About the papers submitted to the Puerto Rico Journal of Education

The Puerto Rico Journal of Education will consider for publication papers written in Spanish or English, in the following categories: research and evaluation; descriptive, reflexive or debate expositions; reports of projects completed or in progress; book reviews; short essays, and creative work relevant to the field of education.

Categories

• Besides research papers, the research or evaluation category also includes: research or evaluation reports, meta-analysis, and analysis or theoretical synthesis of a set of studies.
• The descriptive, reflexive or debate expositions include: philosophical, theoretical, methodological and historical analyses on topics related to education; analysis of education policy trends; implications of research in practice, and literature reviews, among others.
• Reports of projects completed or in progress refers to the description of educational projects, their results or implications to transform existing educational policies or practices, or their social impact.
• Book reviews will address the description and analysis of the contents of recent books or other publications that may have an impact on education.
• The short essays are duly argued expositions about topics, debates or current issues related to the field of education.
• Creative work refers to any work or project that stands out for its originality and innovative contribution to education, such as: design of educational materials, distance education platforms, didactic applications, among others.

All articles submitted for publication must follow the standards and style guidelines established by the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA style). Also, it must comply with the requirements on the use of inclusive language in terms of gender, race or any other diversity (ie nationality, ethnicity, religion, among others).

Only original works will be accepted. Papers in review by another journal or publisher, or that is expected to be published in another journal, will not be considered.

Any author interested in submitting a collaboration should send it through the journal‘s portal, at https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion. At the top that webpage, there is an option to REGISTER. You must complete the registration process. After creating an account, authors will be able to upload a file in Microsoft Word format or other compatible programs. Submissions in PDF format or any other not editable format will be rejected.

Structure

Authors should ensure that their paper maintains the following format recommendations:

1. On the document‘s first page, indicate:
   • Title of the paper in its original language (Spanish or English).
   • Title's translation (if your paper is in Spanish, translate to English, or viceversa).
   • Abstract of no more than 150 words in Spanish and English.
   • A list of keywords (no more than five descriptors), in Spanish and English, highlighting the main topics.
   • Include the contents of the paper.
2. Use Times New Roman, in 12 points.
3. All text must be double spaced.
4. Papers presenting research or evaluations; descriptive, reflexive or debate expositions, and progress reports must not exceed a maximum of 20 pages, including references (sources consulted), appendices and notes, if any. The latter should appear at the end of the paper (do not include footnotes).
5. Book reviews should not exceed five (5) pages.
6. Short essays should not exceed three (3) pages.
7. If your paper exceeds the specified number of pages, consult the editor <publicaciones.cie@upr.edu> before submitting.
8. Do not include any authorship information or details that could serve to identify the author(s) in this document. Only provide such information on the OJS platform. 

The journal encourages authors to include graphs, tables, photographs, diagrams or drawings to complement their work. This content must also comply with APA style.

Authors will be responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to reproduce any material protected by copyright laws and submit the corresponding evidence at the time of submission. When applicable, they must comply with the ethical policies for research and protection of human beings and indicate so.

The Puerto Rico Journal of Education reserves the right to publish any paper in accordance with the requirements stipulated in these editorial policies. The Educational Research Center, the College of Education or the University of Puerto Rico are not responsible for the contents, expressions and opinions issued by the authors in the papers published in this journal.

Checklist

1. The document is in Microsoft WORD format of any other compatible program.
2. The paper does not exceed 20 pages, including all its content.
3. The article is written using the Times New Roman font at 12 points, and line spacing is set to double space.
4. All pages are numbered (including appendices, references and notes).
5. The text follows the most recent APA style guidelines in terms of:
   • Title and subtitles
   • In-text citations
   • Organization and references
   • Tables and figures
6. It includes an abstract, of no more than 150 words, in Spanish and English.
7. It includes a list of keywords, limited to five descriptors, in Spanish and English.
8. The text observes orthographic and style rules.
9. It has the necessary permits to reproduce material protected by copyright laws.
10. It complies with the ethical policies for the investigation and protection of human beings.

ORCID unique identifier

Authors are required to use their ORCID unique identifier as a researcher and collaborator in the ORCID network to access and send collaborations to the Puerto Rico Journal of Education. If you already have an ORCID account, use the button at the top of the registration page to complete the registration process in this website. If you do not have an account, visit the ORCID website to read more about this service and the benefits it represents for authors.