Instructions for sending originals

Reception of original articles

Ámbitos. Revista Internacional de Comunicación accepts articles in Spanish, English and Portuguese, regardless of the origin of their authors.

Subject

Only original and unpublished articles whose subject matter analyses the multiple aspects that make up communication as an interdisciplinary social science will be accepted. The journal is a free-thinking journal. Each author will be responsible for the contents of their texts.

Prerequisites

Authors must check that their manuscript meets all of the following requirements:

  • The author(s) must agree and accept the Declaration of authorship, good practice and transfer of rights.
  • The publication must be original, not previously published (neither in part nor in full).
  • Not submitted, during the evaluation and publication process, to other journals.
  • The author subscribes, with his/her submission, to the international authors' code of ethics governing responsible scientific publishing.
  • All authors must complete their profile, including their current affiliation information and ORCID number.

Article submission

The article will be submitted through the OJS platform. *It is essential that all authors are registered, have a profile in the journal and have it linked to their ORCID before submitting the article. It is also very important that all the metadata required from the authors are filled in.

Four essential electronic files must be sent: 1) Cover page 2) Article in an anonymised version 3) Declaration of authorship, good practices and transfer of rights 4) Declaration on the specific contribution of each of the authors; to which must be added others for tables, graphs and figures (if used):

1. Article without anonymisation (Template). It includes the text, authorship data, authors‘ biographies, support and authors’ contribution statement.

Title: maximum 100 characters with spaces.

  • It should concisely state the subject.
  • It is expressed in a first line in Spanish (in English or Portuguese, depending on the language of the text).
  • In a second line, the title should be in English.

Name and Surname: The full name and surname of each of the authors should be given in order of priority.

  • University of origin and postal address (street, number, postcode, city and country).
  • E-mail address.
  • ORCID (registration in ORCID and linking to the authors' profile is mandatory and indispensable).
  • The biographical sketch of each of the authors must be included (maximum 150 words for each author). *Registration in the International Registry of Researchers (ORCID) is mandatory and indispensable.

2. Anonymised article (Template).. The second file cannot contain authorship information, as this is the one that is sent for blind peer review. You do not need to anonymise self-citations. Author identification should also be removed from the file properties.

Text should be submitted in Word, with tables and graphs produced with Office or Excel pasted into them. Texts should be sent without special automatic word processor formatting (bulleted lists, indentations, tabs, footers, hyperlinks, colours, linked boxes, etc.).

Authors should use boldface only for article titles and subtitles, and italics only for magazines, newspapers, books, television and radio programmes, and foreign names. Unnecessary use of capital letters in titles and acronyms should be avoided.

The rules for citations and references should be in accordance with the recommendations of APA 7th edition.

  • Title: maximum 100 characters with spaces.
    • The first line should be written in Spanish (in English or Portuguese, depending on the language of the text).
    • In a second line the title should be written in English or in Spanish if the article is in English.
  • Abstract:
    • Minimum 200 - maximum 250 words.
    • It is written in Spanish or in the language in which it was submitted.
    • Concise description of the justification of the topic, objectives, methodology of the study, results and conclusions.
  • Abstract:
    • Minimum 200 - maximum 250 words.
    • It is written in English or in Spanish if it is written in English.
    • Special attention will be paid to the linguistic quality of the text. Writefull is recommended.
  • Keywords:
    • Maximum of five words in English, in lower case, separated by commas and with a full stop at the end. It will be written in Spanish if the article is written in English.

The use of these descriptors and the UNESCO Thesaurus is recommended. New terms are accepted only in exceptional cases. Terms must be in standardised scientific language.

For their preparation, as for the title and keywords, the use of automatic translators is not accepted due to their debatable quality. The reviewers also analyse this factor when assessing the work as well as the linguistic level and style if necessary.

The structure of the article must obey the following recommendations:

It will comprise between 5,500 and 7,500 words. Publication standards are based on APA 7.

The headings below set out the structure of the article, following scientific standards. It is not compulsory to quote them verbatim, although the contents indicated in each of them must be developed.

It is submitted as an A4 Word document, with the following characteristics:

1. Default Word margins (2.5 cm) 2.

2. Headings

  1. Introduction

     1.1. History of Social Communication

     1.1.1. The Study of Communication

     1.1.1.1.1. The first forms of written communication

Introduction

  • Presentation of the research topic and justification for the study.
  • Structure, objectives and hypotheses.
  • Method and methodology.
  • State of the question.
  • No data or conclusions of the work presented will be included.

Theoretical review and problem statement

  • A theoretical review of the study will be introduced.
  • The sample and the sampling method will be described, and reference will be made to the type of statistical analysis used.
  • The methodology and its possible limitations will be explained.

Results

  • The most relevant data will be highlighted, describing from scientific objectivity.
  • Descriptive text and tables or figures will be used where necessary.
  • The most important observations should be highlighted.
  • The observations made with the material and methods used will be described, without interpreting or making value judgements.

Discussion and conclusions

  • Present the findings and link them to other relevant studies.
  • Contributions and limitations will be pointed out.
  • Also, content identified for future research will be expressed.
  • It is necessary to link the conclusions with the objectives of the study.
  • Avoid conclusions that are not supported by the research provided.

References

  • Bibliographic citations should be listed according to the APA 7th edition.
  • As many references as are required in an international research space should be included, in order to contextualise the theoretical framework, the methodology used and the research results.
  • They should be presented at the end of the article, in alphabetical order by the author's first surname (adding the second only if the first is very commonly used, and joined with a hyphen).
  • Bibliography not cited in the text should not be included.
  • Citations should be taken from the original documents.
  • Not only national but also international references will be appreciated.

Acknowledgements or sources of funding: thanks may be expressed to the persons who deserve recognition for the collaboration provided or to the sources of funding, indicating the organisation, call for proposals, year of beginning and end, original title of the research and reference.

Notes (optional)

  • Notes should be included whenever necessary.
  • They should be placed at the foot of the page.
  • Note numbers are placed in superscript.

3. Tables and figures in a separate document (if you have used them).

  • Tables should be presented incorporated in the text, in the appropriate place, and separately in an Excel document uploaded to OJS in a separate file classified as "Other".
  • Numbered in Arabic numerals in the order in which they are mentioned: Table 1. Table title, Table 2. Table title,....
  • Only to be used to clarify important points.
  • Careful design is recommended.
  • It is not recommended to use more than 10 tables, graphs or figures.
  • The source should be placed at the bottom and should indicate the origin of the information used for its preparation.
  • An explanatory note may be provided.
  • Should only be used if they provide relevant clarification of the text, otherwise they should be omitted.
  • They should be included in the text, in the appropriate place and in a separate file classified as "Other".
  • Numbered in Arabic numerals at the bottom of the figure, followed by an abbreviated description of its content: Figure 1. Title of the figure, Figure 2. Title of the figure., ...
  • Below the figure is placed the source, which indicates the authorship. Ex: Source. Own elaboration.