Submissions

Author Guidelines

Revista de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales is a biannual academic publication of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades-CENICSH (National Center for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities), attached to the Vice Ministry of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education. It was founded in 2011, and one of its objectives is to become an open and critical space for the establishment of a dialogue agenda for social sciences and humanities that contributes to the academic community. Therefore, it is available to national and international researchers. It also aims to build bridges between the different disciplines, expand the theoretical horizons. The editorial lines are determined by the topics of national interest that allow understanding the framework of our country. Although it is to be noted that articles about the national educational reality are prioritized. Sections

The journal is structured in six sections: Agora, Studies, Inquiries, Dialogues, Memory and Reviews.

Agora
Interdisciplinary section and reflective and critical development on the development of the disciplines of social sciences and humanities, both in terms of thematic and methodological. This section admits texts of diverse elaboration, that break with the traditional characteristics of the scientific article.

Studies
Dedicated to the presentation of results of long-range research on issues of relevance to the country. This section admits the presentation of final research results in the form of the scientific or academic article.

Inquiries
In this section, partial approaches, balance sheets, states of affairs or by-products of an investigation will be published, however, they must be elaborated and comply with the norms of the scientific article.

Dialogues
Reserved for the publication of thematic and biographical interviews to academics of the social sciences and the humanities, and to intellectuals or officials whose work is linked to education.

Memory
Important documents are presented for reflection on emerging issues of national interest, as well as for the disciplinary self-reflection of social sciences and humanities.

Reviews
It is dedicated to bibliographical criticism.

Editorial Guidelines

Arbitration system

The articles submitted to the Indagaciones, Estudios and Ágora sections will have to be original and have not been published totally or partially in other journals. The editor will submit the articles to the review of two external specialists whose observations will be transferred to the author for his consideration.

For the Studies and Inquiries sections

The papers will be presented to the institutional email: cenicsh@mined.gob.sv, specifying in the subject the name of the journal, or to the address 25 Calle Poniente # 835, Colonia Layco, San Salvador, El Salvador, Central America.

They must be original articles, unpublished and in Spanish. The extension of the articles for Studies will range between 8,000 to 10,000 words, while for Inquiries it will not be greater than 6,000 words. Letter size, in Times New Roman font, 12 points and numbered. Line spacing 1.5. Margins of 2.5 cms. on each side. Footnotes: Times New Roman, 10 pt., Single space.

On the first page of the article should include: title of the article, five key words (in English and Spanish). Also, full name of the author / s, their institutional affiliation and email.

The summary should not exceed 200 words. The English version (abstract) must be included. It should contain the important concepts of the work, method and conclusions.

Structure: like any academic article, so it must contain an introduction, bibliographic review, development, results, conclusions and final references. The works must be submitted according to the CHICAGO 16 standards. See:
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

References should be arranged alphabetically according to the last name of the authors.

The biobibliographic data of the author will be included in six lines at the end.

Example of final notes and references

Book

A book

1. Michael Foucault, Historia de la locura en la época clásica (México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1986), 10.

2. Foucault, Historia de la locura en la época clásica, 7.

Foucault, Michael. Historia de la locura en la época clásica. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1986.

Two or more authors

1. Ingo F. Walther y Rainer Metzger, Chagall (Alemania: Taschen, 1999), 34.

2. Walther y Metzger, Chagall, 34-35.

Walther, Ingo F., y Rainer Metzger. Chagall. Alemania: Taschen, 1999.

Organization as an author

1. Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), Informe Regional de Desarrollo Humano 2013-2014. Seguridad Ciudadana con rostro humano: diagnóstico y propuestas para América Latina (Nueva York: Programa de las Naciones Unidas, 2013), 9.

2. PNUD, Informe Regional de Desarrollo Humano 2013-2014, 14.

Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), Informe Regional de Desarrollo Humano 2013-2014. Seguridad Ciudadana con rostro humano: diagnóstico y propuestas para América Latina. Nueva York: Programa de las Naciones Unidas, 2013.

Editor, translator or compiler added to the author

 1. Alice Munro, Mi vida querida, trans. Eugenia Vásquez Nacarino (México: Lumen, 2013).

2. Munro, Mi vida querida, 56.

Munro, Alice. Mi vida querida. Traducido por Eugenia Vásquez Nacarino. México: Lumen, 2013.

Chapter or another part of a book

1. Blas Matamoro, «Alejo Carpentier o la sangrienta primavera de la historia», en La crítica literaria española frente a la literatura latinoamericana, Panoramas de Nuestra América, núm. 2, ed. Leonor Fleming (México: UNAM, 1993), 51-52.

2. Matamoro, «Alejo Carpentier», 51.

Matamoro, Blas. «Alejo Carpentier o la sangrienta primavera de la historia». En La crítica literaria española frente a la literatura latinoamericana, Panoramas de Nuestra América, núm. 2, editado por Leonor Fleming, 51-62. México: UNAM, 1993.

Electronic book

1. Paul Auster, The New York Trilogy (New York: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, 1990), Edición Kindle.

2. Auster, The New York Trilogy.

 Auster, Paul. The New York Trilogy. New York: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, 1990. Edición Kindle.

Journal Article 

1. Néstor García Canclini, «Los jóvenes no se ven como el futuro: ¿serán el presente?», Pensamiento Iberoamericano n.° 3. Segunda época (2008): 7.

2. García Canclini, «Los jóvenes no se ven como el futuro», 8-9.

García Canclini, Néstor. «Los jóvenes no se ven como el futuro: ¿serán el presente?» Pensamiento Iberoamericano 3 (2008): 3-16.

Electronic journal article

1. Martín Rodríguez Baigorria, «Tragedia y retórica en el Empedokles de Hölderlin,» 452° F. Revista de Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada 10 (2014): 185, acceso marzo 3, 2014, https://www.452f.com/pdf/numero10/10_452f-mis-martin-rodriguez-orgnl.pdf

2. Rodríguez Baigorria, «Tragedia y retórica en el Empedokles de Hölderlin» 186-187.

Rodríguez Baigorria, Martin. «Tragedia y retórica en el Empedokles de Hölderlin, » 452° F. Revista de Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada 10 (2014): 183-99. Acceso marzo 3, 2014, https://www.452f.com/pdf/numero10/10_452f-mis-martin-rodriguez-orgnl.pdf

Article in newspaper or popular magazine

1. Winston Manrique Sabogal, «Octavio Paz o el sueño de discutir con el Nobel mexicano», El País, enero 30, 2014, acceso marzo 5, 2014, cultura. https://elpais.com/cultura/2014/01/30/actualidad/1391065633_708448.html

 2. Manrique Sabogal, «Octavio Paz o el sueño de discutir con el Nobel mexicano»

Manrique Sabogal, Winston. «Octavio Paz o el sueño de discutir con el Nobel mexicano», El País, enero 30, 2014. Acceso marzo 5, 2014, cultura. https://elpais.com/cultura/2014/01/30/actualidad/1391065633_708448.html

Thesis or dissertation

1. Daniella Bettina Blejer Eder, «La problematización de los géneros discursivos en 2666 de Roberto Bolaño» (Tesis de Doctorado en Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2012).

2. Blejer Eder, «La problematización de los géneros discursivos en 2666 de Roberto Bolaño».

Blejer Eder, Daniella Bettina. «La problematización de los géneros discursivos en 2666 de Roberto Bolaño». Tesis de Doctorado en Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2012.

In the case of charts, graphs and maps:

They must be delivered in a different document. Also, each one will be numbered in Arabic (Example: Table 1). Titled and at the bottom of the box their respective source. The citing rules will always be followed depending on the nature of the document. It is recommended not to abuse capital letters or italics or bold. Only the italics will be used in foreign terms, new or with special emphasis; in the footnotes in titles of newspapers, books, journals. The bold type only in the title of the article, title of chapters and subtitles.

For the Agora section

This section admits texts of diverse elaboration, that break with the traditional characteristics of the scientific article, therefore, it does not require the structure of the previous sections, nevertheless, they must be respected, the norms indicated in relation to the dating system and in the related to the presentation of tables, graphs and maps.

For the Dialogs section

A presentation to the interview must be included. Extension: 2,000 words. Author's data of the interview: Name, last name, institution, email. All interviews must be submitted in Times New Roman, size 12, line spacing 1.5.

For the Memory section

A presentation to the document must be included, indicating the origin and its relevance. Extension: 6,000 words. The spelling of the original must be respected, but it must be indicated with [sic] in the case that the word that precedes it seems or is incorrect. In addition, the data of the responsible researcher must be attached: Name, surname, institution, email.

For the Reviews section

It must contain the bibliographic reference of the work: Author, title, place of publication, publisher, year, number of pages and ISBN. Extension: must not exceed 3,500 words. Author's data of the review: Name, last name, institution, email. All reviews must be submitted in Times New Roman, size 12, line spacing 1.5. The bibliographic reference in bold. Appointments must be submitted in accordance with the Chicago Rules 16.