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As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. Manuscript presentation

Palabra Clave (La Plata) (ISSN 1853-9912) accepts unpublished contributions in Spanish, Portuguese and English. All the manuscripts should be prepared with a word processor like Word, Open Word or compatible. In these last two cases, it applies to those authors whose mother tongue matches the language of the text. It is up to the authors to use inclusive language in their presentations. All manuscripts must be prepared with a Word word processor (.doc extension). The page size will be A4 (29.7 x 21 cm), vertically, with 3 cm in the left, right, top and bottom margins. The Arial font, size 11 will be used and the text will be written with line spacing 1.5.

The number of pages allowed for a manuscript varies according to the section for which it is intended, as follows:
- Original research articles, essays and reviews or state of the art: 15 to 25 pages.
- Research progress: 15 to 20 pages.
- Developments and innovations: 15 to 20 pages.
- Notes for discussion: 5 to 10 pages.
- Critical readings: 3 to 5 pages.
- Interviews: 5 to 10 pages.

2. Presentation

a.Title in the language of the text: it must be representative of the content, if possible not more than 10 words. If necessary, a subtitle of similar length can be added.
b.Translated title: if the title indicated in 2.a is in Spanish or Portuguese, an English translation will be added. If in English, a Spanish translation will be added.
c. Full name (s) and surname (s) of the authors.
d. Affiliation of each one under each name.
and. Email of each one under each name.
f. ORCID if you have it.
c. Contributor Roles Taxonomy -CRediT- (see  http://vocabularios.caicyt.gov.ar/credit/es/index.php?tema=15&/roles-de-colaboracion o https://credit.niso.org/)

 

 

3. Summary and keywords

a. On a separate page, a summary of between 200 and 250 words will be written in the language of the text. For research articles and research advances, the objective, methodology, results and conclusions, duly summarized, will be indicated in the abstract. For other types of contributions, the main aspects covered in the text will be included in the summary.
b. Translated abstract: If the abstract indicated in 3.a is in Spanish or Portuguese, an English translation will be added. If in English, a Spanish translation will be added.
c. No more than five keywords will be added in the language of the text, separated by commas. Each word starts with a capital letter
d. If the keywords mentioned in 3.c are in Spanish or Portuguese, an English translation of all of them will be added. If they are in English, a Spanish translation of all of them will be added.

4. Text

a. Sections: research articles and research progress should divide the text into four sections: a) Introduction, b) Methodology, c) Results and discussion, and d) Conclusions. The other contributions will divide into the sections that the authors deem appropriate.
b. Tables: They will be numbered consecutively and with Arabic numerals. They will be referred to from the text (Table 1, Table 2, etc.). Each table should have its own title at the top. The column title will also be indicated in each column. Tables must be no more than one page long. In case they require it unfailingly, they must be divided into more than one table, repeating the headings in each one of them.
c. Figures. All illustrations (photographs, diagrams, graphs, drawings, etc.) will be designated with the term figure and will be consecutively numbered with Arabic numerals. They will be referred to from the text (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.). The figures should be presented inserted in the text in image files (.jpg, .gif, etc.), of good quality.
d. Acknowledgments: not required. In case of including them, they will be done at the end of the text, before the bibliographic references and they should be brief. The authors are responsible for requesting the necessary permissions to mention the names of the people or organizations that, in their opinion, deserve recognition.
e. Abbreviations: Abbreviations will be clarified the first time they are used in the text, for example: United Nations (UN). From this clarification, only the abbreviation will be used. It is recommended not to abuse them.
F. Units of measurement: the units of the decimal metric system will be used. Units will be indicated by symbols accepted by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, for example: cm, m, h, g, kg (centimeter, meter, hour, gram, kilogram). Note that they are symbols and not abbreviations, so they do not end on the dot.
g. Numbers: every three figures counting from the right, the point will be used as a separator (2,284, 13,527). The comma will be used to indicate the decimal numbers (17.2 or 3,543.8). It is recommended to indicate only one decimal (35.7 and not 37.68).
h. Notes: Only the essentials should be used. They should not be used to cite bibliography. They will be entered using the “footnote” command.
i. Quotations: when direct quotations do not exceed 40 words, they must be enclosed in quotation marks in the text. In case the textual reference exceeds the 40 word extension, you must separate the text into a new paragraph with indented left (block paragraph) and without quotation marks. The paragraph will be started on a new line and double spaced from the previous one. It is recommended not to abuse this type of dating. More information can be found in  Guía para citas y referencias- Ediciones de la FaHCE.

j. Bibliographic citations: the guidelines of the aforementioned guide should be followed, which is based on the style proposed by the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th ed. (see Guía para citas y referencias).
k. Highlighting: except for the cases indicated in this section, the highlighting will not be accepted (block capitals, underlined, bold, italics, etc.). The only cases allowed are the following:
Section titles (Introduction, Methodology, Results and discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgments, References, or others): bold print.
Section titles: regular letter.
Term defined in the text, neologism or term in a foreign language: cursive letter.

5. Bibliographic references
For the writing of the references, Palabra clave accepts the APA standards 6th ed. The list of references will be included at the end of the article.

6. Submission of the manuscript
The files will be named according to the surname format of the first author_year.doc. Example: Pérez Arboleda_2021.doc
Submission must be made through the OJS system available on the magazine's website. There, at least one of the authors must register and upload the article as indicated in the system steps.
In case you have any problem with this platform, you can send an email to palabraclave@fahce.unlp.edu.ar and from there the correct submission of the work will be managed.

7. Editorial process and evaluation system
The works are evaluated in a preliminary way by the editorial team in order to establish if the topics covered conform to the scope declared by the journal and if the article meets the minimum requirements demanded by academic rigor. The estimated time for this step is 30 days. If the result is not satisfactory, the works are not accepted. If the result is positive, two referees specialized in the area are chosen to judge the quality.
The referato system adopted by the journal is double blind (the anonymity of the authors and the evaluators is preserved). The stipulated time is 45 days.
The criteria that the referees follow in the evaluation are the following:

1. Fulfillment of the stated purpose.
2. Methodological and conceptual rigor.
3. Quality in the development of the theme.
4. Style, terminology and explanatory clarity.
5. Bibliography.

The possible results of the evaluation are five:

1. Accepted without changes.
2. Accepted with slight modifications.
3. Accepted with important modifications. Subject to new evaluation.
4. Rejected, offering the author the possibility to modify it and resubmit it. Subject to new evaluation.
5. Rejected.

When the result is "Accepted with slight modifications", the manuscript is returned to the authors for consideration of the changes suggested by the arbitrators. The delivery of the new version must be completed within a period not exceeding 20 days.
When the result is "Accepted with important modifications" or "Rejected with the possibility of modification", the manuscript is returned to the authors so that they consider the changes suggested by the arbitrators. The delivery of the new version must be completed within a period not exceeding 30 days. Subsequently, the article is submitted for a second round of evaluation, stipulated in 30 days.
When the evaluations are opposed, the editor will be in charge of sending the work to a third referee.
Once the work is accepted, the article is edited and a galley test is carried out. The final version will be published on the magazine's website in the next volume and corresponding number. Likewise, the authors will be informed via email and the OJS system.

8. Open access
Acceptance of the manuscript by the journal implies the simultaneous non-presentation to other journals or editorial bodies and the non-exclusive transfer of the patrimonial rights of the authors in favor of the publishing entity, which allows reuse, after its edition (postprint), under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. You can share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt (remix, transform and create from the material of another work), provided that: a) the authorship and original source of your publication (magazine , publisher and URL of the work); b) is not used for commercial purposes; c) the same terms of the license are maintained.
The transfer of non-exclusive rights also implies, the authorization by the authors for the work to be deposited in the institutional repositories of the UNLP (Sedici and Memoria Académica) and disseminated through the databases that the entity editor considers appropriate for indexing, with a view to increasing the visibility of the publication and its authors.
Likewise, Keyword encourages authors to deposit their contributions on other platforms and networks, with the certainty that culture and knowledge are a common good.

9. Thematic scope of the sections
a. Dossier: calls for submissions of articles with specific thematic delimitation will be made in advance indicating their rationale and indicating the date and publication number.
b. Articles: they are original research articles, unpublished essays and reviews or state of the art included in the general thematic scope of the journal. They undergo double blind evaluation.
c. Research advances: they are exploratory works on a corpus, thematic balances that propose agendas or research areas or reflections on teaching experiences at different educational levels, formal and non-formal, as well as results of extension projects on topics in the field of science of the information. They undergo double blind evaluation.
d. Developments and innovations: they aim to analyze and disseminate novel experiences and applications in the professional or teaching field in the current context of the field of information science. They undergo double blind evaluation.
and. Notes for debate: they address current issues and / or lines of discussion typical of the area of ​​information science. These are works that, from their own perspective, carry out a critical analysis of matters of interest to the community. Above all, the originality of the proposal and / or the approach and the argumentative capacity of the work will be evaluated. They are evaluated by the Editorial Committee of the magazine.
F. Critical readings: they formulate a balance where the work on which the analysis focuses is inscribed. They also consider both their contributions and the research agenda that opens. Books, conferences, seminars, conferences, films and documentaries with a length of up to two years at the time of publication may be included. They are evaluated by the Editorial Committee of the magazine.
g. Interviews: contact with associations, groups, unions, and professionals linked to the pillars and / or current issues in the field of information science are especially proposed. They are evaluated by the Editorial Committee of the magazine.