Submissions

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Author Guidelines

  • Articles accepted for publication become the copyright of the journal, unless otherwise specifically agreed.
  • All contributions should be original and should not be under consideration elsewhere.
  • Authors should be aware that they are writing for an international audience and should use one of the following languages (English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish).
  • Authors should use non-discriminatory language.

Format

  • Papers submitted for publication should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words long inclusive of references, footnotes, endnotes.
  • Font: Times New Roman, font size 12 and 1.5 spacing.
  • The first page must include:
    • Title page (in English, Spanish, French, Italian or Portuguese).
    • Abstract in the language chosen for the article and in English, of a maximum of 200 words.
    • Keywords: A maximum of 5 keywords in the language chosen for the article and in English.
  • Body of the Article:
    • The manuscript should be divided into sections (introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions are recommended).
    • It is allowed to add subsections.
  • References: Must follow the latest publication manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). Authors should avoid excessive self-citation.
  • Tables and Figures: Should be embedded in the main manuscript file in high resolution.
  • Author Information: Names, positions, academic affiliations, email addresses, and ORCIDs must be included during the submission process but not in the manuscript to ensure a blind review process.

You must use this TEMPLATE to write your manuscript.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Before submission, you are requested to read the EDUCA Publication Ethics Statement. 

Technical requirements

  • Manuscripts should be submitted in MS Word format, though any major word-processor is acceptable. Please do not over-format the manuscript as this impedes the publication process.
  • The author’s name and affiliation should appear at the beginning of the article (but just in the FULL VERSION), together with full postal and email addresses. This should be followed by a short description of their current position and research/teaching interests, including ORCID. The ANONYMOUS VERSION of the manuscript must not contain any information about the author or authors. If any self-citations have been included in the text, the name must be replaced with AUTHOR, as in the references section.
  • It is essential that an Abstract (max. 200 words) be provided for each paper. In case the article is written in a language other than English, an Abstract in English, including keywords, must also be provided.
  • References and citations should be provided in the latest version of APA reference style.
  • It would be helpful to international readers if authors would, whenever possible, provide English translations for non-English references, for example:

André, S., Dronkers, J. & Fleischmann, F. (2009) Verschillen in groepsdiscriminatie, zoals waargenomen door immigranten uit verschillende herkomstlanden in veertien lidstaten van de Europese Unie [Differences in in-group discrimination as perceived by immigrants from various countries of origin in fourteen member-states of the European Union], Mens en Maatschappij, 84, 448‑482.

Swedish National Agency for Education (2003) Ung i Demokratin: gymnasieelevers kunskaper och attityder i demokrati- och samhällsfrågor [Young People in Democracy: knowledge and attitudes among upper secondary students]. Stockholm: Skolverket.

  • When first mentioned, acronyms should be preceded by the title in full. Journal titles should not be abbreviated.
  • Footnotes should not be used. Endnotes need to be located in the text by numbers within square brackets ([1], [2] etc) as normal-size numbers/brackets and not as superscripts.
  • Proofs will be sent in PDF format to the author designated to receive them, and should be corrected and returned immediately to the Editors. Contributors will be notified when the article has been published on the Journal’s website.
  • The manuscript includes a dedicated “Author Contributions” section clearly specifying the individual contributions of each author.
  • If the article is accepted and published, authors are welcome to deposit their manuscript files in their institution’s archive.

Please contact our editor (jburgueno@comillas.edu) if you have any questions or need further information about the preparation of word-processed documents for publication.