Author Guidelines

Articles submission

The authors must check in at the Revista Panamericana de Pedagogía OJS web site: https://revistas.up.edu.mx/RPP and send their submissions in Word format (.doc or .docx). The extension of the articles must be between 7,000 and 9,000 words, including the references and, must comply with the editorial norms.

Supplementary material such as data sets can be published in a Data Repository, the use of Mendeley is suggested.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The manuscript is original, and the authors undertake not to submit it to other publications simultaneously. For this, a Cover letter, which also contains the name and surname of each author, identifying the role they played in the development of the manuscript, according to the criteria of the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT).
The manuscript is in one of the languages of publication: Spanish or English.
The manuscript has been submitted in a format compatible with the most recent version of the Word.
The manuscript complies with all the requirements established in the journal's Author Guidelines.
The manuscript complies with the journal's ethical policies. The authors must assure that their manuscripts comply with the principles on the Integrity of Scientific Research as established in the Singapore Declaration.
The article must have a version of the title, summary, and keywords in English and Spanish.
If the article is derived from a research project, the name or code of the project, source of funding and year must be stated.
Whenever possible and available, links to URL addresses are included in the references.
Whenever possible, the DOI code is included in the references.
Whenever possible, the article connects with the dataset, with complete citation, include DOI of dataset.

Types of contributions

1. Research article. It is a manuscript that offers a detailed presentation of the original results of field research. The articles must contain the following elements:

Title: in Spanish and English (15 words max.)
Abstract: in Spanish and English (150- 250 word) integrating the purpose of the text, the theoretical bases, the methodology and the main results or finds.
Keywords: in Spanish and English. 4 to 6 Keywords presented in alphabetical order and following the UNESCO Thesaurus.
Introduction: showing explicitly the purpose of the research and its relevance, as well as a coherent and updated theoretical frame.
Methodology: it is rigorously presented de research design, the profile of the participants, the compilation techniques and instruments, the information analysis and the criteria of scientific rigor.
Analysis: descriptive presentation of the results, either qualitative or quantitative, where it may be seen that the development of the research is clear and coherent with its purpose.
Discussion: vinculation of the analysis with the current theoretical discussion, considering the main finds and differences.
Conclusions: they undertake an adequate contrast with the text and are critical, and they synthesize the results, finds and the fulfillment of the objectives according to the development of the research. It is shown, as well, that the finds are relevant for the educational context.
References: List of the consulted sources, quoted in alphabetical order and following the norms of APA 7th edition.

2. Review article. It is a manuscript with the results of a completed research that presents an updated vision of a field of study where advances in the area and the main theoretical and methodological trends are identified. Its main feature is a careful review of references on the field of study. The articles must contain the following elements:

Title: in Spanish and English (15 words max.)
Abstract: in Spanish and English (150- 250 word) integrating the purpose of the text, the theoretical bases, the methodology and the main results or finds.
Keywords: in Spanish and English. 4 to 6 Keywords presented in alphabetical order and following the UNESCO Thesaurus.
Introduction: showing explicitly the purpose of the research and its relevance, as well as the scope and type of review performed.
Methodology: presentation of the epistemological, methodological, documentary and ethical issues of the research.
Analysis: descriptive presentation of the main findings of the review.
Conclusions: they synthesize results and contributions, in addition to the fulfillment of objectives according to the review carried out.
References: List of the consulted sources, quoted in alphabetical order and following the norms of APA 7th edition.

3. Essay. It is a manuscript that offers documentary research from an analytical, interpretive and critical perspective. The articles must contain the following elements:

Title: in Spanish or English (15 words max.).
Abstract: in Spanish and English (150- 250 word) integrating the purpose of the text, the theoretical bases, the methodology and the main results or finds.
Keywords: in Spanish and English. 4 to 6 Keywords presented in alphabetical order and following the UNESCO Thesaurus.
Introduction: showing explicitly the purpose of the research and its relevance, as well as a coherent and updated theoretical frame.
Methodology: presentation of the epistemological, methodological, documentary and ethical issues of the research. It may be included in the introduction concisely.
Development and analysis: descriptive presentation of the solution of the proposed issue or question, as well of the results, where it may be seen that the development of the research is clear and coherent with its purpose.
Discussion: vinculation of the analysis with the current theoretical discussion, considering and interpreting clearly and methodically the main finds and differences.
Conclusions: they undertake an adequate contrast with the text and are critical, and they synthesize the results, finds and the accomplishment of the proposed purposes. It is shown, as well, why the finds are relevant for the educational context.
References: List of the consulted sources, quoted in alphabetical order and following the norms of APA 7th edition.

The article or Critical Review, with a Times New Roman 12 typography, with a line spacing of 1.5. and subtitles in bold letters. Every paragraph beginning must have a French indentation of half an inch (1.27 cm) in the left margin. Before uploading the text to the platform, it must be assured that the properties of the text have been erased, in other to ensure the anonymity of the authors.

Editorial standards

Language. The articles must be submitted and written in Spanish or English, with abstracts and keywords in both languages. If the article is originally in English, the article, abstract and keywords will be published in the original language, but the abstract and keywords must additionally be translated into Spanish.

Financing. The authors must specify the sources of financing for the research from which the submitted article is derived, including the title of the project, the financing entity or person, and project code or identifier (optional).

State of conflicts of interest. The authors must declare that there are no conflicts of interest in connection with the submitted article between the authors, the journal, the publishing entity, and the financing entities.

Acknowledgements. The authors may make acknowledgements to persons (as long have authorized the use of their names), entities or others who have been of assistance in making the article possible by providing technical, operating, or financial resources.

References and citation standards

APA standards and references. The articles must strictly follow text citation and reference standards in accordance with international standards currently in effect, as suggested by the American Psychology Association (APA) 7th. edition.

Below are the most common uses for citation.

If the quote is less than 40 words long, then it must be incorporated in the text using semicolons (“”), and the references must appear within brackets (Author’s name, year, page). If the quote is more than 40 words long, then it must be written apart from the text, with indentation, without semicolons (“”), without italics, and with a single line spacing. At the end of the quote, the reference source comes within brackets (Author’s name, year, page). At the end of the article, the list of all the source references must appear. The following examples are offered to show how to quote the most common sources.

One author book
Surname, Name's first letter. (year). Title in italics. Publisher.

Example:
Aguilar, V. (2020). Autorregulación docente. Modelos para el fortalecimiento e investigación de la docencia. Octaedro.

Book by several authors
Surname, Name's first letter. and Surname, Name’s first letter. (Year). Títle in italics. Publisher.

Example:
Gil, J. y Martí, J. (2024). Las prácticas curriculares en alternancia: propuestas para el ámbito universitario. Graó.

Note. With the online books the URL must be included at the end of the reference.

Book chapter
Surname, Name's first letter. (Year). Article title. Name’s first letter, Surname (editors.), Book title in italics, page of beginning-page of ende. Publisher.

Example:
Meza, M., Ortega, C. y Galbán, S. (2024). An Approach to Assertiveness in University Students. C. Atristain y S. Castaños (editors), Assertiveness in Educational and Pedagogical Strategies for Institutional Competitiveness, 151-175. Palgrave Macmillan.

Journal article
Surname, Name 's first letter. (Year). Article title. Journal name in italics, Issue in italics, (number of the Journal), beginning page– ending page.

Example:
Varela, T. y Hamui, L. (2021). La codificación y categorización en la teoría fundamentada, un método para el análisis de los datos cualitativos. Investigación en educación médica, 10(40), 97-104. https://doi.org/10.22201/fm.20075057e.2021.40.21367

Note. DOI or URL must be added.

Note on webpage
Web site title. (day, month, year). Title of the note in italics. URL.

Example:
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura. (1 de octubre de 2018). Nuevos datos revelan que en el mundo uno de cada tres adolescentes sufre acoso escolar. https://es.unesco.org/news/nuevos-datos- revelan-que-mundo-cada-tres-adolescentes-sufre-acoso-escolar

Doctoral dissertation
Surname, Names’ first letter. (year). Title of the dissertation in italics. [Non published doctoral dissertation] Name of the academic institution.

Example:
Baloco, C. (2023). Ecologías de aprendizaje de profesores de facultades de educación y su contribución al desarrollo profesional mediado por las TIC [Tesis de doctorado no publicada]. Universidad del Norte.

The article’s authors are exclusively responsible for the list of references provided. Once the article has been accepted or published, no additions to the list will be accepted. The authors shall be responsible for the existence of each cited reference.