Submissions

Author Guidelines

RULES FOR AUTHORS

The articles published are results of research, reflection and review, in the following languages: Spanish and English. The journal is composed of the following sections: Editorial Letter, Articles (Unpublished), Book and Event Reviews.

• Scientific and technological research article. A document that presents the original results of completed research projects. The structure generally used contains four important sections: introduction, methodology, results and conclusions. 
  
  
• Reflection article. A document that presents the results of completed research from an analytical, interpretative or critical perspective of the author, on a specific topic, using original sources. 
  
  
• Review article. A document resulting from a completed research where the results of published or unpublished research on a field of science or technology are analyzed, systematized and integrated, in order to report on the progress and development trends. It is characterized by presenting a careful bibliographic review of at least 52 references. 
  
  
•  Book or event review. Book reviews will have a minimum of two pages and a maximum of four, including cover page[1].

The articles submitted must comply with the reception and evaluation processes, therefore, they cannot be sent to any other publication (printed or electronic), before receiving the concepts of their possible publication by the editor. The editorial committee is not responsible for any opinion expressed by the author. Therefore, each article, before being published, must have its declaration of originality.  

1. RULES FOR SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES

Articles must be unpublished. They must be submitted with the following specifications:

• Letter size, 1.5 spacing, Times New Roman font, size 12, 2 cm margins on all sides and a single column. Pages should not be numbered.
• The article should exceed 7,000 words and should not exceed 9,000 words. If possible, avoid excessively long paragraphs. If abbreviations are used, they should be explained only the first time they appear in the text. In the case of scientific names, use international standards and highlight them in italics. When technical terms or words only significant for the scientific field in question are used, clarify their meaning immediately and in a simple manner.
• The title should not exceed 20 words, reflecting the content of the work. It should be in upper and lower case, centered, in the chosen language and translated into Spanish the language corresponds to another, admitted by the journal.
• The name of the author(s) should be indicated below the title, aligned to the right and single-spaced. A footnote should include the academic background of the author(s), the institution to which he/she belongs and e-mail address.
• The abstract should be analytical, no longer than 200 words. This section describes, briefly and concisely, the main points addressed in the article and/or research problem, the objectives, methodology, results and conclusions. The abstract should not include bibliographic citations, figures, tables or footnotes.
• The keywords should be five and should summarize the main ideas of the article. Keywords are selected from the descriptors in human and social sciences, according to the Unesco thesauri (http://databases.unesco.org/thessp/). 
• If the article is divided into sections or sections, the titles should be in bold, upper and lower case, justified as appropriate, and preceded by decimal numbering, beginning with 1., followed by 1.1 or 1. 2, as appropriate.         
• Tables and figures should be included only in those cases in which their presentation is strictly necessary for the understanding of the text, and should be placed as close as possible to the place where they are mentioned. Avoid placing them as annexes. In case the figures contain texts and symbols, make sure they are legible. The digital format of figures, photographs and original drawings should be in JPG or TIFF format (4961 x 3295 pixels at 300 dpi, or 2041x1356 pixels at 72 dpi). An editor of formulas and equations should be used when appropriate, clarifying their meaning in the most didactic way possible. It is convenient to present them in the size and space desired in the final version. It is recommended to standardize the variables both in the equations and in the text. All formulas and equations should be numbered progressively. 
  
  

• The introduction should contain the following aspects: research objectives and/or starting hypothesis, definition of key concepts, motivation of the study, research problems, theoretical framework and background with which the research questions are answered, expected contributions. 

• The methodology should contain the following aspects: type of research (qualitative, quantitative, mixed, among others), methodology used for the research, research method, research design, units of analysis, variables and/or categories.

• Results should be limited to the data obtained and presented in a logical, objective, exact sequence and in a way that is easy to understand and interpret the most relevant tendencies of the work. 

• In the case of tables and figures, the labeling should be at the head of the table. The title of the table should be concise and self-explanatory of the content (Table XX in bold, legend in font size 10) and should occupy the width of the table; the symbology should appear at the bottom of the table, Source: article/book/reference/URL; if the table or figure is produced by the authors, this should be indicated as Source: own elaboration. In the case of figures that are not the authors' own, they should include the source of origin and the date. These files should be sent in JPG and in high resolution. 

• Discussion analysis or rigorous interpretation made by the author of the results of the research, also integrates literature results with those of the research to provide the reader with a broad basis with which to accept or reject the hypotheses proposed, clarifying the exceptions, modifications or contradictions of the same, of theories and principles directly related to the facts. Point out the proactive or theoretical applications of the results. The data mentioned in the results section should not be repeated. It is necessary to include an analysis of the implications of the findings, their limitations and their projections in future research, ending with a paragraph where the practical or theoretical implications of the research are reflected. 

• Conclusions, try to include here the consequences of your work with the theoretical models that explain your problem. It constitutes the conclusion of the article; it should state clearly, concisely and logically the author's contribution to the new facts discovered and his contribution to science. They should be conclusions and not recommendations.  

• Bibliographical references should be cited according to the norms of the American Psychological Association (APA 7th edition).

• Articles should be sent to revista.des@jdc.edu.co together with the Copyright Format. 

     2. CITATION NORMS

The journal Desarrollo, Economía y Sociedad implements the citation standards of the American Psychological Association (APA) in its 2010 version 6.0. 2.1

In the textual citation it is necessary to include the author's last name, year of publication, followed by the page. This information must be enclosed in parentheses.

When the text has more than two authors, all surnames are cited for the first time, followed by the year and pagination. In the following citations, only the surname of the first author is written, followed by the phrase et al.

For citations longer than 40 words, they should be written separately from the text, with indentation, New Times Roman font size 10 and without quotation marks. Then, in parentheses, author's last name, year, page(s). When quoting in paraphrase form, only the author's last name and year should be placed in parentheses. If there is a need to expand paragraphs to explain what is said in the text, mark (1) placing after the bibliographical reference the concepts or definitions to be deepened only in the case of articles. In the case of other types of text, a footnote should be made.  

   3. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

Bibliographical references should include all sources cited in the text chronologically for each author or combination of authors. In all cases in which the author is an Institution, cite him/her as Anonymous. Names of serial publications should be written in full, not abbreviated.

• Book:

Single author: Last name, First initial (Year). Full title of the book. City: Publisher.

Two or more authors: Last name, First name initial, & Last name, First name initial (Year). Complete title of the book. City: Publisher.

Book with publisher: Last name, First name initial (Ed.) (Year). Full title of the book. City: Publisher. 

• Book Online version:

Last name, First name initial (Year). Full title of the book. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx.

• Book chapter:

For the case of books consisting of chapters of books by different authors, the following is used: Last name, Initial of the first name (Year). Title of the chapter. In First name initial, Last name, (Ed.), Complete title of the book (pp.). City: Publisher. 

• Online book chapter

Last name, First name initial, (Year). Chapter title. In First name initial, Last name, (Ed.), Full book title (pp.). City: Publisher. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx

• Book chapter with DOI

Last name, First name initial, (Year). Title of chapter. In First name initial, Last name, (Ed.), Full title of book (pp.). City: Publisher. doi: xxxxxxxx 

• Printed article

Last name, First name initial, (Year). Title of the article. Name of journal, volume (issue), pp-pp. 

• Online article

Last name, First name initial (Year), Article title. Journal name, volume (number), pp-pp. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxxx  

• Periodicals

Last name, First initial (Year, Day, Month). Title of article. Name of the journal, pp-pp. 

• Report authored by a governmental organization

Name of organization (Year). Report title (Report number). Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx.xxx  

• Symposia and conferences

Last name, First initial. Last name, First initial (Month, Year). Title of the paper. In Last name of the conference chairman (Chair), Title of the symposium or conference. Symposium or conference held at the congress Name of the organization, Place.

• Thesis

Last name, First name initial. Last name, First name initial (Year). Title of the thesis (undergraduate, master or doctoral thesis). Name of the institution, Place.  

• Blogs

Last name, First name initial (Year, day, month). Title of the post [web log post]. Retrieved from htpp://xxxx


_{[1] Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation COLCIENCIAS. Guidance Document, Permanent Indexing Service for Colombian Science, Technology and Innovation Journals, retrieved from www.colciencias.gov.co}