Guide for Authors

The journal Revista Kawsaypacha: Sociedad y Medio Ambiente publishes original and unpublished articles from graduate researchers and thesis writers, both national and international, presenting studies or research that contribute to the academic debate on the relationships between society and the environment.

The articles are published under an open-access model, by the Creative Commons 4.0 International (CC BY- 4.0) licence, which allows readers and users to Share (copy and redistribute the material in any media or format), Adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially). You can do so under the following restrictions: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

The author/co-authors retain copyright in the article.

Since the first issue, the journal publishes articles for free, without any charge to the authors for publication, in accordance with international standards of scientific communication and open science practices.

The journal Revista Kawsaypacha: Sociedad y Medio Ambiente welcomes contributions of two types (see Annex 1. Definitions)

Research articles are papers which seek to communicate findings or original results of scientific, educational, technological, pedagogical, or teaching research projects, as well as to report the process undergone to obtain them. These contributions, after being formally revised for compliance with the basic standards of the journal, will be evaluated under the double-blind modality.

The article (including figures, tables, and bibliographic references) must have a minimum of 5000 words and a maximum of 7000 words (consider 300 words for a figure that can occupy less than half a page and 600 words for a figure that occupies the whole page).

Other types of contributions: This category includes short essays, bibliographic reviews, letters to the Editor, or other similar content. After a formal review to assess compliance with the journal's basic standards, the Editor will determine if they merit peer review under the double-blind modality.

These contributions should have a length between 1500 and 3000 words and possess the same characteristics as outlined for research articles.

The author (whether an individual or the corresponding author of the work in co-authorship) who submits a manuscript to the journal Revista Kawsaypacha: Sociedad y Medio Ambiente assumes responsibility that it is an original and unprecedented work, not having been previously published in any print (book or magazines, among others) or electronic media (including the Internet), nor submitted to be published in another journal.

If there is a preliminary version of the manuscript that has been published (in any printed or electronic medium), the author must include the reference and link on the Preceding page (see further below), specifying the context in which it was published, as well as the updates and changes made in the new version.

In the case of manuscripts with multiple authors, on the Preceding page (see further below), the role of each author in the production of the study and manuscript must be specified; we recommend considering the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) specification system, which identifies 14 different roles. Authors are also requested to designate who is responsible for submitting the manuscript to the platform and establishing communications with the Journal.

The author must ensure that an observation, derivation, or argument which has been previously reported must be accompanied by the relevant citation and corresponding reference. Follow the provisions of the APA Standards 7th edition.

The author authorizes the journal to publish all types of contributions having been approved to be published in any print or electronic version and via the media they may deem necessary. They will sign the Authorizing Letter that will be sent by the Editorial Staff before it will be published.

We invite you to review the Ethical Standards and Rules for the evaluation process sections before submitting your manuscript.

 

Files to send

1. Preceding page (It must include):

  • Type of manuscript (according to the typology previously mentioned).
  • Title in English and Spanish.
  • Author or authors:
    • Each one must register using both family names starting with the first surname (in case of having only one family name, specify only one).
    • The name as it should appear on the article (it may be different from the previous one).
    • Institutional affiliation, email, nationality, ORCID code
    • Short abstract of each of the authors (5 lines maximum).
    • The role of each one according to the CRediT.
  • Attest that there is no conflict of interest.
  • If it is the case, include the information about the authorizations of figures (photographs or illustrations) in the manuscript.

2. File with the manuscript

At the beginning of the text should go:

  • Title in English and Spanish.
  • Abstract: in English and Spanish, maximum of 250 words each.
  • At least 5 keywords both in English and Spanish, also include geographical area (country, region). It is recommended to include concepts that are not in the title to improve chances of retrieval.

For more details, download the Word file with the required parameters and Annex 2. Recommendations for text preparation. Both documents are part of the Guidelines for Authors.

3. If applicable:

  • Excel file with tables and figures (produced with Excel).
  • File with photos and other images in high resolution.
  • Supplementary files that need to be published as annexes.

 

Submission

To submit your manuscript:

Take care of entering the title and other data on the platform, always using uppercase and lowercase.

 

Retractions and modifications

The Editors of the journal Revista Kawsaypacha: Sociedad y Medio Ambiente will always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, and apologies when necessary. For the withdrawal, retraction, elimination or change of an article, they will consider the guidelines of the Regulations of the Research Ethics Committee of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, as well as the suggestions established by the Publication Ethics Committee (COPE) and by Elsevier.