Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- The submission has not been previously published or submitted for consideration by any other journal (or an explanation for this has been provided in the Comments to the Editor).
- All authors have contributed to the preparation of the manuscript, declare that they have no conflicts of interest, have consent to the submission, agree, sign and attach the Cover Letter, authorization and declarations.
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF or WordPerfect format, according to the Article Template for Submission, with a maximum length of up to 15 pages for research articles, up to 20 pages for review articles and up to 8 pages for case reports, not including references.
- Whenever possible, URLs, DOIs or other digital identifiers are provided for references. The article must have at least 15 most relevant and up-to-date publications. It is recommended to cite two (2) theses from the Institutional Repository or two (2) articles from the Institutional Journals of UNCP.
- The text is single-spaced; 11-point font size; Book Antiqua font size 11; 1.5 spacing and extra space (6 points) before and after headings, subheadings, and paragraphs; italics are used instead of underlining (except for URLs); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed in the appropriate places in the text, according to the Article Submission Template.
The submitted manuscript is original, conforms to the editorial standards, and adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements summarized in the Author Guidelines, which appear in About the Journal.
Original article
Article communicating original research. The journal considers all original research manuscripts, provided that the work provides a substantial amount of new information. The quality and impact of the study will be considered during peer review. URLs, DOIs or other digital identifiers are provided for references. The maximum length is 15 pages (not considering the reference section), 240 words for the abstract, up to 8 figures and tables, between 15 and 40 bibliographical references and up to 5 authors.
Review article
Review or summary article of the state of the art (“Review article” describes a literature review, research summary, or state of the art article). They provide concise and accurate updates on the latest developments in the disciplines within the scope of the journal. The maximum length of a review is 20 pages (not including the reference section), 240 words for the abstract, up to 8 figures and tables, between 40 and 80 bibliographical references, and up to 5 authors.
Copyright Notice
The authors of the published articles remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce and share the article in accordance with the Creative Commons license agreement (CC BY 4.0 DEED - Attribution 4.0 International). The authors retain the right to share, copy, distribute, perform and publicly communicate their article, or part of it, mentioning the original publication in the PUCSO Journal. Authors may archive in their institution's repository:
- The degree thesis from which the published article is derived.
- The pre-print version: version prior to peer review.
- The post-print version: final version after peer review.
- The definitive or final version created by the editor for publication.
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