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Author Guidelines

CHECK LIST:

Before submitting your manuscript to Geográfica Digital, check if it meets the journal requirements:

  1. Register all authors on the OJS platform https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/geo/user/register 
  2. Have an ORCID code or generate one for registration https://orcid.org/ 
  3. When submitting the manuscript, attach the letter of commitment.
  4. Check the guidelines for authors and the sample manuscript manuscriptsample.docx 
  5. Structure bibliographic references according to APA STANDARDS 7th (SEVENTH) EDITION: https://www.javerianacali.edu.co/sites/default/files/2022-06/Manual%20de%20Normas%20APA%207ma%20edicio%CC%81n.pdf - https://normas-apa.org/ 
  6. Generate the figures in separate files (JPG-TIFF) with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and a maximum resolution of 600 dpi (they should not be generated from Word). The minimum file size for the figure should be 1 MB and the maximum 3 MB. 

PROCEDURE AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR PUBLISHING CONTRIBUTIONS IN RGD

In regards of fulfilling the requirements pushed forward by the indexation set that endorses the Revista Geográfica Digital publications, it turns out to be necessary to standardize text formats and content scope. 

RDG only publishes original manuscripts, having either of the following formats: 

1. Scientific and technological articles
Original writings based on scientific research work or technological foundation, theoretical conceptualizations, and how it is pass on to the problems investigated or objects of study. 
2. Analytical and critical reflection articles
Original writings containing unique thoughts on a specific subject:  presenting findings and analysis derived from research on a theoretical or practical topic, based on original sources.
3. Review articles 
Original studies conducted to provide an overview of the state of a specific topic regarding the geographic space, evolution and progress over time, demonstrating the author(s) knowledge and domain about the subject through a correct discussion of the quoted authors research, together with their own. This article is characterized by including an ADEQUATE AND SUFFICIENT review of bibliographic references.
4. Academic papers
Academic papers on a specific, significant, or currently relevant topic will be considered by the editorial committee without requiring an external peer review process.

Therefore, the procedure for publishing manuscripts will be regulated according to the following steps:  

  1. The manuscripts will be received through the Geográfica Digital website, after registration: https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/geo/index If there is any doubt or inconvenience for registration, please contact us at: revista.geografica.digital@gmail.com 
  2. The Editorial Board will receive original contributions and, firstly, it will analyse formal aspects regarding content adaptation, article extension, typography, body, line spacing, etc. 
  3. The Editorial Board will consider content coherence, structure and clarity of presentation and might accept, reject or suggest changes to the article summited to consideration prior to the appointment of external reviewers. In the event that modifications or adjustments are suggested, and if agreed upon with the author(s), the author(s) must make the necessary amendments and resubmit the article to the Editorial Committee for reconsideration. 
  4. Once accepted, submissions will be sent to two highly qualified reviewers from the Review Committee of the publication. These assessments will be conducted by blind peers (meaning both, authors and reviewers, are unknown to each other). 
  5. Once the evaluations have been received, the Editorial Committee will inform the author(s) of the results by means of a unanimous decision, with the appropriate reservations. 
  6. Once the article has been accepted, the date of publication will be at the discretion of the editorial directors, based on the order of reception and the relevance of the topic in the general context of each issue's publication. In all cases, the Editorial Board will inform the author about the issue in which their contribution will appear. 
  7. Submissions must be original and once sent, authors agree not to submit them to any other journal. 
  8. The manuscript may contain a minimum of self-citation (30%) as to avoid so-called self-plagiarism on key paragraphs, such as: results and conclusions. Authors are responsible for the content of their own contributions. 
  9. Authors are responsible for the content of their own contributions. The origin or source of figures, charts, graphics, etc., must be in the manuscript and be specified in accordance to APA Standards. Please check the section on copyright (https://normas-apa.org/citas/derechos-de-autor-de-imagenes-figuras-y-tablas/#google_vignette) to ensure that citations and references are correct. 
  10. The manuscript must be written in some of the following languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese or French. 
  11. Authors must send only one article to the current call. 
  12. Authors must not have published any article in the immediately preceding issue.
  13. Once a favourable decision for publication has been received, if the author does not respond promptly, the publisher reserves the right to consider the manuscript rejected. 

ARTICLE STRUCTURE

With the object of following the structure and format guideline requested by Geográfica Digital, it is necessary to use the template file made for this purpose: manuscritoejemplo.docx you can access to it via the website link. 

For the production of your manuscript, you must use a text editor that allows the correct handling of sections. Additionally, the document to be considered by Revista Geográfica Digital must be generated in .docx o .doc format; therefore, it is suggested to use Microsoft Office® software. 

The manuscript minimum length is 12 pages and the maximum is 24 pages, including bibliography references. 

MANUSCRIPT REVISION AND FORMAT

Before submitting a manuscript, please check that the most important sections are included. Therefore, some details that may help you prepare your proposal are stated below; (please also refer to the file manuscritoejemplo.docx). 

Personal Information

  • Authors: indicate the surname(s) and first name(s) of the author(s) involved in the manuscript. Check that the personal information is correctly written. Once the manuscript is published, no changes will be made.

*Authors are considered to be those who have had a significant contribution during the production process of the manuscript, whether in its conception, methodological application, or interpretation of results. Collaboration such as in design, translation, data provision, funding or others, can be included in the acknowledgement section. 

  • Institutional Affiliation: Indicate the author(s) institutional affiliation (workplace, NOT job title). If acronyms are used, include its meaning. Include the highest-level institution, indicating specific departments and geographical location (city, province, and country). For example: National University of the Northeast (UNNE). Faculty of Humanities. Institute of Geography. Resistencia-Chaco. Argentina. In the case of public bodies or research agencies, the same structure is maintained. For example: Ministry of Education of the Province of Chaco (MECCYT). Educational Statistics Area. Resistencia-Chaco. Argentina.
  • In addition, it is compulsory to include the digital identifier (ORCID) at the moment of registration on the Geográfica Digital website. If you do not possess an ID ORCID, you can generate it via https://orcid.org/ 
  • Contact: the author(s) email account must be specified, if not, the mailing address to be reached out.

Manuscript Format

Font Style and Size allowed:

  • 12 pt. Times New Roman. 
  • Single spacing. 
  • Paragraphs: 6 cm before and after spacing. 
  • All margins: 2.54 cm. 
  • Indentation on the first line of each paragraph: 1.25 cm.
  • French indentation of 1.25 cm in bibliographic references.
  • ALWAYS CHECK APA STANDARDS 7th (SEVENTH) EDITION. 

https://www.javerianacali.edu.co/sites/default/files/2022-06/Manual%20de%20Normas%20APA%207ma%20edicio%CC%81n.pdf 

https://normas-apa.org/introduccion/normas-apa-en-espanol/ 

https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines (website in English)

Article Parts and Sections

  • Title: It must be concise and informative, written in sentence form, no longer than 15 words, and provide a temporal and geographical framework, i.e., it should mention: the object of study (What?), the unit of analysis (Where?), the time scale (When?), and the method (How?).
    • Avoid using acronyms and symbols when possible. 
    • Title in English: it must be written in italics and sentence form. 
    • If the article is written in another language, besides having the title in the original language, it must also appear in Spanish. 
  • INTRODUCTION: a brief introduction about the work will be included. It must be clear and concise; it must not have citations nor references. It cannot be longer than 150 words and it will include the following information: contextualization, objective(s), methodologies, main research results and conclusions. Long citation should be avoided, if necessary, authors and year of any significant reference should be mentioned.
  •  Key words: a maximum of 5 key words should be indicated. Avoid using abbreviations, unless they are globally known. (If the article is written in another language, besides having the key words in the original language, they must also appear in Spanish). 
  • ABSTRACT: This corresponds to the summary translated into English. It can be British or American English, but not both at the same time. It is suggested to review this aspect in detail and avoid, if possible, using any online translators. 
  • Keywords: refers to keywords, meaning any specific words translated into English. 

*If the article is written in another language, it must have an INTRODUCTION in SPANISH. * 

*Do not include footnotes in any of the sections. If you wish to provide clarifications or include additional information, use “notes at the end of the article” / “endnotes”. * 

1. Introduction

The research topic is proposed and the objectives and purposes of the work are clearly defined.

*Do not include footnotes in any of the sections. If you wish to provide clarifications or include additional information, use “notes at the end of the article” / “endnotes”. * 

2. Antecedents

The main theoretical and methodological contributions relating to the topic in question will be presented. This aspect may also be included within the theoretical framework and not necessarily as a separate section.

*Do not include footnotes in any of the sections. If you wish to provide clarifications or include additional information, use “notes at the end of the article” / “endnotes”. *

3. Theoretical Framework 

The conceptualizations that allow us to understand the scope of the research problem are expressed. 

*Do not include footnotes in any of the sections. If you wish to provide clarifications or include additional information, use “notes at the end of the article” / “endnotes”. *

4. Materials and Methodology 

The materials, criteria and procedures used in the research are described in detail in order to report on the process carried out so that it can be replicated by another researcher.

*Footnotes should not be included in any of the sections. If you wish to provide clarifications or include additional information, use the option “note at the end of the article” / “endnotes.” *

5. Results

Each of the research findings is identified and described in a precise and detail manner, therefore there can be charts, graphics and diagrams that optimize the results and allow analysis and interpretation.

*Footnotes should not be included in any of the sections. If you wish to provide clarifications or include additional information, use the option “note at the end of the article” / “endnotes.” 

6. Conclusions

The final considerations about the results are presented, checking or rejecting hypothesis, deducing consequences, solving problems or suggesting new possibilities, future applications, etc.  

Acknowledgement 

The corresponding acknowledgement can be stated once the conclusion section is finished. The list generally includes those who had given any kind of help when it comes to the correction of the text, translation, funding or other related aspects. 

Bibliographic References

Citation and bibliography in the text must comply mandatorily the APA Standards 7th (seventh) edition. 

All of the references cited in the body of the text must appear later in the reference list. Conversely, no bibliography entries should be included that have not been cited in the article. 

Authors must always include the DOI at the end of each reference in the bibliography list (if available). See: manuscritoejemplo.docx

Figures, Maps, Data Tables integrated in the text

  • All Figures: designs, maps, graphs, mind maps, photographs and data tables, etc. must be integrated in the text.
  • Adjoining images are unified in one single image and their corresponding titles.
  • Figures (designs, maps, graphs and photographs) must be sent as attached file.
  • Both in the text and in the attachment, the accepted figure formats are .jpg or .tiff with a minimum of 300 dpi and a maximum of 600 dpi (they must not be generated from Word). The minimum file size for figures must be 1 MB and the maximum 3 MB.
  • The title, source and date must appear, before or after the item, in accordance with international identification standards. See: manuscriptexample.docx
  • The Designs and Maps are cited as Figures just as photographs and graphs.
  • The Data Tables are cited as such; they must be generated as editable text from Word or Excel, but NOT as image format.
  • Mind Maps must not be generated using Word tools. Such images must be included as Figures.
  • Equations are cited as such, they must be generated with a text editor, NOT as image. They must be numbered and their explanation, if necessary, must be included in the article as text.

Figure for the cover

  • Authors must indicate an image that they wish to be used as the cover of their article. This may be one of the images included in the article (map, figure, etc.).
  • It must be sent as an attachment and have the following characteristics: resolution of 300 dpi, up to a maximum of 600 dpi, and its dimensions must be adjusted to 400-pixel width by 150-pixel height, otherwise it will be cropped to fit the publication formats.

Additional Considerations

  • A thorough review of the spelling and grammar of the document is recommended prior to submission for publication.
    • Sub-headlines must correspond with required sections.
    • No more than 3 levels of sub-headlines should be included.
    • Subdivision – sections numbering: the manuscript must be divided in a clear and concise manner. To do this, numbering should be used in accordance with the following hierarchies: 1.1 (1.1.1, 1.1.2); 2.1 (2.1.1, 2.1.2).
    • THE ABSTRACT must not be numbered. 
    • Image quality: the minimum quality of images to be included in the manuscript is 300 dpi, and they may be in TIFF or JPEG format.
    • To find more information about format detail and exemplification, you can download the guide file (manuscritoejemplo.docx) and make the appropriate modifications. 

PRIMARY DATA APPOINTMENT MANAGEMENT

Articles accepted for publication in Revista Geográfica Digital must ensure the preservation and availability of the data used, in accordance with Law No. 26.899 on Digital Repositories. So as to meet this requirement, the data generated must be uploaded to a research data repository prior to publication.

The ‘Bibliographic References’ section of the article must include the complete citation of the deposited data. When citing the primary data set, the corresponding authorship is acknowledged, while its location, validation and reuse are identified, which promotes the transparency of scientific research and facilitates the metrics and impact of the data.

Each data set and subset must be cited independently with its own DOI or similar identifier. If it is not possible or feasible for the data to be made openly available (due to confidentiality or sensitivity, for example), it must be shared through a controlled-access repository.

AUTHORSHIP DECLARATION

Articles submitted to Revista Geográfica Digital from multiple authors having different participation roles or that may have required the participation of other collaborators must be included in the Letter of Commitment, a declaration of authorship roles and participation using the taxonomy of academic collaboration networks (CRediT). 

CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) is a high level taxonomy, it consists of 14 defined roles that describe the normal functions performed by those who contribute in the production of scientific articles. The roles describe each specific contribution of each author to the final result (for instance, formal analysis, conceptualization, writing, review and editing, etc.), which can be looked up in the following link: https://hdlab.space/taxonomia. 

In the event of not having collaboration roles since all authors participated equally in the production and writing, the following may be stated in the Letter of Commitment: ‘Author 1 and Author No.’ contributed jointly in the writing of this article.

PRE-PRINT POLICIES

REVISTA GEOGRÁFICA DIGITAL (RDG) accepts manuscripts that have been published in preprint servers. 

RDG only accepts preprints that have not undergone formal peer review. Clearly, RDG DOES NOT ACCEPT preprints when these are press articles, i.e., that have already undergone peer review by another scientific journal and have already been accepted for publication in that journal.

RDG suggests inexperienced authors to publish their manuscripts as preprints on SCIELO Preprints before sending them to RDG for formal review. Publishing on SCIELO Preprints ensures a minimum of quality in the manuscript since it may receive comments from researchers of the field that may revise the manuscript as to improve it.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

When summiting a paper, author(s) are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing any financial or other conflicts that could influence their work.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

It is mandatory to acknowledge in the manuscript any financial support or any personal or economic relationship related to the reported research, clearly indicating its origin (funding institution, project code, etc.).

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