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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The shipment has not been previously published or been under consideration by any other journal (or has provided an explanation in the comments to the editor).

  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF or WordPerfect format

  • Whenever possible, provide URLs for references.

  • The text is single-spaced a 12-point font size, italic is used instead of underlining (except in URLs), and all illustrations, figures and tables are placed in the appropriate place in the text, instead of the end.

  • The text brings together the stylistic and bibliographic conditions included in Guidelines for the author, in About the Journal.

  • In the case of sending the text to the peer review section, it must follow the instructions included in Ensuring an anonymous evaluation.

Author Guidelines

Instructions for Authors

A cover letter must be attached to all articles sent, including each author’s contribution, a declaration of originality, and transfer of rights form.

The journal issues unpublished articles in Spanish, English or Portuguese, related to the following typology:

  • Research. An article that presents the original results of concluded research projects in detail. The structure of the article must contain: introduction, methodology or hypothesis, results or findings, discussion, conclusions, and bibliographic references (including only those cited throughout the text).
  • Review. An article resulting from concluded research should analyze, systematize, and integrate the results of published or unpublished research on a specific field in science or technology, for the purposes of presenting the progress made and the development trends. It must contain at least fifty bibliographic references.

The journal may receive articles of other typologies or with other approaches (reflection papers, case reports, translations, etc.), if deemed relevant by the publisher or the committee or based on the purposes of a special edition. Authors may send enquiries in this regard if they are uncertain of the journal’s interest in a potential article.

Parts of the Article

  • The title must include thefollowing elements: a concise heading, abstract and keywords, as well as the name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address (preferably an institutional one) and the ORCID iD of the author(s).

The abstract sets forth the following aspects of the article: purpose, methodology (if applicable), logic development of the themes or results, author’s contribution or main perspective, and conclusions. The abstract must contain at least 250 words; furthermore, citations cannot be included in this part.

Keywords demonstrate the article’s main themes or concepts (between four and six), standardized in accordance with the MESH and DECS Thesaurus, which can be checked by visiting the following link:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/ http://decs.bvs.br/E/homepagee.htm

If the article is the result of a research project, the research/project name and number and the name of the funding entity must be included as well.

 

  • The main text must consider the following guidelines:

 

  1. Wording and structure. It is suggested that authors carefully consider the quality of the wording and the organization of the article contents so that readers clearly understand the message.
  2. Length. The article must not exceed ten thousand words, without including the list of references. The text must be sent in Microsoft Word format and must be unlocked (fully editable).
  3. Tables and figures. With regard to articles containing figures (pictures, charts, graphs, drawings, maps, etc.) and tables, these must be mentioned in the main text and included immediately after their reference. Additionally, Arabic numerals must be used in the order of appearance (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, and so on). Figures should be labeled with a photo caption, such as the following: “Figure 1. Colombia’s political map,” citing the source. For its part, tables include a title, i.e., “Table 1. Length of the Colombian natural parks,” also making a reference to its source in the photo caption. Finally, for editing purposes, figures must be included in JPEG format with a resolution of 600 dpi and in editable form. Tables must also be editable.
  4. Footnotes. These serve to explain, note or supplement the body of the text; however, whenever possible, these should be avoided, making sure that the information in the main text is necessary and sufficient to convey a clear message to the reader. Footnotes may not be used to include references under any circumstances.

 

  • Acknowledgments. These are included to mention the individuals who contributed to the article’s research or writing (maximum of 100 words).

 

List of references. To construct the list of works cited as well as its corresponding parenthetical referencing in the main text, checking the Vancouver style guide is highly recommended. Table 1 shows some basic examples. This list must be included at the end of the article.

 

Table 1. Bibliographic examples of the Vancouver style

Type of work

Ways of including bibliographic references*

Ways of citing references in the text**

Book

1. García Márquez G. “Cien años de soledad.” Barcelona: Alfaguara; 2017.

One source: (5)

 

Several sources:

 

(1,3,5) and (1–5)

Book chapter

2. Martín-Ordás G, Call J. “Luces y sombras en el pensamiento de Darwin en relación con la evolución cognitiva de las especies.” In Gutiérrez G, Papini MR, eds. “Darwin y las ciencias del comportamiento.” Bogotá: National University of Colombia, Colombian College of Psychologists; 2011. pp. 432–449.

Article in a print journal

3. Jaramillo Vélez R. W “La Ilustración: a propósito de una educación para la mayoría de edad.” Aquelarre. 2013; 25(1): 121–138.

Article in an online journal without DOI

4. Carrero Galarza MD.” La bioluminiscencia: una maravilla vulnerable.” Marejada. Revista Ambiental [internet]. 2009 [visited on September 12 2018]; 4(1): 12–13. Available at: https://seagrantpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/marejada_vol4num1.pdf

Article in an online journal with DOI

5. Leinhardt G. “Museos, conversaciones y aprendizaje.” Revista Colombiana de Psicología [internet]. 2014 [visited on September 12 2018]; 23(1): 35–56. doi: 10.15446/rcp.v23n1.44296

 

* References are listed according to their order of appearance in the article, and are preceded by their corresponding Arabic number.

** The numbers in parentheses indicate the references’ order of appearance.

Disclaimer

The opinions expressed in the articles are the responsibility of the authors, and, therefore, they represent neither the position of the journal nor Editorial Neogranadina nor Nueva Granada Military University with regard to a particular subject. Conversely, articles are approved for publishing after going through an academic process, by consensus of the peers who are experts in the subject matter and the publishers involved in the editing process, in line with the scientific criterion and editorial autonomy.

Privacy Statement

Self-Archiving and Digital Preservation

The journal uses the Pórtico system to create a permanent archive backup, with the purpose of preserving and restoring published content.

Per the Sherpa Romeo classification, the self-archive policy includes the possibility to deposit the postprint (latest version of an article subsequent to the peer-review process) and the editor’s version and is marked in blue.

Data Usage and Privacy Statement

For the purposes of article reception and peer-review, Editorial Neogranadina keeps a record of personal data in its databases for adequate support of the processes managed. To manage these data, the information security policy established by the University in Resolution No. 4352 of November 17, 2016, article 18, on information systems, is adopted:

Paragraph 10. “The information kept in the databases of Nueva Granada Military University’s information systems is and will be used in the development of the inherent functions of the University, in its condition as a higher education institution, either directly or through third parties.”

Paragraph 11. “The information stored in the databases of the information systems used by the University, or in any other storage media, must be governed by the Personal Data Privacy Policy Manual in force at Nueva Granada Military University, and the user is responsible for the data contained in the infrastructure.”

The journal complies with the Personal Data Privacy Policy Manual of Nueva Granada Military University, which is regulated in Resolution No. 3225 of December 02, 2013:

Article 11. “The collection, storage, use, circulation or deletion of personal data by Nueva Granada Military University requires the prior, free, express, and informed consent of the holder of said personal data.”

Article 21. “Ownership of personal data. Nueva Granada Military University will be aware at all times that personal data are owned by the individuals to which they refer and these individuals only may make decisions in relation to this personal data. In this regard, the University will only use said personal data for the purposes for which it is duly authorized and, in any case, respecting the regulations in force on personal data protection.”

This information will be shared for academic or educational purposes, with entities evidencing, classifying or assessing productivity, such as Colciencias, Publindex or international indexing systems.

[1]Use the following link to see the document: <https://publicationethics.org/files/Principles_of_Transparency_and_Best_Practice_in_Scholarly_Publishingv3.pdf>.