Submission Process
Academic papers must be submitted through the journal’s OJS system. The submission process requires the delivery of two documents:
(a) A file intended for peer review, in Word format or similar, which must not contain any identifying authorship information.
(b) A cover letter in PDF format, signed by all authors, which must include:
Complete author information: Full name, Main institutional affiliation and, when applicable, Faculty, Unit or Department, City and country, Contact email, Academic position or degree, ORCID iD.
Manuscript information: Title of the paper, Abstract, Keywords, Thematic area and section to which it is submitted, Statement of originality, Total word count of the manuscript (excluding references).
Ethical and editorial statements:
• Declaration of originality and unpublished nature: affirm that the manuscript has not been previously published and is not under review by another journal.
• Authorship contribution (CRediT Taxonomy): each author must indicate only the roles in which they participated (completing all categories is not required):
1. Conceptualization: (Author’s name)
2. Data curation: (Author’s name)
3. Formal analysis: (Author’s name)
4. Funding acquisition: (Author’s name)
5. Investigation: (Author’s name)
6. Methodology: (Author’s name)
7. Project administration: (Author’s name)
8. Resources: (Author’s name)
9. Software: (Author’s name)
10. Supervision: (Author’s name)
11. Validation: (Author’s name)
12. Visualization: (Author’s name)
13. Writing – original draft: (Author’s name)
14. Writing – review & editing: (Author’s name)
• Consent statement: indicate that all contributors approve the submitted version and authorize its submission.
• Conflict of interest declaration: indicate whether any exist.
Confirmation of compliance with guidelines:
• Affirm that the paper adheres to the journal’s guidelines (format, style, references, etc.).
• Confirm that the file intended for peer review has been correctly prepared (without identifying information).
