ISSN On-line version
2310-4635

ISSN Print version
 2307-7999

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

 


 

Scope and policy

 

 

 

Propositos y Representaciones, journal of research in Educational Psychology of San Ignacio de Loyola University is a refereed publication whose objective is to become a plural forum for the dissemination of knowledge produced by research, with a perspective that favours diversity in topics, disciplinary approaches, theoretical approaches and methodological proposals in the field of educational psychology. It is aimed at researchers, teachers and university students in general who wish to publish articles in Spanish and English.

It is oriented to the publication of articles on educational psychology from a perspective that favours the diversity of topics, disciplinary-theoretical approaches, and methodological proposals around the psychology of learning, teaching strategies, educational research, developmental psychology, behavioural psychology and learning in virtual environments.

Since 2024, the periodicity changes from four-monthly to continuous publication, with the aim of ensuring the immediacy for the dissemination of scientific information, increasing the visibility of research and providing greater efficiency in the flow of editorial processes.

 

 

 

 

Instructions by article categories

 

 

 

Propósitos y Representaciones publishes three types of sections:

  • Research articles, empirical contributions with theoretical sustenance, are texts that present the original results of research projects; analytical reports of interventions through evaluation, systematization of experiences or case studies, with the use of references to other interventions and conceptual debate. The text may not exceed 25 pages or be less than 15 pages (including references and annexes). Research articles must include the next sections: (i) introduction, (ii) method, (iii) results, (iv) discussion; and, (v) references.

  • Review articles, analysis, systematization and integration of results of research (published and unpublished) about a field of knowledge, topic or problem, with the purpose to establishing states of knowledge about them. Articles must include a relevant and updated bibliography. The text may not exceed 30 pages or be less than 10 pages. Research articles must include the next sections: (i) introduction, (ii) argumentation, (iii) conclusions; and, (iv) references.

  • Comments, include thematic reviews, methodological or book reviews. Thematic reviews are understood as the analysis and discussion of a short and current bibliography (last 5 years) about a specific topic. Methodological reviews are the review and comment of the adaptation or adoption of an innovative methodological proposal (last 5 years). Book reviews to present publications with important contributions (maximum one year of publication). For this section, the text must not exceed 8 pages.

 

 

 

 

Form and preparation of manuscripts

 

 

 

Articles that are proposed for publication in the journal will be written respecting the following guidelines*:

  1. Manuscripts submitted must be original and unpublished**.

  2. The content of the article must be expressed clearly and concisely, respecting the rules of spelling and punctuation. Using scientific and formal language, avoiding verbal vices, redundancy and writing errors.

  3. The submission of manuscripts to the journal must be exclusive and must not be under evaluation at the same time in another journal.

  4. The text must be in A4 size, with 1.15 spacing, Times New Roman font size 11pt. The margins should be 3 cm. on all sides and with vertical configuration. The file must be in an editable format using Microsoft Word software.

  5. The author names (first full name, the initial of the second name and only the first last name) must be placed following the Title of the article, and indicating the institutional affiliation and ORCID with a superscript number, leading to a footnote, which designates the professional training and/or speciality, position and email.

  6. Should include an article summary, both in Spanish and in English (two in total), with a word count of 150 to 250 words. At the end of each summary should be five keywords both Spanish and English. The summary must be written in a single paragraph. Terms should not repeat words that appear in the title.

  7. The summaries will be written in a single body, without separate points or separated by sections.

  8. The article must be prepared following the structure formulated for each type of research.

  9. If the text includes figures, they must be in jpg or png format at a higher resolution. And they must be sent as complementary files with the manuscript.

  10. Authorship contributions, conflicts of interest, and information on academic and financial aid received for the preparation of the article must be indicated at the end of the manuscript. Acknowledgments are optional; If the research has not received external funding, "Self-financed" should be indicated.

  11. Heading levels must follow the format indicated in APA in its 7th Edition.

  12. The footnotes should be only the essential ones. Should be clarifying and not with the purpose of presenting a bibliography.

  13. The numbers must be in letters up to nine and in numbers from 10. With the exception of the numbers that appear in the tables or figures, years, ages, weights, measurements, percentages, numbers with decimals, etc.

  14. Tables and figures should preferably be original. If taken from other sources, the origin must be clearly indicated and proof of having received express authorization for its publication. They should be inserted immediately after referring. Titles should clearly explain their meaning. APA style will be used, with titles and consecutive numbering.

  15. The way of citing corresponds to the APA editorial style in its seventh edition. The other possible ways of citing (e.g., institution as author or e-book) are subject to the same standard.

*The requirements mentioned in the previous list will be considered in the preliminary evaluation of the manuscript, and will contribute to the decision made by the Editorial Committee regarding whether a manuscript continues for peer review or is rejected.

**If the work is the product of a research work or degree thesis, it must be indicated at the time of application.

 

 

 

Citation and bibliographical references style

 

 

 

In-text citations and bibliographical references must follow the style proposed by the American Psychological Association (APA) for its 7th edition in English. The author must ensure that all citations have their bibliographic reference in the text.

The form to quote corresponds to the editorial style APA in its seventh version. Below are three examples with the most common forms:

Carrasco (2007), with a multi-level study (student, classroom, school) about a segment of the PISA 2000 database, he find that...

In the study it was found that among the determinants of performance for the area of text comprehension, the variables that seem to be most influential are the proportion of non-repeating students in the school and attendance at initial education (Beltrán & Seinfeld, 2011).

It is possible to maintain that "the results of the national and international evaluations show that the bulk of the school population of our country, and its similar ones in the Latin American region, does not meet the standards required in basic learning competences" (Miranda, 2008, p. 11).

The other possible ways to quote (e.g., institution as author or electronic book) are subject to the same standard.

References also correspond to the APA editorial style in its seventh version. Here are four examples with the most common references:

Book

Carrasco, G. (2007). Calidad y equidad en las escuelas peruanas: Un estudio del efecto escuela en la prueba de matemática PISA 2000. CIES/DESCO.

Book chapter

Miranda, L. (2008). Factores asociados al rendimiento escolar y sus implicancias para la política educativa en el Perú. En M. Benavides (Ed.), Análisis de programas, procesos y resultados educativos en el Perú: Contribuciones empíricas para el debate (pp. 11-40). GRADE.

Electronic journal article

Beguet, B., Cortada, N., Castro, A. & Reanult, G. (2001). Factores que intervienen en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de Psicología y Psicopedagogía. Revista Científica de la Dirección de Evaluación y Acreditación de la Secretaría General de la Universidad de El Salvador. http://www.salvador.edu.ar/uc4-pub-01-1-1-04.htm.

Article with DOI identifier

León, F. (2013). Diferencias de sexo en matemática y comprensión lectora según po= der femenino, urbanización y habilidad. Propósitos y Representaciones, 1(1), 11-38. https://doi.org/10.20511/pyr2013.v1n1.1

The other possible forms of reference (e.g., book of various authors, book chapter, electronic book or others) are subject to the same standard.

 

 

 

 

Sending of manuscripts

 

 

 

Articles must be original and unpublished research, which are not in the process of arbitration in other journals. The contents of all articles are the sole responsibility of the authors. Propósitos y Representaciones receives all manuscript submissions electronically via its platform, you must register as a user at the following address https://revistas.usil.edu.pe/index.php/pyr/user/register. The use of this resource allows to track the status of the manuscript.

In either case, you must attach a statement of originality and your resume with indication of institutional affiliation, ORCID and emails.

Authors must designate a correspondence author, who may not necessarily be the main author, with which the Editor will maintain constant communication during the process of arbitration and publication of the manuscript.

 

 

 

 

 

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