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Author Guidelines

It is an essential requirement that, at the time of submission, articles comply with the parameters established by Aequus Editorial for Revista Derecho.

1. EXTENSIÓN

  • For academic articles, the length of the development should be between 15 pages (minimum) and 25 pages (maximum). The pages corresponding to the bibliography are not included in the extension.
  • Only in exceptional cases, the Editorial Board will authorize the publication of articles longer than what is established, depending on the relevance of the topic.

2. FORMAT

Articles should be written according to the following specifications:

  • Page: Letter
  • Font: Arial
  • Font Size: 11 Line
  • Spacing: 1.5 lines
  • Text Format: justified and without indentation (except for quotations longer than four lines)

3. ABSTRACT

  • Texts must be accompanied by an abstract in Spanish and its corresponding translation into English.
  • The length of the abstract should be between a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 250 words.
  • The abstract should clearly and concisely reflect the content of the article, as well as its relevance. It should include the objectives, the scope of the study, the methodology applied (if applicable), and the conclusions.

4. KEYWORDS

  • Articles should include, at the end of the abstract, between 5 (minimum) and 10 (maximum) keywords.
  • These keywords should be specific and representative of the content of the article. Keywords should be in lowercase, except for acronyms or abbreviations.

5. FOOTNOTES

  • Footnotes will be used for placing bibliographic citations (according to the Chicago 16th Edition Style Manual), clarifications, or expansions of what is mentioned in the article's development.
  • In the case of clarifications or expansions, these should be brief and concise, not exceeding 150 words.
  • Footnotes should be in Arial font, size 9, with single line spacing (1.0).

6. BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES AND CITATIONS

There are different types of bibliographic citations that depend on how the text of the citation is transcribed: direct quotations and paraphrased quotations. Opinions taken from other authors and mentioned in a research paper must always be documented accurately, referencing the original source.

For Revista Derecho, the Chicago 16th Edition citation format will be used.

According to Chicago standards, citations should be made in any of the following cases:

  1. When copying a text verbatim: write the text in quotation marks and italics and cite the source in a footnote, including the page number cited.
  2. When paraphrasing a text: only cite the source in a footnote.

For further details on how to cite according to the Chicago 16th Edition citation format, Aequus Editorial has prepared a Usage Manual, which can be consulted at this link: Manual de Estilo Chicago.

7. TABLES

In case tables are included, they should contain their basic elements in the following order:

  • Table number
  • Title
  • Body
  • Footnote (self-prepared or based on another source).

Example:

Table 1

Table Title

Category

Category

Category

Categoría

Variable 1

xx

xx

xx

Variable 2

xx

xx

xx

Variable 3

xx

xx

xx

Variable 4

xx

xx

xx

Source: own elaboration, based on: Agustín Ozamiz, El significado del trabajo en la sociedad informatizada: Reflexiones sobre la incidencia de la salud mental en las empresas del conocimiento (Bilbao: Universidad de Deusto, 2005), 70-71.

8. IMAGES

If images are used in the article, they must have the corresponding usage licenses (Creative Commons or public domain) and should be submitted in a separate folder at the time of layout.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The text of the article is original and unpublished.
  • The file must be submitted in Word format (.docx), written in Arial font size 11, letter size, 2.5 cm margins, 1.5 spacing and a length of 15 to 20 pages
  • The article must contain an illustrative and concise title, written in Spanish and then in English, composed of 8 or 9 meaningful keywords
  • The paper includes an abstract of 200 to 250 words in Spanish and its respective translation into English
  • Keywords: include between 5 to 10 descriptive words, expressed in both Spanish and English
  • Author information: academic title, institutional affiliation, position, research group or lines (if applicable), and email address
  • All authors must have a unique and persistent researcher identifier (ORCID, ScopusID, ResearcherID, among others)
  • All citations and references follow the Chicago 16th Edition Citation Manual (Full Note), are placed as footnotes, and are in Arial font size 9 with single line spacing (1.0).
  • If images are used in the article, they must have the corresponding usage licenses (Creative Commons or public domain) and should be submitted in a separate folder during layout
  • In the case of including tables, they must include their basic elements in the following order: table number, title, body, and footnote (own elaboration or based on another source)

Copyright Notice

The authors, by submitting the article, certify that the presented manuscript is original and has not been previously published. They agree that it is not currently under consideration for evaluation and possible publication in another journal or electronic platform. All authors confirm their familiarity with the article and authorize its publication.

The authors of the articles grant the copyright rights (reproduction, public communication, transformation, and distribution) in favor of the Faculty of Jurisprudence and Social Sciences of the University of El Salvador (through Aequus Editorial), to include their writing or article in Revista Derecho, whether in electronic or physical format.

The authors transfer to the Faculty of Jurisprudence and Social Sciences of the University of El Salvador the right to protect the article against any use that contradicts the principles of open and immediate access and/or the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

The authors authorize the dissemination of the text through print or electronic resources (PDF, HTML, EPUB, XML, or others) and secondary information sources such as abstracting services, databases, and indexers. The Editorial Board of Revista Derecho may issue new publications (special editions) of articles that have previously been part of previous issues.

Privacy Statement

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The ideas and opinions contained in the works and articles are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the University of El Salvador.