Editorial standards

I. General Information

Sincronía. Journal of Philosophy, Literature and Humanities is a peer-reviewed, open-access, continuous-publication scholarly journal published by the Departments of Philosophy and Literature of the University Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Guadalajara.

The journal accepts manuscript submissions on a continuous basis throughout the year. Accepted contributions will be published once they have successfully completed all stages of the editorial process and will be assigned to the corresponding publication period: January–June or July–December.

II. Types of Contributions Accepted

The journal welcomes original and unpublished contributions in the following areas:

  • Philosophy.
  • Literature and Literary Studies.
  • Linguistics.
  • History.
  • Anthropology.
  • Sociology.
  • Political Science.
  • Education.
  • Geography.
  • Law.
  • Other disciplines related to the Social Sciences and Humanities.

Manuscripts that have been previously published, are simultaneously under consideration by another journal, or are currently undergoing editorial review elsewhere will not be accepted.

Authors may not submit more than one article for the same editorial period, nor may they submit manuscripts in consecutive publication periods.

III. Authorship Requirements

At the time of submission, authors must provide:

  • Full name (without abbreviations).
  • Complete institutional affiliation (without abbreviations).
  • Country of affiliation.
  • Contact e-mail address.
  • A valid and verifiable ORCID identifier.

All authors must submit the corresponding Authorship Declaration available in the journal’s Document Download Area. This declaration must bear a handwritten signature; digital signatures or signatures inserted as images will not be accepted.

For co-authored works, each contributor must clearly specify their contribution to the manuscript.

The journal recommends the use of the CRediT Taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) to describe the roles performed by each author.

IV. Use of Artificial Intelligence

Authors must comply with the provisions established in the journal’s Artificial Intelligence Policy.

Any use or non-use of artificial intelligence tools must be explicitly declared in accordance with the journal’s current regulations. The relevant policy may be consulted through the journal’s website.

Such declaration must bear a handwritten signature; digital signatures or signatures inserted as images will not be accepted.

Academic, methodological, ethical and legal responsibility for the content rests exclusively with the authors.

V. Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx). PDF submissions will not be accepted.

The recommended maximum length is 35 pages, including references, tables, figures and appendices. Exceptional cases may be considered by the Editorial Board.

Identification Data

The manuscript must include:

  • Title in Spanish.
  • Title in English.
  • Full name of the author(s).
  • Institutional affiliation.
  • ORCID identifier.
  • E-mail address.

Abstract

Authors must provide an abstract in Spanish and an abstract in English, each with a maximum length of 200 words.

The abstract must clearly indicate:

  • The research problem or topic.
  • The objective of the study.
  • The methodology employed.
  • The main findings, scope or outcomes.

Keywords

Authors must provide four keywords in Spanish and four keywords in English that accurately reflect the content of the manuscript.

In order to promote terminological standardisation, information retrieval and the visibility of published works in academic indexes and databases, authors are encouraged to select keywords from internationally recognised controlled vocabularies or specialised thesauri.

Suggested resources include:

Authors may also use other specialised thesauri relevant to the discipline or subject matter of their research.

VI. Text Format

Manuscripts must comply with the following formatting requirements:

  • Arial, Times New Roman or Courier New font, size 12.
  • 1.5 line spacing.
  • Justified text alignment.
  • Standard page margins.
  • Continuous page numbering.

VII. Citation Style

The journal exclusively follows the APA Style (7th edition).

All sources cited within the text must appear in the final reference list, and all references included in the reference list must be cited within the text.

References must include a DOI or URL whenever available.

VIII. Images, Tables and Figures

Images, photographs, graphs, charts and tables must:

  • Be numbered consecutively.
  • Include a title and source.
  • Explicitly indicate whether they are the author's own work.
  • Include permission for use where applicable.

Authors are responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to reproduce any material protected by copyright.

IX. Editorial Evaluation

All manuscripts received shall undergo a preliminary review conducted by the editorial team in order to verify:

  • Thematic relevance to the journal’s scope and aims.
  • Compliance with these Editorial Guidelines.
  • Academic integrity and research ethics.
  • Formal quality of manuscript presentation.
  • Compliance with the journal’s current editorial policies.

As part of this stage, manuscripts shall be analysed using specialised software for the detection of textual similarities and the verification of academic originality.

The journal establishes a maximum similarity threshold of 15% as a reference parameter. However, this percentage shall not be considered an automatic criterion for acceptance or rejection, but rather an indicator that must be interpreted and assessed by the editorial team.

The results obtained shall be reviewed comprehensively in order to determine the nature of any similarities identified, taking into consideration factors such as the proper use of direct quotations, bibliographic references, conventional disciplinary expressions, methodological descriptions, legal or regulatory documents, as well as any other elements that may legitimately justify the similarities detected.

Where evidence of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, citation manipulation or other practices contrary to academic ethics is identified, the Editorial Board may request clarification, require corrections or, where appropriate, reject the manuscript.

Manuscripts that successfully pass this preliminary review shall be submitted for scholarly evaluation in accordance with the journal’s peer-review procedure.

X. Non-Compliance with the Guidelines

Manuscripts that fail to comply with these guidelines may be returned to the authors for correction or rejected before entering the peer-review process.