Submissions

Author Guidelines

Author guidelines

1. Papers should be original and unedited. They should not be part of any other evaluation process, be it a national or international publication. If the manuscript comes from a thesis or research work to obtain a degree, the authors must indicate this in the comments section to the editor and in the originality letter.
2. Papers may be written in Spanish, English or Portuguese and sent in .doc or .docx extension documents (MS Word). They should not surpass 7,000 words, including titles, subtitles, author names and affiliations, abstracts, footnotes, tables, figures and captions, with 1.5 spacing and Times New Roman 12 font.
3. Authors must attach a letter of originality that needs to be signed by all the authors. 
4. Starting in 2022, as part of the efforts aimed at the internationalization of the journal, Contratexto will promote the publication in English of the articles in Spanish and Portuguese. If the authors have financing for the professional translation of their texts once approved, they must indicate this when submitting their article. Once the article is approved, they must submit the translated version of their article and the corresponding proof of professional translation so that they can undergo style correction by the Editorial Fund of the University of Lima.
5. General guidelines for research articles:
   1. Presentation: complete title (in English, Spanish and Portuguese), author information (full name(s), institutional affiliation, academic level, research areas and e-mail). An ORCID code is required for all authors, this should be indicated in the presentation page.
   2. Page 1: complete title, abstract (200 words), 5 keywords. This should also be in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The abstract must clarify the study’s objective, relevance, methodology, results and contribution to its field.
   3. Page 2 onwards: title and text, without the author’s name. Research articles should follow the IMRaD structure: introduction (including recent literature, theoretical framework, frame of reference), methodology, results and discussion. At the end of the text, bibliographical references and appendixes should be included.
6. Of in-text citations and bibliographical references:
   1. Articles should be formatted according to the 7^th edition of the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual.
   2. The in-text citations of articles and books should look like this (author’s last name, year, page) or (Quezada, 2017, p. 53). If paraphrased, page numbers are not necessary. For more information on citation formats see APA manual 7^th edition.
   3. Information notes should be placed as footnotes. If these included any citation, they should also be adapted to APA style. Footnotes do not exempt the responsibility of citing the source of information.
   4. Any in-text citation must be included in the reference list. Likewise, any reference not cited in-text should not be included.
      
      Book reference:
      Díaz-Albertini, J. (2016). El feudo, la comarca y la feria. La privatización del espacio público. Universidad de Lima Fondo Editorial.
      
      Article in an academic or scientific journal with doi number:
      Gómez Gabriel, N. (2020). Espectropolítica: imagen y hauntología en la cultura visual contemporánea. Contratexto, (34), 153-176. https://doi.org/10.26439/contratexto2020.n034.4871
      
      Article in an academic or scientific journal without doi number:
      Sierra, F. y Gravante, T. (enero-junio 2016) Ciudadanía digital y acción colectiva en América Latina. Crítica de la mediación y apropiación social por los nuevos movimientos sociales. La trama de la comunicación, 20(1), 163-175. http://www.latrama.fcpolit.unr.edu.ar/index.php/trama/article/view/568/423
      
      Press article reference:
      Vargas Llosa, M. (21 de setiembre de 2003). La verdad sospechosa. El País, p. A8.
      
      
   5. Of images, graphics and tables:
      - Images (photographs), figures (infographics, statistical graphics, etc.) and tables should be included and mentioned in text. During diagramming, these will be placed as near as possible to where they are mentioned. They should be presented with the information established by APA 6^th edition rules.
      - Additionally, images should be provided in a separate file, in .JPG or .TIFF format, with a resolution of 300 dots per inch. Each image should be authorized for reproduction or have a Creative Commons license (or similar).
      - Figures should be provided in a separate file, .xls or .xslx formats (MS Excel).
      - Any image, graphic or table must have the necessary authorization or license for reproduction or reutilization.
      
      Guidelines for essays or systematic bibliographical reviews:
      - Essays should fall into the topics of the journal. They should be exhaustive, original and critical. They are subjected to the same conditions regarding originality, extension, presentation and bibliographical references aforementioned.
      - Systematic bibliographical reviews (state of the art) should be exhaustive and contain a minimum of 50 references in order to be considered for evaluation. They will be required to include the methodological section following the IMRD structure. They are subjected to the same conditions regarding originality, extension, presentation and bibliographical references aforementioned.