ISSN 1657-0790
printed version

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

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

PURPOSE

The PROFILE Journal is mainly interested in sharing the results of classroom research projects undertaken by primary and secondary school teachers as well as adult teachers. It also aims at publishing articles written by teacher educators and guest teachers willing to disseminate innovations and reflections.

PUBLICATION

If the article is accepted, after having been read by members of the editorial committee and the advisory board, authors should be ready to revise it if necessary. If major changes are required, either the article will be returned to the authors for amending or the edited version will be sent to them for approval. Authors should expect approximately four months until notification of decision from the editor.

To be considered for publication, authors should send three print copies of their manuscript and a magnetic copy. Articles should be sent or brought directly to the journal editor at the Universidad Nacional in Bogotá.

The manuscript should be saved as a Word document, double-spaced, Times Roman 12, and with margins of at least three centimetres. Do not write the author’s name or biodata in the article. Manuscripts should contain an abstract of no more than 120 words and key words. The abstract and the key words should be both in Spanish and English. Likewise, the complete bibliographic information for each citation must be included in the list of references, following the American Psychological Association (APA) style (see some samples of references afterwards).

The length of the article will depend on the topic. Nonetheless, papers cannot exceed 25 pages or 8000 words, including the abstract, key words, footnotes, references, and annexes.

One of the requirements for the publication of articles about teaching or research experiences in which subjects have participated is to have a consent form signed by them in order to authorize the use of the information in the publication. If the article contains information provided by participants, please obtain consent forms and send them to the editor together with the manuscript.

Please send the article and the consent forms –if applicable– together with a letter to the editor specifying: title of the article, the author(s) name(s), institution, address, a short biographical statement (biodata) of no more than 50 words per author, and the date or period of time when the document was written. Additionally, authors should include a statement indicating that the article has not been submitted to another publication and that it has not been published elsewhere.

Manuscripts and letters to the editor should be sent to:
Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras - Universidad Nacional de Colombia Ciudad Universitaria. Carrera 30 No. 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia
Phone: 57(1) 3165000 Ext. 16780 Fax: 57(1) 3165000 Ext. 16780 /16773
E-mail: rprofile_fchbog@unal.edu.co