Submissions

Author Guidelines

Articles submitted to the journal Dialógica, Revista Multidisciplinaria, of the Instituto Pedagógico "Rafael Alberto Escobar Lara" (UPEL Maracay), of the Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador, must comply with the following rules:

1. Only unpublished works that have not been submitted for publication in another journal or scientific event will be accepted. The work may not be submitted to another journal until Dialogica has sent a referee's report rejecting the article for publication.
2. The article will be submitted to a rigorous refereeing process following the Double Blind technique, carried out by experts in the areas of interest.
3. The rules of writing, presentation of tables, graphs, citations, bibliographical references and other related aspects, must follow the rules of the Manual of Degree, Specialization, Master's and Doctoral Theses of the Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (last edition).
4. Papers may vary in length, from a minimum of 5 pages (book review) to a maximum of 30 pages (scientific article).
5. It is suggested to present the articles according to the following outline:

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Theoretical framework or literature review
• Methodology or procedures
• Results, analysis and interpretation
• Conclusions
• References

In the case of essays (between 10 and 15 pages in length) and book reviews (between 5 and 10 pages in length), the author will adjust the content according to his/her own judgement, as long as the organisation is of a scientific nature and the coherence, argumentation and support corresponding to this type of contribution is maintained. In the particular case of the book review, it must be critical and contain an overview of the work, main ideas, topics covered and the relevance of some or others, as well as indicating the special interest that may be of reading it.

      6. Together with the article proposal (in an additional document), a curriculum summary (review type) of each of the authors of the article must be submitted, no longer than 150 words, including the highest academic degree achieved and their institutional affiliation; accompanied by an updated digitalised passport-type photograph.

      7. In order for the article to be submitted to the refereeing process, and not be automatically rejected for not complying with the guidelines, it must be submitted in digital format, complying with the following rules:

• Creation and editing: Word 2003 or higher.
• Margins: Top and bottom 2.5 cm; right and left 3 cm.
• Line spacing: 1.15 lines (without leading and trailing spacing).
  Font type and size: Calibri, 12.
• Indentation and paragraph: Start each paragraph with a 1cm indentation and with the text justified on both sides.
• Paragraph spacing: Incorporate additional spacing between paragraphs.

      8. The article should include the following elements in the heading, single-spaced:

• Title. Centred, in bold capital letters (no longer than 20 words).
• Name(s) and surname(s) of the author(s). In bold type.
• E-mail address. For each author.
  ORCID
• Name of the institution to which the author(s) belong(s).
• City and country of each author.
  Telephone numbers (home and/or mobile).

All of the above aligned to the right (no capital letters).

      9. The abstract of the article should not exceed 150 words. It should be written single-spaced, justified on both sides, without indentation, and preceded by the word abstract in capital letters, bold and centred. (It should contain the purposes, methodology and conclusions or fundamental contributions).

      10. A thorough anti-plagiarism check should be carried out using the various resources found on the web (e.g. https://plagiarismdetector.net/es; https://www.quetext.com/), as plagiarism and even self-plagiarism is automatic grounds for rejection of an article.

      11. The list of references should reflect only the works cited in the article. It should be prepared according to the rules of the UPEL Manual (latest edition). As a guide, some types of references are mentioned below:

Printed References:

Books:

Pérez Esclarín, A. (1997). Más y mejor educación para todos. San Pablo.

Articles in periodical publications:

Morles, A. (1995). La educación ante las demandas de la sociedad del futuro. Investigación y Postgrado, 10(1), 101-143.

Lozano-Blasco, R., & Cortés-Pascual, A. (2020). Problematic Internet uses and depression in adolescents: A meta-analysis. [Usos problemáticos de Internet y depresión en adolescentes: Metaanálisis]. Comunicar, 63(28). https://doi.org/10.3916/C63-2020-10

Articles or chapters in edited books or collective works:

Barrios Yaselli, M. y Davis, R.G. (1980). The rate of return approach to educational planning. En R. G. Davis (Comp.), Planning education for development: Vol. 1. Issues and problems in the planning of education in developing countries (pp. 81-103). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University.

Degree theses and dissertations:

Gutiérrez Borobia, L. (1994). La matemática escolarizada: ¿La ciencia transformada en dogma?: Un estudio etnográfico realizado en aulas universitarias. [Tesis doctoral, Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez]. Editorial (si está publicada). Enlace acortado con bit.ly.

Electronic References:

Books:

Guzmán, M. de. (1993). Tendencias innovadoras en educación matemática. Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura: Editorial Popular. http://www.oei.org.co/oeivirt/edumat.htm.

Sapolsky, R.M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books. https://doi.org/example.

Book chapters:

Dillard, J.P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M.B. Oliver, A.A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (pp. 115–129). Routledge. https://doi.org/example.

Articles in periodicals:

Martínez Martín, M. (1995). La educación moral: una necesidad en las sociedades plurales y democráticas. Revista Iberoamericana de Educación, 7. http://www.oei.org.co/oeivirt/rie07a01.htm

García-López, J.S., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207-217. https://doi.org/example.

Article in press:

Carey, B. (2019, March 22). Can we get better at forgetting? The New York Times. https://bit.ly/example.

Articles or chapters in edited books or collective works:

Fullan, M.G. (1994). Coordinating top-down and bottom-up strategies for educational reform. En R. J. Anson (Comp.), Systemic reform: Perspectives on personalizing education. US Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Washington, DC. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ EdReformStudies/SysReforms/anson1.htm.

Speeches and presentations at events:

Kliksberg, B. (1997, Julio). Los programas sociales, ¿paliativo o solución?: Los caminos para superarla. [Ponencia] Primeras Jornadas Programáticas de Acción Democrática, Caracas, Venezuela. http://www.ad.org.ve/ programa/.

Graduate work, promotion and similar:

Briceño de Sánchez, I.M. (1996). El clima organizacional y su relación con la satisfacción laboral de los docentes de la primera etapa de la Educación Básica del Municipio Carrizal en el Estado Miranda. [Trabajo de grado de maestría, Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador, Instituto Pedagógico de Maracay]. Editorial (si está publicada). Enlace acortado con bit.ly. http://150.187.145.11/.

Kabir, J.M. (2016). Factors influencing customer satisfaction at a fast food hamburger chain: The relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty [Doctoral dissertation, Wilmington University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. http://bit.ly/example

Blog entry:

Ouellette, J. (2019, November 15). Physicists capture first footage of quantum knots unraveling in superfluid. Ars Technica. https://bit.ly/example.

Dictionary entry:

American Psychological Association (Ed.) (n.d.). Just-world hypothesis. In APA dictionary of psychology. http://bit.ly/example

Wikipedia entry:

Oil painting (Ed.) (2019, December 8). In Wikipedia. http://bit.ly/example.

Government Agency Report:

National Cancer Institute (Ed.) (2019). Taking time: Support for people with cancer. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://bit.ly/example.

Film:

Fleming, V. (Director). (1939). Gone with the wind [Film]. MetroGoldwyn-Mayer.

TV Series:

Serling, R. (Executive Producer). (1959-1964). The twilight zone [TV series]. CBS Productions.

MUsic:

Picker, T., & McClatchy, J. D. (1995). Emmeline: An opera in two acts [Music]. Schott Music.

Website:

World Health Organization (Ed.) (2018). The top 10 causes of death. http://bit.ly/example

Page, account or profile:

Nombre cuenta [@Nombre usuario] (n.d.). Home [Facebook / Twitter /Instagram / LinkedIn / TikTok / YouTube page]. Nombre de la red social. Enlace acortado con bit.ly.

Entry published:

Nombre cuenta [@Nombre usuario] (Año, Mes y Día). Título o texto de la entrada [Status update / Photo / Video]. Nombre de la red social. Enlace acortado con bit.ly

      12. All articles must be accompanied by an English version of the abstract, including the title.

      13. The suggested outline for the abstract includes the purpose of the research, methodology and conclusions of the paper. The key words of the article should be indicated at the end of the summary and the abstract (between 3 and 5 words).

      14. The work accepted with observations, according to the criteria of the referees, will be returned to the author(s) so that they can make the pertinent corrections. Once corrected by the author, it must be delivered to the Editorial Board of Dialogica, within a period not exceeding 10 continuous days.

      15. Unaccepted papers will be returned to the author(s) with the corresponding observations. It may not be refereed by this journal again.

      16.The author(s) whose article is accepted and published will receive the link to download it.

      17. The article should be sent in digital format to the following e-mail address: dialogicaupel@gmail.com.

      18. Any aspect not covered in this document will be studied, decided and ruled by the Editorial Board of the Journal.

Manuscript handling time

Dialogic has an estimated manuscript handling time (from receipt to final verdict) of approximately four months.

During this period, the article goes through the following stages:

Initial review by the editorial team. During this period, a general review of the article is carried out to verify that it meets the minimum requirements for the refereeing process.

Sending the results of the initial review to the authors. This indicates whether the article will continue the process or if it does not meet the minimum standards established by the journal.

Assignment of referees. If the article passes the initial review stage, the next stage is the appointment of two or three referees who are experts in the central theme of the article. These are given ten working days to review the assigned document. If they do not share the verdict within this time, they are granted an extension of between five and eight working days to carry out the corresponding evaluation.

Sending observations and evaluation to the authors. Once the results of the referees have been obtained, the results are sent to the authors and the observations in a document, so that they can make the corresponding changes and adaptations. They are given a period of 15 working days.

Receipt of the final document. On receipt of the final document, it is sent back to the referees for review and verification of the changes made.

Layout and proofreading. The articles that are selected to be part of the issue are reviewed by proofreaders; to finally create the final document that will be published.