Submissions

Author Guidelines

The Revista de Derecho, of the Faculty of Legal Sciences of the Central American University, publishes semiannually articles product of scientific research in any discipline of the Legal Sciences; it constitutes an original, systematic contribution, generator and creator of knowledge; contributes to the formation of an autonomous, creative, innovative thinking aimed at mediating elements such as the ability to analyze content, construct theoretical explanations, make judgments, propose development models, develop diagnoses and apply solutions to environmental problems in order to ensure the generation and transmission of knowledge congruent with sustainable human development.

With the publication of the different original articles, and unpublished, the Revista de Derecho, contributes permanently, in the construction and development of research in the country and in the region, collaborating in the training of students and legal professionals, public to which the Journal is directed.

The author, at the time of sending the research article for evaluation, automatically authorizes the Journal the Right to publish the article, distribute it, and market it in the way it deems appropriate, nationally and internationally, in printed and electronic format ; as well as its inclusion in directories, bibliographic bases and international indexes, without prior notification to the author. Revista de Derecho is subscribed to the Policies and Regulations of Intellectual Property and the Code of Ethics in Research of the Central American University.

The author undertakes not to submit his article to any other journal or publication simultaneously. The content of the research article is the sole responsibility of the author, as a result, the Law Journal is released from any responsibility derived from the content of the work.

To apply for an article to Revista de Derecho, you must take into account the following:

• The maximum length will be thirty-five (35) pages, including bibliographic references or annexes, if necessary.
• It must be sent electronically in Word format with normal margins of 2.5 cm, left and right of 3 cm and font type Calibri, size 12 without line spacing.
• The article must include title, summary with a maximum of 250 words and at least 3 key words in Spanish and English.
• A table of contents containing the main titles and subtitles contained in the article must be included.
• Bibliographic references must be provided in the APA (American Psychological Association) system format.
• The author must attach a brief professional profile in which his or her institutional affiliation, academic titles and publications made in the last 3 years are identified.

Editorial process

Once the scientific article has been received, the Editorial Committee will acknowledge its receipt electronically and the article will be sent to internal or external peer reviewers, who have been selected according to their professional career in the subject of the postulated article. The peer evaluation process is anonymous.

Once the peer evaluation process is finished, with the evaluation opinion, the Editorial Committee will decide on the publication of the article and will notify the author if the article has been accepted to be published, if it can be published prior to making changes, or if this is not publishable.

Revista de Derecho accepts contributions from academic researchers, national and foreign, provided that it meets the editorial criteria contained herein. These articles may be sent by email to the following address: investigacionfcj@uca.edu.ni.