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 process 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The text must be original and unpublished no more than six thousand words with space, includes bibliography and information of the author (s).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 format:

• 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.

Commitments of the authors:

1. 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
2. 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.