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. Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines may be returned to authors.

1.  BEFORE STARTING

  • Please follow the ethical standards for scientific publications.
  • The research must be new and original.
  • The data and results presented cannot be copied, invented, distorted, or manipulated.
  • The works submitted must be original and previously unpublished.
  • Please ensure that the source of ideas or literal phrases taken from published works are adequately identified, in accordance with the journal’s citation guidelines.
  • The authors are responsible for protecting the confidentiality of any personal data obtained during the research process.
  • If the research has been funded, the funder must be stated.
  • Check that the file has been anonymized following the instructions.

PLAGIARISM AND SELF-PLAGIARISM

  • The originality of the paper must be guaranteed.
  • By submitting the article, you guarantee that there is no plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or duplicate publication.
  • A paper that expands on another may be submitted, provided that the text on which it is based is properly cited and that the modifications involve substantial changes.
  • Secondary publications aimed at a different audience are acceptable, but this must be specified in the text and the original publication must be properly cited.
  • The authors shall inform the publisher of any publication that deals with the same or similar subject and has a coincidence of more than 30% in substance or form.

Plagiarism is:

  • Presenting someone else’s work as one’s own.
  • Using literal or paraphrased quotations without indicating the source.
  • Including phrases, concepts, or ideas from others without citing the source or citing it incorrectly.
  • Abusively using other people’s phrases and ideas, even if the source is cited.

Self-plagiarism is:

  • Redundantly reusing one’s own work without properly citing it.
  • Submitting to the journal texts already published or that are part of an editorial project in another journal or publication.
  • Sending originals submitted to this journal to another journal or publishing house before receiving notification of rejection or confirmation of voluntary withdrawal.

AUTHORS

  • Persons who have made a substantive contribution should be listed as authors.
  • The order of authorship should be based on the weight of the scientific or professional contribution of each author.

CO-AUTHORS

  • The corresponding author should ensure that the persons who have contributed to the research are acknowledged.
  • No person responsible for the work should be omitted, and no person shall be added as author who has not made adequate contributions to the work.
  • The corresponding author shall be responsible for submitting the text agreed upon and approved by the authors.

2.  SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES

  • Articles should be submitted online using this journal’s website.
  • The submission of articles must honor the deadlines established in the calls for papers for the relevant issue.
  • Articles may be submitted in Catalan, English, and Spanish. To submit articles in other languages with the aim of promoting and recognizing the language rights of their users, please seek the approval of the Editorial Board, who must ensure peer-review and proof-reading are possible.
  • Articles should always be submitted with an English version of the title, keywords, and abstract for indexing purposes.
  • The layout version of the articles will be sent to the corresponding author for review prior to publication.
  • The journal does not charge article processing charges or submission fees.

BASIC ELEMENTS

  • The title of the article should reflect the content of the paper, it should be brief, clear, and specific, with a maximum length of two lines. It should contain the main keywords and should be written in a scientific style.
  • Please do not set your title using all caps, neither in the files nor in this form.
  • The submission should contain an abstract in the original language of the article (150-200 words).
  • Please include 4 to 6 keywords which should be taken from reference works in the field. Keywords are used for the automatic indexing of articles. Therefore, please choose them carefully and avoid terms that are too generic. Words should be separated by a semicolon, with a period after the last word; the first word should be capitalized.
  • An English version of the title, keywords, and abstract must be provided.
  • Please provide your current position and institutional address along with your ORCID identifier. Please do not include any biographical details in the submission, but ensure that your ORCID profile includes a biographical summary. You may include your most important published works, research lines and projects, awards, and stays at other institutions.
  • Please have a file with an anonymizedversion of your article ready.

ARTICLE FORMAT

  • Originals should be submitted in editable electronic file format (doc, .docx, .rtf, .odt).
  • The maximum length of articles is 8,000 words (including footnotes but excluding references).
  • If articles exceed the above amount, they may be rejected.

3.  AUTHOR RIGHTS

  • Authors grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under anAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license that allows others to copy and redistribute the work in any medium and format for any purpose, even commercially, as long as the material is not transformed, and ensuring that its authorship and initial publication in this magazine are accredited. Authors retain copyright and are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) once it has been published, as it can lead to productive exchanges (see The Effect of Open Access).

PRIVACY STATEMENT:

  • The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.