Submissions

Author Guidelines

Article topics sent to Palabra Clave must be related to research and reflection works in the fields of communication and they should be classified into the following categories:

1) Article of scientific and technological research. Paper that presents in detail, the original results of research projects. The structure usually contains four important parts: introduction, methodology, results and conclusions.

2) Short article. Short paper that presents preliminary or partial original results of a scientific or technological research, which usually requires a quick diffusion

3) Book Reviews. Reviews from recent publications in the field of communication must have a maximum length of two pages. 

Important Considerations

By submitting an article to review, the author agrees not to send it to another publication, while he or she does not receive notice about the decision of the Editorial Committee. Once estimated the relevance of the proposed works for the current issue, the Editorial Committee will verify compliance with these rules and shall submit it anonymously, to the arbitration of specialists or peer researchers. Their suggestions, if any, will be announced to each author in time for its eventual incorporation into text.

The collaborators agree to respect the terms established by the Editorial Committee about the original delivery and to return the texts where the suggestions of the referees warrant modifications.

In the body of each article it is usually set the structure: Introduction, Methodology, Conclusions and References. Other intertitles (subtopics) may be inserted, among these, when the author considers them relevant. Do not use numbering for organizing information, clear hierarchies’degree should be used. The maximum number of authors per submission is three (3). Only in extraordinary instances, we will accept more. [The number of authors per submission note was added in 06/11/2019]

Also, author o groups of authors of any manuscript can publish once a year. If you have a case you want to discuss, please contact the editorial team. [Note about just one article per author (or authors), per year, added in 14/01/2020]

On the first page of the paper a title page must be created, it should include: the full title and, if necessary, subtitle, the order of authors with only the following information: full names, institutional affiliation, latest academic degree and institutional email.

If there are explanatory notes or acknowledgments they should be included clearly on the first page after the title page.

With the article it must be attached a summary of about fifty words in Spanish, if the text is in another language, it is necessary to translate it into Spanish and to expose briefly the subject developed and keywords, not more than five, and they have to be registered in Unesco Thesaurus.

The articles of the Journal are published in Spanish, English or Portuguese, depending on the language in which you refer them.

This publication is academic and aims to be a tool for spreading the work of the academic community in general. It isn’t for profit, so do not pay for the articles that it receives.

Submissions Format

The articles must be original and submitted in digital format (.doc or.docx MS Word) letter size (page), typed double-spaced, in 12 point, Times New Roman font. Paragraphs should be left-justified, no styles added. Pages should be numbered, with margins of 3 cm. The length should not exceed 5,000-7,500 words of text, including the title, summary, keywords, tables, and references.

When the article is not received with the specifications set forth herein, it will be returned to the author to forward the same article taking into account these recommendations.

The texts should be free from such attributes as tabulated, use of different fonts, motif icons, text highlights in shades of gray or any other complement that finally is not in the design and final layout of the work. The author should keep a copy of the original manuscript, as the Journal does not return the materials.

It is not necessary to enumerate the sections, no limit for tables or figures, they should be enumerated, the table or figure source should always be reported as a foot of image, even when it was prepared by the authors if there are attachments they should go after the bibliography.

The graphic material shall have the following minimum specifications to ensure optimum visibility in web and print: if the Word file brings a Figure "stuck", you should also bring it attached as a separate document, Excel or PowerPoint, the same if complicated tables are included. Processed files with specialized digital editing programs are preferred. As for the resolution of the images should be at least 300 DPI in. JPG.

References

Citations (in-text) and reference lists must adhere to the rules and conventions adopted by the American Psychological Association (APA 6) for documenting sources used in a research paper. The following are some examples.

Note for authors: The URL or DOI that makes part of the reference must be the original. Palabra Clave does not allow the use of shortening links such as bit.ly, goo.gl, among others.

In-text Citations

The author’s surname and the date of the work are to be included in parenthesis within the narrative.  If the author has two or more references published the same year, they are to be differentiated in alphabetical order (a,b.c…).

If the narrative includes the author’s surname, only the date is written in parenthesis.   If the author’s surname is not included in the narrative, the surname and the date are to be written in parenthesis.

If the work is by more than two authors, it is cited the first time with all the surnames.  In subsequent citations, only the surname of the first author is listed, followed by the phrase et al. If there are more than six authors, et al. is to be used as of the first citation

References at the End of the Text

1. Articles in academic journals

Surnames, A. A., Surnames, B. B. & Surnames, C. C. (Date). Title of the article. Title of the publication, volume (number), pp. xx-xx. <URL or DOI>

1.1. Articles in academic journals on the Internet

Surnames, A. A., Surnames, B. B. &  Surnames, C. C. (Date). Title of the article. Title of the publication, volume (number), pp. xx-xx. <URL or DOI>

2. Books

Surname, A. A. (Year). Title of the book. City: Publisher. <URL or DOI>

2.1. Edited books

Surname, A. A. (Year). Title. (A. A. Surname, Ed.) City: Publisher. <URL or DOI>

2.2. Books by corporate authors

Name of the institution or organization. (Year). Title of the book. City: Publisher. <URL or DOI>

2.3. Chapters in a book

Surnames, A. A. & Surnames, B. B. (Year). Title of the chapter or entry. In Surnames, A. A. (Ed.), Title of the book (pp. xx-xx). City: Publisher. <URL or DOI>

3. Article in the press

Surname, N. N. (Day, Month & Year). Title of the article. Newspaper, pp. xx-xx. <URL or DOI>

4. Audiovisual media

Surname, A. A. (Director). (Year). Title of the audiovisual media [Type of audiovisual media]. Distributor.

5. Interview

Surname, N. N. (Day, Month & Year). Title of the interview. (N. Surname, Interviewer).

6. Web site document

Surname, N. N. (Day, Month & Year). Title of the document. Accessed on day, month and year, name of the web site: URL

7. Technical report

Surnames, A. A. (Year). Title. (Report No. xxx). City: Publisher.

8. Doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis

Surnames, A. A. (Year). Title. (Unpublished master´s thesis or doctoral dissertation). Name of the institution, Location. <URL or DOI>

NOTE:

If the citation ends with an Internet address, it is not followed by a period and “Accessed from: URL” is included at the end.

Works to be submitted for review must be sent through the Open Journal Systems for online publishing. To do so, you must be registered on the web site.  Register here

Presentation of the bibliography or reference list

The bibliography or reference list is to be presented in alphabetical order, by the author’s surname (or the surname of the first author, if the work in question is by more than one author), following the same form and structure indicated in the preceding points. In the case of references to chapters of a book or articles that are part of a collective work and journal or magazine articles, the pages where the respective work begins and ends are to be cited in full.

Publishing and indexing purposes need to provide complete information on authors, titles and publishers in all bibliographic references, which shall go at the end of the article, and how the APA manual 7th edition guides. The reference list of the sources cited is in alphabetical order, depending on the last name of the first author. When a work published in a foreign language is cited, the author’s name, the title of the book and the publisher shall be listed in the original language.

All references must be complete, as instructed. If not, the article will not be submitted for peer review and will be returned immediately to the author, so the references can be completed.

NOTE: Palabra Clave Journal does not charge authors for submitting or processing articles for publication.  It is a non-profit scientific journal with an interest in publishing articles of value to the community.   Consequently, there is no cost for publication, nor are readers charged for consultation.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions (palabra.clave@unisabana.edu.co)

Anti-plagiarism software

Palabra Clave journal, since 2019, uses Turnitin to check the papers before they go in the peer-review process.

Archived manuscripts ("Archived" status)

If your article is rejected for any reason, you will receive an email regarding this and your manuscript will automatically be filed on our platform as an "Archived" submission.

The archived status does not mean that your article is no longer unpublished or that it is in an active process with the journal. Therefore, it can be sent to another publication. The rejection email is proof of this.

If you have a specific request on this subject, we request to email us to palabra.clave@unisabana.edu.co

Policy added: 2020/04/20

Declaration of Originality

Palabra Clave Journal

Statement of Originality

I hereby certify that I am/we are the original author(s) of the paper I am/we are submitting for publishing in the Universidad de La Sabana’s Palabra Clave journal since its contents are the result of my/our direct intellectual contribution.

All data and references to already published works are duly identified with their relevant citation and included in the references section and quotations used and, where required, I/we have the appropriate authorizations from those who own their economic rights.

Therefore, I/we declare that all works involved are free of copyright and I/we shall take responsibility for any intellectual property right-related litigation or claim and hold the Universidad de La Sabana harmless.

I/We further declare that this paper has not been previously published nor has been submitted to any other journal for peer reviewing and subsequent publishing. I/We also mark with an X whether the work I am/we are submitting derived from a:

( ) Master’s dissertation

( ) Doctoral dissertation

( ) N/A

Having marked any of these options, I/we shall include the appropriate information of the base source as a footnote in the paper.

If the paper “<Name of the article / name of the paper / nome do artigo>” is approved for publishing:

A) As the author(s) and copyright owner(s), I/we hereby authorize the Universidad de La Sabana, without time restriction, to include this paper in Palabra Clave so that it can reproduce, edit, distribute, exhibit and disseminate it in the country and abroad by print, electronic, CD Rom, Internet, full text or any other means known or to be known.

B) I/We acknowledge the requirements of the journal and attach to this letter these basic data for the publishing of my/our work:

- ORCID of all authors of the paper

- Institutional mail of all authors of the paper

- If research was funded: all data of the funding institution and its relevant identification number.

- According to the citation style of the journal: official name(s) in the academic-scientific sphere for citations attributed to me/us in order to unify my/our name(s) in all databases and promote my/our citation. For example, following the style of the journal, Bruna Ruoso da Silva Neutzling is da Silva, B. R.; Maria del Carmen Solano-Ruiz is Solano-Ruiz, M. C.

In witness whereof, this statement is signed on this _________ __, ____ in the city of __________.

Full name of author 1

Short name as cited in citable documents:

Institution:

Institutional e-mail:

ORCID number:

Funding (if applicable):