Guide for authors

Guide for authors

In general terms, the journal accepts accepted texts that address the following topics in relation to Education: Educational Theories; Education-Technology; Didactic; Education-Subject; Education-Ethics; Esthetic Education; Education-environment; Pedagogy; Curriculum Educational policies; Literature-training; Philosophy-formation; Life-training stories; Adult education; or others of scientific interest that revolve around the educable subject. The texts are classified as:

Scientific or technological research article. Text that presents, in a detailed manner, the original results of completed research projects. The structure generally used contains four important sections: Introduction, Methodology, Results and Conclusions.
Reflection article. Document that presents results derived from a finished investigation, from an analytical, interpretative or critical perspective of the author, on a specific topic, using original sources.
Review article. Text resulting from a completed research where the results of other research, published or not, are analyzed, systematized and integrated on a field of science or technology, in order to account for the advances and development trends. It is characterized by presenting a careful bibliographic review of at least 30 references.
Short article. Concise text that presents preliminary or partial original results of a scientific or technological research, which usually require an early dissemination.
Case report. Document that accounts for the results of a study on a particular situation in order to publicize the technical and methodological experiences considered in a specific case. It includes a systematic review of the literature on analogous cases.
Review of the topic. Text that shows the result of the critical review of the literature on a particular issue.

Conditions of the Articles

The text must be original and unpublished no more than six thousand words with space, includes bibliography and information of the author (s). Before its publication, it will be evaluated by three members of the Scientific-editorial Committee, who will be able to make suggestions for the revision and improvement, in the elaboration of a new version. For the definitive publication of an article, the approval of at least two of them is required.

The document will conform to the following criteria:

Sending formats: Word or text.
Arial letter 12, simple line spacing
Title of the article in bold and lowercase, in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Keywords in Spanish and translated into English and Portuguese, 5 maximums.
First and last names of the author (s) with alienation on the left. In Foot of note the following data. Last academic training and where, place of work. Name of the counselor of the thesis, place and date of the investigation, and email.
Abstract or abstract of the article in Spanish, English and Portuguese, with a maximum length of 150 words.
Except, the information of the authors, should not have footers, all content must go within the body of the article.
The length of the text cannot exceed 8,000 words.
Titles and subtitles are in bold and lowercase.
Minimum 25. (References are the authors cited within the article)
Citation rules: APA. In any case, the latest edition of these rules.

Focus and Scope

The Plumilla Educativa Journal is a publication of the University of Manizales.
It is a biannual publication -June and December-, however it is of continuous flow, permanent, the accepted articles are being published on the journal's web portal; this, as long as are approve all the steps arranged by the journal.
It focuses on addressing the problems of contemporary education.
The journal accepts original research, reflection, review, short, and case study articles, all related to contemporary education at the primary, secondary, and higher education levels, with a focus on texts that address teaching and learning with emerging didactics and professional development. Topics covered include: Theories of Education; Education and Technology; Didactics; Education and the Subject; Education and Ethics; Education and Aesthetics; Education and the Environment; Pedagogy; Curriculum; Educational Policies; Literature and Education; Philosophy and Education; Life Histories and Education; and Adult Education.
The scope is the educational community in general focused on the teachers who are finally the ones who manage to implement innovative processes in their social academic exercises.
Articles must be relevant in terms of topic, writing style, structure, and originality.
Articles that do not address education as stipulated by the journal, will be excluded.

Submission of articles by web platform

Authors must register and follow the steps that the OJS platform has to do so.
The text must be original and unpublished no more than eight thousand words with space, includes bibliography and information on the author (s).
The citation standards are APA, always the latest version.
The text will be evaluated by the members of the Scientific-Editorial Committee, to send to readers.
The different processes and stages of the article are informed to the authors by email either until its publication or final rejection as a result of peer evaluations or for not meeting the stipulated scientific requirements.

Commitments of the authors:

The authors send their articles to the Plumilla Educativa Journal in the Open Journal System (OJS) at the following link: https://revistasum.umanizales.edu.co/ojs/index.php/plumillaeducativa/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions
After receiving the manuscript, the Journal will send a letter of authorization for publication to the author in which he states that the work is original and that it has not been edited by any other journal. Where I express that:

That the article is an original work in the sense in which it is derived from investigative work or from an intellectual activity of its own.
That it has not been published in another Journal.
That it is not being simultaneously submitted to another publication.
The texts are their own authorship, no undue copies have been made and each one of the interventions that are not their own have been duly quoted in the document and taken to the bibliography. There is no misappropriation of knowledge developed by other people or institutions.
The scientific and contrasting rigors that correspond to the different statements presented in the article has been followed.
The author or authors accept its publication and that therefore, any possibility of financial compensation, in species, or any other type, is excluded for the publication and distribution of this document in the academic portals of the Plumilla Educativa Journal.
The letter is signed, with full names and surnames, identity document, date of birth, country and databases, if any, where your publications such as Google Scholar citation, ORCID or scientific programs.

Plagiarism Policy

The anti-plagiarism policies correspond to a permanent look at the Revista Plumilla Educativa
Using the Turnitin software or other software available for these searches, it will be verified that the article does not correspond to plagiarism in other documents already published.
We also rely on other anti-plagiarism programs such as CopySpider, Plagium and others that are emerging
Any irregularity in this regard implies the return of the article and the refusal to continue processes for evaluation and subsequent publication.
The article must report if AI was used, at what times and the level of AI involvement in the production of the article.

Peer Review Process

The editorial coordination of Plumilla Educativa Journal makes a plural and extensive call for the presentation of articles, from which those who participate can send it at any time.
Received an article, the editorial coordination of Plumilla Educativa informs the author or authors of the reception.
A review is made by the editor if it applies to the conditions, approaches, scope set forth by the journal and if it meets the minimum conditions to continue the process.
The article is reviewed if it has not been previously published supported by the software Turnitin, CopySpider, Plagium or other software available for these searches. Once this is done, it is adjusted to be sent to two reading pairs, the title of the article is left without information from the authors.
The evaluators are chosen carefully according to their discipline and specific knowledge required by the document presented.
The peer reviewers of the journal are external to the university of Manizales.
The evaluation process is double blind. Each article has at least two peer evaluations, as already stated, in the double-blind condition.
The evaluators are chosen with care according to their discipline and specific knowledge that the presented document demands.

Timeframes from Submission to Acceptance and Publication

Once the article is received on the portal, the estimated timeframe is 150 days, provided the submission criteria are met.

Submission and initial decision: 10 days
Submission for peer review: 70 days
Author reviews: 60 days
Acceptance and publication: 10 days

The processes during this time are as follows:

Communicate to the author or authors the acceptance of the article and initiate the processing of the text for its publication.
In case of rejection, the author or authors are informed of the criteria set forth by the peer evaluators -double blind- who do not allow the publication of the article.
When the peer evaluators -double blind- give the concept that an article can be published, however, it is necessary to adapt it, the coordination sends the format to the author without the data of the evaluator so that the appropriate adjustments are made.
If the article is accepted after the adjustments, the author or authors sign a letter of assignment of rights to the journal to allow its publication, where also, That the article is an original work in the sense in which it is derived from work investigative or of an own intellectual activity; that the bibliographic sources have been contrasted so as not to fall into false information that usually circulates in social networks and internet pages, among others.
Whatever the decision, the final results of the evaluation process will be unappealable.
Between the presentation of the article, evaluation, corrections and publication, the journal has at least 150 days.

Declaration of Conflict of Interest

In compliance with the requirements for the publication of articles in the Plumilla Educativa Journal, authors are required to report any potential conflicts of interest related to the research work, preferably as an author’s note in the manuscript.

According to APA standards, possible sources of bias include actions by authors involved in the research that are related to the receipt of salaries, consulting fees, or research grants directly connected to the products or services studied in the investigation. Possible sources of bias also include authors holding copyright ownership and/or receiving royalties from a product or service used or addressed in the study, as well as any relationship between the authors and an entity or person involved in the development of the research.

Below you will find the letter of ethical commitments and conflict of interest declaration, which you may complete and attach to the OJS platform:

Make a Submission