Rules for authors

WRITING GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS OF paperS FOR DERECHO & SOCIEDAD JOURNAL

 1. ORIGINAL CONTENT:

The paper must be original and unpublished. It should not have been published or in the process of being published in another academic space. If the paper is one that was previously published and it's an update, the author must communicate it at the time of submitting the paper. 

2. PAPER EXTENSION:

The paper must have a minimum length of 6000 and a maximum of 18000 words. The extension does not consider the identification content of the paper, indicated in number 3 of this document.

3. PAPER IDENTIFICATION CONTENT:

To include the paper in the virtual databases, it have to contain the following information on its first page: 

- TITLE: In Spanish and English. The title must explain for itself the content of the paper or, failing that, give an approximation to the main content. Also, it must not exceed 250 characters.

- AUTHOR: Author’s full name. Abbreviations or omission of any name or surname should be avoided, unless strictly necessary.

- ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL REVIEW OF THE AUTHOR: The academic degree of the author must be indicated, the institution that conferred it, the author's employment affiliation on the date the paper was sent and any other information that the author considers should be indicated in this space. The author's contact email must also be included.

- KEYWORDS: In Spanish and English. Include a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 8 keywords. They are used in virtual catalogs to facilitate the search of papers according to their topics.

- ABSTRACT: In Spanish and English. The abstract must have a minimum length of 70 and a maximum of 120 words. The content of the paper should be outlined in a schematic way, explaining it.

4. PAPER FORMAT:

The paper must be sent in Word format, according to the following specifications:

- FONT: Arial - FONT SIZE: 11 - LINE SPACING: 1.5 points

In case the paper has captions, the multilevel list sequence will be as follows:

1. First level caption

1.1 Second level caption

1.1.1 Third level caption

From the fourth level of the multilevel list, the format will be freely chosen by the author.

5. CITATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:

Bibliographic references will be placed at the footer, in correlative Arabic numerals, according to their appearance in the text. Parenthetical reference should not be used in the body of the text. The CHICAGO STYLE citation rules must be used. The Chicago Style Manual can be consulted at the following link: 

                 http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

In the case of direct quotes, the following must also be taken into consideration:

Short direct quotes. - A short direct quotation will be considered a literal transcription of content of up to 25 words. It must be enclosed in quotation marks in the same format as the text.

Example:

As the aforementioned author has pointed out, "the sanctioning power of the State is subject to a series of principles that must be observed" 1, an aspect on which we agree.

Long direct quotes. - A long textual quotation is considered to be a literal transcription of more than 25 words. They must be placed in a separate paragraph, in quotation marks, with an indentation greater than the text format.

Example:

In this regard, contrary to what is generally stated, the referred author points out that: “Although the theory seems to contradict our point of view, we have seen that in practice the parties to a contract are aware that the referred rule is of very difficult to apply, so they prefer to use their autonomy of will regulate this phenomenon”².

6. BIBLIOGRAPHY

The BIBLIOGRAPHY consulted by the author for the elaboration of the text should be included at the end of the text. This includes both the bibliography used for the bibliographic references, as well as the reference material for the paper. The elaboration of the bibliography must be done according to the standards of the CHICAGO STYLE, indicated in number 5 of this document.

7. ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

7.1. For authors who are university professors

It is recommended to prepare papers that can be used as teaching material. For this, it is necessary to emphasize the didactic nature of the text.

7.2. For foreign authors

Foreign authors are recommended to take into consideration that our journal, although it has an international scope, has mainly a national audience, so it is recommended that the paper does not focus on the particular regulations of the author's place of origin or, in failing that, tools like comparative law can be used.

You can download the Letter of Authorization for the publication of your paper at the following link.

Any intention to publish a paper prepared or to prepare an paper for publication can be sent to: consejoeditorial@derechoysociedad.pe