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Author Guidelines

ECA publica ensayos y artículos académicos en idioma español relacionados con las diversas disciplinas de las ciencias sociales y las humanidades, ciencias económicas y empresariales e ingenierías y arquitectura pertinentes para el análisis de la realidad salvadoreña y centroamericana.

La publicación de artículos científicos y ensayos originales se rige por los siguientes lineamientos:

a) Los artículos deben ser originales e inéditos en español. Descarga carta de originalidad; 
b) Los textos deben tener una extensión mínima de 8,000 palabras y una máxima de 12,000, incluyendo referencias bibliográficas;
c) Se presentarán en formato Word (*.doc), sin cuadros de texto. Con todos los márgenes a 2.5 cms en hoja tamaño carta, numeradas en la esquina inferior derecha;
d) La tipografía de los textos será Times New Roman a 12 puntos alineada a la izquierda, espaciado 1.15 puntos;
e) Los artículos deben contener:

  • Título, y opcionalmente subtítulo, de máximo de 20 palabras en idioma
    español y traducido al inglés.
  • Resumen (entre 150 y 250 palabras) en idioma español e inglés (abstract).
  • Lista de entre tres y cinco palabras clave en idioma español e inglés (keywords), diferentes de las palabras del título e idealmente provenientes de tesauros.

f) Datos de los autores(as). Estos datos deberán proporcionarse para cada autor
del trabajo:

  • Afiliación institucional (o investigador(a) independiente);
  • Dirección de correo electrónico para que los lectores puedan hacer comunicación directa con el autor o autora;
  • País de residencia;
  • Número identificador digital ORCID (https://orcid.org/);
  • Breve resumen de su hoja de vida (máximo 100 palabras) en un archivo separado;

g) Los artículos deberán organizarse siguiendo una estructura clara. A manera de orientación se sugiere la siguiente organización:

  • Introducción: señala la importancia del tema para el estudio de realidad salvadoreña y centroamericana; explica el marco en el cual se desarrolla el artículo y las preguntas de investigación que lo motivan; explicación del enfoque particular del trabajo; presenta la estructura del artículo;
  • Desarrollo: reconocimiento de trabajos previos o el estado del arte en la materia; explicación de la metodología utilizada (secuencia de pasos, técnicas, fuentes); presentación, argumentación y discusión de resultados o planteamientos propios del trabajo a partir de evidencias y con el soporte de elementos paratextuales como figuras y tablas y referencia a la literatura propia del campo de estudio abordado;
  • Conclusiones: respuesta a las preguntas de investigación en el marco del artículo y sus potenciales aportes a la literatura sobre la temática de estudio; identifica posibles futuras líneas de investigación o enfoques alternativos y complementarios;
  • Referencias bibliográficas: deberá cumplir las normas APA 7ª. edición y privilegiar el uso de referencias relevantes y actualizadas (menos de 15 años de publicación); incluye referencias provenientes de revistas indexadas y de ECA garantizando su trazabilidad a través del identificador electrónico (doi);

h) Los documentos complementarios como: cuadros y tablas deben entregarse en formato Word, los gráficos en formato Excel (*.xls) en archivos separados, numerados de forma consecutiva, garantizando el respeto debido de posibles derechos de autor en caso de no ser de elaboración propia; 
i) Las figuras (imágenes,  mapas, diagramas, fotos escaneadas) deben entregarse en formatos (*.jpg o *.png) con una resolución mínima de 300 dpi en archivos independientes, numeradas de forma consecutiva, garantizando el respeto debido de posibles derechos de autor en caso de no ser de elaboración propia. Los autores deben considerar que la publicación física de ECA se hace en blanco y negro por lo que se sugiere utilizar únicamente escalas de grises;
j) Los artículos pueden hacer uso de notas a pie de página pero estrictamente orientadas a aspectos de aclaración y de una extensión máxima de 50 palabras cada una;
k) El artículo deberá enviarse, en formato digital, al correo del editor principal y al correo de la revista con todos los elementos complementarios: CV de autores, tablas y figuras.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Editorial

Brindar una opinión académica sobre temas de interés de la realidad salvadoreña o centroamericana.

Las editoriales y presentaciones no llevan palabras clave, según las recomendaciones de Latindex.

Artículos

Política de sección por defecto

Copyright Notice

Política de acceso abierto y derechos de autor

ECA se adscribe a la Política de acceso abierto establecida por la Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas. Con dicha política, se otorga “el acceso permanente, gratuito y libre de restricciones a los contenidos científicos y académicos con el objetivo de favorecer la visibilidad y el impacto de la investigación científica”.

La Budapest Open Access Initiative define como acceso abierto la “disponibilidad gratuita en la Internet pública, que permite a cualquier usuario leer, descargar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, buscar o añadir un enlace al texto completo de esos artículos, rastrearlos para su indización, incorporarlos como datos en un software, o utilizarlos para cualquier otro propósito que sea legal, sin barreras financieras, legales o técnicas, aparte de las que son inseparables del acceso mismo a la Internet. La única limitación en cuanto a reproducción y distribución, y el único papel del copyright (los derechos patrimoniales) en este ámbito, debería ser la de dar a los autores el control sobre la integridad de sus trabajos y el derecho a ser adecuadamente reconocidos y citados”.

ECA reconoce y respeta el derecho moral que los autores o las autoras tienen sobre sus creaciones científicas. El derecho patrimonial será cedido a ECA, pues le pertenece a la universidad el derecho patrimonial de su producción intelectual, incluyendo lo que se publica en sus revistas.

Los ensayos o artículos que sean publicados en ECA gozarán de la visibilidad en todas las bases de datos, catálogos e índices en los que la revista sea incluida o aceptada. Asimismo, los trabajos podrán ser descargados y reproducidos para fines estrictamente académicos y educativos. La universidad y ECA se reservan el derecho de actuar en forma legal cuando las creaciones científicas sean utilizadas para fines lucrativos.

Los ensayos o artículos publicados en ECA podrán ser difundidos posteriormente en cualquier medio, siempre y cuando se indiquen los datos de publicación original, respetando la autoría, la fecha de publicación y los demás identificativos de la revista.

© ECA. Estudios Centroamericanos está bajo una licencia Creative Commons NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

La licencia no comercial y sin obra derivada permite la reproducción, distribución y comunicación pública, pero no la posibilidad de comercializar su contenido ni tampoco generar una obra derivada, como una traducción o adaptación, excepto que se pida permiso a los editores de dicha obra.

En ese sentido, se está en la libertad de:

Compartir: copiar y redistribuir el material en cualquier medio o formato.

Bajo las siguientes condiciones:

  • Reconocimiento: se debe dar crédito a esta obra de manera adecuada, proporcionando un enlace a la licencia, e indicando si se han realizado cambios.
  • Uso no comercial: no se puede hacer uso del material con fines comerciales.
  • Sin obra derivada: si se remezcla, transforma o construye sobre ese material, no se puede distribuir el material modificado.

Cargos por postulación o procesamiento

ECA. Estudios Centroamericanos, NO cobra a los autores tarifas por postular, procedimiento editorial, procesamiento de artículos (APC), cargos de página, cargos de color, publicar o leer artículos.

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

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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.

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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
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  • reviewing interests
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  • ORCiD
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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.
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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.
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  • 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.
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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

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(Updated: 17 September 2025)