Author Guidelines

The submission of originals is done through the Open Journal System (OJS) platform. The process includes sending the Letter of originality, conflict of interest and transfer of copyright and the manuscript.

General information:

• Along with the manuscript it is necessary to send the Letter of originality, conflict of interest and transfer of copyright signed  (if there are more than four authors, two letters of originality will be sent). 
• Submissions must comply with the publication standards, and in case of monographic issues follow the deadline schedule for submissions.
• All the articles have to pass a blind peer process according with the internationals standars: relevance of the topic, methodological rigor, coherence and clarity of text and others, as they are shown in the  evaluation criteria.
• When the manuscript is definitively approved, the authors will send the graphics and images in a format of sufficient quality, or the data in Excel.
• The International Journal of Education for Social Justice uses the TURNITIN anti-plagiarism tool to guarantee the originality of the manuscripts.
• The authors will adhere to the Code of Good Practice and Ethical Principles in Research prepared by the Research Ethics Committee of the Autonomous University of Madrid and approved by the Governing Council on February 8th, 2013. Likewise, special attention must be paid to the use of inclusive and non-discriminatory language and it is recommended that the source data of the investigations take into account gender, in order to allow the identification of possible differences.
• Manuscripts will not have been postulated simultaneously with other publications.
• Manuscripts will not have been prepared in whole or in part using an AI program.
• International Journal of Education for Social Justice recommend the authors to consult the following document on Suggestions for writing a good scientific article in Education.

PUBLICATION STANDARDS

1. It only be accepted unpublished and original manuscripts.

2. The manuscript may be submitted in Spanish, Portuguese, or English.

3. Contributions will have between 6.000 and 8.000 words.

4. Manuscript will be submitted as the following order and structure:

• Title of the article, as illustrative and concise as possible, written first in English, and then Spanish/Portuguese, containing a length of between 8 and 12 words.
• Name and Surname of the authors, considering the signature form for indexing in international databases.
• Professional affiliation of each of the authors, and the country in which it is located. The professional affiliation will be identified next to the author's name with Arabic numerals in parentheses.
• Abstract (in English and Spanish/Portuguese), it will have  200 words. If case of empirical manuscripts summary will follow the IMRD structure (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion). In the case of theoretical studies, the work will be summarized without dividing it into these four sections.
• Keywords (in English and Spanish/Portuguese), below the abstract will be specified 5 key words.
• Text of the manuscript: In case of empirical articles they should adjust as far as possible to the following sections: Introduction, Review of the literature, Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusions and References: 
• Introduction: It is the general presentation of the article, there will justify the importance of the research problem addressed.
• Review of the literature: It must collect a review of the literature on the aspect studied, using the bibliographic citations strictly necessary. It will not include data or conclusions of the work presented. Presents the objective of the investigation.
• Method: It will be presented with the precision that is convenient for the readers to understand and confirm the development of the research. In the case of using quantitative methodology, the Method section will be organized in the following subsections: methodological approach, variables, sample and sampling, instruments for obtaining information, field work and data analysis. In the case of qualitative methodology, the contents will be: methodological approach, categories of analysis, participants, instruments for obtaining information, field work and data analysis.
• Results: They will appear in a logical sequence in the text, tables or figures, and the same data should not be repeated in all of them. Efforts will be made to highlight important observations. The observations made with the material and methods used will be described, without interpreting or making value judgments.
• Discussion and Conclusions: They will summarize the findings, relating the observations themselves with other studies of interest and pointing out the contributions, limitations of both. The data or other material already mentioned in other sections should not be repeated in detail. Mention the inferences of the findings and their limitations, including deductions for future research. Link the conclusions with the objectives of the study, avoiding free statements and conclusions not supported completely by the work data.
• References: The references that have DOI (Digital Object Identifier System) must appear with their corresponding link. The rules of the APA must be followed obligatorily  (APA 7ª ed). Examples of references:

Journal articles:

Murillo, F. J. (2016). Midiendo la segregación escolar en América Latina. Un análisis metodológico utilizando el TERCE [Measuring school segregation in Latin America. A methodological analysis using the TERCE]. REICE. Revista Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación, 14(4), 33-60. https://doi.org/10.15366/reice2016.14.4.002.

Books:

Murillo, F. J. (Coord.). (2017). Avances en liderazgo y mejora de la educación. Actas del I Congreso Internacional de Liderazgo y Mejora de la Educación [Advances in leadership and improvement of education. Proceedings of the I International Congress of Leadership and Improvement of Education]. RILME.

Chapters:

Bolivar, A. & Murillo, F. J. (2017). La escuela importa. Los efectos diferenciales de la escuela y el liderazgo en la equidad [School matters. The differential effects of school and leadership on equity]. In J. Weinstein y G. Muñoz (Eds.), Mejoramiento y liderazgo en la escuela. Once miradas(pp. 71-112). CEDLES.

• Other aspects to consider: 
• Acknowledgments: Authors should include information about scholarships, grants or financial support that has been counted (Research Projects) for the subsidy of work and other specifications, when appropriate.
• Bibliographic citations should be extracted from the original documents, always indicating the initial and final page of the work from which they come. In order to ensure consistency, at any time during the editorial process, the Director of the Journal may require the authors to send the first page (photocopy) of each of the articles cited in the bibliography.
• Tables: Should be numbered in order of appearance in the text with Arabic numbers. It will be used to clarify important point not accepting the double documentation in the form of tables and figures. The authors should include each Table with its own title and foodnote.
• Figures: Should be numbered in order of appearance in the text with Arabic numeral. It will be considered figures all kind of photography, graphics or draws. It will be assigned an Arabic numeral in order of appearance in the text. The authors should include each Figure with its own title and foodnote.
• Abbreviations: Only internationally accepted standard abbreviation should be used. When it is pretended to shorten a frequently used term in the text, the correspondent abbreviation, in parenthesis, the first time it appears should be accompanied. Roman numerals will not be used in the text, using for the decimal the comma to the right of the zero in case of manuscripts written in Spanish/Portuguese, an using the point in case of manuscripts written in English. The commercial names will not be used unless is necessary, in which case the first time will be accompanied by the symbol.