Submissions

Author Guidelines

Revista CS is an open-access two blind peer-reviewed publication and appears three times a year. The journal publishes mainly original and unpublished research and review articles, as well as case reports in the field of the social sciences and the humanities, and it is intended for national and international researchers and students interested in contemporary and historical problems in Latin America and the Caribbean. Rev. CS adheres to international standards of quality, periodicity, and online availability. All research articles, review articles, and case reports submitted to the journal that surpass the first phase of editorial evaluation will be sent for external evaluation. Book reviews, transcriptions, translations of articles already published in other journals, interviews and other documents of interest in the field of the social sciences and the humanities are evaluated by the Editorial Team. The journal does not charge the authors publication fees.

Peer Review Process

1. The articles submitted to the journal undergo a first evaluation by the Editorial Team. In this stage, the formal adequacy of the manuscripts to the editorial standards of the journal, their structure, originality, coherence, and thematic pertinence are evaluated. Likewise, the articles are analyzed by a tool for the detection of plagiarism. The articles that do not meet one of these aspects or engage in bad editorial practices are rejected. In some cases, the Editorial Team of the journal may ask authors to make some modifications to their manuscripts before sending them for external peer review.
2. Articles that comply with the requirements mentioned in 1) undergo the evaluation of at least two external peers under the modality of double-blind (evaluators do not know the identity of the authors and authors do not know that of evaluators). The evaluators examine the relevance and academic quality of the texts, the use of up-to-date bibliography and relevant sources, as well as methodology. The journal guarantees the search of expert evaluators in the subject of each article. Evaluators have one calendar month to send their evaluations to the journal. There might be delays on the sending of the concepts or the peers might cancel the evaluation, which means restarting the search for new evaluators. The text can be accepted without modifications, accepted with modifications, or rejected. Once finished the two evaluations, these are sent to the author for revision and necessary changes. In cases of a tie between external evaluators, the concept of a third evaluator is requested.
3. Once the author has included the changes suggested by evaluators, the Editorial Team reviews the changes made. If it is observed that the author has not included the required changes, the journal can take the decision of not publishing the article. The evaluation process of each article can take up to six (6) months starting on the reception date. If for any reason this time frame is extended, Revista CS will notify the author. Given that the writing of academic articles can include the elaboration of several versions before approving its publication, Revista CS reserves the right to decide which is the final version and in which issue it will be published. Once the article is approved for its publication, the author will be informed. The final decision on publishing or rejecting the articles will be taken by the Editor of the journal. This decision is final.

Publication Process

The publishing stage begins when the article has successfully overcome the three stages of editorial evaluation. The publishing process includes proofreading, layout, and revision. Considering the stages of the editorial process, from the reception of the article by Revista CS until its publication, it can take up to twelve (12) months. During this time, the author can follow the editorial process of their article by contacting the journal through the email cs@icesi.edu.co or by logging on to the website of the journal.

Editing Rules

Download Revista CS Editing Rules

The articles presented to Revista CS must meet the following editorial standards:

• Length: between 15 and 20 pages. In any case, no more than 10 000 words, without taking into account bibliography, appendix, tables, or pictures.
• Language: Revista CS publishes articles in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
• Font Garamond, 12 points, simple spacing, letter size paper, and 3 cm margins at each side.
• Articles must be preceded by a cover page with the author’s name, institutional affiliation, email, and ORCID (Revista CS will quote your name in the same way that appears in your ORCID ID. If you include two last names, the journal will automatically combine them with a hyphen).
• In a footnote to the name of each author, an academic and professional profile should be included that does not exceed 5 lines.   
• The cover page must have also the title of the article and an abstract (no more than 150 words) in Spanish and English, which includes: objectives, methodology, and the most relevant results as well as three to five keywords. The abstract should not have references. (If the article is written in Portuguese, the title, key words and the abstract should appear in Spanish, English and Portuguese). 
• In a footnote to the title, you should indicate type of article, source (if it is the result of a research line, research project or postgraduate thesis), time frame, status (partial or final product) and funding. If the article was funded, the name of the sponsoring institution should be mentioned; otherwise, it should be indicated that it was funded from own resources.
• Titles: Top-level headings must be in bold, both upper and lower case, for example, Women Studies and Historiography. Second-level headings must be in bold, both upper and lower case, 10 points. Third-level headings must be in bold and italics, both upper and lower case, 10 points. There should be no more than three hierarchies of titles.
• To highlight words or concepts, italics should be used, not bold or quotation marks of any kind. Their use should be limited.
• Footnotes: The French system will be used, that is, notes will be placed before punctuation marks. Footnotes must be used exclusively for clarifications or warnings on the text, not for quoting textually an author or for bibliographic references. Their use must be limited.
• Numbers: from zero to nine they must be spelled out. Numerals should be used for numbers above 10 (except when starting a sentence, title or header).
• The complete information on the quoted or referenced texts will be ordered alphabetically at the end of the article in a section called References, in which only quoted or mentioned sources must be mentioned.
• Figures and charts: They will be numbered consecutively and will have a title and a source (if it was elaborated by the same author, the source will be "own elaboration"). The first call should appear before the element and be as close as possible to it.
• When including graphic elements in the article, only the denomination Chart will be used for the charts and Figure for the graphs, diagrams, images and photographs.
• All the graphic elements included in the document must be sent in JPG format to the email cs@icesi.edu.co  
• Authors are responsible for getting the necessary authorization for the reproduction of pictures, illustrations, figures, and extensive quotations that require it.
• Authors must send the article to be submitted with anonymized self-citations and self-references.
• After submitting the article through the OJS platform, authors must indicate in the 'Pre-Review Discussions' section if it aims at a current call or at a permanent call.
• Reviews: Preferably of books published in the last five years. The review should be preceded by a cover page with a title, the complete reference of the reviewed work by following the editorial standards of Revista CS, author’s name, institutional affiliation, email, and ORCID (Revista CS will quote your name in the same way that appears in your ORCID ID. If you include two last names, the journal will automatically combine them with a hyphen.). The references of the titles reviewed in the Reviews section will be written as follows: Surname Name (Year). Full title of the book. City: Publisher, x pp.

Use of Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Technologies

At the time of submission of articles and other papers, the journal requests authors to disclose whether they have used Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies (such as Large Language Models [LLMs], chatbots, or image creators) in the production of the submitted work.

Authors using this type of technology should describe how they have used it in the cover letter and in the corresponding section of the submitted work. For example, if AI was used for writing, describe it in the footnote derived from the title of the article.

If AI was used for data collection, analysis, or figure generation, authors should describe this use in the methods.

Chatbots (such as ChatGPT) should not be listed as authors because they cannot be responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and originality of the paper, and these responsibilities are required for authorship. Therefore, authors are responsible for any material submitted that includes the use of AI-assisted technologies.

Authors should carefully review and edit the output, as AI may generate results that appear to be authoritative but may be incorrect, incomplete, or biased.

Authors should not mention AI or AI-enabled technologies as authors or co-authors, nor should they cite AI as an author. Authors should be able to claim that there is no plagiarism in their article, including AI-produced text and images.

Humans must ensure that all cited material is properly attributed, including full citations.

Quotation and References

Citation rules

• To insert a paraphrased quotation in the text, the first surname of the author and the publication year must be referenced.

Vega (2006) describes the index variations for each region...

The variations of the index present differences among regions (Vega, 2006).

In 2006, Vega’s study revealed variations in the index...

• For textual quotations, a colon and the page number will be added.

“The only normal people are usually those we just met” (Perez, 1990: 60).

Pérez (1990: 60) states that: “The only normal people are usually those we just met”.

• When the quoted text has less than 40 words, quotation marks will be used and the period will always be inside quotation marks.

The UNESCO document cited (1977: 4) highlights that “the participation entails the intervention of the public in the production and administration of the communication systems.”  

• If the quoted text has 40 words or more, it will be placed in a different paragraph with indentation at each side and font size of 11, simple spacing, and without quotation marks. Omitted words or phrases will be replaced with ellipses between parenthesis. Added words or phrases will be enclosed in square brackets.

To read properly is risking too much. It is to leave vulnerable our identity and our imagination, our possession of ourselves. (...) That is how it should be when we take in our hands a great piece of literature or philosophy, of imagination or of doctrine (Steiner, 1994: 26).

• Quotation of quotation: The last name of the cited author will be written, followed by "as quoted on". In any case, it is recommended to search for the original material and quote it directly.

Bourdieu (as quoted on Hurtado, 2004: 30) believes that social capital...

• Translated quote: add “own translation” after the year.

“China always perceives and develops the Sino-Venezuelan ties from a long-term strategic perspective” (Xinhua, 2018, own translation).

• Quotation of several works of an author with the same publication date: The publication year must be accompanied by the letters a, b, c, etc. according to the order of appearance in the text of the article. This order must be respected in the section References.

Camacho (1990a) claims that the division between mind and body is no longer a sustainable point of view.

• Quotation of several works of an author with different publication dates: A semicolon is used to separate each date, from the earliest to the most recent.

Silva (2002; 2005; 2006) claims that…

• Quotation of several works of different authors: Quotations will be organized alphabetically. If all are cited in parentheses, they will be separated with semicolons. For example:

Castro (2007), Jiménez (1997), and Ramos (2010) agree in the analysis… 

Several studies (Castro, 2007; Jiménez, 1997; Ramos, 2010) agree with the analysis...

• Two authors: Their first surnames will be mentioned. Notice that in parenthesis the surnames are separated by a semicolon.

Pérez and Velásquez (2007)

(Pérez; Velásquez, 2007)

If references to other texts are added, they will be separated also with a semicolon.

(Pérez; Velásquez, 2007; Silva, 2005; Tirado, 1981)

• From three to five authors: Everyone’s surnames will be mentioned in the first quotation of the text and in the following quotations only the surname of the first author followed by the form et al.

The first quotation in the text must be presented as follows:

Guerra, Espinosa, Parra, Hernández, and Lozano (1999)

(Guerra; Espinosa; Parra; Hernández; Lozano, 1999)

The following quotations will be presented as follows:

Guerra et al. (1999)  

(Guerra et al., 1999)

• Six or more authors: In the first quotation, as well as in the following, only the surname of the first author will appear followed by et al.

Allen et al. (2001)

(Allen et al., 2001)

• Corporate authors: The first time the full name will be quoted and between parentheses the acronym will appear. Then, only the acronym will be quoted.

The World Health Organization (WHO, 2010) claims that…

WHO (2010) has pointed out that...

• Interviews and field notes: They will be quoted only inside the text body, not in the section References. In textual quotations of interviews, the standards that apply to the other documents apply for them as well. At the end of the textual quotations or paraphrase, the first and last name of the person interviewed will be written, followed by "personal communication" and the date of the interview. In the case of field notes, “field record” should be added instead of “personal communication”.

We were not able to develop our work together.  When I arrived, they were already there, and they both reported to two different political bosses. If we had worked together for four years, we might have had  a more dynamic team. There were about three structures to be created here, and they did not have the culture of working together either.  (Gustavo López, personal communication, January 1, 2016)

• Publications without author: The title of the article will be written in quotes, the year of publication and the page number. If the title is more than 10 words long, only the initial part of the title followed by ellipses can be written.

La directora de los Centros de Control, Comando, Comunicación y Cómputo (C4) anuncia que se seguirán sumando esfuerzo para la adquisición e instalación de un mayor número de cámaras, las cuales se ubicarán en zonas estratégicas de la región (“Añaden 5 cámaras…”, 2019).

• Publications with no date: It will be presented with (n.d.).

Valencia (n.d.) claims that the State as a social institution...

• Material without page numbering: It will be presented with (n.p.).

Therefore, it is claimed that “the only normal people are usually those we just met” (Pérez, 1990: n.p.).

• Abbreviations ibid., op. cit., and loc. cit. will not be used. The name of the quoted author will be written as many times as necessary.

Referencing rules

The References will be organized as follows:

The first surname and the full name of the author must be indicated. In the case of authors with compound surnames, these will be joined by a hyphen. The name must be written in full, not just the initial(s).

Author's name with a last name:

Schwartz, Herman (2012). Housing, the Welfare State, and the Global Financial Crisis: What Is the Connection? Politics and Society, 40(1), 35-58. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0032329211434689

Author's name with two surnames:

Vergara-Figueroa, Aurora (2018). Afrodescendant Resistance to Deracination in Colombia. Massacre at Bellavista-Bojayá-Chocó. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

• When two or more texts of one author are referenced, the text with the oldest date will be written first. Revista CS does not use underscore for replacing the name of the author.

Bourdieu, Pierre (1985). The Social Space and the Genesis of Groups. Theory and Society, 14(6), 723-744.

Bourdieu, Pierre (1997). Las reglas del arte. Génesis y estructura del campo literario. Barcelona: Anagrama.

• From two to seven authors: They will be always separated by a semicolon. “And” or “&” will not be used.

Back, Les; Puwar, Nirmal (2012) Live Methods. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell/The Sociological Review.

• Eight authors or more: The first six authors will be written followed by an ellipsis, and the last one will be separated by a semicolon.

Londoño, Nora; Muñiz, Oscar; Correa, Jorge; Patiño, Carlos; Jaramillo, Gerardo; Raigoza, Juliana…; Rojas, Carlos (2005). Salud mental en víctimas de la violencia armada en Bojayá (Chocó, Colombia). Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría, 34(4), 493-505. Retrieved from http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=80634403

• In references with non-Latin characters, the name of the author, the source (journal, website, book, among others), and the title of the material (article, book chapter, among others) must be transliterated to the Latin alphabet. The English translation of the title must be included between square brackets:

Gaimu-shō. (June 12, 1997). Peru jiken chosa iinkai no hokoku ni tsuite no Ikeda Gaimu Daijin no kishakaiken [Press interview with the chancellor Ikeda regarding the report of the research committee of the incident in Perú]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/gaiko/hoka/peru/index.html

Referencing according to the type of publication:

In cases where it exists, it is mandatory to include the DOI at the end of the reference.

Printed Book*

Surname, Name (Year). Full name of the book. City: Publishing House.

Bonilla, María Elvira (1984). Jaulas. Bogotá: Planeta.

Parenthetical citation: (Bonilla, 1984)

Narrative citation: Bonilla (1984)

*When consulting a translated book, it is not necessary to indicate the name of the translator in the reference.

E-Book

Surname, Name (Year). Title. Retrieved from http://... (Without a period at the end of the electronic address)

Unás, Viviam (2015). Vida, trabajo y amor. Profesores en contextos inciertos. Retrieved from https://repository.icesi.edu.co/biblioteca_digital/bitstream/10906/78297/1/unas_contextos_inciertos_2015.pdf

Parenthetical citation: (Unás-Camelo, 2015)

Narrative citation: Unás-Camelo (2015)

Book Chapter

Surname, Name (Year). Title of the chapter. In Full name of the book (pp. x-y). City: Publishing House.

Frayne, David (2017). Una provocación. In El rechazo del trabajo. Teoría y práctica de la resistencia al trabajo (pp. 21-55). Madrid: Akal.

Parenthetical citation: (Frayne, 2017)

Narrative citation: Frayne (2017)

Book Chapter within Compilations**

Surname, Name (Year). Title of the chapter. In Full name of the book (pp. x-y), edited/compiled/coordinated by Name Surname. City: Publishing House.

Cortázar, Julio (1997). Algunos aspectos del cuento. In Teorías del cuento I: teorías de los cuentistas (pp. 60-75), compiled by Lauro Zavala. México: UNAM. 

Parenthetical citation: (Cortázar, 1997)

Narrative citation: Cortázar (1997)

** Does not write (Ed.), nor (Coord.), nor (Comp.).

Printed Journal Article***

Surname, Name (Year). Title of the article. Name of the journal, volume(issue), pp-pp.

Navarrete-Cazales, Zaira (2008). Construcción de una identidad profesional: los pedagogos de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y de la Universidad Veracruzana. Revista Mexicana de Investigación Educativa, XIII(36), 143-171.

Parenthetical citation: (Navarrete-Cazales, 2008)

Narrative citation: Navarrete-Cazales (2008)

***If the journal only has Volume, this will appear in italics. If it only has Issue, it will be written in roman type and without parenthesis.

Article with volume only:

Stefan, Daniel (1997). Sociedades postcomunistas. Transición económica en los países de Europa central y Oriental. Anales de la Universidad Metropolitana, 4, 19-27.

Parenthetical citation: (Stefan, 1997)

Narrative citation: Stefan (1997)

Article with number only:

Bello, Nesly Melissa (2009). Sangre de campeón. Ciudad Vaga, 6, 120-123.

Parenthetical citation: (Bello, 2009)

Narrative citation: Bello (2009)

Online Article

Without DOI

Surname, Name (Year). Title of the article. Name of the journal, volume(issue), pp-pp. Retrieved from http://... (Without period at the end of the electronic address)

Schijman, Emilia (2010). Etnografía de archivos administrativos. Un corpus de demandas y quejas menores en un barrio de vivienda social. Revista Colombiana de Antropología, 46(2), 279-305. Retrieved from http://www.scielo.org.co/pdf/rcan/v46n2/v46n2a03.pdf 

Parenthetical citation: (Schijman, 2010)

Narrative citation: Schijman (2010)

With DOI

Surname, Name (Year). Title of the article. Name of the journal, volume(issue), pp-pp. DOI (without period)

Hernández-Wolfe, Pilar (2018). Vicarious Resilience: A Comprehensive Review. Revista de Estudios Sociales, 66, 9-17. https://doi.org/10.7440/res66.2018.02

Parenthetical citation: (Hernández-Wolfe, 2018)

Narrative citation: Hernández-Wolfe (2018)

Printed Newspaper

With Author

Surname, Name (date). Title of the article. Name of the newspaper, pp. x-y.

Grisales, Manrique (13 de noviembre de 2010). La bestia que se tragó Armero. El Espectador, pp. 16-17.

Parenthetical citation: (Grisales, 2010)

Narrative citation: Grisales (2010)

Without Author

Name of the article, note, publishing house or news (date). Name of the newspaper, pp. x-y.

Online Newspaper

With Author

Surname, Name (date). Title of the article. Name of the newspaper. Retrieved from http://... (Without period at the end of the electronic address.)

Castillo, Mónica (8 de diciembre de 2017). El ritmo de Cali, la capital de la salsa de Colombia. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/es/2017/12/08/espanol/cultura/el-ritmo-de-cali-la-capital-de-la-salsa-de-colombia.html

Parenthetical citation: (Castillo, 2017)

Narrative citation: Castillo (2017)

Without Author

Name of the article, note, publishing house or news (date). Name of the newspaper. Retrieved from http://... (Without period at the end of the electronic address.

Honduras: inician construcción del Aeropuerto Internacional de Palmerola (5 de diciembre de 2016). El Heraldo. Retrieved from http://www.elheraldo.hn/pais/1023908-466/honduras-inician-construcci%C3%B3n-del-aeropuerto-internacional-de-palmerola

Parenthetical citation: (“Honduras: inician construcción del Aeropuerto Internacional de Palmerola,” 2017)

Narrative citation: “Honduras: inician construcción del Aeropuerto Internacional de Palmerola” (2017)

Symposia and Conferences Proceedings

Surname, Name (month, year). Title of the work. Work presented at Name of the Conference, Organizing Institution, City, Country.

Ruano, José Manuel (octubre, 2002). La gobernanza como forma de acción pública y como concepto analítico. Work presented at the VII Congreso Internacional del CLAD sobre la Reforma del Estado y de la Administración Pública, Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el Desarrollo, Lisboa, Portugal.

Parenthetical citation: (Ruano, 2002)

Narrative citation: Ruano (2002)

Printed Theses and Degree Projects

Surname, Name (Year). Title of the thesis [Undergraduate, Master's or Doctoral Thesis]. Name of the institution, City, Country.

Roa, María Gertrudis (2002). Mercado de trabajo y condiciones laborales de inmigrantes: colombianos en tres comarcas de Barcelona [Doctorate Thesis]. Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.

Parenthetical citation: (Roa, 2002)

Narrative citation: Roa (2002)

Online Theses and Degree Projects

Surname, Name (Year). Title of the thesis [Undergraduate, Master's or Doctoral Thesis]. Retrieved from http://... (Without period at the end of the electronic address.)

Aguirre-Calleja, Ana Cristina (2012). Figuras performativas de la acción colectiva: una trayectoria con la Comisión Civil Internacional de Observación por los Derechos Humanos, desde las políticas de conocimiento feminista y etnografía crítica [Doctorate Thesis]. Retrieved from www.tdx.cat/bitstream/handle/10803/97343/acac1de1.pdf?sequence=1

Parenthetical citation: (Aguirre-Calleja, 2012)

Narrative citation: Aguirre-Calleja (2012)

 

Legal Documents

Title of the legal document (day, month) description of the regulation.  Diario Oficial Issue. …. Retrieved from http://... (Do not add a period after the URL.)

Ley 820 del 2003 (10 de julio), por la cual se expide el régimen de arrendamiento de vivienda urbana y se dictan otras disposiciones. Diario Oficial Issue 45 244. Retrieved from http://www.secretariasenado.gov.co/senado/basedoc/ley/2003/ley_0820_2003.html

Parenthetical citation: (Ley 820, 2003)

Narrative citation: Ley 820 (2003)

Audiovisual Documents

Surname, Name (Director) (year). Title [Film/Series]. Country: Production Company.

Van Groeningen, Felix (Director) (2012). The Broken Circle Breakdown [Film].  Belgium: Menuet Producties/Topkapi Films.

Parenthetical citation: (Van Groeningen, 2012)

Narrative citation: Van Groeningen (2012)

Online documents

Author or authors (year). Title of the file [type of file]. Retrieved from https://... (without period at the end of the electronic address)

Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística - DANE (2021). Gran Encuesta Integrada de Hogares - Anexo mercado laboral [spreadsheet]. Retrieved from https://www.dane.gov.co/files/investigaciones/boletines/ech/ech/anexo_empleo_mar_22.xlsx

Parenthetical citation: (DANE, 2021)

Narrative citation: DANE (2021)

Website

Title of the page (year). Name of the website. Retrieved from https://... (Without period at the end of the electronic address.)

The top 10 causes of death (2018). Organización Mundial de la Salud. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death

Parenthetical citation: (“The top 10 causes of death,” 2018)

Narrative citation: “The top 10 causes of death” (2018)

Dictionary entry

Name of the dictionary. Entry. Retrieved from http://... (Do not add a period after the URL.)

Merriam Webster. Culture. Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culture

Parenthetical citation: (Merriam Webster, n.d.)

Narrative citation: Merriam Webster (n.d.)

Archive****

Complete name of the file (acronym, if applicable), City-Country, Section, Fund.  

Archivo Central del Cauca, Popayán-Colombia, Colonia Section, Judicial Fund.

****Archival documents are included only in the References section.  In the text, cite only printed documents and manuscripts specific to the document.

Manuscripts

Author (if applicable) (date).  Title of the document.  In Complete name of the file, Fund, Section, Series, box, vol./file./t., f. o ff.

Investigaciones Políticas y Sociales (1973). Declaraciones de personas detenidas durante la intervención del Ejército en la colonia Rubén Jaramillo en Temixco, Mor. In Archivo General de la Nación (Mexico), Government, Social and Political Research, box 1490a, file. 6, ff. 8-9.

Parenthetical citation: (Social and Political Research, 1973)

Narrative citation: Social and Political Research, (1973)

Unedited Text

Surname, Name (Year). Title. Unedited.

Gómez, Patricia (2000). Notas de clase del curso Español. Inédito.

Parenthetical citation: (Gómez, 2000)

Narrative citation: Gómez (2000)

If you have any questions about these editorial guidelines, please contact us at cs@icesi.edu.co