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Submission Preparation Checklist

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.
  • La petición no ha sido publicada previamente, ni se ha presentado a otra revista (o se ha proporcionado una explicación en Comentarios al editor).
  • El fichero enviado está en formato OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, o WordPerfect.
  • Se han añadido direcciones web para las referencias donde ha sido posible.
  • El texto tiene interlineado simple; el tamaño de fuente es 12 puntos; se usa cursiva en vez de subrayado (exceptuando las direcciones URL); y todas las ilustraciones, figuras y tablas están dentro del texto en el sitio que les corresponde y no al final del todo.
  • El texto cumple con los requisitos bibliográficos y de estilo indicados en las Normas para autoras/es, que se pueden encontrar en Acerca de la revista.
  • Si esta enviando a una sección de la revista que se revisa por pares, tiene que asegurase que las instrucciones en Asegurando de una revisión a ciegas) han sido seguidas.

Author Guidelines

Document title
The title of the article must clearly express the theme and be consistent with the general content and must not exceed 20 words, it goes without bold and only the first letter in capital letters. It must be written in Spanish and English (they are also accepted in Portuguese).

General format of the text
The text should be written taking into consideration the following rules:

  • 25 pages maximum on letter-sized paper, margins of 2.5 on all four sides, written at 1.5 with Palatino Linotype font of 12 points, in Word format.
  • The extension of the work will be 7,000 words maximum.
  • The paragraphs should not be indented.
  • The heading of each section, such as Introduction, should appear in upper case and bold, only the first letter of each word, aligned to the left, without end point.
  • Do not list any of the headings.
  • Other headers will be italicized, capitals only the first letter of the first word, without end point.
  • The work must go with the page number listed in the lower part on the right.
  • Figures and tables should be titled and listed according to APA 6 standards.
  • The use of colour is allowed and recommended, the photographs must include the information provided and have a caption. Photographs must be included in the original jpg format.

Authors

  • Complete names of the authors; each name separated by commas.
  • Affiliation (institution of origin) of each of the authors, separated by commas.
  • Address email of each of the authors, separated by commas.
  • Code ORCID. If you do not have the same, you can create your profile at the following link https://orcid.org/
  • Acknowledgments: If the research has been developed with financial support or in agreement, the financing entity should be written below the title of the research.

Summary
It must describe clearly, briefly and precisely the purpose of the study, the methodology used, the most relevant results. It will consist of a single paragraph, without bleeding and will contain a maximum of 150 words.

Abstract
The abstract of the article is written in English and must describe clearly, briefly and precisely the purpose of the study, the methodology used, the most relevant results. It will consist of a single paragraph, without bleeding and will contain a maximum of 150 words.

Keywords
The keywords or descriptors of the article should be directly related to the subject of the study. They should be written in lowercase and separated by commas, italics, without bold and without endpoint. They will be at least 4 words and 6 maximum. They must also be written in English.

Introduction
The introduction specifies the importance of the subject and its conceptual antecedents. Specifically, write in such a way that the reader can clearly identify the problem studied and make a balanced compendium of the main research, novel and relevant carried out around his research topic. Please do not refer to the methodology in this section.

Methods and Materials
This section refers to the research methodology, therefore, if the article is the product of a quantitative investigation, it should consider the following aspects:

  • Design: describe the type of experiment (randomized, controlled, cases and controls)
  • The population and sample: describe the framework of each of them, and express how their selection has been made.>
  • The environment: describe where the study was conducted.
  • The experiments: describe the techniques, measurements and units, pilot tests and applied technologies, etc.>
  • >Statistical analysis: describe the statistical methods used, and how the data has been analyzed.

If on the contrary, the article is the product of a qualitative research, it should emphasize in the following aspects:

  • The design used.
  • The categories of analysis.
  • <Participants.
  • The method used.
  • The techniques and instruments for gathering information.

Theoretical Discussion
The theoretical foundation or theoretical discussion of the article, must describe in a logical, accurate and understandable, relevant concepts and theories and updated on the subject under study. It must contain quotations from authors (textual and/or paraphrased) with their respective reference based on the APA standards 6. If the authors are not quoted and/or referenced, the article will not be considered, since it will be taken as plagiarism; INIEES and the Paradigma Journal have clearly defined their ethics policies in relation to this situation.

Results
This section describes in a logical, precise, complete and comprehensible way the results or the analysis of study data, which must be consistent with the methodology and objectives expressed in the previous sections. It must include graphs, tables, charts, maps or other figures that, by themselves, clearly express the results of the study. This section should be written with verbs in the past tense.

Conclusions
The conclusions expressed in the article are included in the text and must respond to the hypotheses proposed in the case of quantitative research, and to the objectives and/or questions the case of qualitative research; In addition, they must respond to the objectives and questions of the study in a logical, precise and understandable manner. They should be written with verbs in the present tense.

Recommendations
The recommendations are optional; they must describe precise actions related to the results of the study. Pay special attention not to present the same as conclusions and vice versa. 

References
In this section all the bibliographic sources cited in the article are presented, which should appear at the end of your document, indented with French indentation and 1.5 of space.

The maximum number of references that the article will contain will be 25. The sources consulted and cited can be printed and digital; they must be ordered by the author from the time he makes his first submission according to the rules of: APA (2010). Publication Manual (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. [Translation into Spanish: APA (2010). Publications Manual (3rd ed.). Mexico: Modern Manual.]

PEER-REVIEW
Evaluation Methodology and Article Arbitration (Peer-Review)
In the process of selecting articles to publish, an initial evaluation of the Editorial Board is carried out to determine if the work complies with the terms and observations presented in this document, as to the relevance of the area of focus of the journal, style and extension.

  • Items that do not meet the requirements of the call in terms of format, will not be taken into account for publication and will be returned to the author to make the suggested changes.
  • In the second review, an opinion is issued on its scientific content and input from Qualified Peer Reviewers according to the corresponding area. This opinion process is of a "double blind" modality and what it tries to do is hide the identity of the Authors and Peer Reviewers in the arbitration process, thus contributing to the objective evaluation.
  • The Editorial Board will send a note to the author, accepting or rejecting the research work or document, with the improvement observations of the Editorial Board as the case may be.
  • The comments and judgments written by the authors of the articles are entirely responsibility and never compromise the UPNFM, or the publishing entities of the Institution.

Article Permissions

Creative Commons License
The journal Paradigma uses a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License CC BY-NC-ND, (which allows its readers to download the works and share them with others, as long as the authorship is recognized, without changing the contents in any way and without using them commercially).

Copyright Notice

Transfer of Copyright

  • The author, when sending the work, states that it is his will to give the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán the patrimonial rights that correspond to him as the author of his work.
  • The rights here assigned include all economic rights (Reproduction, transformation, public communication and distribution) and are given without limitation in terms of territory; This Assignment is given for the entire duration term established in the current legislation in Honduras.
  • The cession of the aforementioned rights does not imply the cession of moral rights over it, because in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright and Related Rights Law, Chapter II, of the Moral Rights, Article 34, Article 25 , these rights are inalienable, imprescriptible, indefeasible and inalienable.
  • The research work or document must be original and have been done without violating or usurping rights of third parties, therefore, the work is exclusively authored and owns the same.
  • In the case of any claim or action by a third party, as to copyright on the work in question, the author must assume full responsibility for the rights assigned.
  • Upon completion of the Rights Assignment Form, the author states that the work has not been published in another way, that the rights on the work have not been assigned and that no encumbrance or limitation on their use or use is imposed on them.

Privacy Statement

Central American Journals Online (CAMJOL) is a member of the Ubiquity Partner Network coordinated by Ubiquity Press. According to the EU definitions, CAMJOL is the data controller, and Ubiquity Press are the service providers and data processors. Ubiquity Press provide the technical platform and some publishing services to CAMJOL and operate under the principle of data minimisation where only the minimal amount of personal data that is required to carry out a task is obtained.

More information on the type of data that is required can be found in Ubiquity Press’ privacy policy below.

Ubiquity Press Privacy Policy

We take seriously our duty to process your personal data in a fair and transparent way. We collect and manage user data according to the following Privacy Policy. This document is part of our Terms of Service, and by using the press portal, affiliated journals, book, conference and repository websites (the “Websites”), you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service. Please read the Terms of Service in their entirety, and refer to those for definitions and contacts.

What type of personal data do we handle?

There are four main categories of personal data stored by our journal platform, our press platform, and our book management system; Website User data, Author data, Reviewer data and Editor data.

The minimum personal data that are stored are:

  • full name
  • email address
  • affiliation (department, and institution)
  • country of residence

Optionally, the user can provide:

  • salutation
  • gender
  • associated URL
  • phone number
  • fax number
  • reviewing interests
  • mailing address
  • ORCiD
  • a short biography
  • interests
  • Twitter profile
  • LinkedIn profile
  • ImpactStory profile
  • profile picture

The data subjects have complete control of this data through their profile, and can request for it to be removed by contacting info@ubiquitypress.com

What do we do to keep that data secure?

We regularly backup our databases, and we use reliable cloud service providers (Amazon, Google Cloud, Linode) to ensure they are kept securely. Backups are regularly rotated and the old data is permanently deleted. We have a clear internal data handling policy, restricting access to the data and backups to key employees only. In case of a data breach, we will report the breach to the affected users, and to the press/journal contacts within 72 hours.

How do we use the data?

Personal information is only used to deliver the services provided by the publisher. Personal data is not shared externally except for author names, affiliations, emails, and links to ORCiD and social media accounts (if provided) in published articles and books which are displayed as part of the article/book and shared externally to indexes and databases. If a journal operates under open peer review then the reviewer details are published alongside the reviewer details.

How we collect and use your data:

1. When using the website

1.1 what data we collect

  • When you browse our website, we collect anonymised data about your use of the website; for example, we collect information about which pages you view, which files you download, what browser you are using, and when you were using the site.
  • When you comment on an article or book using Disqus, we are not collecting, controlling or processing the data. More details on the DISQUS privacy policy can be found on their website.
  • When you annotate an article or book, this is done via a 3rd party plugin to the website called Hypothes.is. In using this plugin we are not collecting, controlling or processing the data. More details on the Hypothes.is privacy policy can be found on their website.

1.2 why we collect the data

  • We use anonymised website usage data to monitor traffic, help fix bugs, and see overall patterns that inform future redesigns of the website, and provide reports on how frequently the publications on our site have been accessed from within their IP ranges.

1.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We do not collect personal information that can be used to identify you when you browse the website.
  • We currently use Google Analytics for publication reports, and to improve the website and services through traffic analysis, but no personal identifying data is shared with Google (for example your computer’s IP is anonymised before transmission).

1.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • Please contact info@ubiquitypress.com to request a copy of your data, or for your data to be removed/anonymised.

2. When registering as an author, and submitting an article or book

2.1 what data we collect

  • When registering an account we ask you to log in and provide certain personal information (such as your name and email address), and there is the option to register using an ORCiD which will pre-fill the registration form.
  • As part of submitting an article for publication, you will need to provide personally identifying information which will be used for the peer review process, and will be published. This can include ‘Affiliation’, ‘Competing interests’, ‘Acknowledgements’.

2.2 why we collect the data

  • Registering an account allows you to log in, manage your profile, and participate as an author/reviewer/editor. We use cookies and session information to streamline your use of the website (for example in order for you to remain logged-in when you return to a journal). You can block or delete cookies and still be able to use the websites, although if you do you will then need to enter your username and password to login. In order to take advantage of certain features of the websites, you may also choose to provide us with other personal information, such as your ORCiD, but your decision to utilize these features and provide such data will always be voluntary.
  • Personal data submitted with the article or book is collected to allow follow good publication ethics during the review process, and will form part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.

2.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We do not share your personal information with third parties, other than as part of providing the publishing service.
  • As a registered author in the system you may be contacted by the journal editor to submit another article.
  • Any books published on the platform are freely available to download from the publisher website in PDF, EPUB and MOBI formats on the publisher’s site.
  • Any personal data accompanying an article or a book (that will have been added by the submitting author) is published alongside it. The published data includes the names, affiliations and email addresses of all authors.
  • Any articles published on the platform are freely available to download from the publisher website in various formats (e.g. PDF, XML).
  • Ubiquity Press books and articles are typeset by SiliconChips and Diacritech.This process involves them receiving the book and book associated metadata and contacting the authors to finalise the layout. Ubiquity Press work with these suppliers to ensure that personal data is only used for the purposes of typesetting and proofing.
  • For physical purchases of books on the platform Ubiquity Press use print on demand services via Lightning Source who are responsible for printing and distribution via retailers. (For example; Amazon, Book Repository, Waterstones). Lightning Source’s privacy policy and details on data handling can be found on their website.

2.4 why we store the data

  • We store the account data so that you may choose to become a reviewer and be able to perform those tasks, or to become an author and submit an article and then track progress of that article.
  • Published personal data that accompanies an article or a book forms part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.

2.5 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • You are able to view, change and remove your data associated with your profile. Should you choose to completely delete your account, please contact us at support@ubiquitypress.com and we will follow up with your request as soon as possible.
  • To conform to publication ethics and best practice any personal data that is published alongside an article or book cannot be removed. If you have a query about a publication to which you are attributed please contact info@ubiquitypress.com

3. When registering as a reviewer

3.1 what data we collect

  • To become a reviewer you must first register as a user on the website, and set your preference that you would like to be considered as a reviewer. No new personal data is collected when a registered user elects to become a reviewer.
  • When registering an account we ask you to log in and provide certain personal information (such as your name and email address), and there is the option to register using an ORCiD which will pre-fill the registration form.
  • Reviewers can also be registered by editors who invite them to review a specific article. This requires the editor to provide the reviewer’s First Name, Last Name, and Email address. Normally this will be done as part of the process of inviting you to review the article or book.
  • On submitting a review, the reviewer includes a competing interest statement, they may answer questions about the quality of the article, and they will submit their recommendation.

3.2 why we collect the data

  • The data entered is used to invite the reviewer to peer review the article or book, and to contact the reviewer during and the review process.
  • If you submit a review then the details of your review, including your recommendation, your responses to any review form, your free-form responses, your competing interests statement, and any cover letter are recorded.

3.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • This data is not shared publicly and is only accessible by the Editor and system administrators of that journal or press.
  • The data will only be used in connection with that journal or press.
  • Data that is retained post final decision is kept to conform to publication ethics and best practice, to provide evidence of peer review, and to resolve any disputes relating to the peer review of the article or book.
  • For journals or presses that publish the peer reviews, you will be asked to give consent to your review being published, and a subset of the data you have submitted will become part of the published record.

3.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • If you would no longer like to be registered as a reviewer you can edit your profile and tick the box ‘stop being a reviewer’. This will remove you from the reviewer database, however any existing reviews you may have carried out will remain.
  • If you have been contacted by an editor to peer review an article this means that you have been registered in the system. If you would not like to be contacted for peer review you can reply to the email requesting that your data be deleted.

4. When being registered as a co-author

4.1 what data we collect

  • Co-author data is entered by the submitting author. The submitting author will already have a user account. According to standard publishing practice, the submitting author is responsible for obtaining the consent of their co-authors to be included (including having their personal data included) in the article/book being submitted to the journal/press.
  • The requested personal data for co-authors are at the bare minimum; first name, last name, institution, country, email address. This can also include; ORCID ID, Title, Middle Name, Biographical Statement, Department, Twitter Handle, Linkedin Profile Name or ImpactStory ID.

4.2 why we collect the data

  • Assuming that it is accepted for publication, this data forms part of the official published record in order for the provenance of the work to be established, and for the work to be correctly attributed.
  • Author names, affiliations and emails are required for publication and will become part of the permanent cited record.

4.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • The co-author’s personal data is stored in the author database. This personal data is only used in relation to the publication of the associated article.
  • Any co-author data collected is added to the author database and is only used in association with the article the user is co-author on.

4.5 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data, or want your data to be removed

  • To receive a copy of your data, please contact info@ubiquitypress.com
  • To conform to publication ethics and best practice any personal data that is published alongside an article or book cannot be removed. If you have a query about a publication to which you are attributed please contact info@ubiquitypress.com

5. When signing-up to receive newsletters

5.1 what data we collect

  • We require you to include your name and email address

5.2 why we collect and store the data, and for how long

  • This data would be collected to keep you updated with any news about the platform or specific journal

5.3 what we do (and don’t do) with the data

  • We use mailchimp to provide our mailing list services. Their privacy policy can be found here

5.4 what to do if you want to get a copy of your data or want your data to be removed

  • All emails sent via our newsletter client will include a link that will allow you to unsubscribe from the mailing list

Notification about change of ownership or of control of data

We may choose to buy or sell assets. In the case that control of data changes to or from Ubiquity Press and a third party, or in the case of change of ownership of Ubiquity Press or of part of the business where the control of personal data is transferred, we will do our best to inform all affected users and present the options.

(Updated: 10 September 2025)