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SUBMITTAL OF WORK
Articles submitted for publishing must be sent through the Open Journal System (OJS)
platform available at http://revistas.upc.edu.pe/index.php/docencia/user/register.
Authors must sign in and then follow the steps indicated (download
tutorial). Additionally, they must submit a publication and distribution
authorization letter (download
letter) and a statement of originality (download
statement) to the RIDU Director and Editor with the article title and
authors, indicating the unpublished nature of the manuscript, as well as the
commitment to not submit it simultaneously to other publications. The
manuscripts must be sent to the following e-mails:
eduardo.manzanares@upc.pe and
mirian.grimaldo@upc.pe.
The contributions published in RIDU abide by the Digital Content Publishing
Policies of Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). These standards
establish that UPC respects the authorship moral rights (copyright). Similarly,
they state that the patrimonial rights are assigned to UPC with the objective of
spreading and sharing the contributions among the journal readers. RIDU also
allows the use of Creative Commons licenses, offering the digital contribution
authors the possibility to specify how readers can use their material.
In order to be published, the articles shall adhere, both in format and contents,
to the standards of the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th edition in
English/Portuguese and 3rd edition in Spanish.
Contributions are accepted in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
IMPORTANT: Authors are advised to carefully check the manuscript using
the
self-review checklist before sending it.
TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS
The following types of contributions are accepted for publishing, according to
the journal's thematic line (Focus
and Scope):
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Original Articles: Unpublished articles presenting the results of final
research works that are also a contribution to the scientific knowledge (empirical
investigation)
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Review
Articles: Articles that present the state of the art, critical reflections
and proposals related to the journal topics.
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Methodological Articles: Articles that present new methodologies for the
study of a phenomenon in the higher education area, modification to existing
methods or new approaches to analyze data in the area of higher education
research
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Faculty
Experiences: Articles aimed at presenting educational practices developed by
the faculty that enrich the teaching process thanks to the innovative
strategies used
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Publication Reviews: Review summaries of books, journals, portals, and
others, related to the educational and university activity
Every
original article must have the following structure:
Articles shall have an extension of 15 to 25 pages; all the contributions must
be submitted in a text processing software (Word), rtf format, version 6.0 or
higher. The text shall have a 1.5 line spacing Font type 12-point Times New
Roman. The pages shall be numbered including introduction, text, references,
figures, tables and appendixes.
The first page shall contain the following:
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Complete title (no more that 15 words) in Spanish/Portuguese and in English
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Authors'
information: name, academic degree, e-mail, current occupation, institution
or entity they belong to (Department or Area, School, Name of institution or
University, City and Country), telephone number, e-mail, mailing address and
ORCID number. It is prescriptive to be registered in the International
Register of Researchers (ORCID:
https://orcid.org).
The second
page shall contain:
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An
abstract with no more than 150 words in Spanish/Portuguese and in English
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Key
words (5 as maximum) describing the document contents in Spanish/Portuguese
and in Englis They shall be based on the UNESCO Thesaurus (http://databases.unesco.org/thessp/).
On the following pages:
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Text:
Regarding contents, the articles shall be organized in the following manner,
introduction, methodology, results and discussion.
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The
Introduction provides the rationale for the importance and relevance of the
study. It explains why, how and to what end is this study being conducted
and how it will contribute to the advancement of knowledge. Additionally, it
presents the theoretical framework, based on the use of relevant and updated
literature on the issue; it is the state of the art regarding the variables
involved, as well as the postulates of the schools of thought in reference
to their mutual relations and with other surrounding variables. It concludes
with the presentation of the general purpose of the study and the research
hypothesis, if necessary.
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The
Methodology shall include the following sections: Design (will depend on the
research problem), participants (shall consider the target population
characteristics and the corresponding sample, including the sampling
procedure), data collection techniques (description of measurement
instruments, report of psychometric properties, validity evidences and
reliability if necessary), procedure (steps taken from the sampling
procedure up to the analysis of results). Only for qualitative studies, the
context must be described after the Design section.
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The
Results present the tables and figures that support the study, considering
the objectives and hypothesis. Only in the case of qualitative studies, this
section can be integrated into the Discussion section.
The Discussion includes a support of the data in light of other studies,
theoretical models, etc. Conclusions, limitations and recommendations are
included.
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References: Articles shall have references according to the text. Otherwise,
intellectual plagiarism can be incurred into, so it will be the author(s)
sole responsibility any non-compliance of this rule and will be subject to
sanctions established by the applicable law.
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Appendices: Included optionally in the article. More detailed information
can be presented about any aspect described in the text; for example, a
complete list of incentives applied, measurement instruments used, specific
instructions given to participants, more detailed tables of results,
additional analysis to those presented, etc.
The
review articles shall contain the following information:
Regarding the format, they shall have an extension between 15 and 25 pages. All
the contributions shall be submitted in text processing software (Word), rtf
format, version 6.0 or more recent. The text shall have a 1.5 line spacing; and
the font type shall be 12-point Times New Roman. The pages shall be numbered,
including introduction, body text, references and appendices.
The first page shall include:
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Complete title (no more that 15 words) in Spanish/Portuguese and in English
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Authors'
information: name, academic degree, e-mail, current occupation, institution
or entity they belong to (Department or Area, School, Name of institution or
University, City and Country), telephone number, e-mail, mailing address and
ORCID number. It is prescriptive to be registered in the International
Register of Researchers (ORCID:
https://orcid.org).
The second
page shall contain:
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An
abstract with no more than 150 words in Spanish/Portuguese and in English
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Key
words (5 as maximum) describing the document contents in Spanish/Portuguese
and in English. They shall be based on the UNESCO Thesaurus (http://databases.unesco.org/thessp/).
On the
following pages:
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Text:
Regarding contents, the articles shall be organized in the following way:
introduction, body text and conclusions.
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References: Articles shall have the references corresponding to the text.
Otherwise, intellectual plagiarism can be incurred into, so it will be the
author(s) sole responsibility any non-compliance of this rule and will be
subject to sanctions established by the applicable law.
The methodological articles shall contain the following information:
Regarding the format, they shall have an extension of no more than 15 pages, all
the contributions shall be submitted in text processing software (Word), rtf
format, version 6.0 or more recent. The text shall have a 1.5 line spacing; and
the font type shall be 12-point Times New Roman. The pages shall be numbered
including introduction, body, conclusions, references and appendices.
The first page shall include:
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Complete title (no more that 15 words) in Spanish/Portuguese and in English
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Authors'
information: name, academic degree, e-mail, current occupation, institution
or entity they belong to (Department or Area, School, Name of institution or
University, City and Country), telephone number, e-mail, mailing address,
and ORCID number. It is prescriptive to be registered in the International
Register of Researchers (ORCID:
https://orcid.org).
The second page shall contain:
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An
abstract with no more than 150 words in Spanish/Portuguese and in English
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Key
words (5 as maximum) describing the document contents in Spanish/Portuguese
and in English They shall be based on the UNESCO Thesaurus (http://databases.unesco.org/thessp/).
On the
following pages:
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Text:
Regarding contents, the articles shall be organized in the following way:
introduction (explanation of the problem that motivates presentation of the
technique), the body text (technique presentation, application example ) and
conclusions. In the event that there is a computer complement to technique
submitted, it shall be uploaded to the system as complementary file.
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References: Regarding citations, all the pieces shall include references
corresponding to the text. Otherwise, intellectual plagiarism can be
incurred into, so it will be the author(s) sole responsibility any non-compliance
of this rule and will be subject to sanctions established by the applicable
law.
The faculty experiences must contain the following information:
Regarding the format, they shall have an extension of no more than 15 pages, all
the contributions shall be submitted in text processing software (Word), rtf
format, version 6.0 or more recent. The text shall have a 1.5 line spacing; and
the font type shall be 12-point Times New Roman. The pages shall be numbered
including introduction, body, conclusions, references and appendices.
The first page shall include:
-
Complete title (no more that 15 words) in Spanish/Portuguese and in English
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Authors'
information: name, academic degree, e-mail, current occupation, institution
or entity they belong to (Department or Area, School, Name of institution or
University, City and Country), telephone number, e-mail, mailing address,
and ORCID number. It is prescriptive to be registered in the International
Register of Researchers (ORCID:
https://orcid.org).
The second
page shall contain:
-
An
abstract with no more than 150 words in Spanish/Portuguese and in English
-
Key
words (5 as maximum) describing the document contents in Spanish/Portuguese
and in English They shall be based on the UNESCO Thesaurus (http://databases.unesco.org/thessp/).
On the
following pages:
-
Text:
Regarding contents, the articles shall be organized in the following way:
introduction, body text and conclusions.
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References: Regarding citations, all the pieces shall include references
corresponding to the text. Otherwise, intellectual plagiarism can be
incurred into, so it will be the author(s) sole responsibility any non-compliance
of this rule and will be subject to sanctions established by the applicable
law.
The
publication reviews shall contain the following information:
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Information about the publication: type (book, journal, portal, etc.), title,
authors, publisher, place of publication, year, other publishing information
(page numbers in case of book articles).
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Review
summary: It must contain a brief description of the paper and a reflection
about its relation to the journal's thematic line.
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Images
(front page, etc.) must be sent in a .jpg file with good quality resolution
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Information about the review author: name, academic degree, current
occupation, e-mail, telephone number and mailing address
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Maximum
length: 5 pages
CITATION GUIDELINES
When citing, the APA guidelines must be followed (http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx).
Any
annotations included as footnotes shall have a numeric sequence, making an
effort to keep them at a minimum and brief. The use of footnotes must be avoided
for bibliographical references.
In the text:
Below are some examples for the citation on an author or authors.
a) Single-author articles:
- Cruz (2005) analyzes changes in the teaching culture…
- In a study from 2005, Cruz investigates about the changes occurred in the
teaching culture…
- Changes in the teaching culture (Cruz, 2005)…
b) Multiple-author articles:
- When the articles have two authors, both must be cited every time the
reference appears.
- When the reference has three to five authors, all are cited in the first
reference. For the following citations in the same article, only the last name
of the first author shall be mentioned, followed by the abbreviation et al. and
the publication year.
Alcover, Martínez, Rodríguez and Domínguez (2004) support that… (first citation)
Alcover et al. (2004) support that… (second citation)
- If the article to be cited has more than 6 authors, from the first citation,
only the last name of the first author followed by et al., together with the
publication year shall be cited.
- When citing different authors inside one parenthesis, these must be ordered
alphabetically.
- When the quoted cite inside a text contains less than 40 words, it shall be
written between quotation marks and inside the same paragraph. However, if it
contains more than 40 words, it shall be placed in a separate paragraph, without
quotation marks and with a 5-space indentation.
At the end of the text:
- They shall be ordered alphabetically by the authors' last names, followed by
the name initials.
- Typed at double space and with hanging indent.
- A comma "," is used to separate names and "&" is used on the last author.
- For electronic documents, the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) shall be
included (if any). It is prescriptive to indicate in the reference list the DOI
number of all sources having one.
- All journals and books without a DOI number must be included with their
corresponding link (in their online version). All web addresses included must be
shortened in the manuscript using Google URL Shortener (http://goo.gl), except
for DOI numbers, which must be included in their respective format.
Examples:
a) Non-Periodical Publications: Books
- Single author:
Borrell, F. (2004). Cómo trabajar en equipo. Barcelona: Gestión 2000.
- Two or more authors:
Alcover, C., Martínez, D., Rodríguez, F. & Domínguez, R. (2004). Introducción a
la Psicología del Trabajo. Madrid: McGraw-Hill.
- Corporate author (institutions, associations, among others):
American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (6th. ed.). Washington, D.C.: Author.
- Chapter inside a book:
Schwartz, S. H. (2001). ¿Existen aspectos universales en la estructura y
contenido de los valores humanos? In M. Ros & V.V. Gouveia (Ed.), Psicología
Social de los valores humanos. Desarrollos teóricos, metodológicos y aplicados
(pp. 53-77). Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva.
- Electronic book:
Kurland, P. B. & Lerner, R. (Comps.) (1987). The Founders’ Constitution.
Chicago: University of Chicago. Retrieved from:
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/
b) Periodical Publications: Journals
- Article with DOI:
Herbst-Damm, K. L. & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and
the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24(2),
225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225-
Single-Author Article
Stewart, J. (1995). Counseling Individuals who Experience Career Decision-Making
Difficulties. Journal Guidance & Counselling, 10(4), 52-55.
- Two-Author Article:
Manassero, M. A. & Vázquez, A. (1995). La atribución causal como determinante de
las expectativas. Psicothema, 7(2), 361-376.
- Article with Six or More Authors
Cámara, A., Abril, A., Díaz, E., Gutiérrez, F., Párraga, J., Romero, M., et al.
(2011). Análisis de competencias en la formación de maestros a través del
Practicum. Revista de Docencia Universitaria, 9(2), 51-70.
- Articles Published on the Internet:
Tejada, J. (2005).El trabajo por competencias en el practicum: cómo organizarlo
y cómo evaluarlo. Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa, 7(2), 1‐31.
Retrieved from http://redie.uabc.mx/vo7no2/contenido--tejada.html.
c) Doctoral Dissertations and Master Theses
- Non-Published Thesis:
Carlbom, P. (2000). Carbody and passengers in rail vehicle dynamics (Doctoral
Thesis). Instituto Tecnológico Royal, Estocolmo, Suecia.
- Thesis Published on the Web:
Buckman, A. (1997). MOOSE Crossing: Construction, Community, and Learning in a
Networked Virtual World for Kids (Doctoral Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology), Retrieved from
http://www.static.cc.gatech.edu/asb/thesis
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, and submissions may be returned to
authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another
journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to
the Editor).
The
submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document
file format.
Where
available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than
underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and
tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the
end.
The text
adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author
Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in
Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
Names and
e-mails in this journal will be used exclusively for the purposes declared by
the journal and will not be available for any other purposes or people.
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