Author Guidelines
Guide for manuscript submission
Manuscripts must be unpublished (not previously published), and cannot be in the process of editorial evaluation in other journals.
- Guidelines for articles
Use of inclusive language
Gender inclusive language should be used, recognizing diversity when appropriate.
The expressions utilized in the manuscripts must be respectful of all ways of life, avoiding prejudices, stereotypes and/or stigmatizing assumptions regarding class, national origin, sexual orientation / identity, abilities, ethnic origin, among others.
Anonymization of manuscripts
Submitted manuscripts should not include author information in the body of the text.
The text of the articles must be anonymized, which implies that self-citations should be cited as (Author, year) both in the body of the text and in the list of references. Self-citations should be placed at the beginning of the list of references (not following the alphabetical order), in order to avoid the authors identification.
Checking references and plagiarism
Please check references are presented according to APA7 The Journal uses Turnitin, a plagiarism-screening software, to check the originality of the content submitted.
Structure of articles
The maximum length of articles is 7,000 words, including abstract and references.
- Title: It should reflect the main idea of the article and not exceed 14 words. It cannot contain abbreviations or notes.
- Abstract (250-300 words): It should be made up of phrases or short sentences that describe the most relevant parts of the manuscript. In the case of theoretical discussion articles, the abstract must identify the article’s objective, conceptual problem and thesis to defend, keys to the argumentative development, and conclusions. For empirical research articles, the abstract must detail the article’s objective, methodology, results, and implications of the results.
- Keywords: Between 3 and 5 words written in lowercase and separated by commas.
- Development of the article: The body of the manuscript should be structured by subtitles, which should not have numbers or letters indicating hierarchy. They must be organized in levels according to their subordination.
- References: The article must include a final list with all cited references, in alphabetical order. It should not include references not cited in the text. References must be submitted in APA 7th Edition format.
- Acknowledgments (if applicable): In the event that the article is associated with funding sources, the name and number of the project, grant and / or sponsoring institution must be specified.
- conflict of interest: Likewise, the existence or not of a conflict of interest must be indicated considering the purposes of the institution that finances the study and the results thereof.
Citation and bibliographic references system
The Journal uses the APA 7th Edition citation and reference format. Bibliographic references should only be those cited in the text and should be included in alphabetical order at the end of the article. If they exist, the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) of cited articles must also be included, which can be consulted at www.crossref.org.
Examples of in-text citations:
- Jones (2016) suggests that this debate ...
- The approach of the "new social policies" (Cunill-Grau, 2014, p.23), implemented since the nineties...
- For Stones (2018) and Deepak (2019), the anti-oppressive intervention strategies ...
- Participatory intervention strategies (Deepak, 2019; Stones, 2018) seek to enhance ...
*Please Note: in-text references must be placed in alphabetical order
Examples of bibliographic references:
Book
Garrett, M. P. (2021). Dissenting social work, critical theory and pandemic. Routledge.
Campana, M. (Ed.). (2020). La pobreza es un problema. Ediciones Universidad Nacional de Rosario.
Book Chapter
Ferguson, I. & Lavalette, M. (2004). Another world is possible! Social work and the struggle for social justice. In I. Ferguson, M. Lavalette & E. Whitmore (eds), Globalisation, global justice and social work (pp. 126-138). Routledge.
Reininger, T. (2018). El movimiento de asentamiento: el valioso legado de Jane Addams para un trabajo social radical. In B. Castro & M. Flotts (Eds.), Imaginarios de transformación. El trabajo social revisitado (pp. 73-96). RIL.
Journal article (All cited articles must indicate their DOI number. If the above is not possible, indicate their URL (web address).
Ioakimidis, V., & Trimikliniotis, N. (2020). Making sense of social work’s troubled past: professional identity, collective memory and the quest for historical justice, The British Journal of Social Work 50(6), 1890-1908. DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcaa040
Chávez, Y., Camacho, J. & Ramírez, M. (2021). Diálogo de saberes como dispositivo de empoderamiento en mujeres rurales. Una experiencia de cultivo, producción y comercialización de plantas aromáticas, Tabula Rasa 37, 303-332. DOI: 10.25058/20112742.n37.14
Institutional report
Center for Disease Control. (2020, September 23). CDC COVID data tracker. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#cases_casesinlast7days
Programa Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo. (2020, January 24). Diez años de auditoría a la democracia: Antes del estallido. https://www.cl.undp.org/content/chile/es/home/library/diez-anos-de-auditoria-a-la-democracia--antes-del-estallido.html
Thesis
Rodríguez, J. P. (2018). Resisting neoliberal capitalism in Chile: the possibility of social critique. [PhD Thesis, University of Bristol, United Kingdom].
Hernández, N. (2018). Poder, una categoría de análisis en los procesos de intervención de jóvenes: Estrategias de intervención en lo político. [PhD Thesis, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina]. http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/72570.
Conference presentation
Teloni, D. D. (2020, July 19). The never-ending crises of neoliberal capitalism. Political action and social work in the post-Covid19 world. Presentation at the Conference “The 2020 to 2030 Social Work Global Agenda: Co-Building Social Transformation”, International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW).
Rubilar, G. & Valenzuela, P. (2020, June 12). Trabajo social, violencia institucional y promoción de los derechos humanos. Presentation at the Conference “Pensar a Trabajo Social en Tiempos Críticos”, Núcleo de Estudios Interdisciplinarios en Trabajo Social, Universidad de Chile.
Other style recommendations
- At least one third of the cited bibliography should be articles.
- Cited articles must be a maximum of 10 years old. Exceptions are considered if this affects the development of the argument.
- Self-citations cannot exceed 35% of the total bibliographic references.
- Use of italics should be limited to foreign language words.
- Short citations should be included within the text and “in quotation marks”, indicating the reference (author, year: page) in parentheses. Long quotes, of four or more lines, should be separated in a new paragraph.
- The use of abbreviations or referential terms in Latin (such as idem, ibid, op. cit.) is not accepted.
- Limit the number and length of footnotes as much as possible.
- Papers containing local terms, acronyms, values, etc., should explain their meanings, in order to ensure full understanding to foreign readers of the problem and origin of the work.
Formal aspects
- Articles must be submitted in .doc format in Spanish, Portuguese, or English. Letter-size sheet, 12-point Calibri font, text justified to the right and left, with single line spacing (See Annex 1).
- In the case of tables, graphs, or diagrams, these must be made in .doc format and be included in the body of the work.
- Guidelines for article or book reviews
Reviews should be 1,500 to 2,500 words long and are expected to include:
- Title of the publication, author/s, year and city of publication, publisher, edition number, referential value in local currency or US dollars.
- Contextualization of the author and the publication in relation to her/his career (previous works of the author, relevant data of her/his career to understand the meaning of the work to be analyzed).
- An analysis of the work situated in the broader context of the discussion. Is it a work that joins a developing trend? Or, does it address a little-explored theme in the current discussion on the subject?
- Describe the objective of the work and the central arguments. You can include a brief description of the purpose of each chapter, if appropriate or necessary.
- Critical analysis of the work, reviewing both the contributions and possible limitations or gaps in the author's approach. Synthesis of the contributions and projection of the discussion that addresses the work in the current context.
- Details of the review’s author: full name, institutional affiliation, city and country of residence, email address, ORCID registration number.
- APA 7th Edition citation format must be used if any bibliographic reference is cited in the writing of the review.
