Submissions

Author Guidelines

Publication Requirements

ORCID Registration: All authors must hold a verified ORCID iD prior to submission. Authors may register at the official portal: https://orcid.org/login
Originality and Original Research: Submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished works that represent an empirical or theoretical contribution to the discipline. Originality will be verified utilizing the institutional anti-plagiarism software, Unicheck.
Submission Restrictions: Authors are restricted from publishing multiple articles within the same issue and calendar year.
Language Integrity: Once a manuscript is formally approved, it will be published strictly in its original language of submission.
Platform Submission: Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform by completing the formal registration process at: OJS Registration Portal.
Anonymity Protection: To ensure a double-blind review, author names and identifications must be completely removed from the main manuscript text. This metadata must be submitted exclusively within a separate title page file.
Metadata Register: Full personal and institutional information for all co-authors (full name, highest academic credentials obtained, current institutional position, affiliation, ORCID iD, and email) must be fully completed within the OJS submission fields.

Manuscript File Requirements

Format: The file must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.
Title Length: The title must be concise, containing a maximum of twelve (12) words.
Author Data: Author names and surnames should appear directly below the title on the separate title page. Institutional affiliation, ORCID iD, and academic emails must be included as footnotes.
Abstract: The manuscript must include an abstract of no more than 130 words, provided in both Spanish and English.
Keywords: Exactly five (5) keywords must be included in both Spanish and English. Keywords must be selected from standardized vocabularies, such as the UNESCO Thesaurus or DeCS (Descriptors in Health Sciences).
Text Length: The complete text must not exceed 8,000 words, including the reference list.
Illustrations and Tables: Graphs, charts, and tables must be integrated directly into their intended position within the text and submitted in an editable format.
Typography and Styling: Do not utilize underscores within the text. Use bold typography exclusively for titles and structural subheadings.
Citation Standard: All in-text citations, reference entries, tables, and figures must strictly adhere to the guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA), latest edition.
Footnotes: Avoid the use of footnotes. If strictly necessary, they must be formatted in a continuous numerical sequence.
Reference List: A comprehensive bibliographic reference list must be appended at the end of the text, formatted in strict compliance with the latest edition of the APA standards.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following mandatory requirements prior to editorial evaluation:

The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
The submission file is in Microsoft Word file format.
Where available, URLs or DOIs for the references have been provided.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the guidelines above.
In the case of research involving human participants, the corresponding informed consent model has been attached as an essential annex.
A formal Letter of Authorship and commitment to originality has been uploaded through the OJS platform.

Copyright Notice

Copyright Notice and Transfer of Rights

By submitting a manuscript, the authors formally declare and accept the following conditions:

Authorship and Approval: All listed authors have actively participated in the preparation of the study, approve its submission, and accept all the conditions set forth within this formal transfer of rights.
Patrimonial Rights Transfer: The authors (acting as Grantors/Assignors) hereby transfer, free of charge, all economic and patrimonial copyrights derived from the manuscript to the journal Tempus Psicológico, edited by the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the Universidad de Manizales.
Originality and Exclusivity: The authors declare that the manuscript is entirely original, of their exclusive creation, and has not been—nor will be—submitted simultaneously to any other publication while under evaluation by Tempus Psicológico, unless a formal release is issued by the Editor-in-Chief. The authors assume sole legal responsibility regarding any allegations of plagiarism, vindication, or third-party claims.
Publisher Authorization: By virtue of this assignment, the Universidad de Manizales is fully authorized to copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, and index the manuscript by any digital, electronic, or reprographic means. The journal guarantees full preservation of the authors' moral rights in strict compliance with Article 30 of Colombian Law 23 of 1982.