules of the language in which they are presented. The Editorial Board may suggest stylistic and formal corrections.
• Terms and expressions in a different language should be italicized.
• The articles must have a title, abstract and keywords in the source language. Articles written in English or other language must add an abstract in Spanish.
• The title must be in accordance with the subject matter and must have a corresponding translation into Spanish (if the article is not written in this language) and English.
• Submissions should include an analytical summary of approximately six (6) lines and five (5) keywords in the original language with their respective translation into English and Spanish.
• The summary of the articles should meet the characteristics of the analytical summary, since it must present the synthesis of concepts, approaches, proposals or ideas, according to the structural organization of the original text and highlighting its essential elements.
• The information of the author or authors cannot exceed three (3) lines and must include a brief biographical summary as follows: full name, nationality, most relevant academic training, institutional affiliation, academic position and electronic mail. This information must be presented in a different document than the article, to avoid peer identification of the author.
• The numbered list of the article must be numerical (1., 1.1., 1.2., 2 ...).
• The information in the text will be limited to its typology. However, if it is a scientific research article, the name of the group and project to which it is related must be indicated; as well as the status of the project (in progress, ended, etc.), funding institution and entity that supports the manuscript.
• The length of the articles should be between 6000 and 12000 words, and reviews must not be longer than 4000 words. The tables and images are not part of the extension of the text presented. Exceptional cases may be resolved by the Editorial Board.
• If the article contains Word or Excel tables, they can be inserted in the text preserving these formats. The tables should not be inserted as an image, since in this case they cannot be modified and at the time of printing their quality decreases.
• Figures, illustrations, diagrams, maps, photographs, images, etc., must be sent as image files (jpg, tiff or gif) in a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. It is important that the author has the copyright of the material that he wishes to add to his text. This information must be shared as an attachment in the submission of the proposal.
• The equations and mathematical functions should be added as data from the Word equation editor, but not as pasted images, this to guarantee the handling and quality of the print.
• Comply with the requirements for the publication of the article and its contents are the complete responsibility of the author.

System of quotes and bibliography

The system of citations and bibliographical references used in the journal Revista Filosofía UIS is the one presented by the American Psychology Association-APA- in its APA Style Citation 7th edition. For more information, visit www.apastyle.org

Citations

APA style recommends including citations in the text by using references in parentheses.

• There are two forms of citation: narrative and parenthetical.
• In the narrative citation form the authors are part of the statement. For example:

Becker (2013) said: ... (p. 17).

Becker (2013) said: ... (p. 17-21).

• In the parenthetical citation form the authors are not mentioned in the statement, but only the content of their work, at the end the quote is written in parentheses. For example:

(Becker, 2013, p. 17).

(Becker, 2013, pp. 17-21).

• Direct quotation: they will be made in the body of the text and must be in quotation marks as long as they do not exceed forty (40) words. Quotations of more than forty (40) words in length should be written in a row, line spacing 1.5, justified alignment, with less margins than the main text, without quotation marks and Times New Roman font size 11 (pt.).
• It is important to note that if a specific idea or text is cited, the page or pages where they are located should be indicated.
• The aforementioned guidelines will be applied in the same way in the case of quotes taken from the Internet.
• In APA the inclusion of footnotes is only possible when clarification of a section of the main text is necessary.

 References

The list of references complies only with the sources cited in the article.

This section goes to the end of the text and preceded by the title References.

References to more than one work by the same author must be ordered by date, from oldest to most recent.

Note: when two works from the same year and by the same author are referenced, the hierarchy with letters must be included after the year in alphabetical order. For example

Habermas, J. (2004a). La lógica de las ciencias sociales.

Habermas, J. (2004b). Más allá del Estado Nacional.

1. Books

Last name, N. (Year). Book title in italics. Publisher name.

Last name, N. (Year). Book title in italics. (Xª ed., Vol. X). Publisher name.

1.1 Electronic Book

Last name, N. (Year). Book title in italics. Publisher name. https: /doi.org/

Last name, N. (Year). Book title in italics. Publisher name. www …

1.2 Books with translator

Last name, N. (Year). Book title in italics. (N. Last name, trans.). Publisher name.

1.3 Book with editor or compiler

Comp./Comps. o Ed./Eds. (As appropriate)

Last name, N. (Year). Book title. En N. Last name (Ed.). Publisher name.

Last name, N. (Year). Book title. En N. Last name (Comp.). Publisher name.

 2. Book chapter with editor or compiler

Last name, A. y Last name, B. (Year). Chapter title. In N. Last name (Ed.), Book title (pp. xx-xx). Publisher name.

Last name, A. y Last name, B. (Year). Chapter title. In N. Last name (Comp.), Book title (pp. xx-xx). Publisher name.

2.1 Electronic book chapter

Last name, N. (Year). Chapter title. In Book title in italics (pp. xx-xx). Publisher name. https: /doi.org/…

Last name, N. (Year). Chapter title. In Book title in italics (pp. xx-xx). Publisher name. www…

 3. Serial publication (journal or newspaper)

3.1 Journal articles:

Last name, N. (Year). Name of the paper. Journal name in italics, volume(number), page range. https: /doi.org/…

3.2 Printed newspaper articles:

With author:

Last name A. (Day of the month of the year). Article title. Name of the newspaper, pp.-pp.

Without author:

Name of the newspaper (Day of the month of the year). Article title, pp -pp.

3.3 Online newspaper articles:

With author:

Last name, N. (Day of Month of year). Article title. Newspaper name. http://www...

Without author:

Article’s title. (Date). Newspaper name.  http://www...

4. Thesis

In physics:

Last name, First name. (Year). Thesis name. [Undergraduate, master’s degree or PhD Thesis]. University, City, Country.

Online:

Author, A. (Year). Thesis title. [Undergraduate, master’s degree or PhD Thesis, University]. Univesity Repository. http://www…