Submissions

Author Guidelines

The Editorial Board of "Kóot" invites researchers, teachers-researchers, students and administrative staff to participate actively with their contributions; In addition, they can participate as authors of journal articles, Museology, Anthropology, History, Archeology, Linguistics and Architecture professionals.

• For the acceptance of articles in the Kóot Journal of Museology, the following criteria are taken into account:
• The opinion expressed by the authors is their exclusive responsibility. Kóot journal reserves all legal rights of reproduction.
• The articles that are received in the journal Kóot must be original and unpublished, so they should not be published totally or partially in other publications in the period prior to their publication in this journal. The presentation and publication at a later date will be possible with prior authorization of the editor and the author of the article.
• The reception of the works does not imply obligation to publish it or commitment with respect to the date of its appearance.
• Each article must contain:
  • Title, subtitle (if required).
  • Author's name. Titles of the author, institutional affiliation (if required), email.
  • Content summary (between 10 and 15 lines).
  • An item with expressions and keywords (five to eight terms).
  • Introduction and development.
  • Tacit or explicit conclusions.
  • Complete bibliography, which should be written according to standardized norms (ISO, UNE, APA).
  • Marginal notes

To keep in mind:

• The articles that are sent to the Kóot journal should be written according to standardized norms (ISO, UNE, APA).
• The works must be sent in Word (on valid storage devices or via e-mail) to museodeantropologia@utec.edu.sv or to the following address: Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, University Museum of Anthropology, Arce Street and 17 Avenida Norte, Anastasio Aquino Building No. 1006, San Salvador.

Special recommendations for the author.

1. It must have clarity, solidity and sufficient bibliographic support.
2. Send attached, or at the end of the article, a summary of life.
3. The name that will appear in the publication will be that expressed in the article.
4. In the case of using images, such as graphics, photographs or illustrations, these must be original (if they have them), to obtain quality when printing; if they are taken from a text or website, their origin must be indicated. In the case that the author requires supporting images, he will also ensure the full achievement of the written objective.
5. Neither the university nor the editorial committee is committed to the judgments issued by the authors of the articles. Each writer takes responsibility for their views and opinions.
6. The Editorial Committee reserves the right to review each article, and send it to arbitrators to guarantee its quality; and if it is the case, suggest modifications. You can also reject those that do not meet the required conditions.
7. The footnotes are numbered consecutively and should be standardized by any of the aforementioned standards.
8. The bibliography will be included at the end of the work, ordered alphabetically by the author. Using standardized standards for references and bibliographic citations. (ISO, UNE, APA)

STRUCTURE OF TEXT

Language

The journal publishes material mainly in Spanish with the respective summaries in Spanish and English.

Reproduction rights

Each article will be accompanied by a letter from the main author, specifying that the materials are unpublished and that they will not be presented to any other media before knowing the decision of the Editorial Committee. The author must attach a signed statement indicating what type of law his article presents, remembering that the university suggests using the type of free access; without forgetting to mention the source. The reproduction rights are the exclusive property of the Kóot journal.

Extension and presentation

The complete article will not exceed thirty letter-size pages, written in double space, without additional spaces between paragraphs and between titles, in Arial type letters and of size 10 points; with right margins of 3 centimeters, and upper and lower margins of 4 centimeters; The pages will be listed successively, and the original must be accompanied by a copy of good quality.

Titles and authors

It is recommended to think about titles that interest the reader and that are fully related to the topic, limited to 10 words or not exceeding fifteen. The content must be described in a specific, clear and concise manner, avoiding overly general titles. Immediately below the title, the name and surname of each author, the institution where each one works, the academic titles and positions occupied will be noted; it is worth clarifying that when the selected article is published, these requested data will appear related to the end of the journal with the title of "Collaborators". It is necessary to provide the postal address of the main author to answer the correspondence regarding the article, or indicate another address where a commercial courier service can arrive, or its electronic address.

Keyword summary

Each article will be accompanied by the summary in the language in which it is written, in addition to the summary in Spanish, one in English, no more than 200 words; in the case of research derived articles, the summary should clearly indicate:

1. Study objectives
2. Place and date of completion
3. Basic methodology
4. Main results with statistical interpretation
5. Main conclusions

Emphasize new and relevant aspects. For articles other than research, the summary should contain information related to the objectives, the methodology on which it is based, synthesis of the main thesis, the academic interpretation, the results (if any) and the conclusions. It will not include any information or conclusion that does not appear in the text. It should not include abbreviations, main text references or bibliographic references. The summary should allow readers to know the content of the article and decide if they are interested in reading the full text. In fact, it is the only part of the article that is included, in addition to the title, in the systems of dissemination of bibliographic information. After the summary, three to five key words are described for indexing purposes.

Body of the article

The works that expose research or studies are usually divided into the following sections, corresponding to the IMRYD format: introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion. The updating, reflection and bibliographical revision works usually require other titles and subtitles according to the content.

Footnotes

These should be in accordance with the same standardized standard used by the bibliographic references, because they are made to identify the fixation (institution and department) and address of the authors, some unpublished sources of information and give marginal explanations that interrupt the flow natural of the text. Its use must be limited.