ISSN 0120-338X
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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Scope and policy
• Form and preparation of manuscripts
• Sending of manuscripts

Educación y Educadores Journal intends to divulge significant contributions into many fields and levels of Educational theory and practice, coming from strict research within the academic community at Universidad de La Sabana, as well as from all professionals in Education who desire to write on this Journal.

In order to demonstrate our respect and regard for pluralism as well as for an academic dialogue, Educación y Educadores doesn’t exclude works that support points of view or educational purposes that are different from its editorial philosophy, because the Journal doesn’t necessarily identify with the authors’ ideas, as far as those ideas are, exclusively, their own responsability.

Educación y Educadores is addressed to every professional in Education, who is interested on his personal formation, as well as on improving his pedagogical practice, and on giving a new meaning to Educational profession.

Educación y Educadores tries to make it easy for authors to develop and present their work and, in doing so, permits a wide range of styles in the articles it accepts for publication. There are, however, a series of minimum guidelines to be followed when submitting an article.

1. Length of articles. Articles shall be not less than 5,000 words, nor more than 10,000. This includes graphics, tables and illustrations. The consolidated bibliography or reference list is not included in the aforementioned word count.

2. Submitting articles. Articles are to be submitted in a 12-point font of any type, single spaced, in magnetic form (CD or floppy disk, preferably in Word for Windows) and accompanied by a hard copy sent to the following address: Universidad de La Sabana, Facultad de Educación, Revista Educación y Educadores, Campus Universitario del Puente del Común, Km. 21, Autopista Norte de Bogotá, D.C., Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Articles also may be sent by email to educacion.educadores@unisabana.edu.co

3. Abstract. Each article is to be submitted with an abstract of not less than 150 words, but not more than 250, clearly indicating the subject and objectives. The methodology and the principal conclusions should be mentioned when relevant.

4. Key words. All articles are to be accompanied by a list of five key words to facilitate subject analysis and identification of the article in international indexes, pursuant to the descriptors establish by the UNESCO Thesaurus.

5. Tables, charts and illustrations. Tables and charts are to be presented in a comprehensible way, preferably in MS Word or Excel. Illustrations (graphs, diagrams, drawings, photographs, etc.) should be included when necessary to clarify or summarize the information, and are to be presented in TIF or JPEG format.

6. Information about the author. Articles are to be submitted with a brief note about the author, which must contain the following information: first and last names, degrees and the universities where they were obtained, the institution where the author teaches or does academic work, mailing address, e-mail and telephone number. A list of the author’s most recent publications, if any, should be included as well.

7. Observations and footnotes. Bibliographic and explanatory footnote reference numbers are to be set as superior or superscript numbers. However, an asterisk is used in certain cases, for example, with an explanatory footnote that does not pertain to the text (editor’s note, source, etc.).

8. Bibliographic references. All sources quoted or mentioned are to be identified clearly, pursuant to ISO 690 (on printed documents) and ISO 690-2 (on electronic documents). A numbered, selected bibliography arranged alphabetically in a single list by the last names of the authors is to be included at the end of the article.

• The names of the authors are to be listed as they appear in the source.
• The name of the institution should appear first, as it is presented in the source. If the institution responsible for the work is subordinate to a larger or more important institution, the name of that institution is to be noted.
• In the case of ministries, the name of the country should appear first, followed by the name of the institution: e.g., Colombia, Ministry of Education.
• If the name of the entity is ambiguous, the name of the city where it is located should be added in parenthesis: e.g., National Library (Bogotá).
• If a work has more than three authors, the last name of the first author should be listed followed by the abbreviation et al.
• If the name of the author or the institution responsible for the work is not known, the title of the work should appear first in the reference. The term “anonymous” should not be used.
• In the case of serialized publications, the installment or fascicle is to be identified as fully as possible.
• The name of the city where the document was published should be given in the original language. If necessary, it may be followed by the name of the province, state or country, in parenthesis.

a. Monographs

According to ISO 690, a monograph is a “nonperiodical publication; that is, a complete publication in a single volume or a publication intended to be completed in a limited number of volumes.”

MENESES DE OROZCO, A. Formación del educador en la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de La Sabana: propuesta de renovación curricular. Bogotá: Ediciones Universidad de La Sabana, 1991, 39 p. Colección de ensayos, No. 7. ISBN 958-12-0112-2.

b. Excerpts and Contributions from Monographs

DELORME, C. De la animación pedagógica a la investigación-acción: perspectivas para la innovación escolar. Madrid: Narcea Ediciones, 1985. Chapter 3, p. 138-158.

MARTÍNEZ SEGOVIA, F. La sociedad cooperativa europea: más cerca. In: VARGAS SÁNCHEZ, A. Las empresas de participación en Europa: el reto del siglo XXI. Madrid: Escuela de Estudios Cooperativos, 2002, p. 101-112.

c. Articles in Serialized Publications

RESTREPO GÓMEZ, B. “Aprendizaje basado en problemas (ABP): una innovación didáctica para la enseñanza universitaria.” Educación y Educadores, 2005, vol. 8, p. 9-19.

d. Electronic Monographs, Databases and Computer Programs

CARROLL, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [on line]. Texinfo ed. 2.1. [Dortmund, Germany]: WindSpiel, November 1994 [quoted February 10, 1995]. Available at http://www.germany.eu.net/books/carroll/alice.html. Also available in PostScript and ASCII versions on the Internet: ftp://ftp.Germany.EU.net/pub/books/carroll/.

e. Excerpts from an Electronic Monograph, Databases or Computer Programs
CARROLL, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [on line]. Texinfo ed. 2.2. [Dortmund, Germany]: WindSpiel, November 1994 [quoted March 30, 1995]. Chapter VII. “A Mad Tea Party.” Available at http://www.germany.eu.net/books/carroll/alice_10.html•SEC13.

f. Reports on Meetings, Conferences, etc.

CAMARGO ABELLO, M. El estado del arte de la investigación educativa y pedagógica en Bogotá. Paper presented at the VI International Meeting on Research and Teaching, August 30, 2006, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.

9. Arbitration process. The Scientific Arbitration Committee is responsible for judging the scientific and methodological rigor of the works presented. However, in order to evaluate the relevance of the topic in question, it is preferable that articles not address purely circumstantial or temporary issues or those set in a strictly local context outside which they would be meaningless.

A decision on the relevance of the articles presented shall consider the open nature of the magazine in terms of its subject matter. This criterion is met, provided the content of the article has a direct bearing on educational theory, research or practice at any level.

To ensure the absolute independence of the members of the Scientific Arbitration Committee, the name of the assigned arbitrator shall remain anonymous during the evaluation process. The author’s name shall remain anonymous as well.

Only articles selected by the Editorial Board and subsequently approved by the Scientific Arbitration Committee shall be published.

10. Classification of articles. Only articles approved by the arbitrators assigned by the Editorial Board shall be published. During the evaluation process, the name of the author and the arbitrators shall remain anonymous. Articles submitted for publication shall be classified into one of the following categories in the Publindex – Colciencias National Bibliographic Index:

a) Scientific and technological research article. A document offering a detailed description of the original findings of finished research projects. The structure normally used contains four important sections: introduction, methodology, results and conclusions.

b) Reflection article. A document presenting the results of a finished research project on a specific topic, viewed by the author from an analytical, interpretative or critical perspective, using original sources.

c) Review. A document resulting from a finished research project in which the published or unpublished findings of investigation in a particular field of science or technology are analyzed, methodologically arranged and combined to announce progress or developmental tendencies. A document of this type normally includes a careful bibliographic review, with not less than 50 references.

d) Short article. A brief text presenting the original preliminary and partial results of a scientific or technological study, which normally need to be circulated as quickly as possible.

e) Case study report. A document that presents 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 commented systematic review of literature on similar cases.

f) Thematic review. A document resulting from a critical review of literature on a particular subject.

11. All works submitted to Educación y Educadores are to be accompanied by a Declaration of Originality, signed by each of the authors. The form provided at the end of these instructions is to be completed for that purpose. It also is available at http://educacionyeducadores.unisabana.edu.co. There are no exceptions to this rule.

12. Apart from the abstract and the key words, articles submitted in languages other than Spanish shall not be translated.

13. Educación y Educadores does not rule out any contribution in advance because of technical difficulties the author may have encountered in following the established guidelines. However, it does reserve the right to suggest modifications intended to adapt the original article to the style of the magazine.

14. Only original texts may be submitted for publication. Texts being considered for publication in another national or foreign magazine and/or book may not be submitted.

15. The author of an article published in Educación y Educadores shall receive a copy of the edition of the magazine in which the article appears. Once an article is published in Educación y Educadores, the author may not submit the same article to another magazine for publication.

16. Articles not accepted for publication shall be returned to the author. However, a copy shall remain on file with the magazine. This does not prevent the author from seeking to publish the article in another periodical.

17. The Editorial Board shall determine whether an article submitted for publication complies with these guidelines and shall resolve any conflict that might arise in that respect.

Previous editions of the magazine are available at:

http://educacionyeducadores.unisabana.edu.co

Printed versions must be sent to the following address:

Revista Educación y Educadores
Facultad de Educación, Universidad de La Sabana
Campus Universitario del Puente del Común, Km. 21, Autopista Norte de Bogotá, D.C., Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Articles also may be sent by email to educacion.educadores@unisabana.edu.co